Event Calendar

Steynsville Senior Secondary School in conjunction with BergRivier Municipality and The Sports Trust are hosting a road cycling race in the picturesque town of Piketberg.

The league categories will, as usual, head off towards Redelinghuys, head back and up the Versfeld Pass over a 103km distance!

The 50km route will head out to Eendekuil Road and will make a U Turn to race on the same road back to Piketberg. These races will not tackle the mountain pass. There will be a 20km Community Funride around the town and suburb of Piketberg.

All races start and end at the Piketberg Cricket Grounds.

There will be free entry for the scholar/youth Age Category events (but not for the league events).

Registration and costs

Online entries received before midnight on THURSDAY 4 October 2018 will receive a discount of R70 per rider. After this time online entries will close and late registration will only be possible on the day at the event.

The event does not form part of the WP Road Racing League 2018.

Course and distances

• Category 1 – 103 kms (WP Road Racing League criteria)
• Category 2 – 103 kms (WP Road Racing League criteria)
• Category 3 –  103kms (WP Road Racing League criteria)
• Women – 103 kms (WP Road Racing League criteria)
• Youth – u19,17,15 – 50 kms

All races start and end at the Piketberg Cricket Grounds.

103km Route

The Category Races will be raced over an undulating 103 km course out towards Redelinghuys, riders will negotiate a U Turn in the road and return back on the same road towards Piketberg. Just before the outskirts of the Town, the race will turn right on the Versfeld Pass where a sprint prime will be contested before tacking a climb that won’t be out of place in a ‘Grand Tour’.

The Sprint  and KOM competitions are applicable to only Category 1.

50km Route

Schools Age Categories (50 kms) will race out to the Eendekuil Road and will make a U Turn to race on the same road back to Piketberg. These races will not tackle the Versfeld Pass.

Funride Route

There will also be a Community Funride of 20 kilometres around the town and suburb of Piketberg.

 Times

• 08h00 – Category 1
• 08h05 – Category 2
• 08h10 – Category 3
• 08h10 – Women
• 08h25 – u/17,u/19
• 08h30 – u/15

Parking

Parking will be at Piketberg Cricket Ground.

Entry

Entries on the day will cost R250, so register online and save.

The Century City Sport Festival celebrates its 11th year of existence. The City Cycling Club has been hosting the criterium for the Sports Festival from the first edition and has seen it grow in leaps and bounds. Racing is around a 1.5 kilometre circuit which is secured by the very competent Century City Property Owners security staff. This is an ideal event to test the legs before the WP Road League that commences from the middle of March.

Registration and costs

Entry to the event is for free – All participants must enter as per normal on this website, there WILL be on the day ‘late entries’.

This event is only a training race but we will be having a podium for the first 3 finishers (no prize money). The event DOES NOT form part of the WP League Road Race series.

Course and distances

We will follow the same course as the previous year, starting next to the MyCity bus terminal, around the various roundabouts, and back again. This is a technical circuit with strips of cobblestone in places.

 Times

We need to follow a strict timetable due to the requirement to allow resident traffic through. Please ensure you are at the start well in advance of your start time.

Parking

Parking will be available in the parking area next to Link Road , Century City alternatively at the Virgin Active parking lot.

Entry

IMPORTANT: You will be charged R50 for the annual WP Cycling Road League number!
This number will be used for ALL WP Cycling road races in 2019, including the scholars.
If you do not plan to race any other WP Cycling race this year, please send us an email to events@wpcycling.com with your name and ID number, so that we can prepare a temporary number and waiver the R50. 

Don’t forget to enter!  It’s a freebie!

UPDATE! UPDATE! UPDATE!

ALL TEAMS ENTERED INTO THE TEAM TIME TRIAL WILL BE COMPLETING 60KM AND NOT 30KM AS PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED!!!!

The Race of Truth – it’s you , your bike and your team against the clock in the Team Time Trial.

Club teams of 6 riders each will race around a 30 kilometre circuit twice. How fast can you and your mates ride over fast flat 60 kilometres?

What CLUB TEAM will have the bragging rights to being the fastest club in the Cape?

Sponsored Teams of 6 riders will tackle the circuit twice with the time for the team being recorded when the 4th rider crosses the finish line.

Who is the fastest SPONSORED team in the Cape.

Teams must consist of at least 4 riders and a maximum of 6.

All riders must enter individually and Team Captains or a nominated member must email the Team Name and the names of all team members to events@wpcycling.com

Entries will open on 14 March 2019, so get chatting to your friends and get those teams together

Course and distances:   UPDATE!!!

Team members for the Club Team Time Trial may consist of all age categories from u15 and older  – 60 kilometres and Sponsored Teams – 60 kilometres

A Ladies competition will be dependent on the number of Ladies Teams entered.

