106km Interesting Stuff

Date: Sunday 18 October 2020

Time: TBA
Start: Pietermaritzburg City Hall
Finish: Suncoast, Durban
Distance: 106km with full road closure
Online entries: Open March 2020
Online entries: Close 16 September 2020

When entering please see below the following categories that you need to choose from :
Please note the age restriction for the 106km is 14 years old

CSA Licensed Cyclists:
Licensed Ladies Elite, u23 and Vets
Licensed Vets Men
Licensed u19 Men

To ensure all cyclists’ and the associations for SA and KZN Cycling’s needs were met ahead of this year’s race, Tsogo Sun Amashova’s organisers have revised and proudly announced the final official racing categories for this year’s popular Pietermaritzburg to Durban race.

Not only will SA’s elite racing categories for men be shifted to the challenging 160km race, but all the men’s Vets cyclists will be grouped in one batch for the 106km route with overall winners for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place receiving prize money.
The U19 men will also race in their own batch where 1st place will receive a gold medal.
U19 women, U17 boys, U17 girls and U15 boys will ride the 65km distance in line with the CSA maximum distance ruling. 1st Place in these categories will receive a gold medal.
Within the women’s section there will still be one women’s category that includes elite, U23 and vets for the 106km distance where the first 5 women across the line will receive the same prize money as the men.

Non-licensed cyclists:
Open Seeded
Tandem
Buddy Batch – choose this batch if you would like to start in the same batch as your buddy. Your buddy must also choose this category
Mountain Bike Batch – choose this batch if you are riding a mountain bike and want to ride with other mountain bikers

Seeding

The Tsogo Sun Amashova 106km is seeded by Cycle Events using the SuperSeeding Ladder. You will receive your seeding a week before the race via email, sms and on this website.If you are a late entry you will NOT be seeded.
Reseeding at registration will cost R20

Merchandise

There are amazing merchandise specials available at number collection

Hospitality after the race

More info coming soon

Licenses

All cyclists wanting to participate in road cycling events longer than 20km have to have a license, this is in accordance with the Cycling South Africa rules. It is beneficial to you to purchase a cycling license at the beginning of the year to ensure maximum benefit at other events as well as the Amashova. Click here for all Cycling South Africa benefits.If you only want to cycle one race a year then you can purchase a day license when you do your online entry for R35.

Prize Money

The Tsogo Sun Amashova 106km has race prize money of R160 000