See results of todays’s stage two of the 3 Towers MTB race in Mankele Bike Park, Mpumalanga.
Stage two results
Stage Race (70km)
Vet men
1. Igna de Villiers & Fanie Venter (Bell’s Cycling LGE Midas) 3:03:39
2. Andre Potgieter & Patrice Gautier (Red-Air) 3:22:24
3. Neil Vlaming & Paul Newman (Lucidity) 3:24:24
Sub vet men
1. Gawie Combrinck & Nico Bell (NAD) 2:40:34
2. Waylon Woolcock & Darren Lill (USN Purefit) 2:49:26
3. Gordon Gilbert & Paul Theron (Gilbers Mining) 2:56:50
Master men
1. Deon Kruger & Greg Anderson (SouthernMost Foundation) 3:07:55
2. Martijn Mellaart & Guy Jennings (Forever Young) 3:28:00
3. Dave van den Berg & Wayne Booysen (Sponsor Yourself) 3:52:56
Senior men
1. Erik Kleinhans & Matt Beers (Topeak Ergon Red-E) 2:43:16
2. Max Knox & Heine Engelbrecht (LVT/Dirk Lourens Cycles) 2:48:27
3. Tristan de Lange & Franco Pelser (Silent Knights) 2:51:55
Women
1. Robyn de Groot & Candice Neethling (Ascendis Health) 3:12:42
2. Samantha Sanders & Amy Beth McDougall (Valencia Ladies) 3:15:49
3. Bonny Swanepoel & Nadine Visagie (Pocket Rockets) 4:03:23
Mixed
1. Ben Melt & Yolandi du Toit (Garmin SA) 3:17:15
2. Herman van der Westhuizen & Venessa Bell (Bell’s Cycling LGE Midas) 3:34:36
3. Mark Pienaar & Diana Carolin (Visciously Unprepared) 3:43:48
Challenge (46km)
Vet men
1. Oscar Tait & Jakes van Staden (York 1) 2:09:01
2. Etienne Oosthuizen & Peter Kellar (H2O Salt & Pepper) 2:25:44
3. Christo Willemse & Mattheus Willemse (Outboet & Kleinboet) 2:25:49
Sub vet men
1. Braam le Grange & Pieter Benade (Engen) 2:08:35
2. Brett Stephen & James Spring (Mankele Heavy Lights) 2:09:36
3. Louis Botha & Bertus van der Linde (Mopani) 2:16:15
Master men
1. Heinrich Kammeyer & Dennis Lawrie (Greystone) 2:25:27
2. Tony Meyer & Eric Quarmby (Oompie & Eric) 2:46:43
3. Steve Wattleworth & Mike Edmonds (4theBeer) 3:02:55
Senior men
1. Pieter Du Toit & Christiaan Burger (Kargo Pro Team) 1:47:06
2. Jan Louis de Sousa & Ruben Pearson (Fun King Fast) 1:50:33
3. Jeandre Gautier & Damion Gomez (OTR Jasebenza) 1:54:26
Women
1. Kirsten Gillespie & Emily Clarke (Valencia Challenge) 2:14:19
2. Vivienne Turvey & Jeanette Treherne (T & T) 2:30:10
3. Shirley Scriven & Anel Swart (Going nowhere slowly) 2:41:19
Mixed
1. Darryn Stoltz & Helena Coetzer (Iwisa No 1) 2:07:59
2. Janine Stewart & Derrick Hepburn (BurntStew) 2:10:10
3. Thana Groenewald & Willem Groenewald (G. Force) 2:15:48
Mncane (34km)
Men
1. Ruan Wilcocks & Dylan Nel (Young Guns) 1:32:10
2. Michael Treherne & Keith Clarke (MakeShift) 1:57:20
3. Jannie Muller & Johan Geyser (Isuzu Westvaal Trucks) 2:09:01
Women
1. Azulde Britz & Nicola Van Der Walt (Bestmed/Lapierre Factory Team) 1:31:06
2. Lara Dando & Anna Gutierrez (Tour de Roomies) 1:41:19
3. Monique Swart & Renate Spanig (Valencia Ladies 3) 1:47:09
Mixed
1. Robin Stewart & Matthiam Hoffmann (Cyclepaths) 1:40:08
2. Johlene Faul & Robbie Pape (Funfessionals) 1:45:43
3. Pieter Knipschild & Annelize Knipschild (Inspired by Life) 1:56:29
