Cyclists who missed the entry cut-off for the 2010 Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour have one last chance to secure a spot on the starting line with substitution entries opening Monday, February 1st.

Substitute online or manually

The cost of a substitution entry is R350, irrespective of PPA or CSA membership.

Cyclists who have internet access can make an online substitution application:
• Visit the online entry page on http://www.cycletour.co.za from 1 February to 26 February
• Enter the details of the person who is entering as a substitute.
• Pay the substitution fee online.
• Download a consent form for the cyclist withdrawing, who must complete the form and fax it to 021 797 5306.
• Organisers will e-mail a confirmation letter to the substitution entrant within 72 hours of receiving the consent form.

Cyclists can also follow a manual application procedure:
• Download the substitution entry and consent forms from www.cycletour.co.za or request a form to be faxed to you by phoning 021 763 7960.
• Post the completed entry form, the signed consent form of the person withdrawing, as well as a cheque / postal order to Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, P O Box 777, Rondebosch, 7700. This must reach the organisers by 26 February. No late substitutions will be accepted.

Cyclists who choose to withdraw will not receive a refund.

All new entrants will receive a new race number and start in the group for which they qualify, depending on experience and their results in seeding events. This number can be collected at the Cape Argus Lifecycle Expo that will be held at the Good Hope Centre.

Should you wish to secure a substitution entry but do not know of anyone withdrawing, please fax your name, contact details and the number of places required to 021 797 5306 or e-mail substitutions@cycletour.co.za. The Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust will do its best to find you a cancellation.

Use your own race number

Organisers have warned that cyclists racing under someone else’s race number face disqualification, and entrants are urged not to let anyone else use the race number allocated to them. While it seems an easy solution, the consequences could be life-threatening.

David Bellairs, Co-Director of the Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust, explains: “Participants’ details, including their medical and emergency contact information, are linked to their race number, and this number is our first port of call in an emergency situation. As part of our safe cycling initiative we therefore urge all cyclists to only use the race number allocated to them.”

Those participating with another cyclist’s race number will be disqualified, while the original entrant will be suspended from future events.

For more information, visit www.cycletour.co.za or call 021 763 7960.

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