Sprinter Nolan Hoffman showed an encouraging return to form as he outsprinted the bunch to claim the win in the 115km Wilro Lions Cycle Challenge at Tarlton Raceway outside Krugersdorp on Sunday.
After a number of early attacks and small breaks, Hoffman’s teammate Dennis van Niekerk and Nic Dlamini of the MTN-Qhubeka feeder team stayed away till the final 20km, when they were joined by EuropcarSA’s Brad Potgieter and Calvin Beneke.
They were caught by the peloton with 10km to go, with Van Niekerk leading the bunch sprint onto the drag strip. The youngster gave the lead-out to his seasoned team captain, who took the win.
“I’m happy to have won today. Morné was in the break practically from kilometre zero and was still pulling with 500 metres to go which was really impressive,” said Hoffman.
