Century City
Cape Town, 7441
South Africa
The Century City Sport Festival celebrates its 12th year of existence. The City Cycling Club has been hosting the criterium for the Sports Festival from the first edition and has seen it grow in leaps and bounds. Racing is around a 1.5 kilometre circuit which is secured by the very competent Century City Property Owners security staff. This is an ideal event to test the legs before the WP Road League that commences from the middle of March.
The season opening Century City Criterium takes place on 1 March 2020. The ever popular crit race is hosted by Century City in conjunction with the City Cycling Club. Racing starts at 8h00.
Registration and costs
Entry to the event is for free – All participants must enter as per normal on this website, there WILL be on the day ‘late entries’.
This event is only a training race but we will be having a podium for the first 3 finishers (no prize money). The event DOES NOT form part of the WP League Road Race series.
Categories and seeding
The 2020 season will follow the new categories and seeding guidelines. In most instances participants will already be allocated to fixed categories based on past races. See the same article on how to improve or change your seeding.
Course and distances
We will follow the same course as the previous years, starting next to the MyCity bus terminal, around the various roundabouts, and back again. This is a technical circuit with strips of cobblestone in places.
| Time | Activity | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 8h00 | Roads Close | |
| 8h10 | U11/U13 | 15 minutes |
| 8h30 | Roads Open for Residents | 10 minutes |
| 8h40 | U15/U17 | 20 minutes |
| 9h00 | Roads Open for Residents | 10 minutes |
| 9h15 | Cat 4 + CCC + Women + Cat3 | 30 minutes |
| 9h40 | Roads Open for Residents | 10 minutes |
| 10h00 | Cat 2 | 35 minutes |
| 10h40 | Roads Open for Residents | 10 minutes |
| 11h00 | Cat 1 | 45 minutes |
| 12h00 | Roads Open |
Starting Times
We need to follow a strict timetable due to the requirement to allow resident traffic through. Please ensure you are at the start well in advance of your start time.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8h00 | Roads Close |
| 8h10 – 8h25 | Race – U11 and U13 |
| 8h30 – 8h40 | Break to allow residents traffic access |
| 8h40 – 9h00 | Race – U15 and U17 |
| 9h00 – 9h10 | Break to allow residents traffic access |
| 9h15 – 9h45 | Race – Cat 4 + CCC + Women + Cat3 |
| 9h50 – 10h00 | Break to allow residents traffic access |
| 10h00 – 10h35 | Race – Cat 2 |
| 10h40 – 10h50 | Break to allow residents traffic access |
| 11h00 – 11h45 | Race – Cat 1 |
| 12h00 | Roads Open |
Costs
Online entries, using the Enter Now button found on this page, is the most cost effective way to enter our races. (See more details about costs and discounts). Entries close the Friday prior to the race. After this time late registration will only be possible at the registration table on the day at the event. No discounts will apply on the day. (Read more about the registration process).
The costs for this race are;
| Category | Online | Late |
|---|---|---|
| Category 1 – 3 | R0 | R0 |
| Category 4 | R0 | R0 |
| Scholars | R0 | R0 |
Online registration
IMPORTANT: You will be charged R50 for the annual WP Cycling Road League number!
This number will be used for ALL WP Cycling road races in 2020, including the scholars categories.
If you do not plan to race any other WP Cycling race this year, please send us an email to [email protected] with your name and ID number, so that we can prepare a temporary number and waiver the R50.
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Problems with CSA Membership or Licenses?
See the page about CSA membership or licenses, or if you have problems with this during the registration process.
Parking
Parking will be available in the parking area next to Link Road , Century City alternatively at the Virgin Active parking lot.