ROAD RACE

Own the Streets

Join us for the Virgin Active Ride Joburg road races, hosted by the City of Johannesburg, on Sunday 17 November. Own the Streets of Joburg while riding the M1 highway and experience the thrill of racing the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit before celebrating your achievement at the FNB Stadium in Soweto. With the 97km Road Race and 35km Short Ride to choose from, enter now and Ride Joburg at its Best.

RIDERS GUIDE

LIVE RESULTS

ROAD PHOTOS

97km Road Map

35km Short Ride

Road
Races

97km / 35km

2025 Dates TBC

Mountain
Bike Races

10 / 25 / 50km

2025 Dates TBC

MORE INFO

Kids
Races

1 / 1.5 / 3 / 5.5km

2025 Dates TBC

MORE INFO

Seeding

To calculate your seeding, we will use road results obtained from events between 1 November 2021 and 30 September 2024 (at the discretion of the Race Director).

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Seeding Batch Change Requests

Entry deadlines

All seeded and substituted entries close on the 29 September 2024
Standard rate of R695 pp.

Preliminary seeding will be communicated on the 3rd October, and can be queried until the 16th October.

All road entries from the long and short ride (unseeded) close on the 30^th October 2024.

Rules

More information on conditions of participation, late entries, withdrawals, event batching, rules, regulations and safety.
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Indemnity

Please read carefully through our Indemnity clause. Make sure you understand and consent to all rules and regulations.
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Route Profiles

Choose a route

97km

DISTANCE

1398m

ELEVATION GAIN

WATER POINTS

35km

DISTANCE

562m

ELEVATION GAIN

WATER POINTS

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Entries for the Virgin Active Ride Joburg races have closed.

Cash Prizes

Full 97km Road race only

R200 000
1^st Man

R200 000
1^st Woman

R75 000
2^nd Man

R75 000
2^nd Woman

R25 000
3^rd Man

R25 000
3^rd Woman

Prize terms & conditions

Prizes will only be awarded up to third place if there are at least 5 finishers in a category.
If there are less than 5 finishers that qualify, only 1st place will be awarded.
Prizes for minors may be paid in vouchers
All other event & racing category terms at the time of the race must be adhered to.
All prizes' terms and conditions are subject to change at the discretion of the Race Director

* Prize Giving for the Road Race on the 17th of November will be at 12 noon.

ROAD RACE

Own the Streets

RoadRaces

MountainBike Races

KidsRaces

Seeding

Entry deadlines

Rules

Indemnity

Route Profiles

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

Cash Prizes

Full 97km Road race only

Prize terms & conditions

Road
Races

Mountain
Bike Races

Kids
Races