We ride again!

For the last 561-days, South Africans have needed to endure lockdown.

From travel bans to restrictions on gatherings, we've all been forced to adjust to a new normal.

Doing our bit to stop the spread of the virus remains of high importance, but this weekend Cape Town gets a glimpse of the normal we once knew.

The world's largest timed cycle race returns to the streets of the Mother City when the Cape Town Cycle Tour cranks into life on Sunday.

It was the last major event hosted in Cape Town before the COVID-19 pandemic hit and will now be the first event of its magnitude since the easing of restrictions under level 1.

Let’s catch up with the race director, David Bellairs.