Waterfront base
Radisson RED Cape Town V&A Waterfront
Radisson lists Silo 6, Silo Square, V&A Waterfront.
Consider: Not the stadium start and not Vlei Road. Check the walk on a closure map before race morning.
Cape Town joins the Major calendar on May 23, 2027. Its general ballot is already closed, so investigate the organizer’s charity and travel options before committing to the trip. Two start areas serve different seeded groups, with a Vlei Road finish. The waterfront and mountain backdrop give the crew a destination beyond the race, but start times and the reviewed course profile still need confirmation.
The 2027 FAQ names the Stadium start on Fritz Sonnenberg Road, the Beach Road start at Mouille Point, and a Vlei Road finish for 23 May 2027. Start times are explicitly not published yet. Spectator kilometre marks below are from the organizer's 2026 spectator guide, not a 2027 reissue.
Why we'd pick it
- The course profile is not published yet, so there is no fake climbing number here.
- The ballot is closed for this edition.
- A non-racing partner gets a real weekend here — 4/5.
- Race day usually sits 10.9–18.5°C, about 28% chance of rain.
The course
The organizer identifies two starts for May 23, 2027: Fritz Sonnenberg Road beside the stadium and Beach Road in Mouille Point. Your seeding determines your start. All events finish on Vlei Road. Start times and a reviewed route profile remain pending; do not infer a pacing plan from the city photograph.
Difficulty and PR scores
Difficulty is the course and the conditions. The PR score is a separate read on a fast clock. Missing inputs are dropped and the other weights are rescaled. The method, with the weights.
- Difficulty
- 26 / 100
- PR / BQ friendliness
- Not scored
Weight used: 60%. Need 40% before we print a number.
Weight used: 30%. Need 45% before we print a number.
Weather median for 2011–2025, race date ±7 days, 225 days, at Stadium start / Fritz Sonnenberg Road. Grid elevation 12 m.
No cited BQ rate for this race.
| Input | 0–100 | What went in |
|---|---|---|
| G Gain | — | No trusted gain per km. Uncertain stored gain is not used. |
| A Altitude | 0 | 12 m. 0 below 300 m, 100 at 2000 m. Source: open-meteo-grid. |
| H Heat | 50 | High 18.5°C, dew point 11.3°C. The hotter of the two bands is used. |
| W Wind | 15 | 2.87 m/s median. Bands: under 3 → 15, under 5 → 40, under 8 → 70, else 100. |
| S Surface | 15 | road. Road 15, mixed 45, gravel 70, trail 90. |
| T Cool temps | 50 | 100 minus heat (50). |
| B BQ evidence | — | No cited BQ rate. |
