Monday, June 23, 2008

Its official - we are doing it again

Following on from last years Starfish Challenge which took us from Plettenburg Bay to Cape Town via the garden route, the news from Jhb is we are doing it again but this year we are going to be riding out and back from the Mother City.


The proposed route and approximate distances for the 2008 ride is as follows:

Day 1: Tableview up the West Coast to Langebaan. ±120km
Day 2: Vredenberg to Riebeek West. ±130km
Day 3: Wellington to Ceres (optional assault on Gydo Pass and back to Ceres +40km). ±110km
Day 4: Mitchell’s Pass to Villiersdorp. ±140km
Day 5: Villiersdorp (including Franschoek Pass and up and down du Toits Kloof Pass) to Paarl, ending the day’s cycle at a wine farm between Paarl and Stellenbosch. ±110km
Day 6: Paarl (including Hellshoogte Pass) to Simonstown. ±100km
Day 7: Cape Argus cycle tour route starting in Simonstown. ±90kmTotal distance: ± 920km

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