2016 SA Para Champs

January 23, 2016

ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Date: Wednesday 10 to Thursday 11 February 2016
Province: KwaZulu-Natal
Location: Wartburg
Entries are closed

Contact persons: Mike Burns 082 560 8199

About

The SA National Road Championships will once again be staged in KwaZulu–Natal with a four day competition programme over a five day period. The event dates are 10–14 February with the time trial competitions being staged on 10 and 11 February and the road races all happening on 13 and 14 February. There will be two competition sites in 2016 with the time trial taking place in the Wartburg / Noodsburg / Harburg area utilising the same time trial routes as were used for the 2015 African Continental Road Championships and the road races will be staged in the Westville (Durban) area using predominantly the same routes with some minor adjustments as were used when the national championships were last staged in Durban in 2014.

It is planned to stage both the time trial and road race competitions for the Para-cycling division in Wartburg on 10 and 11 February but this will be dependent on the technical aspects of the course meeting the requisite Para-cycling standards.

Accommodation

For those people only competing in the TT as well as the Para-cycling athletes, the Wartburg Hotel is ideally positioned.

Orion Hotels is offering an exceptionally good rate for the event, which is R350 per person per night sharing for dinner, bed and breakfast – the single rack rate will be higher but this can be ascertained from the hotel at the time of booking.

Enquiries and bookings can be made directly with the hotel and queries can be made at reservations@wartburghotel.co.za or gm@wartburghotel.co.za and the telephone number is 033 503 1482. More details about the hotel can be found on the hotel website at www.wartburghotel.co.za.

All the rooms have been provisionally blocked for the event, so anyone making contact with them should indicate that they are making enquiries or bookings as part of the SA Road Championships.

Ekukanyeni is situated on a working sugar cane farm 3.4km on the Table Mountain Rd, 30 min from Wartburg and a 15 min drive from the centre of Pietermaritzburg. Drop-offs to sport events in and around Pietermaritzburg can be arranged for guests. Ideal for groups.

The farm house has:

6 bedrooms
3 bathrooms
3 Garages
Spacious lounge
Fully equipped kitchen with pantry
Laundry room
Wide shady veranda
Large garden with trees
Security (remote entrance and alarm)
Farmers splash pool

Notes:
Kitchen and bathrooms to be shared by guests. Wi-fi available DSTV dish guests to bring their own decoder and smart card.

Rates:
R230pp pn

Optional
Housekeeping R80 pd ( not available on Sundays and Public Holidays)

Contact details: Elmarie Thöle cell 082 374 9207; email: elmariethole@gmail.com

Who can take part

All participants must have a valid Full Racing Licence issued by Cycling SA. The following categories of riders can participate in the 2016 SA Road Championships.

T1-T2 (Tricycles)
H1-H5 (Handcycles)
C1-C5
B (Tandems – Visually Impaired)

To compete in this event, Para-cyclists must be officially classified (e.g.: H1, H2…).

For the Road Race, competitors must wear the correct coloured helmet (details can be sourced from the UCI website). Bicycles, tricycles and handcycles must conform with the technical/mechanical specifications required by the UCI. In particular, handcyclists must be aware of the chain guard and road race crash bar requirements, and tricyclists must be aware of the requirement for a dual braking system and road race crash bar requirements.

For the medal ceremony, riders are required to wear their cycling kit.

Start lists

Results

Press Releases

Venue

Event schedule

Coming soon…

Traffic Management

Road closure in Wartburg / Harburg will be from 08:00 to the end of the races each day with RTI escorted traffic flow between the Cool Air turnoff and Wartburg, and the Bruyns Hill Store and Wartburg. There will also be three motorbikes patrolling the other sections of road to maintain safety for the riders but also to assist any farmers’ vehicles that need to get to different fields and areas.