Woodmead is mostly a commercial suburb in the northern part of

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. Four highways meet here, the

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, N1 Ben Schoeman, N3 Eastern Bypass, and the M1. The southern terminus of the R55 road is also located here. Access is off the Woodmead offramp to the M1. Several large business are located in Woodmead, including 3M,

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, Accenture, and

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. The

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starts at the intersection of Woodmead Drive and Van Reenen in Woodmead. This is a 94.7 kilometre cycle race that is held every year and is sponsored by

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, a popular regional

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. Woodmead is also the site of two large 18-hole

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, which opened in 1968. Both courses are known as the Johannesburg Country Club and have previously hosted the South African Open and Johannesburg Open golf events.

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