Tour de Windhoek starts
It is all systems go for the Tour de Windhoek, which kicks off today.
Jesse Jackson Kauraisa
The much-anticipated Tour de Windhoek is finally here and cyclists will be chasing glory from today.
The competition will include five stages: the Dordabis stage, the team trial, the Hollard Bypass, the Pupkewitz Megabuild Criterium and the Tony Rust track event.
The distances for each stage will vary from 107km for the Dordabis stage to 23km for the team trial.
The Tour de Windhoek returned last year after many years of absence and saw the best local riders pitted against each other, as well as the international entrants.
This year the event has been made possible by sponsorships from Hollard, Pupkewitz, Radiowave, Namibia Breweries Limited, Kickstart Events, Windhoek Pedal Power and the Namibia Cycling Federation.
The total distance that will be covered is 400km for the Tour de Windhoek and 21km for the light category.
The overall winner of the tour will walk away with N$15 000, while the second place finisher will take home N$11 000 and third place will net N$8 000.
The fourth-placed rider will receive N$5 000 for their efforts, while the fifth place cyclist will scoop N$2 000 and the sixth place finisher will receive N$1 000.
The King of the Mountains first prize is N$5 000, while the second place finisher gets N$3 000 and third place will net the lucky rider N$1 500.
The best sprinter will receive N$5 000, while the second place finisher gets N$3 000 and N$1 500 is up for grabs to the third-placed rider in this category.
The best young rider will get N$5 000, the second-best N$3 000 and the third-best N$1 500.
The best team will receive N$8 000, while the second-placed team will get N$5 000 and third place N$2 000.
The organisers have also come up with a new N$5 000 prize that will be awarded to the best Namibian team of the competition.
The much-anticipated Tour de Windhoek is finally here and cyclists will be chasing glory from today.
The competition will include five stages: the Dordabis stage, the team trial, the Hollard Bypass, the Pupkewitz Megabuild Criterium and the Tony Rust track event.
The distances for each stage will vary from 107km for the Dordabis stage to 23km for the team trial.
The Tour de Windhoek returned last year after many years of absence and saw the best local riders pitted against each other, as well as the international entrants.
This year the event has been made possible by sponsorships from Hollard, Pupkewitz, Radiowave, Namibia Breweries Limited, Kickstart Events, Windhoek Pedal Power and the Namibia Cycling Federation.
The total distance that will be covered is 400km for the Tour de Windhoek and 21km for the light category.
The overall winner of the tour will walk away with N$15 000, while the second place finisher will take home N$11 000 and third place will net N$8 000.
The fourth-placed rider will receive N$5 000 for their efforts, while the fifth place cyclist will scoop N$2 000 and the sixth place finisher will receive N$1 000.
The King of the Mountains first prize is N$5 000, while the second place finisher gets N$3 000 and third place will net the lucky rider N$1 500.
The best sprinter will receive N$5 000, while the second place finisher gets N$3 000 and N$1 500 is up for grabs to the third-placed rider in this category.
The best young rider will get N$5 000, the second-best N$3 000 and the third-best N$1 500.
The best team will receive N$8 000, while the second-placed team will get N$5 000 and third place N$2 000.
The organisers have also come up with a new N$5 000 prize that will be awarded to the best Namibian team of the competition.
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