South Africa · Chapman’s Peak

Cape Town Cycle Tour

Around the Cape Peninsula, over Chapman's Peak. Traced from the real road (OpenStreetMap) and the real relief (public elevation data): every bend and every percent is where it should be.

Distance
105.5 km
Climbing
1,570 m
Steepest km
8%
Highest point
254 m
Type
Long ride
The profile

Cape Town Cycle Tour, a long ride.

105.5 km, 1,570 m of climbing, 1.5% on average, the steepest kilometre at 8%.

13 m254 m
0 km105,5 km

How to ride it

105.5 km is a real long ride. Eat and drink early (every 20 minutes), ride in endurance (zone 2) and save your efforts for the climbs. The game saves your ride if you have to stop.

  1. Open FORGE Ride, on your Windows PC or in the browser from the app.
  2. Connect your trainer or your sensor (CONNECT on the home screen).
  3. RIDE, the World tab, then Cape Town Cycle Tour.
  4. Signed in? Other riders on Cape Town Cycle Tour ride with you, live.
Estimated time
  • 2 W/kg4 h 05
  • 3 W/kg3 h 18
  • 4 W/kg2 h 52

An estimate from the game’s physics: a 75 kg rider on a road bike, riding steady, without draft. On a smart trainer in SIM mode, the game measures your real time.

Questions

Before you ride.

Can I ride Cape Town Cycle Tour for free?

Yes. Cape Town Cycle Tour is one of FORGE Ride’s 51 routes, and the game is free, on a Windows PC or in the browser.

What do I need to ride Cape Town Cycle Tour?

A bike on an indoor trainer. With a Bluetooth smart trainer, the resistance follows the slope of the road. A speed or cadence sensor is also enough to ride, with an estimated power.

Is Cape Town Cycle Tour the real road?

Traced from the real road (OpenStreetMap) and the real relief (public elevation data): every bend and every percent is where it should be.