Giro del Capo 2006 and Cape Argus Cycle tour

The Giro del Capo is Africa's premier stage cycle race, one of international level. This year, cyclists from South Africa and all over the world will participate during the 5 day and 600km race.


The Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Giro del Capo is Africa's premier stage cycle race and has transformed itself into a race of international level. This year, cyclists from South Africa and all over the world will participate during this 5 day and 600km race.

The Giro Del Capo takes the cyclists to and through Durbanville, Paarl, Wellington and the Winelands, Bellville in Cape Town, On Signal Hill and to Greenpoint.

Apart from the many South African cyclist teams, many international teams will gather in Cape Town for the Giro Del Capo. As for instance the German teams of Wiesenhof (Enrico Poitschke, Jens Heppner, Ralph Grabsch, David Kopp and Sebastian Siedler) and Lamonta (Jan Bratkowski, Bjorn Papstein, Holger Sievers, Uwe Hardter and Bjorn Glasner).

Also participating in the Giro Del Capo
is the Danish team Herning Cykle (Stig Da, Martin Mortensen, Jesper Tranberg, Soren Nissen and Morten Knudsen), just like the Norwegian team of Sparebanken Vest.

Other international teams cycling the race:
  • Team Action from Poland
  • Recycling.co.uk-MG-Xpower-Litespeed from the United Kingdom
  • Team Namibia & Jittery Joe's-Kalahari from the USA.
More Cycling events in South Africa:
Cape Epic mountain bike challenge Cape Town
Africycle in Mpumalanga 
Cederburg Mountain Bike Experience.

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Light House Holistic 2026Rooftop clubhouse with yoga, sauna, ...

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Eggs benedict & flat white for R119, + try the viral crookie

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Daily deals on classic comfort meals like burgers, schnitzel, ribs, steaks…

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Craft beer tasting trays, burgers for just R60, R35 happy hour pints

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