The three-stage Jock Tour, which takes place over three days and covers a total distance of 319km, started at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, yesterday.
Photographs from each stage of the tour can be viewed below.
Photos courtesy of Memories4U Photography
Stage one – 27km individual time-trial
Riders put their time-trial skills to the test on the first stage of the Jock Tour, which finished after 27km in Kaapsehoop, Mpumalanga.
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- Stage one of the Jock Tour started at Mbombela Stadium in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Pictured here is RoadCover’s Clint Hendricks starting his individual time-trial on stage one of the Jock Tour in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Pro Touch’s Jayde Julius in action during the first stage of the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Kent Main won the first stage of the Jock Tour in Kaapsehoop, Mpumalanga. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- An image of RoadCover’s Mornay van Heerden putting his time-trial skills to the test on stage one of the Jock Tour between Nelspruit and Kaapsehoop. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Pictured here is Pro Touch’s Myles van Musschenbroek leaving the starting chute on stage one of the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- An image of RoadCover’s riders getting ready for stage one of the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Yolandi du Toit won the individual time-trial stage in the elite women’s category at the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
Stage two
Stage two of the event was a tough 154km road race that started and finished at the Mbombela stadium in Mpumalanga.
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- Team RoadCover in action during the second stage of the Jock Tour, a 154km road race to and from Mbombela stadium. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Jayde Julius, seen here winning stage two of last year’s Jock Classic, won the Wilro Lions Cycle Challenge in Krugersdorp today. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Yolandi du Toit started the second stage of the Jock Tour in the yellow leaders jersey after she finished two minutes ahead of the competition in yesterday’s time-trial. Photo: Memories4U
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- The women in action during the second stage of the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- The second stage of the Jock Tour started at the Mbombela Stadium and took riders on a 154km cloverleaf format race through nearby towns today. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Riders at the start on day two of the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Carla Oberholzer, who won stage two of the Jock Tour, is now second overall. Photo: Memories 4U
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- Carla Oberholzer dropped the competition and proceeded to solo to victory on stage two of the Jock Tour, which started and finished at Mbombela in Mpumalanga today. Photo: Memories4U Photography
Stage three
The third and final stage of the Jock Tour was a grueling 138km journey with 3 100m of climbing from Mbombela before they returned to the stadium for the final time.
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- Clint Hendricks sprinted to victory at the National Classic Cycle Race. Photo: Memories4U
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- RoadCover’s Brendon Davids won the overall title at the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- ProTouch’s Pieter Seyffert smiles as he finishes the third and final stage of the Jock Tour in Mbombela today. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- The women’s podium for the Jock Tour from left: Lynette Burger, Zanri Rossouw, Cherise Willeit, Carla Oberholzer (yellow) and Yolandi du Toit. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Demacon’s Carla Oberholzer celebrates as she crosses the line in first place on stage three and first overall at the Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Bestmed-ASG’s Sanet Coetzee receives congratulations as she crosses the finish of stage three of the Jock Tour, which concluded in Mbombela today. Photo: Memories4U
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- ProTouch riders lead a Rand Water participant up one of the climbs during the third and final day of last year’s Jock Tour. Photo: Memories4U Photography
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- Jock Tour men’s podium from left: James Fourie, Kent Main, Myles van Musschenbroek, Brendon Davids (yellow) and Jayde Julius. Photo: Memories4U Photography
