2023 Dis-Chem Ride for Sight – Media Release
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The Dis-Chem Ride for Sight, road cycling event, will be held on 19 February 2023. This popular event is once again sponsored by Dis-Chem Pharmacies and is a seeding event for the 2023 Virgin Active, Ride Joburg 947 and the 2024 Cape Town Cycle Tour.
This is a great value for money event with pre-entry participants in line for amazing gifts and vouchers. They will receive a superior Dis- Chem goody bag, a Vision Works free eye care assessment voucher and a shopping voucher from Cycle Lab.
The 116km Super Classic will be contested by the cream of South African cyclists and cash prizes will be awarded in all the Cycling South Africa racing categories.
The 62km “DS – your life demands” fun ride caters for the young “wannebe” professionals and fun riders alike.
All entrants will be eligible for one of the lucky draw prizes worth R83 000. The top prizes include a Venter Bike trailer, a Sealy Posturepedic Queen size base set, sunglasses, hotel accommodation vouchers and many more.
A 2022 Orbea Avant H40-D Aluminium Gravel Bike valued at R31 000 from Cycle Lab is the prize on the donation draw. Retina South Africa would like to acknowledge the Dis-Chem Foundation who have once again pledged to match all participant donations to this special competition, of amounts over and above their entry fee. We are appreciative of and grateful for each, and every cyclist who rides for the cause.
Pre enter at www.racetec.co.za before February 8th.
All proceeds from the event go directly to finding treatments for retinal blindness and to empower people with retinal vision loss. This event has raised over R10m over the last 33 years and remains one of the most popular cycling events on the Gauteng calendar.
More information at https://retinasa.org.za/get-involved/dis-chem-ride-4-sight/ and queries to Racetec: 0878204210.
Compiled by: Claudette Medefindt
Race Organiser and National Secretary – Retina South Africa
Email: claudette@retinasa.org.za
Contact: 083 306 5262
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