General classification
Stage Race (70km)
Vet men
1. Igna de Villiers & Fanie Venter (Bell’s Cycling LGE Midas) 6:07:58
2. Andre Potgieter & Patrice Gautier (Red-Air) 6:44:43
3. Phillip Vermeulen & Grant Monaghan (Spruit Snakes) 6:51:20
Sub vet men
1. Gawie Combrinck & Nico Bell (NAD) 5:23:10
2. Craig Uria & Andrew Duvenage (NFB-Spine & Sport) 5:51:50
3. Gordon Gilbert & Paul Theron (Gilbers Mining) 5:54:28
Master men
1. Deon Kruger & Greg Anderson (SouthernMost Foundation) 6:18:38
2. Martijn Mellaart & Guy Jennings (Forever Young) 6:56:33
3. Dave van den Berg & Wayne Booysen (Sponsor Yourself) 7:48:21
Senior men
1. Erik Kleinhans & Matt Beers (Topeak Ergon Red-E) 5:25:33
2. Max Knox & Heine Engelbrecht (LVT/Dirk Lourens Cycles) 5:36:56
3. Thinus Redelinghuys & Guylin van den Berg (IXU-Scott) 5:42:45
Women
1. Robyn de Groot & Candice Neethling (Ascendis Health) 6:23:50
2. Samantha Sanders & Amy Beth McDougall (Valencia Ladies) 6:32:17
3. Bonny Swanepoel & Nadine Visagie (Pocket Rockets) 8:03:40
Mixed
1. Ben Melt & Yolandi du Toit (Garmin SA) 6:33:08
2. Herman van der Westhuizen & Venessa Bell (Bell’s Cycling LGE Midas) 6:56:50
3. Mark Pienaar & Diana Carolin (Visciously Unprepared) 7:31:19
Challenge (46km)
Vet men
1. Oscar Tait & Jakes van Staden (York 1) 4:46:41
2. Christo Willemse & Mattheus Willemse (Outboet & Kleinboet) 5:12:36
3. Etienne Oosthuizen & Peter Kellar (H2O Salt & Pepper) 5:13:18
Sub vet men
1. Braam le Grange & Pieter Benade (Engen) 4:42:01
2. Peadar Mitchell & Johan le Roux (Super Awesome Wolf Pack) 4:57:44
3. Danie Scholtz & Pieter Pieterse (Vicious & Delicious) 4:57:49
Master men
1. Heinrich Kammeyer & Dennis Lawrie (Greystone) 5:13:28
2. Tony Meyer & Eric Quarmby (Oompie & Eric) 6:02:33
3. Steve Wattleworth & Mike Edmonds (4theBeer) 6:20:22
Senior men
1. Pieter Du Toit & Christiaan Burger (Kargo Pro Team) 3:57:29
2. Jan Louis de Sousa & Ruben Pearson (Fun King Fast) 4:05:49
3. Jeandre Gautier & Damion Gomez (OTR Jasebenza) 4:12:09
Women
1. Kirsten Gillespie & Emily Clarke (Valencia Challenge) 4:52:26
2. Vivienne Turvey & Jeanette Treherne (T & T) 5:23:47
3. Shirley Scriven & Anel Swart (Going nowhere slowly) 5:46:29
Mixed
1. Darryn Stoltz & Helena Coetzer (Iwisa No 1) 4:41:19
2. Janine Stewart & Derrick Hepburn (BurntStew) 4:45:56
3. Thana Groenewald & Willem Groenewald (G. Force) 4:51:02
Mncane (34km)
Men
1. Ruan Wilcocks & Dylan Nel (Young Guns) 3:05:02
2. Michael Treherne & Keith Clarke (MakeShift) 4:13:40
3. Jannie Muller & Johan Geyser (Isuzu Westvaal Trucks) 4:49:11
Women
1. Azulde Britz & Nicola Van Der Walt (Bestmed/Lapierre Factory Team) 3:08:25
2. Lara Dando & Anna Gutierrez (Tour de Roomies) 3:31:51
3. Monique Swart & Renate Spanig (Valencia Ladies 3) 3:37:47
Mixed
1. Robin Stewart & Matthiam Hoffmann (Cyclepaths) 3:27:14
2. Johlene Faul & Robbie Pape (Funfessionals) 3:40:30
3. Pieter Knipschild & Annelize Knipschild (Inspired by Life) 4:08:39
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