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Welcome to the website of the Gauteng Handcycle Racing Club. This is essentlially a cyber-club, started to promote handcycling in South Africa and especially in Gauteng. So, if you are interested in handcycles or handbikes ... please read on! Handcycling is the most fun you can have on 3 wheels. As a wheeler, you are probably already tired of being told what you can't do -- well handcycling is something you can do! So come join us out there, get involved, get hooked on life! Where can you climb over 3900m on a handcycle in one week? <answer is here> Entries are now closed for Toer de Kaap 2012, please email info@ghrc.co.za if you are looking for a late entry. Toer de Kaap riders in 2012 will each receive one of these very exclusive medals for completing the tour and riding the 42km OCC race for a total riding distance of 557km.  Click here for information on the 2012 event Click here for information on the 2011 event Click here for the report on the 2010 event. Click here for details for 2009 event! Click here for a report on the 2008 event. Watch a clip from the 2010 Toer de Kaap Handcycle Tour - click here |
To
call handcycling a
'disabled'
sport is not entirely correct, as the sport is open to all. When
racing, competitors compete in different classes depending on their
abilities, and there is often an Open class that caters for everyone.If
you like the open road and the feel of the wind on your face, the
freedom of the open
road and you'd like to get in some exercise at the same time - then
handcycling is for you!
Just as push-rim racing
wheelchairs fit
in with the marathon scene, so handcycles fit in with cycle races. This
is made more clear when you look at the triathlon - a push-rim
wheelchair is allowed on the running section and a handcycle is allowed
for the cycling section of a triathlon. So to keep things clean, in
South Africa we generally ride our handcycles in cycle races and not in
foot marathons as a rule.
There is one race that has become an institution here in South Africa - it is the Outeniqua wheelChair Challenge, fondly known as "the OCC", and it is held in George in February. This is a race specifically for wheelchairs and handcycles, with classes separated for wheelers and handcyclists. The OCC race will be held on 18th Februry 2012 - this is the day after the Toer de Kaap 2012 Handcycle Tour ends.
So, browse round the website and enjoy learning a bit more about the sport of handcycling. Drop us an email if you have questions about handcycling or if you are looking to buy a handcycle. We have years of experience in handcycling and can advise you on what design will suit you best.
There is one race that has become an institution here in South Africa - it is the Outeniqua wheelChair Challenge, fondly known as "the OCC", and it is held in George in February. This is a race specifically for wheelchairs and handcycles, with classes separated for wheelers and handcyclists. The OCC race will be held on 18th Februry 2012 - this is the day after the Toer de Kaap 2012 Handcycle Tour ends.
So, browse round the website and enjoy learning a bit more about the sport of handcycling. Drop us an email if you have questions about handcycling or if you are looking to buy a handcycle. We have years of experience in handcycling and can advise you on what design will suit you best.
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