In yesterday’s tough fourth stage of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek Simon Stiebjahn and Tim Bohme from Team Bulls charged to the win which resulted in them reclaiming the overall lead from SCOTT Factory Racing’s Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes.
Tim Bohme and Simon Stiebjahn claim the stage win and the overall lead on stage four of the Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek.
Photo: Zoon Cronje / Nikon / Xtremedia
Stiebjahn and Bohme took the lead on a climb at 68km into the race. Beukes managed to stay with them over the top of the climb, but Buys was further back, expecting to rejoin on the descent when Beukes sustained a cut to his back tyre.
“We bombed it but it lost air towards the last tech zone at 90km, so when we got there we changed the whole wheel,” explained Buys. “It’s a risk we took choosing hardtail frames for this race. A dual-suspension frame would have been more forgiving on this section. We’re not out of it yet. Still two more stages to race.”
In the women’s race Asrin Cycling’s Catherine Williamson and Alice Pirard also took the day’s victory and race lead.
“I’ve been riding one speed this whole race so we were behind Robyn (De Groot) and Jennie (Stenerhag) early on but caught their group after a while. Then on one of the steep climbs we moved ahead of them. We seem to be better on the steep climbs than they are,” recalled Williamson.
View the results here.
