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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