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The 56-km race begins at Ascot Shopping Centre in Bulawayo and ends at Falcon College in Esigodini, Matabeleland South Province.
In an interview yesterday, a spokesman for the organisers, Lee McNab confirmed that riders from South Africa and Botswana had registered to participate in the race.
“We have already received entries for the race from South Africa and Botswana.
“From within the country, we will have riders from Victoria Falls, Harare and our own Bulawayo participants.
“It is our hope that foreign participants will add value to the race and make it more competitive,” said McNab.
Last year, Tour de Falcon had a record 476 participants.
The last edition of the competition saw Ralph Mayson winning the race in a time of 1:24:05.
He broke the previous record of 1:30:58.
Ekhaya Racing Club’s Eben Manaba was the first runner-up in a time of 1:24:40 with James Freeland crossing the finishing line seven seconds later to settle for third position.
Freeland won the Flying Eagles Cycling Club 60km race in a time of one hour 42 minutes 50 seconds at the beginning of the year.
Manaba and Nkulumo Dube will lead Bulawayo riders and are among favourites to win the race.
Bright Chipongo and David Martin are among the riders taking part in the competition.
The others riders from Bulawayo are Crispen Kazingi and Ralph Mtupha.
Ekhaya riders train in Esigodini and should have an advantage over other riders.
Online Reporter