Cape Town Cycle Tour: Here comes the wind! Weather forecast turns nasty

This year’s edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour, the world’s largest timed bike race, will take place on Sunday, 10 March 2024.

NOTE: This is an updated article with the latest available weather forecast

With just 48 hours to go (at the time of publishing), entrants will be keeping a close eye on the weather forecast for race day – especially the wind!

This year’s edition will be the 46th.

In addition to the ‘standard’ 109km race, there will once again be a 42km route this year.

While the weather conditions earlier in the week looked favourable for fast times, the latest forecast for those lining up at the start is that the wind may well be a factor.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has predicted clear skies throughout the race with a minimum morning temperature in the CBD of 18 degrees Celsius.

The wind will be in a south-southeast direction and will peak at 28km/h.

Sunrise over the Mother City is at 06:42 meaning the early starters will get racing in the dark.

The SAPeople website will publish updated weather conditions for race day across the peninsula when available.

Meanwhile, do you know someone taking part that you would like to follow?

If so, this year’s Cape Town Cycle Tour will offer real-time race tracking by providing live results via the SportSplits tracker.

To track a rider, click HERE to download the tracking app.

NOTE: Times posted during the event are Unofficial. Official results are posted upon completion of the event.

Meanwhile, to accommodate the tens of thousands of cyclists who will take part, several roads will be closed on race day.

For a full list, click HERE

SAPeople website wishes ALL Cape Town Cycle Tour participants a safe an enjoyable ride. Here’s wishing the wind is always at your back!

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