Pieter du Preez delivered South Africa’s second medal at the Para-cycling Road World Championships as he won the road race in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal, today.
Du Preez finished second in the time-trial on the first day of the event, earning the country’s first medal. He beat Switzerland’s Benjamin Fruh by one minute today to retain his world champion status.
His win today is his fourth world championship title.
The third day of the Para-cycling Road World Championships saw the start of the road races in Howick, KwaZulu-Natal today. Photo: twitter.com/Cycling_SA
View results for the road races here:
Session one
Women – H5
1. Andrea Eskau (GER) 1:18:05
2. Laura de Vaan (NED) 1:24:09
3. Jennette Jansen (NED) 1:24:09
Women – H4
1. Christiane Reppe (GER) 1:29:16
2. Svetlana Moshkovich (RUS) 1:29:18
3. Sandra Graf (SUI) 1:29:34
Women – H3
1. Francesca Porcellato (ITA) 1:24:16
2. Anna Oroszova (SVK) 1:29:37
3. Renata Kaluza (POL) 1:29:59
Women – H2
1. Carmen Koedood (NED) 1:34:54
Women – H1
1. Emilie Miller (AUS) 1:35:21
Men – H4
1. Jetze Plat (NED) 1:42:47
2. Rafal Wilk (POL) 1:42:49
3. Bernd Jeffre (GER) 1:46:00
Men – H3
1. Jetze Plat (NED) 1:42:47
2. Rafal Wilk (POL) 1:42:49
3. Bernd Jeffre (GER) 1:46:00
4. Gysie van der Niet (RSA) -6 laps
Men – H2
1. Luca Mazzone (ITA) 1:20:13
2. William Groulx (USA) 1:21:25
3. Sergio Garrote Muaoz (ESP) 1:24:18
Men – H1
1. Pieter du Preez (RSA) 1:22:29
2. Benjamin Fruh (SUI) 1:23:14
3. Fabrizio Cornegliani (ITA) 1:26:55
Women – T1
1. Shelley Gautier (CAN) 1:01:41
2. Toni Mould (RSA) -1 lap
Women – T2
1. Carol Cooke (AUS) 51:07
2. Jana Majunke (GER) 51:39
3. Jill Walsh (USA) 52:10
Men – T2
1. Hans-Peter Durst (GER) 56:51
2. Stephen Hills (NZL) 56:53
3. Joan Reinoso Figuerola (ESP) 57:02
7. Gerhard Viljoen (RSA) 59:35
8. Goldy Fuchs (RSA) 1:02:40
Men – T1
1. Sergei Semochkin (RUS) 1:10:43
2. Leonardo Melle (ITA) -1 lap
3. Rickard Nilsson (SWE) -1 lap
Men – H5
1. Tim de Vries (NED) 1:50:11
2. Alessandro Zanardi (ITA) 1:50:11
3. Johan Reekers (NED) 1:50:11
