Cape Town tour overshadowed by two fatalities
Nolan Hoffman wins, but grief clouds his victory as two cyclists die
Local cyclist Nolan Hoffman won the Cape Town Cycle Tour on Sunday, but the 40th edition of the race was overshadowed by the deaths of two cyclists. Race director David Bellairs confirmed this on Sunday. "The first was a trauma incident just before 9am on the M3 southbound in which a group of 20 cyclists were involved in a pile-up. One of the cyclists succumbed to the injuries he sustained. His family has asked that we respect their privacy at this time and we will not be releasing his name," he said. "In the second incident a male participant succumbed to a suspected heart attack at Smitswinkel Bay at 10.22am. Once again, we are not releasing his name." Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust said: "Our most sincere condolences go out to the families of both these participants." More than 30‚000 cyclists took part in Sunday’s race. Franschhoek-born Hoffman, who won his third title, clocked 2hr 37min 30sec for the 109km voyage around the peninsula. New Zealand Olympian Sam Gaze, who won the UCI ...
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