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2014 Bestmed Tour de Boland – not for the faint hearted road cyclist.

This means you take four days leave.

you need to give me an indication of the money per day and you can choose to ride home or to sleep over.

You will be paid a per day fee and your food and accomodation will be paid for. But as you finish at 15H00, you may prefer to ride home n back

You pay your petrol.

Revenue, R1 650 per marshal per day plus 2 snack meals for the day.

This is a professional event.

Road cycle race 08H00 to 15H00 each day

Tuesday 4th March to Friday 7th March

The 2014 Bestmed Tour de Boland road stage event, which takes place from 4-7 March next month, is not a race for the faint hearted. The Tour sets the bar high and is aimed at riders who are looking for a serious, yet breathtaking challenge which will represent the pinnacle of achievement on their road bikes.

The Tour de Boland takes place in the week preceding the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour and presents a tour of almost the entire Boland region, stretching from the picturesque Stellenbosch and Franschhoek valleys, through Paarl and Wellington to the Swartland, Riebeeck Valley and Tulbagh.

The event opens its doors to open/seeded fun riders for the first time this year with the open seeded/groups taking off after the elite/junior bunch (1st bunch on the road) and the veteran’s/women’s bunch (2nd bunch on the road). The groups will take off in 5 minute intervals and the open/seeded groups will consist of 200 riders each.

The impressive Le Pommier Restaurant on Helshoogte plays host to the event, with the registration, first stage, second stage, and final prize giving all happening from the venue.

While finishing the event within the allotted daily time frames will be the singular focus for the open/seeded entrants, up front some of the sport’s finest riders will fight it out for top honours.

All of South Africa’s pro teams will be present and their main competition will come from MTN Qhubeka and a strong line-up which multiple world and Cape Epic champion Christoph Sauser has built around himself.

The Tour presents three fully fledged road stages (130km, 145km and 145km) and will open with a 21km time trial. The conclusion is on top of Franschhoek Pass - an iconic finish to the Western Cape’s premier road stage race.

Well marshalled roads with excellent road surfaces

Excellent race control

Some of the finest cycling roads that South Africa can offer

Each day's start and finish will be within 60 minutes of Cape Town, making it quite possible for local riders to sleep "at home" each night.

The stages

The stages of the Tour will include the towns of Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Wellington, Tulbagh, Moorreesburg, Piketberg and the Riebeek Valley. The race will traverse some of the famous passes in the area, including Helshoogte, Botmaskloof, Nuwekloof and Franschhoek, and will therefore present a true road rider’s challenge.

Programme of Events:

Saturday 1 March 9:00 – 13:00: Registration at Chris Willemse Cycles - Tyger Valley

Monday 3 March: 14:00 – 18:00: Registration at Le Pommier, Helshoogte Road, Stellenbosch

Tuesday 4 March: 9:00 – 12:00 Registration at Le Pommier & training on the TT course (no marshalling provided)

Stage 1 commencing at 13:00: 20km Individual Time Trial; Berg River Dam – top of Helshoogte

18:00 – 20:00: Rewards ceremony, and road stages briefing at Le Pommier - compulsory to race winners, team managers, all staff, officials, media, support crews, and individual entrants (Open/Seeded and veteran riders without a team manager).

Wednesday 5 March: Stage 2; Start: 9:00: 130km Stellenbosch – Tulbagh, via Paarl

16:00: Cut-off

Thursday 6 March: Stage 3; Start: 9:00: 145km Tulbagh - Riebeeck-Kasteel, via Piketberg and Porterville

16:00: Cut-off

Friday 7 March: Stage 4; Start: 9:00: 125km tbc Riebeeck-Kasteel – top of Franschhoek Pass

16:00: Cut-off

15:00 Prize Giving - Le Pommier

Format:

Cash prizes for top five overall elite men and women on GC.

Cash prizes for top three overall in all licensed veteran categories.

No cash prizes for open/seeded riders. Open/seeded riders will receive a commemorative trophy upon completing the entire event in the allotted time frames.

Prizes for top 3 elite men’s teams with best 4 riders in a team to count - not more than 6 riders per elite team to enter

Daily elite awards presentation within 10 min of first riders finishing. No daily presentations for licensed veterans categories and women’s riders. All stage winners in women’s and veteran’s categories will be honoured in the final prize giving following the tour.

No better place to ride your road bike!

The Boland presents some of the country’s finest tarred roads in the most beautiful setting and calm traffic areas – it all adds up to an unequalled road riding experience.

All traffic intersections will be marshalled by Drakenstein Traffic Dept, Boland Cycling and ASG marshals.

On-road support will include neutral service vehicles and medical support by Helivac Event Medical Specialists.

Fantastic water points along the route will be manned by schools and charity organisations.

Registration:

Chris Willemse Cycles - Tyger Valley: Saturday 1 March 9:00 – 13:00

Le Pommier (on Helshoogte): Monday 3 March 14:00 – 18:00 Le Pommier (on Helshoogte): Tuesday 4 March 9:00 – 12:00

Enter on www.cycleevents.co.za For further information email eventsupport@asgworld.co.za This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The route for the 2014 Tour de Boland will cover 432km in four days of challenging riding (day 1 is a 21km time trial) and include 4 passes for a total vertical ascent in the tour of 4500 metres.