An informed resident of a suburb which is part of the route of a race is a happy resident, as they can make alternate plans and use different routes to get to church and the shops.
See below for roads that will be used by the cyclists and official vehicles on February 14, during the Dis-Chem Ride for Sight Cycle Race.
Cyclists will converge on the Boksburg City Stadium, at the corner of Jubilee and Dudley Smith roads, from 4.30am onwards.
The first race starts at 6.15am and the last race at 8.18am.
The last group of cyclists will arrive back at the stadium by 2.30pm.
The following roads will be affected:
- Boksburg:
- R554 and R21. (Dudley Smith Road, Jubilee Road, Barry Marais Road; Van Wyk Louw Street; Besembos Road; Kingfisher Avenue; Essenhout Street; Keurboom Street; North Boundary Road; Trichardts Road; Rondebult Road).
- Germiston:
- R554, M35, R103 and M37 and the N3 highway/Heidelberg on-ramp. (Elsburg/Heidelberg Road; Leondale/Osborn Road; Smith Street, Phillip Road; Leondale Road; Karantella Street; Barry Marais Road; Heidelberg Road; Caresbee Road, Pelser Road, Nigel (Diana) Road, Van Dyk Road, Nederveen Road, Setchell Road; Black Reef Road).
- Alberton:
- R553/R103 and M61 and M7 and R550. (Heidelberg Road; Dekenah Street; Vereeniging Road; Combrinck Road; Juyn Road; Dan Jacobs Road; Van Till Road; Waterstof Road; André Marais Road; Potgieter Road; Khumalo Road; Hennie Alberts Road; Langkloof Road; Kliprivier Drive; Eikenhof Road; Nigel Road).
- Randvaal/Midvaal:
- M61, R557, R558 and R551. (Roads to Grasmere and Heidelberg. Road to Kareekloof).
- Heidelberg:
- R42, R23 to Benoni (Wessels Street.)
- Brakpan:
- R23 and R554 (Shakwane Road; Malandele Road; Hansen Road; Boland Road; Mans Road; Lucas Steyn Road, Coetzee Road; Koot Road; Minnebron Road; Elsenburg Road).
Although online entries are closed, registration will also be taken at the following venues:
- The Bicycle Company (Centurion) on February 11 from 9am to 5pm.
- Cycle Lab (Fourways) on February 12 from 9am to 5pm.
- Tour De Frans (Benoni/Boksburg) on February 13 from 9am to 2pm.
Limited entries will be taken on race day for the 116km (no seeding).
Entries will also be taken on race day for the 62km event.
This, the 28th Ride for Sight event, remains a seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour.
Cash prizes valued at R82 000 will be awarded in CSA Cycling categories.
Lucky draw and donation prizes worth over R200 000 will also be up for grabs.
The Dis-Chem Foundation will again match all these lucky draw donations, over and above event entry fees.
All the proceeds will fund genetic tests for financially disadvantaged children.
To support the fight against blindness, Vision Works Optometrists will offer free vison screening during the month of February.
Vision Works will also offer free vision screening on race day, at the race venue, in partnership with the metro.
As in previous years, Dis-Chem Pharmacies are the naming sponsor, with the Ekurhuleni Metro, Springs Wheelers, Hamnet Emergency Communications and Benoni Red Cross partnering with Retina South Africa to provide the cyclists with the best emergency and on route support, to ensure that they have a safe and enjoyable ride.
Enter now and help to restore the gift of sight.
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