Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis finishes Cape Town Cycle Tour

Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis was among the tens of thousands of cyclists to complete Sunday, 10 March’s Cape Town Cycle Tour.

Hill-Lewis took on the challenge of the 109km route and was entered in the E-Bikes category.

It was his first Cape Town Cycle Tour.

The 37-year-old completed the race in 6:39:02, according to the official SportSplits tracking app.

Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, post-race, Hill-Lewis said he was “chuffed”, adding: “My very first @CTCycleTour done! 109 beautiful and often grueling kilometers. Thank you for all the wonderful support along the route. You really helped in some of the tougher sections.”

Meanwhile, Premier of the Western Cape, Alan Winde, a regular cyclist and Cape Town Cycle Tour participant, finished this year’s 109km race in a time of 5:33:58.

As reported by the SAPeople website, South Africa’s Kent Main won the men’s elite race.

Main, 28, crossed the line in a time of 2:31:21.

Charlie Aldridge of Great Britain finished second, 14 seconds behind, with South Africa’s Alan Hatherly in third.

Earlier, the women’s elite race was won by 28-year-old South African Tiffany Keep.

The women’s elite race was contested over 78km.