Race details | |
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Date | mid-November |
Region | Johannesburg, South Africa |
English name | 947 Cycle Challenge |
Nickname(s) | Everyone's Race, Ride Joburg |
Discipline | Road, Mountain Bike and Children's events |
Type | One-day |
Race director | Tanya Harford [1] |
History | |
First edition | 1997[2] |
Editions | 21 |
The 947 Ride Joburg (formally known as the 94.7 cycle challenge) [3] is the world's second-largest timed cycle race, after the Cape Argus Cycle Race. [4] It is held annually on cycle challenge Sunday, the third Sunday of November in the South African city of Johannesburg. Between 20,000 and 30,000 participants complete the challenging 94.7 km (58.8 mi) course every year. The event's main sponsors are 947 (radio station) and Virgin Active (In previous years, Momentum.) [5]
The 94.7 Mountain Bike Challenge is held the weekend before the road race. It consists of two distances; a 30 km (19 mi) race and a 55 km (34 mi) race. In 2012 a 40 km (25 mi) fun ride was introduced and took place the day before the 94.7 Mountain Bike Challenge.
Year | Country | Rider | Team |
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2000 | South Africa | Mari Rogers | |
2001 | South Africa | Mari Rogers | |
2002 | South Africa | Wanda Ariano | |
2003 | South Africa | Samantha Bounds | |
2004 | South Africa | Samantha Bounds | |
2005 | South Africa | Lisa Vermaak | |
2006 | South Africa | Yolandi du Toit | |
2007 | South Africa | Anriëtte Schoeman | |
2008 | South Africa | Anriëtte Schoeman | [10] |
2009 | South Africa | Joanna Van De Winkel | |
2010 | South Africa | Cherise Taylor | |
2011 | South Africa | Ashleigh Moolman | Team Nashua Toyota |
2012 | Great Britain | Sharon Laws | Momentum Toyota |
2013 | South Africa | Ashleigh Moolman | Momentum Toyota |
2014 | Netherlands | Marianne Vos | Rabo–Liv |
2015 | South Africa | Ashleigh Moolman | Bigla Pro Cycling Team |
2016 | Germany | Charlotte Becker | Team Hitec Products |
2017 | South Africa | Ashleigh Moolman | Bia Africa mixed team |
2018 | South Africa | Carla Oberholzer | Demacon |
2019 | South Africa | Carla Oberholzer | Demacon MaxWax |
Rider | Avg. speed | Year |
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Reinardt Janse van Rensburg ( RSA) | 12.11 m/s | 2012 |
Sharon Laws ( GBR) | 9.89 m/s | 2012 |
Nicholas White ( RSA) | 11.68 m/s | 2010 |
Cherise Taylor ( RSA) | 9.56 m/s | 2010 |
Arran Brown ( RSA) | 11.74 m/s | 2009 |
Joanna Van De Winkel ( RSA) | 9.44 m/s | 2009 |
Malcolm Lange ( RSA) | 12.76 m/s | 2008 |
Herman Fouche ( RSA) | 11.78 m/s | 2007 |
Martin Velits ( SVK) | 11.44 m/s | 2006 |
Darren Lill ( RSA) | 12.10 m/s | 2005 |
Daniel Spence ( RSA) | 12.02 m/s | 2002 |
Malcolm Lange ( RSA) | 11.84 m/s | 2001 |