Cyclists will pedal through the roads of the city, which will be closed to traffic

RELATED LINKS: Cycle challenge celebrates 10 years DUBBED Joburg's toughest race, this year's Pick 'n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge promises to be an event to remember, with 30 000 cyclists expected to take part. Read more Record entries for cycle challenge A STAGGERING 28 000 cyclists have entered the Pick 'n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge, dubbed Joburg's safest race, making it the second biggest such event on the planet. Read more Over 18 000 expected for cycle challenge THE Pick 'n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge, one of the premier cycling events in South Africa, has always attracted the big guns of the South African cycling scene. This year over 18 500 starters are expected for the race of - you guessed it - 94.7 kilometres. That's an increase of more than 14 500 cyclists over the size of the field in the first year of the event, five years ago. Read more

There will be refreshment stops and entertainment for the whole family

Cyclists gear up for Joburg's toughest race Put your pedalling and gambling power to the test and enter the annual Pick 'n Pay Cycle Challenge before 31 August to stand a chance of winning a trip for two to Italy. August 30, 2006 By Lucky Sindane OVER 30 000 cyclists are expected to pedal their way through the streets of Joburg when the annual Pick 'n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge celebrates its tenth anniversary on Sunday, 19 November. Early bird entries for the Cycle Challenge, dubbed as Joburg's toughest cycle race close on Thursday, 31 August. All entries received before the closing date will go into a draw and stand a chance of winning an all expenses paid trip for two to Italy to watch next year's Giro de Italia cycle event worth R80 000. "We are thrilled to be hosting the tenth successful Pick 'n Pay Cycle Challenge," says 94.7 Highveld Stereo marketing manager, Dex de Bruin. "It's truly amazing how the event has grown over the past 10 years. Because we're celebrating this milestone, we're calling on all cycling enthusiasts to participate in this year's event. Whether people have participated previously or never ridden the race before, it doesn't matter. We want them there to celebrate the special day with us," said De Bruin. Cyclists going over the Nelson Mandela Bridge, a major landmark of the city The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department, the Johannesburg Roads Agency and the Gauteng department of public transport, roads and works will work together to ensure that there's full road closure, making the Cycle Challenge Joburg's safest race. The Cycle Challenge route will remain the same as last year. The 94.7km race will start in Woodmead, next to Megawatt Park, run through Houghton Estate, over the Nelson Mandela Bridge in Braamfontein, up Jan Smuts Avenue, along Hans Strijdom Drive, through Diepsloot and finish at the AA Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit in Midrand. To enter online, log onto www.highveld.co.za before Monday, 2 October and stand a chance to win an all expenses paid for trip for two to the 2007 Tour de France courtesy of Hertz. For more information on the race, contact the race office on 0862 947 947. Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za