LOUIS TRICHARDT – With this year's Kremetart Cycling Race around the corner, organisers expect a record number of entries. The race, scheduled to take place on June 7, has already attracted fifty percent more entries than last year and it is expected that the field in the main event, the 172-kilometre stage race, will this year have close to double the number of participants.

A feature of this year's entries is that sixty percent of the entrants thus far are new to the event and come mainly from the Johannesburg area. In the past the riders have been drawn from mainly Pretoria and Polokwane. A few cyclists have entered from further afield.

This year the race is expected to attract in excess of 800 cyclists in the three events on the day, which means that between 1 500 and 2 000 visitors will spend the weekend in Louis Trichardt.

The very successful format of the race remains unchanged, but the club will be enlisting the help of the communities of Waterpoort, Vivo and Schoemansdal, as well as service clubs in Louis Trichardt to assist in the catering for and running of the event.

For cyclists in town wishing to enter, entry forms can be obtained at Cycle Centre and the Tourist Info Office or by phoning (015) 516 0387 or 516 0349.