Cape Argus Cycle Race - Details of Each Event

Details of Each Event

Key information regarding each of the race events is as follows:

Year km Entrants Finishers Men Time Women Time Notes on the route Notes on the weather and the race
1978 104 525 446 Lawrence Whittaker 03:02:25 Janice Theis 04:35:00 Started at the Castle, Strand Street. Ended in Camps Bay.
1979 104 999 760 Hans Degenaar 02:52:38 Janice Theis 03:36:46 Ditto
1980 104 1398 1119 Hennie Wentzel 03:02:18 Sharon Broekhuysen 03:51:00 Ditto
1981 104 1669 1372 Ertjies Bezuidenhout 02:47:42 Ann Wood 03:40:01 Start moved to Hertzog Boulevard to reduce congestion at on-ramp to Eastern Boulevard.
1982 104 1698 1372 Mark Pinder 03:01:25 Martina le Roux 03:34:54 Ditto Southeaster played havoc with bannering at start, and howled throughout the day.
1983 104 2302 1929 Robbie McIntosh 02:49:55 Heather Smithers 03:21:20 Ditto Very windy. First bicycle to cross the finish line was a tandem ridden by William Smith and Francois du Toit.
1984 104 2373 2023 Theuns Mulder 02:55:07 Isavel Roche-Kelly 03:19:14 Ditto
1985 104 3008 2445 Hennie Wentzel Louise van Riet Lowe 03:04:36 Ditto
1986 104 3494 3086 Ertjies Bezuidenhout 02:40:20 Cathy Carstens 02:49:55 Ditto
1987 104 5934 4761 Hennie Wentzel 02:43:05 Cathy Carstens 03:03:24 Ditto Strong northwesterly blowing, Heavy rain, high winds and extreme cold, called 'Siberian' weather by The Argus. Lloyd Wright, on a recumbent, cross the finish line first in 2:33:03.
1988 104 10850 8707 Willie Engelbrecht 02:36:54 Cathy Carstens 02:54:23 Ditto Windless.
1989 105 12802 10559 Willie Engelbrecht 02:49:24 Cathy Carstens 02:57:55 Finish line moved to Maiden's Cove, adding an extra kilometre to the course Windy race.
1990 105 14427 11235 Willie Engelbrecht 02:41:56 Cathy Carstens 02:53:50 Ditto Safety helmets became compulsory
1991 105 15593 12750 Robbie McIntosh 02:28:46 Rene Scott 02:44:40 Ditto Perfect weather conditions.
1992 105 17274 13334 Willie Engelbrecht 02:50:04 Jackie Martin 03:03:10 Ditto
1993 105 18659 15256 Wayne Burgess 02:33:35 Kim Carter 02:51:46 Ditto Wimpie van der Merwe raced 2:16:40 on a recumbent.
1994 105 20964 17289 Willie Engelbrecht 02:23:22 Jackie Martin 02:49:19 Ditto Windless.
1995 105 25313 20535 Michael Andersson 02:22:56 Jackie Martin 02:45:52 Ditto Near-perfect weather conditions
1996 105 28711 22294 Thomas Liese 02:40:16 Erica Green 02:58:33 Ditto
1997 105 28875 22717 Kurt Asle Arvesen 02:38:47 Erica Green 02:58:37 Ditto Very good weather.
1998 105 34162 25955 Malcolm Lange 02:39:25 Anke Erlank 02:58:27 Ditto
1999 105 36153 28885 Jacques Fullard 02:31:26 Michelle Lombardi 02:52:55 With finish line still at Maiden's Cove, the carnaval was moved to Green Point First year of using electronic timing transponders.
2000 109 39864 30081 Morne Bester 02:39:35 Anriette Schoeman 02:57:34 Chapman's Peak closed. Return trip via Ou Kaapse Weg and Blue Route, with finish in Green Point.
2001 109 39715 30785 Douglas Ryder 02:31:57 Anriette Schoeman 02:55:21 Ditto
2002 109 39831 28050 Allan Davis 02:35:34 Anriette Schoeman 02:57:29 Ditto Heat wave: race was stopped at 2:45 at Ou Kaapse Weg when temperatures reached 42 degrees.
2003 109 39668 27841 Malcolm Lange 02:29:29 Anriette Schoeman 02:54:02 Ditto Perfect weather conditions.
2004 109 42614 31219 Antonio Salomone 02:32:23 Anke Erlank 02:49:23 Route via Chapman's Peak again, with the finish line at Green Point. Sweltering day.
2005 109 39929 28334 Russell Downing 02:37:50 Anke Erlank 03:00:19 Ditto Winds of more than 40 km/h were recorded at places.
2006 108 40064 28818 Steffen Radochla 02:34:28 Anriette Schoeman 02:59:08 Ditto Cool weather and light rain.
2007 109 41279 29296 Robert Hunter 02:32:36 Anke Erlank 02:48:29 Ditto Near perfect weather
2008 109 37978 28669 Robert Hunter 02:27:29 Cherise Taylor 02:50:51 Ditto
2009 110 38594 25799 Arran Brown 02:46:32 Jennie Stenerhag 03:06:01 Cyclists diverted over Boyes Drive to avoid construction in Main Road Dubbed "the Tour of Storms", with the strongest winds ever. Fences at the start blown down and banners ripped to shreds, with gusts of up to 120 km/h. The cut off time was extended to 8 hrs, but the race was eventually stopped at Chapman's Peak at 16:30, both due to extreme weather.
2010 110 37662 28745 Malcolm Lange 02:39:55 Anriette Schoeman 03:06:11 Ditto Wind was a problem again, with wind speeds reaching up to 46 km/h - but nothing like the wind of the previous year.
2011 110 36848 28970 Tyler Day 02:32:10 Cherise Taylor 02:49:45 Ditto Perfect conditions.
2012 110 31126 Reinardt Janse van Rensburg 02:36:17 Ashleigh Moolman 02:52:24 Ditto Initially good conditions, becoming hot later in the day. Late finishers suffered in the heat, and refreshment stations ran out of water. A pile-up close to the finishing line, involving top women cyclists and others, affected the outcome of the women's race.

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