Cycling is a very well supported family-oriented sport, and South Africa boasts the world's largest individually time event, the Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour.
Like the Two Oceans Marathon, it is raced around the Cape Peninsula. In recent years it has drawn an increasing number of overseas cyclists, and it forms part of the International Cycling Union's prestigious Golden Bike Series.
The event also forms part of the Giro Del Capo, a professional tour event, which ends with the Cycle Tour, thus drawing professional teams from South Africa and from abroad.
Robbie Hunter, the first South African to win a stage of the Tour de France, the most famous cycle race in the world, has won the Cycle Tour on a number of occasions.
The Laureus Foundation has used the Cycle Tour to raise funds for sport in South Africa, drawing big names to help boost the profile of the event, including Miguel Indurain, a five-time winner of the Tour de France, and rugby legend Hugo Porta.
Overseas interest in the race continues to grow and in 2006 it topped 2 000 entrants for the first time, including competitors from Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australasia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United Kingdom.
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