Team South Africa picked up three medals when the African Continental Road Championships began on Thursday with the individual time-trials in Luxor, Egypt.
Stefan de Bod and Juanita Venter were the riders to finish on the podium.
Stefan de Bod finished second overall in the elite category as an under-23 rider at the African Continental Road Championships in Luxor, Egypt yesterday. Photo: CyclingSA/DoubleST
De Bod’s second overall place in the Elite category as an U23 rider meant he received the age-group gold in addition to his silver medal, while Venter earned a bronze medal in the Elite women’s race.
Willie Smit finished fourth in the Elite men’s race and Carla Oberholzer came sixth in the Elite women’s contest.
De Bod, the U23 national time-trial champion, came home 26 seconds behind Elite winner Teshome Meron (Eritrea), who claimed the gold medal in a time of 53 minutes 16 seconds over the 43km course.
Fifth out of the start blocks, Venter tackled the flat 29km course in her stride after replacing the injured Samantha Sanders.
She covered the distance in 43:07, seven seconds behind silver medallist Debesay Mosana from Eritrea.
Mauritian Aurelie Halbwachs-Lincoln claimed the gold medal in 42:40.
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