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WELL DONE TO ALL THE RIDERS!

Commemorative medals to category winners.

Free quality sublimated sports shirt to all pre-entries who have entered by midnight 31 March 2024. Sizes will be strictly as ordered (no swopping on collection), so please consult the size chart below.

E-Bikes are welcome in all events, but due to interest and rise in numbers of E-Bikes they will be batched separately. Failure to comply with E-Bike or any other batching will result in time penalties or disqualification.

Tandems and E-Bikes may take part in the 110km Team Road Race but are not eligible for prizes,

PLEASE NOTE: ALL MTB & GRAVEL EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY 20 APRIL ALL ROAD EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAY 21 APRIL.

This event is for riders who are comfortable on a mountain bike and able to ride 40km off road.

There are some climbs that will require a decent level of fitness, and riders will need a moderate level of skill, but there are no sections of difficult technical riding.

Team race (top three times from team of four) will be included in the 40km MTB race only.

Intermediate MTB race with some hills and some sections where riders will need moderate skills.

This event is aimed at riders who have some experience of cycling and feel comfortable riding on relatively easy off-road sections.

THIS EVENT IS NOT TIMED

Short and relatively easy MTB event for the younger and less fit or inexperienced riders.

This route is relatively flat and will not contain any big climbs or technical sections.

NO TEAM ENTRIES ALLOWED AT REGISTRATION/LATE ENTRY!

This is a team event and is open to all riders who have already entered the 110km event.

There is no entry fee to enter a team, but only riders who have been entered and paid the entry fee to take part in the 110km Road Race will be allowed to be part of a team. A rider may only be part of one team. Failure to comply with the above will render the entire team entry null and void.

Times for teams will be taken on the sum of the times of the first 4 riders out of 5 entrants to cross the line.

Team race (top four times from team of five) will be included in the 110km road race only.

NO LATE ENTRIES ON SUNDAY 21 APRIL 2024

The longest road race predominantly on the M4 north of Durban.

With full road closure at all times, riders will start with the first of two 42km loops, followed by a short 25km loop with a King of the Mountain point at The Ridge, and then the second 42km loop out and back on the M4.

This route will be spectator friendly with friends and family able to see riders and cheer them on regularly.

Team race (top four times from team of five), King of the Mountain (points from three KOM points) and Sprint (points from three sprint points) competition will be included in the 110km road race only.

Follow the link below for PROVISIONAL maps:

Route Maps and Details

An out-and-back loop on the M4 from Moses Mabhida to Mdloti turn-point.

This event aims to give weekend warriors a chance to test themselves with an achievable target. The hills are never too strenuous but the undulating route provides some beautiful scenery and a chance to be part of the aQuellé Tour Durban vibe.

Short flat out and back loop with full road closure on the M4 to a safe turning point at Umhlanga.

This event aims to give everybody who owns a bike a chance to be part of Durban's favourite cycling weekend.

Sock orders are for colletion only at Race Day Registrations

Other Information About Event

Race apparel.

Official aQuelle Tour Durban sock by Gilnokie for sale

20% of the profits from the sale of the socks will be donated to charity!

ORDERS CLOSE AT 12PM ON 12/04/2024 

Two colour options - White and Royal - Black and White 

Price R155/pair 

Sizes: 3-7 8-12

• The sock is produced using an Air blended Poly/Nylon fibre 
• Treated with Hydrocool, a moisture management system 
• Silver AGP for long lasting freshness
• The sock is an ultra light foot with padding in the heel and toe
• Seamless toe
• Mesh panels for heat release
• Bridge support  
• New improved Elasticated leg for better hold

Race Giveaways

Everyone who enters before midnight on March 31st will be guaranteed a quality, sublimated Female or Unisex aQuellé Tour Durban sports shirt. Sizes will be strictly as ordered (no swopping on collection), so please consult the size chart below.

KOM competition Three timing points (Pt 1 on laps 1 and 3; Pt 2 on lap 2) Top 20 get points (20 down to 1) Highest total wins Tiebreaker (best result at last timing point; if still tied, then best position at second timing point)

Sprint competition Three timing points (same point on all three laps) Top 20 get points (20 down to 1) Highest total wins Tiebreaker (best result at last timing point; if still tied, then best position at second timing point)

Race Information

aQuellè Tour Durban Trail Runs 20km: Price-R230     starting at 6:00 am 10km: Price R195     starting at 6:30 am 5km:   Price R135     starting at 7:00 am Late entries will be charges R50 extra.