Times

Click link below to open the list of teams and their members

Slent TTT – Team Lists

Late On the day entry – late entries will be inserted into the gaps created in the time line.

Entry

IMPORTANT: You will be charged R50 for the annual WP Cycling Road League number!
This number will be used for ALL WP Cycling road races in 2019, including the scholars.

Cyclopaths Cycling Club will once again be hosting a WP Road Racing League at the Perdeberg Winery.

Early online entries the Category races close on midnight Friday  3 May 2019 – take advantage of the early online discount.

Entry fee – R300 per rider

Early entries for the Category Races registered before midnight on 3 May 2019 will receive a discount of R100 per rider

Late Entries – R300 per rider

The event forms part of the WP Road Racing League 2019

Course and distances

• Category 1 – 150 km
• Category 2 – 100 km
• Category 3 – 100 km
• Women – 100 km
• Youth – Boys – u/15, u/17 – 50 km
• Youth – Girls u/17 – 50km

 Times

• 08h00 – Category 1
• 08h10 – Category 2
• 08h20 – Category 3
• 08hr22 – Women
• 08h30 – u/15 and u/17

Parking

Parking will be at Perdeberg Cellars

Entry

Late On the day entry will be taken at R300.  Cash payments on the day will be charged an extra R30 to cover the cash deposit fee charged by the bank.

Criterium racing returns to the WP Road Racing League with the Fort iKapa Criterium taking place inside  the military base.

Racing will take place around a 1.9 kilometre circuit.  It’s flat, it’s fast and it’s furious!!  Get your entries in.

Registration and costs

This event forms part of the WP Road Racing League 2019. Online entries received before midnight on Friday, 17 May, will qualify for club and youth discounts. After this time online entries will close and late registration will be possible on the day at the event. No discounts will apply on the day.

Course and distances

• Category 1 –  1 hour plus 1 lap (start 11h25)
• U/19 boys – ride with either Cat 1 or Cat 2
• Category 2 – 50 minutes plus 1 lap (start 10h15)
• U/17 boys – ride with Cat 2
• Category 3 –  40 minutes plus 1 lap (start 9h30)
• Women – 40 minutes plus 1 lap (start 8h40)
• U/15 – 20 minutes plus 1 lap on the 1,0km circuit (start 8h10)
• U/11 & U/13 – 15 minutes plus 1 lap on the 1,0km circuit (start 7h45)

 Times

• 07h45 – U/11 and U/13
• 08h10 – U/15
• 8h40 – Category – Women
• 09h30 – Category 3
• 10h15 – Category 2
• 11h25 – Category 1

Parking

Parking will be in the Military Base. Please enter the base from Townsend Rd, off Frans Conradie.

Entry

Venue & Parking

Please use the Killarney Race Circuit South Gate (Motorcross Gate) – Parking will be available behind the new pit area – no access will be granted via Koeberg Rd Gate. No parking in the old pits area will be allowed – this are to be used for Criterium racing events.

Categories

The following racing and sanctioned categories will be able to take part;

• Cat 1 – A CSA full domestic racing license is required – typically PPA A seeding
• Cat 2 – CSA Membership is required – typically PPA B, C and D seeding
• Cat 3 – CSA Membership is required – typically PPA E and upwards seeding
• All Scholar age categories

Open categories;

• Open youth category to get those kids on their bikes

Times

Go kart track:

Main Circuit:

Late registration and sign-on all categories will start at 07h00. Late registration and sign-on will close 15 minutes before the start of each race.

Handicap Racing (Under 17 and 19)

The slowest group will start first, the second slowest group will start a few minutes behind and so on.  The time intervals between the different groups is determined by the Handicapper.  The Handicapper will take all sorts of things into consideration when determining who is to be in each of the groups and the start interval (riders’ previous race results, who in the various trade teams have entered, weather conditions, course profile, etc).

Separate Racing (Cat3 and Ladies)

The Category 3 and ladies will be on the circuit at the same time. Should the races merge at any time the race that is being caught must be neutralised.

Registration and costs

This event forms part of the WP Road Racing League 2019. Online entries received before midnight on Friday, 24 May, will qualify for club and youth discounts. After this time online entries will close and late registration will be possible on the day at the event. No discounts will apply on the day.

IMPORTANT: You will be charged R50 for the annual WP Cycling Road League number!
This number will be used for ALL WP Cycling road races in 2019, including the scholars.

All league riders will need to purchase a new 2019 series entry, which includes a race number, at R50 when purchased online. This will automatically be added to your registration.

You can optionally purchase a Mobii timing tag if you would like to receive electronic timing and earn points at a cost of R150.  No tag, no time.

Entries:

NOTE: Open categories can only enter on the day.

7 City Cycling & Athletic Club are travelling all the way from Cape Town to be the hosts of this WP Cycling Road League event.

