The Cycle Tour Lifecycle Expo opened at the Good Hope Centre on Thursday March 5, marking three days to the 2015 Cape Town Cycle Tour solidarity ride.
One of the Lifecycle Expo’s many highlights this year is an interactive children’s area with Muna Bike, setting up a “mini Cycle Tour” route for children to navigate.
There is also a “testing station” from Powerade, helping cyclists prevent injury, increase power and improve their performance.
Cyclists disappointed to not be climbing Chapman’s Peak can visit the Virgin Active stand where there’s a simulation ride up the iconic peak.
In addition to the big name stores and brands like sponsors Pick n Pay and Momentum are the inventors of products like Veleau a fuss-free cycle hydration system from saddle bag to mouth and TylerOptic’s bifocal sunglasses.
The Watt Bike stand offers a three-minute threshold competition for cyclists and cyclists can enter a variety of categories from the flip-flop classification to the buffalo group.
There is also a gallery, displaying the Cape Town Cycle Tour‘s rich heritage and conveying the evolution of its logo.
There is safe and secure parking on the Grand Parade, with a free shuttle sponsored by Avis to and from the Expo venue.
Avis mini buses are in operation daily, with regular buses running from 8:30am to 7:30pm on Thursday and Friday, and from 8:30am to 4:30pm on Saturday.
Cyclists taking part in the Cape Town Cycle Tour can gain one-time free entry with their RaceTec chips.
General admission tickets for the public are R40 a person and free for people 65 and older.
