Professional cyclist Travis Barrett is aiming for a second Everything. Insure Berge & Dale title when the 22nd edition takes place on February 26 at Protearif Primary, Krugersdorp.<\/p>\n
The 2020 Cape Town Cycle Tour winner said it was definitely a goal to win the race again.<\/p>\n
“Another title is my objective, especially coming in as the defending champ.<\/p>\n
“Any result and race win is important for me, especially as a young rider, so a second title really would help me gain recognition as one of the better riders in South Africa.”<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old added that mentally he was excited and ready for the season ahead, but physically he was not in his best shape yet.<\/p>\n
“Although, after a promising ride at Gauteng Champs recently and with a few weeks still to go before Berge & Dale, I think I\u2019ll have some good form on race day.”<\/p>\n
After having had to cancel last year’s event due to Covid-19 uncertainties, organisers Slipstream Events will welcome riders back to this iconic West Rand event, which is renowned for its challenging and hilly route – and in particular the sting in the tail climb to the finish.<\/p>\n
“I’m really excited for the return of Berge & Dale this year,” said Barrett.<\/p>\n
“The last two years have been filled with so much uncertainty regarding road races in SA, so it’s good to see the calendar getting fuller.”<\/p>\n
The Team Honeycomb Pro Cycling rider said Berge & Dale was always one that he enjoyed and looked forward to.<\/p>\n
“It’s never a completely flat route. I usually perform better in races that are hilly, especially since I\u2019m one of the smaller riders in the bunch.<\/p>\n
“The route is always challenging, and quite different to many other local races which always makes it exciting.”<\/p>\n
The Edenvale resident added that in all of the editions he had participated in, the organisation, as well as the vibe had always been great.<\/p>\n
“I definitely urge those who haven’t yet entered or those who are still indecisive to get their entries in, to enter – it’s an event that you won’t regret taking part in!”<\/p>\n
Barrett, who is the current U23 African Continental Road champion, said it was always difficult to have a race strategy this far in advance.<\/p>\n
“But, knowing my strengths as a rider, as well as having a very strong team this year makes it possible to take advantage of various race scenarios to ensure the best result possible.”<\/p>\n
Some of his other main goals for the first half of the season are to achieve a good result at the National Road Champs, followed by Tour Du Cap, which is a stage race he knows he can get good results in.<\/p>\n
“And of course, to win another edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour!”<\/p>\n
Following the 109km – which is an official seeding event for Ride Joburg – and 60km road races on the Saturday, the event will also introduce a mountain bike event with distances of 45km and 20km at Kings Kloof.<\/p>\n
The 45km MTB race is challenging and technical, and should only be attempted by fit and experienced mountain bikers.<\/p>\n
There will be new sections cut for the 20km race.<\/p>\n
Adding to the excitement and anticipation, Everything.Insure has come on board as the event’s title sponsor.<\/p>\n
Their products extend to every facet of life, from personal home and car, to business assets, professional indemnity, to death and disability cover.<\/p>\n
Entry fees:<\/p>\n
Road \u2013 109km: R380; 60km: R260
\nMTB \u2013 45km: R230; 20km: R180<\/p>\n
Categories:<\/p>\n
109km
\nElite & U\/23 Men
\nLicensed Ladies (Elite & Junior)
\nVets Men 30+
\nVets Men 40+
\nVets Men 50+
\nJunior Men
\nU\/17 Boys
\nTandem
\nOpen
\nE-Bikes<\/p>\n
60km
\nU\/17 Girls
\nU\/15 Boys
\nTandem
\nOpen
\nE-Bikes<\/p>\n
Late entry fee: R50
\nSubstitution fee: R20<\/p>\n
Entries close February 18, or as soon as the entry limits have been reached: Road \u2013 2 000 entrants; MTB \u2013 500 entrants.<\/p>\n
Enter on www.bergeendale.co.za.<\/p>\n
Professional cyclist Travis Barrett is aiming for a second Everything. Insure Berge & Dale title when the 22nd edition takes place on February 26 at Protearif Primary, Krugersdorp. The 2020 Cape Town Cycle Tour winner said it was definitely a goal to win the race again. “Another title is my objective, especially coming in as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":43137,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3260],"tags":[3791,1987,1745,1757,2088,80,9269],"class_list":["post-43133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cycling","tag-berge-dale","tag-cape-town-cycle-tour","tag-cycling","tag-mountain-biking","tag-road-cycling","tag-sport","tag-travis-barrett"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43133\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/sport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}