Events/Cape Town Cycle Tour

Cape Town Cycle Tour

Road

Date

Sun, 14 Mar 2027

Venue

Cape Town, South Africa (city loop via Cape Point)

Countdown

March

Distance

109km

Total climb

1,200m

The world's largest individually-timed cycle race. Up to 35,000 riders roll out through the heart of Cape Town on fully closed roads, looping the Cape Peninsula on the second Sunday in March.

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The course

The route

~109km and about 1,200m of climbing on rolling coastal roads, shaped by two decisive climbs: Chapman's Peak (~4.5km at 4-5%) and the steeper Suikerbossie (~2.6km at ~6%, pitching to ~8%) near the finish.

Weather

Mid-March, Cape Town

21°CTypical high

17°CTypical low

15°CColdest in 20 years

13%Days with rain

Highs around 21°C and lows around 17°C, but it has dropped to 15°C. Rain on 13% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day

Training

Training for the Cape Town Cycle Tour

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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What the Cape throws at you

Typical sessions

Sustained tempo power into an exposed coastal headwind for four to five hours

Two decisive climbs: Chapman's Peak mid-route, then a steeper Suikerbossie on tired legs

Holding position in a huge, fast bunch where drafting and echelons decide your time

A potentially hot March day, with the Cape wind able to change the race entirely

What your weeks look like

Typical sessions

2x20min at 90-100% FTP to build the sustained power that holds a bunch into wind

Over-unders, 5 x (3min at 90% / 2min at 105%), for the surges that cover climbs and gaps

Short climb reps, 5-6 x 5-8min at 95-105% FTP, matched to Chapman's and Suikerbossie

Chaingang and race-simulation group rides for drafting, echelon and race-speed handling

Not a generic schedule

Typical sessions

Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have

Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond

Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo

One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet

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