Almost perfect weather, a new start and plenty of enthusiasm made for an awesome 2018 Cape Town Cycle Tour. Here are our favourite shots from race day.

#CTCycleTour2018 Start line with Table Mountain in the background… looking good ?? Don’t forget to tag us in your #40take2 #ctcycletour2018 pics today!

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? @black_narrative #CTCycleTour #ctcycletour2018

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#ctcycletour2018

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Argus 2018 wegspring #ctcycletour2018

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Etelä-Afrikan Kapkaupungissa kisataan tällä hetkellä maailman suurinta pyöräilykilpailua. 35 000 pyöräilijän maisemat eivät ainakaan ole tylsiä. Siitä pitävät huolen kannattajat yleisössä matkan varrella. #ctcycletour2018 #yle #yleuutiset ?: EPA

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? @black_narrative #CTCycleTour #ctcycletour2018

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#bicycle #capetown #cycletour #ctcycletour2018 #40take2 .. Ivan the skinless and a fairy

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When the going gets tough, the tough gets pushing! #ctcycletour2018 #40Take2

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#CapeTownArgus2018 #CapeTownArgus #CapeTown #ctcycletour2018

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Heading to Camps Bay and the finish is in sight! #CampsBay #CrampsBay #ctcycletour2018

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Watching the Cape Town Cycle Tour from the Roodebloem crossover this morning – great weather in Cape Town for the world's largest timed cycle race. #cycle #capetown #ctcycletour #ctcycletour2018 #support #shadows #nofilter #cycling @hugomeiring

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Father and son team in their ? kit. #ctcycletour2018

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Cape Town Cycle Tour – Such a beautiful ride!

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Lost my balls to save the Rhino's ? #gopro #goproza #ctcycletour2018

A post shared by Daniël Claassen (@danielclaassen93) on Mar 11, 2018 at 9:51am PDT

Well, that didn’t go as planned but I’m glad to have finished and walk away with this medal. Three mechanical stops, two of which were puncture repairs, made this year’s race memorable for the wrong reasons. Well done to all that took part, great atmosphere on the road today and even better weather to get us through it all. #FunRideWorldChamps #CTCycleTour2018

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