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BIKED IN: Packed in boxes, hundreds of bicycles were ready for collection from Cape Town International Airport yesterday by some of the participants in Sundays Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. About 35 000 cyclists are expected to take part in the tour and can expect hot and windy conditions, according to the SA Weather Service. Transporter Daniel Schilder helps stack the bicycles. Photo: Courtney Africa
HOT and windy: that’s the weather forecast for Sunday when thousands of cyclists will take to the Peninsula’s roads for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour.
Those who are faster will have an easier time as they will have finished the race by the time the wind and heat reach their peaks in the afternoon, according to Calton Fillis of the SA Weather Service.
“In the afternoon the wind and the temperatures will increase, so it will be unpleasant. The wind will be stronger on the eastern side of the peninsula, from Muizenberg down to Cape Point, but not so bad on the western side, apart from spots like Kommetjie where it funnels,” Fillis said.
The SA Weather Service has prepared a special online weather forecast for cyclists at www.weathersa.co.za
Details of road closures for the event are on the city council website: www.capetown.gov.za – Staff Writer
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