Argus Cycle Tour –Road Closures on the Cape Point Route

CYCLE TOUR PICTURES COURTESY OF JACQUES MARAIS

It’s COUNTDOWN to the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour Race Day on Sunday 14 March 2010!
Cape Point Route wishes all the cyclists a safe ride. We hope it’s not too hot or too windy and wish for perfect conditions on Race Day! Cape Point Route encourages the citizens of Cape Town to get out on the road to cheer and support all 30 000 cyclists. Not only will your support help the cyclists but it creates the warm welcome that Cape Town is becoming known for sharing. Supporting the cyclists is a fun day out and there will be some celebrity spotting this year as well. Lance Armstrong, Gabriella Sabatini (Previously 3rd ranked women’s tennis player); Hugo Porta (Argentian Rugby Player) and our own local celebs – Bob Skinstad, Francois Pienaar, Makhaya Ntini amongst others will be participating in the race so keep your eyes peeled for the stars!

The Cycle Tour is about so much more than just riding on race day. Cape Town welcomes all visitors and encourages them to get out and enjoy the offerings, activities and attractions that Cape Town has to offer. The Cape Point Route runs from Muizenberg on the False Bay Coastline, down to Cape Point and up the Atlantic coastline to Hout Bay – thus forming a major portion of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour route. We encourage cyclists and supporters to explore the area before or after the race and take advantage of the coastal towns Muizenberg, Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Noordhoek and Hout Bay and all the activities on offer, in addition to the sightseeing!

As with any major event there will be some interruptions to normal traffic conditions and we provide you with a list of the road closures on the Cape Point Route so you can plan ahead. The Cape Point Route is almost entirely closed to vehicular traffic on Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour Race Day, however there are some alternative routes and methods of transport.

Try the scenic train journey along the False Bay Coastline. One of the most beautiful train journeys will also get you to the towns of Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Glencairn and Simon’s Town. For a different experience you could catch the train to Kalk Bay, then get the water taxi to Simon’s Town (which leaves every half past the hour from Kalk Bay and costs R100 for a single one way or R150 for a single return trip – return trips every hour on the hour from Simon’s Town) and you could get the train to head north when the day is over.

Please be aware that there are road works on the Main Rd (M4) between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay hence the Cycle Tour route will be travelling over Boyes Drive.

On the other coastline, access to Noordhoek at Noordhoek Farm Village is possible if one travels along the M42 from Constantia, past Tokai forest. Turn right onto Ou Kaapse Weg (M64) and first right onto Silvermine Road once you are “over the mountain”. Turn right into Village lane and wind your way down the leafy lane to the entrance gates for Noordhoek Farm Village on your left hand side for one of the best viewing spots on the route.

ROAD CLOSURES:

Tokai, Lakeside, Muizenberg, False Bay Coast to Cape Point, Scarborough

• 06h15 – 12h15 Main Road (M4) NB: Northbound & Southbound
• 06h15 – 12h30 Steenberg Road to Boyes Drive, Boyes Drive to Clairvaux Road
• 06h15 – 12h50 Clairvaux Road to Fish Hoek Traffic Circle
• 06h30 – 13h00 Fish Hoek Traffic Circle to Glen Road, Glencairn
• 06h30 – 13h15 Glen Road to Simon’s Town
• 06h45 – 14h30 Simon’s Town to entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve
• 07h00 – 14h30 Entrance of Cape Point Nature Reserve (M4) to Perdekloof (M65)
• 07h00 – 15h00 Perdekloof to Soetwater (Sweet Water)

Cape Point, Scarborough, Kommetjie, Ocean View

• 06h45 – 15h00 Slangkop Road (M82), Soetwater to Kommetjie Road (M65)

Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masiphumelele

• 06h45 – 15h30 Kommetjie Road (M65), Slangkop Road to Glencairn Expressway (M6)

Noordhoek, Sun Valley

• 06h45 – 15h30 Ou Kaapse Weg Ext. (M64), Kommetjie Road (M65) to Noordhoek Road (M6)

Noordhoek, Sun Valley

• 06h45 – 16h00 Noordhoek Road (M6), Ou Kaapse Weg Ext. (M64) to base of Chapman’s Peak Drive

Noordhoek, Hout Bay

• 06h45 – 16h30 Chapman’s Peak Drive (M6), Noordhoek Road (M6) to Princess Road

Hout Bay, Llandudno

• 07h00 – 17h00 Princess Street (M90), Chapman’s Peak Drive to Victoria Avenue (M6) Hout Bay

Hout Bay, Llandudno, Camps Bay, Bakoven

• 07h00 – 17h15 Victoria Road (M6) Northbound and Southbound, Princess Road (M90) Hout Bay to Camps Bay

We will be supplying a list of the best viewing spots on the Cape Point Route but if there are any questions or you need advice on what to do and where to go on the Cape Peninsula, please visit www.capepointroute.co.za or call 021 782 9356