Entries will be opening in early December 2023 on the KZN Trail Runnning website, with registration and late entries on Friday 19 April 2024 and race day on Saturday, 20th April 2024. All participants will be expected to check in the starting line 15 minutes before the starting time of each distance for the race briefing.

Participant substitutions:

Substitutions are available at a 5% admin fee until 12 April 2024. Thereafter no substitutions are allowed. Please email [email protected] to make any participant changes

Seeding/Batching: As this is a recreational ROAD Cycling event, the Tour Durban 2023 and Cape Town Cycle Tour 2024 results are used to seed/batch riders. If participants did neither of those events, they are batched according to Entry Date

The ROAG MTB seedings are used to batch the MTB events.

OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION ABOUT EVENT

T-SHIRT SIZING CHART

This is the SECOND event of the 2024 ROAG KZN MTB Marathon Series 

Please note that to qualify for ROAG Series points:

· Nippers, Sprogs, Sub Juniors need to take part in the 20km

· Youths & Juniors need to take part in the 40km

· Seniors to Grand Masters need to take part in the 40km

· E-bike riders do not qualify for points in the ROAG Series

TRAIL SERIES

· 18 years & Under need to take part in the 10km Trail Run.

· 19 years & Over need to take part in the 20km Trail Run

For more info on the ROAG series rules please go to:  https://roag.org/series/44/publicabout/

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Tour Durban 2023: Road closures, route and event info

The 2023 Tour Durban road race will take place with three road racing distances based around the M4 on Sunday 14 May.

KZN’s favourite weekend of cycling is just a week away when the new-look Tour Durban will take place with three road racing distances based around the M4 on Sunday 14 May, and three MTB events at Cornubia on Saturday 13 May. The event organisers have shaken things up for 2023 with the decision to change the emphasis for the road race and have now unashamedly focused their attention on providing an overall experience for the bulk of the field and their families and friends, rather than catering primarily for the elite racing cyclists.

Tour Durban gets facelift

The Tour Durban MTB powered by Cycle Lab races will be similar to the previous events, although the addition of an easy, short 10km race, and the inclusion in KZN’s prestige MTB Marathon series has given that event a significant boost, both in numbers and interest from the MTB community.

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However, it is in the road race the participants will notice the biggest changes, and the new look and feel of the race has ensure the official event hashtag, #FamilyFunFor Everyone, is front and centre of all decisions regarding the event. As primarily a charity event, all proceeds from the Tour Durban will be donated to the Domino Foundation to assist with the community work they do in and around KZN. This means that while the so-called racing snakes are still going to be aiming for the win, and will be recognised on the podium and the final results, the event organisers and partners have made a conscious decision to put their efforts into creating an event that caters for the so-called weekend warriors.

New-look event

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The most obvious alteration to the ethos of the event has been the route, which has seen the removal of the tough climbs inland that have always been a feature of the Tour Durban. The long grind up to Pinetown has been replaced with a spectator-friendly route with full road closure that concentrates the action around the M4, from the start-finish venue at Moses Mabhida to Umdloti. The 110km riders will still have some climbs to test the legs, but the route is much more manageable for the mid-pack riders. There will still be plenty of intrigue out on the route for the top riders with the inclusion of some fascinating new racing features. The event has introduced three new competitions – a six-person team event, a King of the Mountains points event, and a sprint points event – which will make for some fascinating tactics and give incentive to riders throughout the field.

The Gooderson Leisure Team Competition

The Gooderson Leisure Team Competition will give the riders in the 110km event an opportunity to represent their club, school, corporate team or even just join up with a bunch of friends and have a friendly challenge against rivals. There is no entry fee to enter the team competition, where six riders (who are already entered in the 110km event as individuals) can join forces and ride as a team, with the time of the fifth person to cross the line being recorded as the team’s time. While bragging rights are very much on offer – the unofficial title of KZN’s Team Champions is up for grabs – Gooderson Leisure have donated a huge prize which all entrants can win simply by participating. Each of the six members of one team drawn from all team entries will win a voucher for one family room accommodating two adults and two children for two nights (including breakfast) at Gooderson Monks Cowl Golf Resort.

