Cape Town Cycle Tour
The Cape Town Cycle Tour, formerly known as the Cape Argus Cycle Tour, is an annual cycle race hosted in Cape Town, South Africa, usually 109 km (68 mi) long. It is the first event outside Europe to be included in the Union Cycliste Internationale's Golden Bike Series. 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.
| Race details | |
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| Date | Second Sunday in March |
| Region | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 1978 |
| Editions | 45 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | Lawrence Whittaker (RSA)
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| Most wins | Willie Engelbrecht (RSA) (5 wins)
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| Most recent | Chris Jooste (RSA)
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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.
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.