Liberty Life Cradle Classic cycle & Liberty Life Criterium Series Cycle Race

Liberty Life Cradle Classic cycle

CHANGE IN VENUE FOR NUMBER COLLECTION
Organisers of the Liberty Life Cradle Classic, which takes place on Sunday 24th September 2006, have had to re-locate number collection from the Maropeng Centre in Sterkfontein on the 23rd to the CycleLab from 09h00 till 12h00. As previously announced you can also collect your number at CycleLab on the 22nd September from 09h00 till 17h00.

For more info - http://www.libertylife.co.za/and to enter - http://www.cyclelab.com/

The closing date for online entries is at 23h00 on the 8th September 2006 and entry fees are R150 for 97km and R90 for the 75km race.

CYCLE THROUGH THE CRADLE OF HUMANKIND
The Liberty Life Cradle Classic cycle race will be taking place on Sunday 24th September 2006 with the starting line at the gateway to the Cradle of Humankind, the Maropeng Centre on the Magaliesburg Road.

Liberty Life Criterium Series Cycle Race

Top SA Cyclists to battle it out on Khayelitsha's streets

Khayelitsha is next in line to experience the high speed Liberty Life Criterium Cycle Series which will burn rubber on the local streets on Saturday September 16th.

The race forms part of the thrilling Criterium Series, which Liberty Life launched last year with two successful events held in Sandton and Khayelitsha. The 2006 Series has already seen a race in Soweto during April, which was won by Malcolm Lange Team Microsoft. Liberty Life brought the action to Nelson Mandela Square at the beginning of July with Team Microsoft's Darryl Impey taking the honours.

These European 'loop-style' races are particularly popular for their spectator-friendly design. " Cycling is a sport that lends itself naturally to spectatorship, and this style of racing allows us to bring the crowds as close as possible to the action," comments Liberty Life Deputy CE Rex Tomlinson.

"By holding the events in places such as Soweto and Khayelitsha, we also hope to increase the sport's exposure among the South African population and broaden its appeal. We really wouldn't be doing our bit in terms of development of the sport if we confined our events only to certain areas," he says.

The final event of the 2006 Criterium Series will be held along the Durban Beach Front on December 1st. The prize money for the whole series totals a whopping R580 000, with the winner of each race receiving R50 000, while the series winner will take home an additional R100 000. It's the biggest purse in South African cycling to date.

The Khayelitsha event speeds off at 10h00 with a local fun race followed by the junior race at 10h20. Spectators can witness South Africa's top cyclists proving their mettle from 11h00 with the final race at 14h00.
The start/finish line and all festivities will be in Ntambane Street, Khayelitsha and spectators will also be treated to some great musical entertainment.

The Liberty Life Criterium series features 100 of South Africa's top cyclists who are invited to take part, including the likes of Malcolm Lange, Neil MacDonald, Nicholas White and Waylon Woolcock. A junior category has been now been introduced to the Series with R10 000 up for grabs while the Vets category has been split into 30+ and 40+ each with prize money of R16 000.

Roads will be closed to traffic for the duration of the race and grandstands will be erected along the route to make for easy viewing for cycling supporters.

There is no entry fee for those wishing to attend the event, but those looking to get a good view of the cyclists should arrive early!

For further information visit the http://www.libertylife.co.za/. The Elite race is by invitation only and the Vets and Junior race is open to all licensed riders. To enter log onto http://www.cyclelab.com/, but hurry because entries close on September 10th. Number collection will take place at the CycleLab, Nicol Grove, Fourways from 09h00 till 16h00 on Thursday September 14th as well as CycleLab, Westlake Lifestyle Centre, Westlake from 12h00 until 18h00 on Friday September 15th.

Directions to the Criterium:

From Muizenberg:

Take Baden Powell (R310) in the direction of Stellenbosch.
Turn left into Swartklip Road. (This is about 15 minutes from
Muizenberg) Turn right into Steve Biko. (Major road, look for the Police Station signs) Proceed over the stop street after which you will see the crash fencing for the race.

>From the N2:

Take the R310 off ramp and head in the Muizenberg direction. (Away from
Stellenbosch) Turn right into Swartklip Road. (About 10 minutes away from the N2) Turn right into Steve Biko. (Major road, look for the Police Station signs) Proceed over the stop street after which you will see the crash fencing for the race.

There will be directional arrows from Swartklip Road.

A seeding event for the Pick n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge, the Liberty Life Cradle Classic comprises a 97km and a 75km race.

The Elite mens winner of the 97km event will receive R5 000, and runners up R4000 and R3 000 respectively. Licensed ladies stand to win R2 500 for first place and R1 000 for coming in second.

Organised by the Rotary Club of Rosebank and Northcliff, funds will be raised for key Rotary charities in Johannesburg.

For more info - http://www.libertylife.co.za/and to enter - http://www.cyclelab.com/

The closing date for online entries is at 23h00 on the 8th September 2006 and entry fees are R150 for 97km and R90 for the 75km race.

Number collection will happen at CycleLab on 22nd September from 09h00 till 17h00 and then again on the 23rd from 09h00 until 12h00