Cape Town Cycle Tour 2024: Weather forecast is GOOD for Sunday’s race
The annual Cape Town Cycle Tour will take place on Sunday, 10 March 2024. Here’s what the weather holds for participants …
The annual Cape Town Cycle Tour will take place on Sunday, 10 March 2024.
Entrants will no doubt be keeping a watchful eye on the weather forecast for race day – especially the wind!
Wind has played havoc with the race in several of edition’s prior to this year’s 46th event.
In addition to the ‘standard’ 109km race, there will once again be a 42km route this year.
The news for those lining up at the start is that the forecast four days ahead of race day is GOOD!
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-easterly direction and will peak at 19km/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
The SAPeople website wishes ALL Cape Town Cycle Tour participants a safe an enjoyable ride. Here’s wishing the wind is always at your back!
SEEDING AND START TIMES
| Prefix | Description | Start Time |
|---|---|---|
| * | U17 boys (Start: Fish Hoek) | 06:00 |
| % | Women’s Elite, 17 – 40 Racing (Start: Fish Hoek) | 06:05 |
| $ | Men’s Elite, 17-40 Racing | 06:15 |
| @ | Racing Men 40-49 plus 17-29 not in $ | 06:20 |
| & | Racing Men 50+ plus 30-39 not in $ | 06:24 |
| # | Racing Tandem | 06:27 |
| 1A | Seeded, Racing Women 40+ | 06:30 |
| 1B | Seeded | 06:33 |
| 1C | Seeded | 06:36 |
| 1D | Seeded | 06:39 |
| 1E | Seeded | 06:42 |
| 1F | Seeded | 06:45 |
| 2A | Seeded | 06:48 |
| 2B | Seeded | 06:51 |
| 2C | Seeded | 06:54 |
| 2D | Seeded | 06:57 |
| 2E | Seeded | 07:00 |
| 2F | Seeded | 07:03 |
| 3A | Seeded | 07:06 |
| 3B | Seeded | 07:09 |
| 3C | Seeded | 07:12 |
| 3D | Seeded plus racing handcycles | 07:15 |
| 3E | Seeded | 07:18 |
| 3F | Seeded | 07:21 |
| 4A | Seeded | 07:24 |
| 4B | Seeded | 07:27 |
| 4C | International not seeded higher | 07:30 |
| 4D | International not seeded higher | 07:33 |
| 4E | International not seeded higher | 07:36 |
| 4F | Seeded | 07:39 |
| 5A | Seeded plus over 75s | 07:42 |
| 5B | Seeded plus over 23 tours | 07:45 |
| 5C | Seeded plus over 70s | 07:48 |
| Dh | Hand Cycles | 07:51 |
| Du | Unicycles | 07:51 |
| Ds | Buggies | 07:51 |
| 5E | Seeded plus 21-23 tours | 08:00 |
| 5F | Seeded plus 17-20 tours | 08:03 |
| 6A | Seeded | 08:06 |
| 6B | Seeded plus 14-16 tours | 08:09 |
| 6C | PPA Safe Cycling Group | 08:12 |
| 6D | Seeded plus 11-13 tours | 08:15 |
| 6E | Seeded plus 9-10 tours | 08:18 |
| 6F | Seeded plus 7-8 tours | 08:21 |
| 7A | Seeded plus 6 tours | 08:24 |
| 7B | Seeded plus 5 tours | 08:27 |
| 7C | Corporate and Charity Groups | 08:30 |
| 7D | Seeded & PPA | 08:33 |
| 7E | PPA | 08:36 |
| 7F | PPA | 08:39 |
| 8A | Open | 08:42 |
| 8B | Open | 08:45 |
| 8C | Open | 08:48 |
| 8D | Open | 08:51 |
| 8E | Open | 08:54 |
| 8F | Open | 08:57 |
| 42km Cape Town Cycle Tour | ||
| 9A | Seeded | 10:00 |
| BS | Buggies | 10:03 |
| 9B | Open | 10:06 |
| 9C | Open | 10:09 |
| 9D | Open | 10:12 |
| 9E | Open | 10:15 |
| 9F | Open | 10:18 |