Records
The course records for the 110 km course over Chapman's Peak are:
- Men: 02:27:29 by Robbie Hunter (2008)
- Women: 02:48:29 by Anke Erlank-Moore (2007).
- Fastest average speed: 47.48 km/h by Wimpie van der Merwe (1993)
The record for the highest number of consecutive victories within a competitor's age group belongs to Penny Krohn, who scored 25 such age group wins.
The oldest cyclist to complete the race within the maximum allowed seven hours is Japie Malan (92 Years old at the time) during the 2012 Cyle Tour - on a tandem in a time of 05:49:00. He is the oldest man (90 years old at the time) to complete the race on a single bicycle during the 2010 Cycle Tour in a time of 06:48:52. He is also the oldest man to have ridden the Argus for the first time, which he did in 2004 when he was 84 years old. The oldest woman to complete the race is Mary Warner (80 years old at the time) during the 2006 tour, in a time of 06:43:38.
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