Cape Town Cycle Tour race cancelled
The cycle tour has been cancelled due to extreme weather conditions.
POLOKWANE – With extreme wind expected for most of the route, organisers announced on Twitter that riders should not approach the start.
URGENT UPDATE. Due to extreme weather conditions, #CycleTour2017 has regrettably been cancelled. Please do NOT approach the start line.
— Cape Town Cycle Tour (@CTCycleTour) March 12, 2017
The route was originally shortened early on Sunday morning to 78 km due to damaged roads along the route as well as expected protest action later in the day.
Organisers released the following statement:
Based on consultation with all the emergency services, the Joint Operations Centre of the Cape Town Cycle Tour 2017 regrets to announce that they have had to take the unprecedented step of cancelling this year’s 40th Cycle Tour.
This is due to winds in excess of 100km/hour on parts of the route, and the need to urgently clear the roads for emergency vehicles to attend to fires.
All riders who have started on the route will be stopped at the end of the M3. They will be contained there and traffic authorities will escort them back on the M3.
