Local cyclists urged to ride for sight
If you love your eyes, then ride for sight on Valentine's Day.
LOCAL cyclists are encouraged to enter the The Dis-Chem Ride for Sight 2016, which takes place on 14 February at Boksburg City Stadium, Boksburg South.
This is the 28th event and remains a seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour. Cash prizes valued at R82 000 will be awarded in CSA Cycling categories and lucky draw and donation prizes worth over R200 000 will be up for grabs. Remember to add at least a R20 donation to your entry fee which will put you into the draw for a prize for two lucky cyclists – a Trek Bike valued at R40 000 or a seven night holiday for two at Michamvi Sunset Bay resort in Zanzibar.
The Dis-Chem Foundation will once again match all of these lucky draw donations over and above event entry fees and the proceeds from the event will fund genetic tests for financially disadvantaged children and to finding cures for retinal blindness. Over the last 27 years this event has raised more than R5 million for research into these blinding conditions.
Online entries close on Monday, 1 February. To enter go to www.cyclevents.co.za
Contact the race director, Claudette Medefindt, on 083 306 5262 or medefindt@intekom.co.za or the Retina SA national office at national@retinasa.org.za or 011 450 1181.
