Para-cyclists in the handcycle and tricycle categories were the first to compete at the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, which started in Pietermaritzburg today.
Pieter du Preez delivered South Africa’s first medal as he finished second in his category. Gerhard Viljoen and Goldy Fuchs finished in the top 10 as they competed in the T2 category. Toni Mould finished third in the T1 category.
Results for the first day of the time-trials can be viewed below:
The first day of the UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships saw riders in the handcycling and tricycling classes compete in the time-trial. Photo: Andrew McFadden
Session one
Women – H5
1. Andrea Eskau (GER) 27:47
2. Laura De Vaan (NED) 29:06
3. Jenette Jansen (NED) 30:09
Women – H4
1. Christiane Reppe (GER) 32:08
2. Sandra Graf (SUI) 33:21
3. Svetlana Moshkovich (RUS) 33:22
Women – H3
1. Francesca Porcellato (ITA) 15:36
2. Renata Kaluza (POL) 16:15
3. Anna Oroszova (SVK) 16:52
Women – H2
1. Carmen Koedood (NED) 51:27
2. Clara Staunton (IRL) 1:10:24
Women – H1
1. Emilie Miller (AUS) 1:47:32
Men – T2
1. Hans-Peter Durst (GER) 27:41
2. Ryan Bole (USA) 27:57
3. Stephen Hills (NZL) 29:21
7. Gerhard Viljoen (RSA) 30:01
8. Goldy Fuchs (RSA) 32:00
Women – T2
1. Carol Cooke (AUS) 33:03
2. Jill Walsh (USA) 33:11
3. Jana Majunke (GER) 34:14
Men – T1
1. Sergei Semochkin (RUS) 35:45
2. Rickard Nillson (SWE) 38:09
3. Leonardo Melly (ITA) 38:56
Women – T1
1. Shelley Gautier (CAN) 38:03
2. Yulia Sibagatova (RUS) 38:08
3. Toni Mould (RSA) 1:06:38
Session two
Men – H5
1. Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) 37:47
2. Tim de Vries (NED) 37:50
3. Luis Costa (POR) 38:35
Men – H4
1. Jetze Plat (NED) 36:39
2. Rafal Wilk (POL) 38:27
3. Krystian Giera (POL) 39:04
Men – H3
1. Paolo Cecchetto (ITA) 39:30
2. Heinz Frei (SUI) 39:55
3. Charles Moreau (CAN) 40:22
Men – H2
1. Luca Mazzone (ITA) 29:19
2. William Groulx (USA) 29:25
3. Sergio Garrote Muaoz(ESP) 31:21
Men – H1
1. Benjamin Fruh (SUI) 45:14
2. Pieter du Preez (RSA) 46:52
3. Harri Sopanen (FIN) 50:39
