{"id":17397,"date":"2013-01-17T12:12:54","date_gmt":"2013-01-17T10:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/detour-for-herald-tour\/"},"modified":"2013-01-17T12:12:54","modified_gmt":"2013-01-17T10:12:54","slug":"detour-for-herald-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/detour-for-herald-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Detour for Herald tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/detour-for-herald-tour\/john_lee-augustyn-lr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1039\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1039\" alt=\"Port Elizabeth\u2019s John-Lee Augustyn training on the route of The Herald VW Cycle Tour. Photo: Coetzee Gouws\/Fullstop\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/7ec9d_John_lee-Augustyn-LR.jpg\" width=\"330\" height=\"492\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Port Elizabeth\u2019s John-Lee Augustyn training on the route of The Herald VW Cycle Tour. Photo: Coetzee Gouws\/Fullstop<\/p>\n<p>Organisers of The Herald VW Cycle Tour have made a minor adjustment to the 106km Classic route, following a request from the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, which runs the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour.<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s second oldest national classic, which takes place in Port Elizabeth on February 3, is an official premier seeding event of the Cycle Tour.<\/p>\n<p>As such, race director Tony Cooney said they would bypass the short but challenging 1km Slanghoogte climb to bring the course in line with similar seeding events across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Cooney said although the climb was regularly ridden by social cyclists in training, one corner had a gradient of 17.1 per cent, which was higher than the benchmark of 14 per cent set by the notorious Suikerbossie climb in the Western Cape event.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlthough this ascent would have added a new dimension to the racing upfront, the event is also about the less competitive rider.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive officer David Bellairs echoed his sentiments, saying that the trust was concerned about balancing the needs of the recreational cyclist with those of the more experienced professionals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour is about the promotion of mass participation cycling and, as such, seeks to partner with events of a similar mind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cooney said the change would still see riders proceed along the old Seaview Road and through the coastal hamlet.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cClimbing out of Seaview, they will now continue on the main road to Colleen Glen instead of turning onto the secondary road, which effectively cuts out the 1km Slanghoogte climb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Entries for the event close on Monday. Late entries will be accepted at registration on Friday, February 1, subject to a 50% penalty fee.<\/p>\n<p>Enter at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldcycletour.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.heraldcycletour.co.za<\/a>. For updates, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heraldcycletour\" target=\"_blank\">@heraldcycletour<\/a> or like the race on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheHeraldCycleTour?ref=tsfref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Port Elizabeth\u2019s John-Lee Augustyn training on the route of The Herald VW Cycle Tour. Photo: Coetzee Gouws\/Fullstop Organisers of The Herald VW Cycle Tour have made a minor adjustment to the 106km Classic route, following a request from the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, which runs the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. 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