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(Cape Town, 24 November 2009) Die Burger Cycle Tour is the final event in the 2009 Alpha Pharm Seeding Series, the country's most prestigious road cycling series, and as a result some of South Africa's greatest cyclists will descend on the Boland this weekend.
Die Burger Cycle Tour takes place at Nelson's Creek Wine Estate on Sunday 29 November. Cycling sensation, Arran Brown (Medscheme), winner of the 2009 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, will be competing in the 97km road distance. Other big names include Hanco Kachelhoffer (Medscheme), veteran Moolman Welgemoed (Daikin-Gu) and 2008 winner David Garrett (Daikin-Gu).
Spectators can look forward to a mighty showdown between top females Jennie Stenerhag (Alpha Pharm) and Anriette Schoeman (Nashua Telecoms). They've been vieing for first place in the Alpha Pharm Seeding Series since February this year, and Die Burger Cycle Tour on Sunday will be their grand finale.
Mountain bike superstars such as defending champion Johnny Kritzinger (Team DCM Chrome) are expected to make short work of the family-friendly 30km MTB route and a winning time of 1 hour is predicted. "It's always great to end the year with a nice, enjoyable ride and Die Burger Cycle Tour is exactly that. I'm looking forward to it," said Kritzinger
Road closures
The northbound carriageway on the R44 from the Windmeul Intersection willl be closed from 04h00 till 13h00 - apart from allowing controlled access to the Nelson's Creek parking lot. The southbound carriageway on the R44 will have two-way traffic during these times which will allow for through traffic.
The organisers of Die Burger Cycle Tour would like to thank the public for their patience and understanding during the short delays that may occur as a result of the race. The Race Day emergency number is: 083 555 5028.
Follow the Race Day action on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CycleTourTrust.
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