Английская Википедия:Cape Town Cycle Tour
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The Cape Town Cycle Tour[1] is an annual cycle race hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, usually Шаблон:Convert long. It is the first event outside Europe to be included in the Union Cycliste Internationale's Golden Bike Series.[2] South Africa hosts some of the largest, by the number of entrants, sporting events in the world with three being the largest of their type. The Cape Town Cycle Tour, with as many as 35 000 cyclists taking part, is the world's largest individually timed cycle race. The other two are the world's largest ultra-marathon running event, the Comrades Marathon, and the world's largest open water swim, the Midmar Mile.
The Cycle Tour formed the last leg of the Giro del Capo, a multi-stage race for professional and leading registered riders which was last run in 2010.[3]
It is traditionally staged on the second Sunday of March and has enjoyed well-known competitors such as Miguel Indurain, Jan Ulrich, Matt Damon, Helen Zille and Lance Armstrong.
Route
In recent years the race has usually followed a scenic Шаблон:Convert circular route from Cape Town down the Cape Peninsula and back. The race starts at the Grand Parade in Cape Town. It then follows a short section of the N2 called Nelson Mandela Boulevard, then the M3 to Muizenberg, and then Main Road along the False Bay coast to Simon's Town and Smitswinkel Bay. The route then crosses the peninsula in a westerly direction, past the entrance to Cape of Good Hope section of the Table Mountain National Park (within which Cape Point is situated). It then heads north along the Atlantic coast through Scarborough, Kommetjie, Noordhoek, Chapman's Peak, Hout Bay over Suikerbossie Hill to Camps Bay and ends next to the Cape Town Stadium in Green Point.[4]
In 2009 and 2010, as well as during previous years until 1999 the race had followed slightly different routes, between Шаблон:Convert and Шаблон:Convert in length – see the table below.[4]
Records
The course records for conventional bicycles for the 110 km course over Chapman's Peak are:[4]
- Men: 02:27:29 by Robbie Hunter (2008)
- Women: 02:44:04 by Renee Scott (1991).
The record for the highest number of consecutive victories within a competitor's age group belongs to Penny Krohn, who scored 25 such age group wins.[5]
By far the quickest time ever recorded (and highest ever average speed) was set on the 105 km course in 1993 by Wimpie van der Merwe in his fully faired recumbent (02:16:40, averaging 46.1 km/h).[6]
The oldest cyclist to complete the race within the maximum allowed seven hours is Japie Malan (92 years old at the time) during the 2012 Cycle Tour – on a tandem in a time of 05:49:00.[7] He is the oldest man (90 years old at the time) to complete the race on a single bicycle during the 2010 Cycle Tour[8] in a time of 06:48:52.[9] He is also the oldest man to have ridden the Argus for the first time, which he did in 2004 when he was 84 years old.[10] The oldest woman to complete the race is Mary Warner (80 years old at the time) during the 2006 tour, in a time of 06:43:38.[11]
History of the Cycle Tour
In 1978, Bill Mylrea and John Stegmann organised the Big Ride-In to draw attention to the need for cycle paths in South Africa. The Ride-In drew hundreds of cyclists, including the Mayor of Cape Town at the time. The ride was first won by Lawrence Whittaker in September 1978.
This race was originally planned to run over Шаблон:Convert, including a leg to Cape Point, but was reduced to a Шаблон:Convert route when authority to enter the then Cape Point Nature Reserve was refused. The organisers convinced an initially reluctant Cape Argus, a local newspaper and sponsor, to grant the event the right to use its name.[4]
The event now forms part of one of five cycling events which take place over a period of one week starting a week before the Cycle Tour and culminating in the Cycle Tour. The other events include:
- Tricycle Tour (youngsters under 6 years of age)
- Junior Cycle Tour (youngsters between 6 and 12 years of age)
- MTB Challenge (Mountain Bike)
- Giro del Capo (5-day pro stage race, the last day of which is the Cycle Tour itself)
Route alterations and stoppages
Between 2000 and 2003, the race followed an alternative route due to the closure of Chapman's Peak Drive, with a return trip via Ou Kaapse Weg and the Blue Route.
