Cape Town Cycle Tour 2025: Seeding and start times
The 47th Cape Town Cycle Tour, the world’s biggest timed bike race, will take place on Sunday, 9 March 2025. Here are ALL the start times.
The 47th Cape Town Cycle Tour, the world’s biggest timed bike race, will take place on Sunday, 9 March 2025.
In addition to the ‘standard’ 109km race, there will also once again be a 42km route this year.
To accommodate the tens of thousands of cyclists who will take part, several roads will be closed on race day.
For a full list, click HERE
The South African website wishes ALL Cape Town Cycle Tour participants a safe and enjoyable ride.
Here’s hoping the wind is always at your back!
Follow the action
To watch the racing action, tune in to the live broadcast on the Cape Town Cycle Tour Facebook and YouTube channel, from 06:00 to 11:00 on Sunday.
Regular updates from the course can also be found at @CTCycleTour on Twitter, while the @ctcycletour Instagram and Cape Town Cycle Tour Facebook pages will share highlights from throughout the day.
The South African website wishes ALL Cape Town Cycle Tour participants a safe an enjoyable ride.
Here’s wishing the wind is always at your back!
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SEEDING AND START TIMES
| PREFIX | DESCRIPTION | TIME |
| * | U17 boys Fish Hoek Start | 06:00 |
| % | Racing Women Fish Hoek Start | 06:05 |
| $ | Elite Men | 06:15 |
| @ | Racing men 40-49 and 17-29 not in elite race | 06:20 |
| & | Racing men 50+ and 30-39 not in elite race | 06:24 |
| # | Racing Tandem | 06:27 |
| 1A | Seeded | 06:30 |
| 1B | Seeded | 06:33 |
| 1C | Seeded | 06:36 |
| 1D | Seeded | 06:39 |
| 1E | Seeded | 06:42 |
| 1F | Seeded | 06:45 |
| 2A | Seeded | 06:48 |
| 2B | Seeded | 06:51 |
| 2C | Seeded | 06:54 |
| 2D | Seeded | 06:57 |
| 2E | Seeded | 07:00 |
| 2F | Seeded | 07:03 |
| 3A | Seeded | 07:06 |
| 3B | Seeded | 07:09 |
| 3C | Seeded | 07:12 |
| 3D | Seeded | 07:15 |
| Dh | Hand Cycles (start at back of 3D group) | 07:15 |
| 3E | Seeded | 07:18 |
| 3F | Seeded | 07:21 |
| 4A | Seeded | 07:24 |
| 4B | Seeded | 07:27 |
| 4C | International | 07:30 |
| 4D | International | 07:33 |
| 4E | International | 07:36 |
| 4F | Seeded | 07:39 |
| Du | Unicycles (with 4F group) | 07:39 |
| Ds | Buggies (start at back of 4F group) | 07:39 |
| 5A | Seeded plus over 75s | 07:42 |
| 5B | Seeded and done 24+ tours | 07:45 |
| 5C | Seeded and over 70 | 07:48 |
| 5D | Seeded and 21-23 tours | 07:51 |
| 5E | PPA Safe Cycling | 07:54 |
| 5F | Seeded and 17-20 tours | 08:03 |
| 6A | Seeded | 08:06 |
| 6B | Seeded plus 14-16 tours | 08:09 |
| 6C | Seeded | 08:12 |
| 6D | Seeded and 11-13 tours | 08:15 |
| 6E | Seeded and 9-10 tours | 08:18 |
| 6F | Seeded and 7-8 tours | 08:21 |
| 7A | Seeded and 6 tours | 08:24 |
| 7B | Seeded, PPA and 5 tours | 08:27 |
| 7C | Corporate and Charity Groups | 08:30 |
| 7D | PPA | 08:33 |
| 7E | PPA | 08:36 |
| 7F | PPA | 08:39 |
| 8A | Open | 08:42 |
| 8B | Open | 08:45 |
| 8C | Open | 08:48 |
| 8D | Open | 08:51 |
| 8E | Open | 08:54 |
| 8F | Open | 08:57 |
| 9A | Seeded | 10:00 |
| 9B | Open | 10:03 |
| BS | Buggies (start at the back of 9B) | 10:03 |
| 9C | Open | 10:06 |
| 9D | Open | 10:09 |
| 9E | Open | 10:12 |
| 9F | Open | 10:15 |