The Dis-Chem Journey for Sight will proceed its assist for para-cyclists by supporting tandem biking for visually-impaired cyclists (VIPs) within the iconic race’s thirty sixth version on the Boksburg Stadium on February 16.
Volunteers organise the race, which started in Benoni in 1989, underneath the management of Retina SA to boost cash to fund tasks discovering remedy for retinal blindness.
The VIPs and bodily disabled people participated within the occasion for the primary time final yr to encourage inclusivity. Due to Edenvale para-athlete Lindsay Engelbrecht once more recruiting pilots for the VIPs, it continues this yr.
Engelbrecht was instrumental finally yr’s race after she recruited 20 sighted volunteers who piloted tandems with the VIPS on the again.
“She determined the occasion shouldn’t solely elevate cash for imaginative and prescient loss but additionally showcase the lives of these dwelling with blindness and partial sight,” stated race organiser and Retina SA head of science Claudette Medefindt after final yr’s race.
The occasion attracted 30 VIPs, who competed within the 62km race alongside sighted cyclists, with some having solely ridden a motorbike for the primary time 4 weeks earlier than the race.
The race options the 116km tremendous basic distance offered by Guarantee Gold and the 62km DS24 problem, catering for a variety of cyclists, together with devoted para-sport classes.
Pre-entries shut on February 4. Those that have pre-entered qualify for a goody bag, a R50 voucher and wash and lube from the Cycle Lab.
This yr, they intention to draw round 4 000 cyclists after a big improve final yr. To enter and for extra data, see www.retinasa.org.za
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