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The victors of the Cape Town Cycle Tour have been crowned — and some folks in the Mother City are still curled up in bed!

The Cape Town Cycle Tour is a 109km marvel that starts and finishes in the shadows of Table Mountain. To safely usher so many cyclists around the route requires precision planning, with cut-offs strictly enforced and sweep vehicles at the ready to pick up those bodies and bikes that can’t be fixed by the on-route mechanical and medical angels.

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It’s a fiercely competitive and highly anticipated event that lures in cyclists from around the world. This year, the wet weather proved to be no danger for the best of the best. Here are the winners of the “most beautiful bike race in the world”.

“Despite the inclement conditions this morning just over 17 500 of the 22 500 entrants started,” Cycle Tour Director, David Bellairs said. “It just shows how committed our riders are to supporting the event no matter what the weather.”

22-year-old Marc Pritzen on Team Qhubeka is the 2022, 109 kilometre male champion, making this his first win! With less than ten kilometres to go, it was a battle until the end between Pritzen, Sascha Weber and HB Kruger. Kruger was the favourite to win, but the former SA champ pedalled his way to gold. 

“Winning this race is the dream,” Pritzen beamed. “I’ve won many races in South Africa but this is the biggest one. The weather suited me because I like it when it’s wet. So when I woke up this morning I knew that this was my best chance at winning.”

Men’s Elite Race Results:

  • First place: Marc Pritzen / 02:37:55
  • Second place: Sascha Weber
  • Third place: HB Kruger
2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour winner, Marc Pritzen. Picture: Instagram

WATCH Marc’s finish:

Mauritian-born Kim Le Court de Billot on Team Galileo Risk-Infinity brought home gold for the 78 kilometre women’s elite event that started in FishHoek. It was a battle between some of the best! Le Court de Billot took on Candice Lill and Hayley Preen in a fierce sprint finish.

“It was probably my most exciting Cycle Tour yet. I knew, coming into today, that the women’s field was really strong and this Cycle Tour was probably the best one to win,” Le Court De Billot said. “It was also great to win in front of my whole family as well.”

Women’s Elite Race Results:

  • First place: Kim Le Court De Billot / 02:08:45
  • Second place: Hayley Preen
  • Third place: Candice Lill
2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour winner, Kim Le Court de Billot. Picture: Instagram

WATCH the last four kilometres:

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Congratulations to all of the amazing athletes who finished, and are yet to finish, the 2022 Cape Town Cycle Tour. What an achievement!

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Picture: Chris Hitchcock / Cape Town Cycle Tour / Instagram

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