132km Champions Choice
Date: Sunday 20 July 2025
Time: TBC
Timing Board: R140 (you will only purchase this should you not have one from another FinishTime timed event for example Cape Town Cycle Tour or Emperors Palace)
Start: Nelson Mandela Capture Site, Howick uMngeni
Finish: Masabalala Yengwa Pedestrian Bridge, Durban
Distance: 132km with full road closure
Online entries open: February 2025
Online entries close: 23 June
Number Collection Venue: Nelson Mandela Capture Site – Friday 18 July – 09h00 to 14h00 and
Suncoast, playTsogo Globe – Saturday 19 July – 09h00 to 16h00
R50 if you need a temporary day license
Please note the age restriction for the 132km is 16 years old
Seeding
Cyclists are batched according to the seeding of their previous races. The 132km ride is timed. If you would like to have your time officially recorded please purchase a timing board with your online entry. You can choose open seeded in the 132km
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. A day license costs R50 and will be added to your online entry.
Route
Cyclists will start at the Mandela Capture Site in Howick and travel to the Pietermaritzburg City Hall on the R103. The route will take cyclists on the R103, past Midmar Dam, through Cedara, through the back of Hilton and coming out at Crossway’s Hotel. From here the route will go down into Pietermaritzburg with the show grounds on your left to the Pietermaritzburg City Hall where the cyclists will join up with the normal Amashova route. There will be an neutral zone from Crossways Hotel to the Royal Showgrounds on Old Howick Road.
Route Profile
Route Maps
Start area Map – Map 132km Start Final