Second annual 100 Cycle Challenge to take to the city’s streets
Cycling enthusiasts can enjoy an action-packed cycling event on May 5.
Autumn’s biggest racing event for road cyclists from across Gauteng and the rest of South Africa is set to take place on May 5 in Germiston.
Now in its second year, the 100 Cycle Challenge will, once again, start and finish at Germiston Lake with both a 100km and a 50km route on offer.
Moreover, lovers of cycling will have a unique spectator experience when the fastest riders in the race – the professional teams of elite male road cyclists competing for UCI-points – will start last at noon and, therefore, finish at approximately 2.30pm.
To add to the excitement, the UCI race has been lengthened to 130km to give the professional teams an opportunity to race six laps of five kilometres each around Germiston Lake.
This new feature of the 100 Cycle Challenge will give spectators and cyclists (who have already finished their individual races) the opportunity to watch the elite men competing lap after lap before making a dash for the finish line.
All cyclists are urged to park at Germiston High School, the race’s official secure parking area.
Adjoining Germiston Lake, a gate between the school and the lake ensures direct access to the Race Village, no more than 750m from the parking area.
This year, all categories will line-up inside the Race Village, with each batch proceeding from the Race Village to the starting line when called to start their race.
Riders are urged to avoid parking in the streets surrounding Germiston Lake.
The 100 Cycle Challenge wishes everybody a day of fun and excitement – this year’s Race Village offers a variety of coffee and food vendors, craft beer and gin, the purest spring water from deep underneath the Tsitsikamma mountains, stalls by product and service suppliers to the road cycling industry, a safe children’s area, a free and secure bike park managed by Cyclesure and live entertainment on the @100Cycle Stage.
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To enter simply visit www.100cyclechallenge.co.za and click on the ‘Enter the Race’ button.
Anyone over the age of 15 can ride the 100km race and anyone over the age of 13 the 50km race.
The race is timed by RaceTec.
The 100 Cycle Challenge is dedicated to the development of the sport of cycling.
This year the race supports the developmental initiatives of East Rand-based NPOs Ekurhuleni Cycling Club and Urban Ruins.
The race has also extended an invitation to a wide variety of charities and causes to use it as a platform to raise funds; participating charities are listed at www.100cyclechallenge.co.za.
The 100 Cycle Challenge is sanctioned and partnered by Cycling South Africa.
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