Route Description

Route Description of Amashova National Classic 106km, 70km and 40km

1. The 106km will start outside Pietermaritzburg City Hall under the Comrades Gantry
2. Start in Chief Albert Luthuli Street (Commercial Rd) Pietermaritzburg.
3. Turn Right into Alexander Rd.
4. Continue up Fox Hill onto the R103.
5. Turn Left at R56 to Thornville via the R603 to Camperdown.
6. The first water point is situated outside past Gromor.
7. The route continues towards the Umlaas Road intersection.
8. At the T junction cyclists will take a hard right turn and ride under the railway bridge.
9. Cyclists will travel past Vans Garage
10. Cyclists will take a left into Camperdown link road
11. The 70km will start at Camperdown Spar. The cyclists will be batched in Shepstone Street
12. The start line will be in the R103 outside Camperdown Spar
13. Cyclists in the 70km will turn left at the Mkhambathini circle and travel over the N3
14. They will travel along this road until they turn left onto the new R103 link road to Cato Ridge.
15. The cyclists will come out at Cato Ridge
16. The cyclists go straight into Doonrug Drive at Cato Ridge
17. Cyclists will go straight past the Truck Stop on Doonrug Drive
18. Left into Selby Road and come out under the subway. They will turn right at the four way stop when they see Dunbar Spar in front of them.
19. The second water point is outside Eskom.
20. The race continues long the R103 through Harrisons Flats.
21. At R103/ Inchanga/Drummond/1000 Hills the race turns left onto the R103.
22. The route passes the Comrades Marathon Wall of Honour. This is where the third Water Point is situated.
23. The route then passes Kearsney College, where the route rapidly begins the decent with a very fast downhill section down Botha’s Hill.
24. The cyclists will carry on straight into Hillcrest on the contraflow side of Old Main Road.
25. Cyclists will turn right into Hospital Road and travel along Hospital Road.
26. Cyclists will turn right into Shongweni Road and travel to the M13.
27. Cyclists will travel on the M13 Highway contraflow and will travel to Durban on the Westbound carriageway
28. The 40km will start at Westown, Shongweni.
29. Cyclists will start in Westown Crescent
30. They will do a U turn and travel towards Iboza Way
31. Cyclists will turn left into Iboza Way
32. Cyclists will turn left into Kassier Road and travel over the N3
33. At Cliffdale cyclists will cross over to the contraflow side of Kassier Road
34. Cyclists will enter the M13 contraflow (westbound) at the Shongweni / Hillcrest off ramp
35. The 40km Fun Ride will join the cycle race at this point
36. The cyclists continue along the M13, which includes the descent down Fields Hill.
37. The fourth water point is on the M13 in Kloof outside AutoTrak
38. The fifth water point is on the M13 at Westville outside the Westville Mall
39. The route then becomes Jan Smuts Highway.
40. This is followed by a sharp descent, at the bottom of Jan Smuts Highway where cyclists must turn SHARP LEFT to enter the outbound lanes of the Western Freeway N3.
41. They will continue along the N3 and at the crest of the last remaining hill underneath the Tollgate Bridge.
42. The route takes the cyclist down Monty Naicker Road (Pine Street) to a left turn in Walnut Road and straight onto Masabalala Yengwa Avenue (NMR Avenue) southbound. The finish line is in Masabalala Yengwa Avenue (NMR Avenue) southbound under the pedestrian bridge that connects Mustering Fields to People’s Park
43. Cyclists will ride on past Battery Beach Road and turn right onto the boardwalk opposite Moses Mabhida Stadium
44. The final water point and medal hand out will be on the boardwalk before the subway
45. Cyclists will ride under the subway and turn right and cycle towards the Suncoast playTsogo Globe where after race hospitality will be held.