CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's Cycle Tour, the largest bicycle race in the world, will be shortened this year by road closures after fires swept across Cape Town's Table Mountain, race officials said on Wednesday.
A number of roads associated with the scenic but tough 109-kilometre route remain closed to traffic since the fires started on Sunday and will be out of bounds for cyclists. The route usually traverses Cape Town’s south peninsula, including Chapman’s Peak Drive.
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