Cape Town Cycle Tour(Argus) – How to Get Ready For It

With the Cape Town Cycle Tour around the corner, your preparations for the competition are probably in full flow. To help you with your upcoming Cycling Tour in Cape Town, we have listed some preparation tips in this blog post. Let’s find out what they are:

Get your body clock in check:

Yes, body clocks can be tuned, but not overnight. A week before the competition, start following a routine of waking up, having breakfast & getting your ablution done at the same time as you will need on race day. If you have been practicing the majority of your training in different time zones, try a session in the morning once or 2 times the week before so those first climbs out of Cape Town does not come as an absolute shock!

Don’t over exert the carbo-loading:

Jumping on pasta for 3 days is not a good idea. There’re a lot of myths regarding carbo-loading & several people overdo it. Taking a balanced meal on Saturday night is just as critical as on any other day of the week. Yes, you’ve got to stock up on fuel for the long cycling day ahead, but at the same time you also require plenty of minerals, vitamins and proteins as well. More importantly avoid alcohol for 24 hours prior to the event – save it for later.

Have a realistic game plan:

You must have a ballpark idea of the kind of time you are aiming for! Your race pack comes with a very useful breakdown of the split times required for different checkpoints throughout the route, to enable you to achieve this. If is fair to presume you will go a little faster than you usually do on your own but keep in mind that the toughest part of the route comes at the end, so don’t exhaust all your energy in the first half chasing impractical targets. Fine tune your anticipated times as per the conditions that await you on the day.

Join a Training Tour

Why not join us on our Garden Route Training Tour, starting in Port Elizabeth on the 25th February 2019, where we ride all the way to Cape Town through the beautiful Garden Route, the quiet and tranquil R62 in the Klein Karoo and finishing in the Mother City on the Thursday before the event. Perfect preparation for the big day!

For ANY customized Cape Town Cycling Vacations, feel free to contact CycletheCape.com via email or whatsapp ! We also have a full range of high quality ROAD and Mountain bikes of all sizes to rent for your needs. We even offer a full range of cycling accessories if you don’t have your own with you including shoes and bike racks, and a qualified cycling guide for tours to guide/ride with you in the myriad of different routes available in the locale.

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Discover Stunning Cape Town With an Unforgettable Road Cycling Tour

Cape Town is renowned as one of the most beautiful places on earth yet an under-appreciated location for bicycle tours of any distance. With stunning backdrops and unique circular routes, Cape Town is arguably one of the best localities in the world for both guided and self-supported bicycle tours, allowing cycling enthusiasts fantastic opportunities for Road Cycling in Cape Town and surrounding areas.

Best Guides

These Road Cycling Tours can range from 50km-150km per day and are aimed at road cyclists who are comfortable to ride between 20-35kph. The guides for these Cape Town Cycling Vacations provide you with the best possible information regarding where to go including the local sights, the expected weather conditions, excellent knowledge of all the best routes (and the best direction to ride them!) and much more to stay away from headwinds as much as possible.

Cycling Through the Vineyards

Cycling tours to the wine lands are easily done from Cape Town and will get you closer to the source of the extraordinary wines on offer. If you have the desire to explore the Cape wine lands on a unique guided Cape Town Cycling Vacation while immersing yourself in the splendour of the Western Cape and taste along the way, then why not! The cycle tour operators offer a wide selection of half day, full day and overnight Road Cycling Tours in Cape Town/surrounds and the chance to sample the famous wines from the vineyards of Stellenbosch and Franschhoek/Paarl estates. This opportunity offers a true experience of wonderful terrain by bike along some of the most scenic and quiet roads where you find lush vineyards and spectacular mountains as your backdrop.

Cycle Over Mountain Passes

The Cape is blessed with a splendid and diverse topography, where pleasing mountain passes are as abundant as they are varied. It’s almost worth planning your Road Cycling Tours in Cape Town around some of them. Tour operators will assist you to make this Cape Town Cycling Vacations at your own pace as it is environment-friendly and almost anyone can afford it. Ardent cyclists would enjoy cycling in the famous Cape Point Nature Reserve, Chapman’s Peak Drive, Helsghoogte and Franschhoek Passess, Suikerboisse, Michell’s Pass, Clarence Drive and on the side of Table Mountain offering numerous cycling roads for your road bike expedition.

Cycle Along the Spectacular Coastline

Experience the busy and exciting Cape Town city atmosphere on your cycle tour following its beautiful and unique coastline views. The spectacular landscape, the rich culture, unique flora, and extraordinary wildlife encounters make this an incredible destination to discover on a Road Cycling Tour in Cape Town. The stunningly wide open spaces surrounded by nature, with the nice smooth roads to scenic mountain routes along the spectacular coastline take the bicycle on a wonderful journey which you can rent and experience these amazing road cycling tours whilst here.

Conclusion

At CycletheCape.com our team is made up of a group of people that are passionate and committed to making available a world-class service to all cycling enthusiasts. We offer quality adventure equipment for rental that is perfect for exploring the city of Cape Town and her surrounds. All our bicycle rentals come with a pre-check, a lock/spare tube and a helmet. Our mission is simple, to allow you easy access to our stunning natural habitat for lots of fun and into exploring the area on 2 wheels. Our team is made up of professional people that are passionate about the great outdoors and are dedicated to give world-class service to all. To make your Cape Town Cycling Vacations extra special and very memorable contact us on +27 0721 863 213 / +27 (0)21 782 7374 and make a booking today!

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