The race has been stopped three times due to extreme weather, although in the first two cases many competitors had completed the race before the stoppage, and once significantly shortened due to fire. It has been cancelled once:
- The 2002 race was stopped at 14:45 at Ou Kaapse Weg when temperatures reached Шаблон:Convert[4]
- The 2009 race was stopped at 16:30 at Chapman's Peak due to strong winds, with gusts up to Шаблон:Convert that blew cyclists off their cycles. Initially the cut off time was extended from 7 to 8 hours due to the strong wind. Despite the late closure many cyclists were affected, because starting for some groups was delayed by as much as 2 hours due to extreme winds at the starting line-up.[12]
- The 2015 race took place on a significantly shortened route of 47 km to the end of the Blue Route and back, following a major fire earlier that month that led to the closure of Chapman's Peak Drive and parts of Ou Kaapse Weg.[13]
- The 2017 race was cancelled on the day due to extreme weather. Wind speeds in excess of 100 km/h in addition to fires on part of the route caused the event organisers to cancel after the first round of cyclists had started the race. The threat of possible protest action along a section of the route also increased safety concerns. Participants who had started already were turned back at the end of the M3 highway.[14]
Details of each event
Key information regarding each of the race events is as follows:[4]
Year | km | Entrants | Finishers | Men | Time | Women | Time | Notes on the route | Notes on the weather and the race | |
1978 | 104 | 525 | 446 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lawrence Whittaker | 03:02:25 | Шаблон:Flagicon Janice Theis | 04:35:00 | Started at the Castle, Strand Street. Ended in Camps Bay. | ||
1979 | 104 | 999 | 760 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Degenaar | 02:52:38 | Шаблон:FlagiconJanice Theis | 03:36:46 | Ditto | ||
1980 | 104 | 1398 | 1119 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hennie Wentzel | 03:02:18 | Шаблон:FlagiconMonika Gasson | 03:59:00 | Ditto | ||
1981 | 104 | 1669 | 1372 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ertjies Bezuidenhout | 02:47:42 | Шаблон:FlagiconAnn Wood | 03:40:01 | Start moved to Hertzog Boulevard to reduce congestion at on-ramp to Eastern Boulevard. | ||
1982 | 104 | 1698 | 1372 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Pinder | 03:01:25 | Шаблон:Flagicon Martina le Roux | 03:34:54 | Ditto | Southeaster played havoc with bannering at start, and howled throughout the day. | |
1983 | 104 | 2302 | 1929 | Шаблон:FlagiconRobbie McIntosh | 02:49:55 | Шаблон:Flagicon Heather Smithers | 03:21:20 | Ditto | Very windy. First bicycle to cross the finish line was a tandem ridden by William Smith and Francois du Toit. | |
1984 | 104 | 2373 | 2023 | Шаблон:Flagicon Theuns Mulder | 02:55:07 | Шаблон:Flagicon Isavel Roche-Kelly | 03:19:14 | Ditto | Quickest overall was Lloyd Wright on his unconventional bike in 02:43:51. | |
1985 | 104 | 3008 | 2445 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hennie Wentzel | Шаблон:Flagicon Louise van Riet Lowe | 03:04:36 | Ditto | |||
1986 | 104 | 3494 | 3086 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ertjies Bezuidenhout | 02:40:20 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cathy Carstens | 02:49:55 | Ditto | ||
1987 | 104 | 5934 | 4761 | Шаблон:Flagicon Hennie Wentzel | 02:43:05 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cathy Carstens | 03:03:24 | Ditto | Strong northwesterly blowing, Heavy rain, high winds and extreme cold, called 'Siberian' weather by The Argus. | |
1988 | 104 | 10850 | 8707 | Шаблон:FlagiconWillie Engelbrecht | 02:36:54 | Шаблон:FlagiconCathy Carstens | 02:54:23 | Ditto | Windless. Quickest overall was Lloyd Wright on his faired recumbent in 02:33:03. | |
1989 | 105 | 12802 | 10559 | Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Engelbrecht | 02:49:24 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cathy Carstens | 02:57:55 | Finish line moved to Maiden's Cove, adding an extra kilometre to the course | Windy race. Quickest overall was Lloyd Wright on his faired recumbent in 02:37:35. | |
1990 | 105 | 14427 | 11235 | Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Engelbrecht | 02:41:56 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cathy Carstens | 02:53:50 | Ditto | Safety helmets became compulsory. Quickest overall was Lloyd Wright on his faired recumbent in 02:40:29 (a hat trick of fastest times).[15] | |
1991 | 105 | 15593 | 12750 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robbie McIntosh | 02:28:46 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rene Scott | 02:44:40 | Ditto | Perfect weather conditions. | |
