Entries are starting to pour in for the 2020 edition of the iconic KZN cycling classic the aQuellé Tour Durban on 25 and 26 April. It is a day for Durbanites to take to the streets on their bikes, secure that they are riding on full road closure, and make the most of the Autumn weather and the Freedom Day long weekend.
The household name event is under new management and a whole lot of exciting changes have been made to take Durban’s favourite cycling race to the next level.
For the serious roadies, the main race has been extended and reversed. Totalling 115km now, it starts with an out-and-back loop up the M4 then up into Pinetown with a proper climb up the new Dumisane Makhanye super-highway , followed by a fast descent through Queensburgh and back up the Southern Freeway to the finish at Moses Mabhida Stadium.
For the less fit riders there is a very do-able and family friendly 45km and a double lap 90km option on the M4, starting and finishing at Moses Mabhida Stadium, proving options for anyone in Durban keen to take full advantage of the great Autumn weather and the full road closures.
Saturday sees four new events added to the long weekend of riding. A 20km and 40km MTB race based at Cornubia Mall using new single track carved through the surrounding farmlands. Then there is a road race for the development riders coming through the KZN Cycling programme, and a fun race for smaller kids on bikes and trikes.
The race has the Domino Foundation at its core. All the proceeds go to this fantastic organisation doing great things for the underprivileged communities north of Durban. Choose to ride in a charity batch with the Cell C Sharks, or The Cows as they raise money for CHOC, or simply join other Durbanites #Riding4Good on full road closure on the Freedom Day long weekend.
Early Bird entries
Enter any of the races before the end of February and you stand a chance to win either a KTM Revelator 5300 (for road bike entries) or a Garmin 530 GPS computer (for the MTB races entries) from Cycle Lab. And you get a 40% discount voucher to buy Ocean Eyewear sunglasses online! The first 2 500 entries also get a ticket to watch the Cell C Sharks play the Brumbies at Jonsson Kings Park on the Saturday afternoon.
All the information and links to the entry portals can be found at www.tourdurban.co.za
M4 repair update:
Following the flood damage, the city engineers are making very good progress with the repair of the M4, and have guaranteed to have the road surface ready for cyclists by the time of the race.
