THE ROUTE
King Price Race to the Sea’s 164 kilometre route stretches from Franschhoek to Hermanus. Riders will enjoy exploring some of the Western Cape’s less travelled roads and discover a few hidden gems along the way.
Every water point will have the standard fare of water, Coke, bananas, PVM Octane and PVM gels & bars. On top of that, something delicious will be served to keep it interesting 😉
Start & WP 1
- You will climb 600 m to reach WP 1.
- On the menu: Coffee & Mosbolletjies.
- Toilet facilities are available.
- You will ride 20 km and climb 150 m before your next water point (WP2).
WP 2
- WP2 will be at Goedvertrou Wines, just before Botriver.
- On the menu: Bovril sandwiches, Marmite sandwiches, salty potatoes, bananas, blueberries.
- You will then ride 29 km and climb 400 m before reaching WP3.
WP 3
- WP3 will be at Wolwekraal Farm in Caledon and riders can expect to be treated to a feast of delicious snacks as well as some proper food.
- WP3 is the official spectator point.
- It is the halfway mark and the Relay Team handover point.
- Important: This is the ONLY Official Feed/Tech zone for SA Gravel Championships podium contenders. Please stay inside the dedicated area.
- A Specialized Tech Zone will be available.
- On the menu: Chicken soup, Mielie bread, salty potatoes, Cannelloni, Cous-cous salad, pancakes, naartjie, grapes.
- There will be toilet facilities.
- The official cut-off time at this waterpoint is 13:00. Riders need to leave WP3 before 13h00 to finish the race in time.
- Ride 19 km and climb 310m to WP4.
- On the menu: Bovril sandwiches, Marmite sandwiches, peanut butter cookies, salty potatoes, strawberries.
- Ride 20 km and climb 200 m to WP5.
- Official cut-off time @ 14:30
WP4
- On the menu: Bovril sandwiches, Marmite sandwiches, peanut butter cookies, salty potatoes, strawberries.
- Ride 20 km and climb 200 m to WP5.
- Official cut-off time @ 14:30
WP5
- On the menu: Curry mince vetkoek, jam & cheese vetkoek, salty potatoes, fruit.
- Ride 19km and climb a whopping 480 m to reach WP 6.
WP6 & Finish
- WP6 will be at Hemelrand, Hemel en Aarde Vallei.
- On the menu: Hot dogs!
- From here it is only 26 km to the finish with 360 m of climbing.
- Roll into the exclusive Benguela Cove Lagoon and Wine Estate like the hero you are!
2024 100 MILE ROUTE OVERVIEW
Franschoek to Hermanus | 157 km | 2391m elevation | 7 waterpoints
2024 50 MILE ROUTE OVERVIEW
Halfway Point to Benguela Cove | 82 km | 1444m elevation | 4 waterpoints
Start Venue
Finish Venue