1992 | 105 | 17274 | 13334 | Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Engelbrecht | 02:50:04 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Martin | 03:03:10 | Ditto | ||
1993 | 105 | 18659 | 15256 | Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Burgess | 02:33:35 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kim Carter | 02:51:46 | Ditto | Wimpie van der Merwe raced 2:16:40 on a faired recumbent (still the highest ever average speed of Шаблон:Convert). | |
1994 | 105 | 20964 | 17289 | Шаблон:Flagicon Willie Engelbrecht | 02:23:22 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Martin | 02:49:19 | Ditto | Windless. | |
1995 | 105 | 25313 | 20535 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Andersson | 02:22:56 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jackie Martin | 02:45:52 | Ditto | Near-perfect weather conditions | |
1996 | 105 | 28711 | 22294 | Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Liese | 02:40:16 | Шаблон:Flagicon Erica Green | 02:58:33 | Ditto | ||
1997 | 105 | 28875 | 22717 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kurt Asle Arvesen | 02:38:47 | Шаблон:Flagicon Erica Green | 02:58:37 | Ditto | Very good weather. | |
1998 | 105 | 34162 | 25955 | Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Lange | 02:39:25 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anke Erlank | 02:58:27 | Ditto | ||
1999 | 105 | 36153 | 28885 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jacques Fullard | 02:31:26 | Шаблон:Flagicon Michelle Lombardi | 02:52:55 | With finish line still at Maiden's Cove, the carnaval was moved to Green Point | First year of using electronic timing transponders. | |
2000 | 109 | 39864 | 30081 | Шаблон:Flagicon Morne Bester | 02:39:35 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 02:57:34 | Chapman's Peak closed. Return trip via Ou Kaapse Weg and Blue Route, with finish in Green Point. | ||
2001 | 109 | 39715 | 30785 | Шаблон:Flagicon Douglas Ryder | 02:31:57 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 02:55:21 | Ditto | ||
2002 | 109 | 39831 | 28050 | Шаблон:Flagicon Allan Davis | 02:35:34 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 02:57:29 | Ditto | Heat wave: race was stopped at 2:45 at Ou Kaapse Weg when temperatures reached Шаблон:Convert. | |
2003 | 109 | 39668 | 27841 | Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Lange | 02:29:29 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 02:54:02 | Ditto | Perfect weather conditions. | |
2004 | 109 | 42614 | 31219 | Шаблон:Flagicon Antonio Salomone | 02:32:23 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anke Erlank | 02:49:23 | Route via Chapman's Peak again, with the finish line at Green Point. | Sweltering day. | |
2005 | 109 | 39929 | 28334 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russell Downing | 02:37:50 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anke Erlank | 03:00:19 | Ditto | Winds of more than Шаблон:Convert were recorded at places. | |
2006 | 108 | 40064 | 28818 | Шаблон:Flagicon Steffen Radochla | 02:34:28 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 02:59:08 | Ditto | Cool weather and light rain. | |
2007 | 109 | 41279 | 29296 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Hunter | 02:32:36 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anke Erlank | 02:48:29 | Ditto | Near perfect weather | |
2008 | 109 | 37978 | 28669 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Hunter | 02:27:29 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cherise Taylor | 02:50:51 | Ditto | ||
2009 | 110 | 38594 | 25799 | Шаблон:Flagicon Arran Brown | 02:46:32 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jennie Stenerhag | 03:06:01 | Cyclists diverted over Boyes Drive to avoid construction in Main Road | Dubbed "the Tour of Storms", with the strongest winds ever. Fences at the start blown down and banners ripped to shreds, with gusts of up to Шаблон:Convert.[16] The cut off time was extended to 8 hrs, but the race was eventually stopped at Chapman's Peak at 16:30, both due to extreme weather.[17] | |
2010 | 110 | 37662 | 28745 | Шаблон:Flagicon Malcolm Lange | 02:39:55 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 03:06:11 | Ditto | Wind was a problem again, with wind speeds reaching up to Шаблон:Convert – but nothing like the wind of the previous year. | |
2011 | 110 | 36848 | 28970 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tyler Day | 02:32:10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cherise Taylor | 02:49:45 | Ditto | Perfect conditions.[18] | |