King of the Mountain at Tour Durban

Then there will be two different King of the Mountain (KOM) sites on the route, providing three opportunities for the top climbers to pick up points for the KOM competition, which will then be totalled to decide the 2023 CMH Renault Ballito King of the Mountain.

ALSO READ: KOM and sprint points add to Tour Durban intrigue The Captur KOM presented by CMH Renault Ballito will be situated at the top of the M41 on the second lap at about 54km. The Captur KOM presented by CMH Renault Ballito is situated at the highest elevation of the route and at the top of the longest climb on the first and third loops – just after the Sibaya circle following the climb out from the Umhlanga River. For the slower riders who do not have a power-to-weight ratio that allows them to fight for KOM and sprint points, there will be lucky draw prizes on offer with a charity donation at registration all that is needed for riders to qualify for the hampers supplied by the CMH Nissan and Renault Ballito.

Sprinter’s delight

The speedsters also have an opportunity to collect points and win prizes based on their sprint speed, with the Magnite Sprint brought to you by CMH Nissan Ballito following a similar format as the KOM competition. There will be one sprint point early in the race route which will provide riders with an opportunity on each of the three laps of the route to collect points. While the route is much more spectator friendly with family and friends of the riders able to see their loved-ones up to three times in the 110km, a big emphasis has been placed on creating a carnival-type of atmosphere at the finish venue. The grassy park-like area, either side of the walkway just south of the Kings Park Swimming Pool, will be the scene of the finish festivities with the water truck, Domino Foundations activities, uShaka “celebrities” and ECR will be broadcasting from the venue. Clubs and team are encouraged to put up gazebos and vendors will be selling food, drink and other market items.

Tour Durban: EVENT DETAILS

The Tour Durban Road Race: Sunday May 14th from 6.15am

• 110km –  https://tourdurban.co.za/110km-road-race/
• 42km –  https://tourdurban.co.za/110km-road-race/
• 28km –  https://tourdurban.co.za/28km-road-race/

Tour Durban MTB powered by Cycle Lab: Saturday May 13th from 9am

• 40km –  https://tourdurban.co.za/40km-mtb/
• 20km –  https://tourdurban.co.za/20km-mtb/
• 10km –  https://tourdurban.co.za/10km-mtb/

OFFICIAL BENEFICIARY All proceeds will go to The Domino Foundation

REGISTRATION All riders must go to registration (or send an authorised representative) to collect race packs, race numbers and timing chips. Access is through the main entrance of the Cycle Lab store at Cornubia Mall.

• Friday 12th May: 9am-5pm (MTB and road)
• Saturday 13th May: 6am-7.30am (MTB only)
• Saturday 13th May: 9am-3pm (Road only)

WATER POINTS:

• Station 1: Fairway Avenue overpass on M4 North (northbound)
• Station 2: Portland Drive turnoff on M4 (northbound)
• Station 3: Umdloti Bridge on M4 (turnaround point)
• Station 4: Newlands Drive onramp on M4 (southbound)
• Station 5: Virginia Airport onramp on M4 (southbound)

Route and road closures

Full route maps can be found at  https://tourdurban.co.za/

Main Road Closures Sunday 14 May from 3:30am until 12:30 pm .

Masabala Yengwa Avenue:  Southbound lane from Kings Park to Sandile Thusi Road. Isaiah Ntshangase Road:  Closed in both directions from Masabala Yengwa Avenue to Ruth First Highway. Ruth First Highway (M4):  Closed in both directions from Sandile Thusi Road to Umdloti. M41:  Closed in both directions from M4 to Ridgeside Drive. Ridgeside Drive:  Northbound between the offramp from M41 and the onramp to M41. Sandile Thusi Road: Westbound lane closed from Ruth First Highway to Masabala Yengwa Avenue Battery Beach Road: Closed in the swimming pool area and no access to or from Masabala Yengwa Avenue.

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Provisional schedule and timing

09h00 – 17h00: Registration @ Cycle Lab Cornubia

06h00 – 07h30: Registration @ Cycle Lab Cornubia 08h00 40km MTB Starts 08h15 20km MTB Starts 08h30 10km MTB Starts 09h00 – 15h00: Registration @ Cycle Lab Cornubia

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