In pursuit of Cape Town Cycle Tour Fitness with less than 3 months to go for the big day on 8 March 2020?
December school holidays are a great time to be a South African. The sun is out, half the country seems to be on vacation and everyone is in a mood to relax after a long working year. For cyclists, the long days and great weather means early morning or late afternoon rides. Gaining fitness and working off the festive season’s inevitable overindulgences.
With that in mind here are some of the best spots to ride your road bike in Cape Town this December.
The Mother City has over recent years developed a vast network of cycling lanes making riding Cape Town safer than ever. Visitors can pedal from Melkbos on the West Coast into the CBD without ever leaving a dedicated cycle lane, which is fantastic.
The route we would recommend though is the Atlantic Seaboard ride. There are few rides, globally, which can match it for beauty. Start at a Green Point coffee shop, or in the V&A Waterfront and follow the coastal roads (the M6 primarily) past the Cape Town Stadium, Sea Point, Clifton, Camps Bay, along Victoria Road into Hout Bay, over Chapmans Peak Drive and down into Noodhoek. The Noodhoek Farm Village is a hotspot for local cyclists and a popular turn-around point, after a coffee and a pastry. To cover more kilometres, forge on through Kommetjie, Misty Cliffs and Scarborough (on the M65) towards the gate of Cape Point National Park. From the Stadium to Noodhoek and back is a shade over 60 kilometres. The return route features the Cycle Tour route ascents of Chapmans Peak and Suikerbossie, so do not burn all your matches on the way out.
Pick up a copy of the Cape Town Green CYCLE Map or have a look at it right here  for a selection a commuter routes, popular recreational routes and off road routes in Cape Town and surrounds!
With all the riding you are sure to do this festive season you will only have to do a bit of maintenance when 2020 starts to get busy. So why not put that fitness to good use? Challenge yourself to attempt your best Cape Town Cycle Tour yet. Race for age-group placing, clock a sub-3 or knock-off those extra minutes and duck below the 4-hour mark.
Entries to the Cape Town Cycle Tour are open and after a big summer of riding it is the perfect motivation to keep you rolling.
Visit here to secure your spot on the start line, on 8 March 2020.
See also Cape Town Green Map