2012 | 110 | 31126 | Шаблон:Flagicon Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | 02:36:17 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ashleigh Moolman | 02:52:24 | Ditto | Initially good conditions, becoming hot later in the day. Late finishers suffered in the heat, and refreshment stations ran out of water. A pile-up close to the finishing line, involving top women cyclists and others, affected the outcome of the women's race.[19] | ||
2013 | 109 | ? | 31700 | Шаблон:Flagicon Herman Fouche | 02:39:53 | Шаблон:Flagicon Anriette Schoeman | 02:52:54 | Route via Chapman's Peak again, with the finish line at Green Point. | ?[20] | |
2014 | 109 | 34500 | 31046 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nolan Hoffman | 02:39:01 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cherise Stander | 02:51:00 | Ditto, despite landslides that closed Chappies two months earlier. | Windy, with wind speeds of up to Шаблон:Convert recorded at the start.[21] | |
2015 | 47 | ~ 34000 | 32129 | Шаблон:Flagicon Nolan Hoffman | 01:01:49* | Шаблон:Flagicon Lynette Burger | 01:17:52* | Route shortened due to fires[22] | ||
2016 | 109 | 28751 | Шаблон:Flagicon Clint Hendricks | 2:35:31 | Шаблон:Flagicon An-Lin Kachelhoffer | 02:51:26 | [23] | |||
2017 | 109 | 35000 | Cancelled | NA | NA | NA | NA | Cancelled on the day it was to take place due to safety concerns following very high winds reaching speeds of over Шаблон:Convert. Other reasons also cited for the cancellation were fires on part of the route in Hout Bay and the possibility of protest action on a section of the route.[24] | ||
2018 | 109 | 35000 | 26384[25] | Шаблон:Flagicon Nolan Hoffman | 02:37:30 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kimberley Le Court De Billot | 02:11:50[26] | Start line moved from Hertzog Boulevard to the Grand Parade. | Elite women raced a shorter route starting in Fish Hoek to avoid their race being influenced by other groups.[27] | |
2019 | 109/78 | 23136 | Шаблон:Flagicon Sam Gaze | 2:39:42 | Шаблон:Flagicon Cherise Willeit | 02:16:11 | [28] | |||
2020 | 109/78 (M/F) | 22500 | Шаблон:Flagicon Travis Barrett | 2:30:04[29] | Шаблон:Flagicon Cherise Willeit | 02:07:48 | ||||
2021 | 109/78 (M/F) | 18000[30] | Шаблон:Flagicon Nolan Hoffman | 02:37:12[30] | Шаблон:Flagicon Kimberley Le Court De Billot | 02:13:17[30] | Postponed 17 October 2021 | |||
2022 | 109/78 (M/F) | 16000 | Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Pritzen | 2:37:54 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kimberley Le Court De Billot | 02:08:44 | [31] | |||
2023 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Jooste | 2:36:14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Kimberley Le Court De Billot | 2:13:20 | [32] |
See also
References
External links
- ↑ Cape Argus renamed to Cape Town Cycle Tour
- ↑ Series' official website. Шаблон:Webarchive However, in 2010 it was excluded from the Golden Bike Series (as shown on the website. Retrieved 27 March 2010).
- ↑ Cape Town Cycle Tour event website Шаблон:Webarchive and Giro del Cabo website Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 4,2 4,3 4,4 4,5 Drawn from Mike Wills The Cycle Tour, 2008; and re years 2008 to 2012 from 2012 Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour magazine, p 72-73.
- ↑ Cape Town Cycle Tour website Шаблон:Webarchive. Her string of consecutive age group wins came to an end in 2010 when she was second in her age group, with a time of 03:32:00. Her best time was 02:48:39 over a 105km course in 1995. Source: Racetec Шаблон:Webarchive.
- ↑ Results For: Van Der Merwe, Wimpie
- ↑ Cape Times, 12 March 2012.]
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ The Echo, 19 March 2010.
- ↑ Full Circle, March 2009.
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- ↑ Results For: Wright, Lloyd Bernard
- ↑ Sunday Tribune 15 March 2010, 'The Cape Argus Cycle Tour'.
- ↑ On time extension and early race closure: Cycle tour website. Шаблон:Webarchive For a comparison between competitors' target racing time and their equivalent "storm time": Interesting facts: 2009 tour Шаблон:Webarchive.
- ↑ Cape Argus 2011 results: Tyler Day edges Malcolm Lange Шаблон:Webarchive 13 March 2011
- ↑ Cape Times, 12 March 2012; Cape Argus, 16 March 2012; Cape Argus Cycle Tour website. Video of the pile-up close to the finishing line. Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ Results For: Sun 10/03/2013 Cape Argus
- ↑ Cycletour website. Шаблон:Webarchive.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Capetowncycletour.com: Clint Hendricks claims 2016 Cape Town Cycle Tour Шаблон:Webarchive 6 March 2016
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