SCOTT Factory Racing’s Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes moved into the overall lead at the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek after they claimed victory in the Queen Stage yesterday.
Matthys Beukes (left) and Philip Buys reach the summit of the Swartberg Pass first to claim R125 000 pay cheque and the overall lead in the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek on Tuesday.
Photo: Zoon Cronje / Nikon / Xtremedia
They were the first to reach the top of the Swartberg Pass in the 86km stage which had an ascent of 2781 metres.
Buys and Beukes chose to race this event on hardtails specifically with this stage in mind.
“We usually race our full-suspension SCOTT Sparks, but we decided that since we’re both quite skilled and were hungry for the win on the Swartberg Pass, SCOTT Scale hardtails would be our choice. Clearly the decision paid off,” beamed Beukes.
On the women’s side it was Biogen Toyota Cape Brewing Co.’s Robyn de Groot and Jennie Stenerhag who won the stage which resulted in them extending their overall lead by almost seven minutes.
“We decided to race this stage like any other stage and not become distracted by the final climb and the big prize money,” said Stenerhag.
View the results here.
