Start and Finish - Mofolo Park, Soweto.
Tour de Soweto Route - 16 August 2009
Route Plan: 2 laps of 40km
Times:
Race groups start at 07h00 and finish at 09h00.
Fun cyclists start at 09h00 and finish at 13h00.
Distance of lap route: 40 Km
Route
From the start the race will move South down Mcube drive and turn left past the SPCA on Moroka Nancefield and then left onto Klipspruit Valley road past the sprawling Nancefield Migrant worker hostel on the right and on the left Orlando West home to Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela and Tutu. Soon the impressive new Orlando Stadium towers above us on our right.
The route now turns right onto the Soweto Highway before turning right through Diepkloof and out of Soweto past Nasrec and the incredible new Soccer City Stadium (previously FNB stadium) shaped like a giant calabash shell.
Turning around the route now makes a U turn and returns to the Soweto Highway and follows this up a long steep hill past Meadowlands into Dobsonville where we turn left down Dobsonville (now Elias Moatsoaledi road) to Moroka Nancefield and to the finish at Mofolo Park.
The 80 km route will feature two laps of this route whilst all the other races will feature one lap.
Amongst the historical landmarks on route will be the Orlando Stadium, Nancefield & Meadowlands Migrant Worker Hostels, Soccer City Stadium, Orlando West recent home of Winnie Mandela, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu as well as the unique vibe of hawkers, streetside churches, car washes and garages and the occasional shebeen. Adding to the colour and excitement of the race will be live entertainment on route such as Zulu, Gumboot and Pantsula Dancing – allowing cyclists to experience the township vibe.
Route Safety & Management
There will be road closure of specified routes with counter flow on most of the balance.
Traffic management at specified key intersections. -
Official Road Marshals provided by ThinkBike.
Route Map
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