JOBURG’S FAVOURITE CYCLING EVENT IS BACK!
Start the road cycling calendar at Joburg’s favourite cycling event, the Montecasino Classico. Head to the Outdoor Events Area and join us for the third edition of the Montecasino Classico and ride 90km or 50km around the roads of Johannesburg, featuring a safety-bolstered final 15km route on Cedar Road.
Distances: 50km, 90km
Online entry fees:
50km: R410
90km: R570
NUMBER COLLECTION
Number collection will take place at Montecasino on the following dates:
Thursday, 08 February: 09h00 – 16h00
Friday, 09 February: 09h00 – 16h00
Saturday, 10 February: 09h00 – 15h00
WHO CAN PARTAKE?
The event caters are all categories of licensed CSA cyclists as well as open/seeded riders. Riders will be seeded in bunches according to the Cycle Events National Seeding Ladder
THE ROUTE
Cyclists who are familiar with the Cradle of Humankind will recognise sections of the route, but it notably excludes the Hillsnacks and Sterkfontein climbs. As a result, it brings down the total ascent quite significantly compared to other events on the West Rand.
From Montecasino, the 90km route goes out on Witkoppen Road, past Northgate and turns right onto Beyers Naude Drive. The next left turn is before the N14 into Muldersdrift. The route runs through Muldersdrift and turns right at the 4-way stop and right again at the T-junction towards Kloofzicht Lodge.
At the circle, it turns left and left again at the Rhino and Lion Park circle. At the Kromdraai Cash store it continues straight towards Hendrik Potgieter and turns right. Then it’s a right turn at the Engen Garage T-junction and straight on to the next right turn which brings cyclists past the Sterkfontein Caves.
Back at the Kromdraai Cash Store T-junction the route turns left, and left again at the circle past the Rhino and Lion Park. At the traffic circle on the other side of the Cradle Restaurant, riders turn right and climb past Valverde before turning left onto the Elandsdrift Road.
Then the route then accesses Montecasino via Cedar Road. Cedar Road presents a safe and controlled routing back to Montecasino and this final section is all on double laned roads, which creates a safe race flow for the event. . The finish is on the outdoor events arena, which rider’s access via Montecasino Boulevard.
The50km route continues on Beyers Naude past the Muldersdrift left turn to meet the 90km at the Elandsdrift turn.
