Ride for Sight 2015
This is one of the most popular and enduring cycle events on the road cycling calendar.
The Dis-Chem Ride for Sight event will take place on February 15, at the Boksburg City Stadium, Jubilee Road, Boksburg.
This Ekurhuleni metro event is one of the most popular and enduring cycle events on the local road cycling calendar.
It has been selected as a seeding event for the Cape Cycle Tour and for the novice cyclists the shorter vita-thion 62 km challenge.
This will take place in conjunction with the longer 116 km event and offers all the thrills of the longer event with far less sweat and tears.
Online entries for the event are now open and will close on February 3.
To enter go Cycle Events
All cyclists who enter the donation draw at a minimum of R20 stand to win special draw prizes worth over R100 000 and all these extra donations will be matched by the Dis-Chem Foundation.
All the members of the organising committee are volunteers which allows for all the proceeds to be donated to research into retinal degenerative conditions such as Retinitis Pigmentosa , Macular Degeneration and dozens of other rare and devastating forms of retinal vision loss.
In a press release received Race secretary Claudette Medefindt stated “we don’t compromise on safety, security and the cyclist’s well-being, but with the help of our sponsors and the hundreds of volunteers who make this event happen.
We are able to contribute significant funding to genetic retinal blindness research in South Africa.”
Retina South Africa needs R2m to bring international clinical trials to South Africa.
This will bring the hope of a sighted future to thousands of young South Africans affected by these genetic eye conditions.
