Nedbank Tour de Great Dyke pedals off from Selous on Thursday.

THE 2026 Nedbank Tour de Great Dyke starts on Thursday morning, with riders setting off from Zimplats’ Selous Metallurgical Complex on a three-day ride along the country’s mineral belt.

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Caleb Makwiranzou will be guest of honour at the start of the ninth edition, which runs until Saturday.

The tour will finish in Zvishavane, with stage one ending in Kwekwe.

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