The route is a mixture of rolling hills on the one side and a flat sometimes windy section called ‘Waaihoek’ on the other side. The race will cross the Breede River by using the low cement bridge. The weather looks great for Sunday so we shouldn’t experience any problems with the river crossing.

Registration and costs

This event forms part of the WP Road Racing League 2019. Online entries received before midnight on Friday, 31 May, will qualify for club and youth discounts. After this time online entries will close and late registration will be possible on the day at the event. No discounts will apply on the day.

Course and distances

• Category 1 – 120 kms (3 x 40kms)
• Category 2 –  80 kms (2 x 40 kms)
• Category 3 –  80 kms (2 x 40 kms)
• Women and U/19G – 80kms (2 x 40 kms)
• Youth – U/17B, U/19 – 80 kms (2 x 40kms)
• Youth – U/15B – 40 kms (1 x 40kms)

Start times

Category 1 and U/19 Cat1                                              8h00
Category 2 and U/19 Cat2                                              8h10
Category 3 and Women Including U19 Girls             8h20
U/17B, U/17G and U/15                                                    8h30

Registration and Parking

Registration and Parking will be at Die Eike Restaurant and Coffee Shop.

Entry

The Sports Trust is hosting another exciting Community Cycle Race on Saturday 8 June 2019 at Orchards Primary School, Sunnyside Orchards, De Doorns. Two race distances will be available, plus many other activities.

Times

Registration Start: 07:00 – 08:00

46 km Race

Briefing at 08:15

Start of Race: 08:30

15km Race

Briefing: 08:45

Start of Race: 09:00

Prize Giving

12:00 at Orchards Primary School

Entry

Entry is open to all age groups.

All scholars are free.

Entry on WP Cycling’s website or on the day.

Other Activities

• 5km Fun Walk/Run , Riel Dancers demo from Bo-Vallei Farm
• Raffle Draw for 2 bikes from Ben Bikes, Face Painting, Jumping Castle,
• Netball and Soccer matches, SCORE Zumba Dancing,
• 69ers Motorbike Club showcase

Food and beverages will be on sale at the venue.

Organisers and contact details

For More information contact Sharief Peters +27 (0)82 926 9402

Quintin Verrooi +27 (0)79 194 9952

Sponsors

We wish to thank our sponsors Cape Winelands District Municipality and Ben Bikes.

Cape Town Giants CC is again hosting this exciting criterium. This road event takes place right in the the heart of the southern suburbs at the Ferndale Industrial area. Criteriums are fast and exciting not only for the participant but also for spectators. All categories from under 11’s to the Elite cyclist are catered for. Refreshments will be available.

Registration and costs

This event forms part of the WP Road Racing League 2019. Online entries received before midnight on Friday, 14 June, will qualify for club and youth discounts. After this time online entries will close and late registration will be possible on the day at the event. No discounts will apply on the day.

Course and distances

• Category 1 – 1 hour
• Category 2 – 45 minutes
• Category 3 – 35 minutes
• Women – 35 minutes
• Youth – u17,19 – 20 minutes
• Youth – u15 – 20 minutes
• Youth – u11,u13 – 20 minutes

 Times (Provisional)

• 08h00 – u11 boys/girls , u13 girls
• 08h25 – U13 boys, u15 girls
• 08h50 – u15 boys, u17 girls
• 09h15 – u17 boys,u19 girls, u 19 boys (development)
• 09h45 – Category 3
• 10h25 – Ladies
• 11h05 – Category 2
• 12h00 – Category 1

Parking

Parking will be at the Ferndale Primary School.

Entry

Racing will be around the  25 kilometre Paardeberg Circuit. A mix of rolling hills and one or two tough climbs will appeal to all cyclists.

Early online entries close on midnight Friday 5 July 2019 – take advantage of the early online discount.

Registration and costs

Entry fee – R300 per rider

Early entries registered before midnight on 5 July 2019 will receive a discount of R100 per rider

Late Entries – R300 per rider

The event forms part of the WP Road Racing League 2019

Course and distances

• Category 1 – 100 kms (4 x 25kms)
• Category 2 – 100 kms (4 x 25 kms)
• Category 3 – 75 kms (3 x 25 kms)
• Women and U/19 girls  – 75 kms (3 x 25 kms)
• Youth – U/17 boys and U/19 development riders- 75 kms
• Youth – U/15 girls and boys plus U/17 girls – 50 kms

 Times

• 08h00 – Category 1 and U/19 boys
• 08h10 – Category 2 and U/19 boys
• 08h20 – Category 3
• 08h25 – Women and U/19 girls
• 08h30 – U/17 boys and U/19 development boys
• 08h30 – U/15 girls and boys plus U/17 girls

Parking

Parking will be at the Perdeberg Cellar.

Entry

Late On the day entry will be taken at R300 on the day.