Cape Town Cycle Tour adds first-ever 'Prelude Challenge' to regular tour in 2025

Africa Melane speaks to resident fitness guru, Liezel van der Westhuizen.

The Cape Town Cycle Tour will be back from 22 February to 2 March 2025 - with a twist.

For the first time ever, the Cape Town Cycle Tour will include an additional Prelude Challenge...

What's the prelude challenge all about?

For those living abroad, having scheduling conflicts with race day on 9 March due to work or travel commitments, or religious obligations, the prelude challenge is for you. 

By extending the event in this way, it enables more people to participate and contribute to the charities that benefit from race entries.

The prelude challenge will take place on Saturday, 22 February and Sunday, 2 March.

Here's how it works:

• Register via the Cycle Tour entry portal.
• Cycle 109km within 7 (seven) hours in one ride, anywhere in the world - outdoors or in a virtual setting on a stationary bike.
• Upload your ride to STRAVA.
• This can be done either on a bike outdoors or on a stationary bike in a virtual environment.

Every participant of the prelude challenge will be awarded a medal, and their effort will be officially recognised within the 2025 Cape Town Cycle Tour results. 

Cape-based prelude challenge participants can still join fellow cyclists at the Cape Town Cycle Tour Expo to collect their goodie bags, souvenir race number and medal.

Medals will be sent to those participating from outside of Cape Town. 

Prelude race entries are R500.

Van der Westhuizen reached out to the City's mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis for his thoughts on this...

"The Prelude Challenge is wonderful news for cycling enthusiasts around the world. Now, the much-loved cycle tour will come to you if you can't come to Cape Town."

- Geordin Hill-Lewis, Mayor - Cape Town

"It's really an inclusive idea."

- Liezel van der Westhuizen, Fitness Enthusiast