Spur RedE’s Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers claimed the win on the second last stage of the Cape Pioneer Trek, which finished in Oudtshoorn today.
Matt Beers sets out with Alan Hatherly and women’s team Spur Valencia for the fifth stage of Cape Pioneer Trek. Photo: Oak Pics
NAD Pro MTB pair Nico Bell and Gawie Combrinck crossed the finish line a few seconds after the stage winners, with KMC FruittoGo Mountainbiketeam’s Bram Rood and Gerben Mos in third.
In the women’s race, Team Ascendis Health’s Sabine Spitz and Robyn de Groot claimed the win, with Team Spur Valencia’s Ariane Luthi and Amy McDougall crossing the line two minutes later.
Velocity Sports Lab’s Charles McFall and Carmen Buchacher were the winners in the mixed team category.
Stage six provisional results
95km
Men
1. Matt Beers, Alan Hatherly (Team Spur RedE) 4:07:08
2. Nico Bell, Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro MTB) 4:07:17
3. Bram Rood, Gerben Mos (KMC FruittoGo Mountainbiketeam) 4:13:50
4. Jiri Krivanek, Marek Rauchfuss (Kellys Bikeranch Team) 4:14:09
5. Derrin Smith, Timothy Hammond (SPOT Africa) 4:22:57
6. Moritz Bscherer, Manuel Pliem (KTM Pro Team) 4:35:06
7. Marchall Hendricks, Louis Visser (Cycle For Deabetis (c4d)) 4:37:01
8. Marchall Hendricks, Louis Visser (Cycle For Deabetis (c4d) 4:37:04
9. Izaak Hanekom, Hannes Hanekom (Giant) 4:48:30
10. Rorie Wilson, Justin Hornsby (Dunkeld Cycles) 4:50:10
Women
1. Sabine Spitz, Robyn de Groot (Team Ascendis Health) 4:33:12
2. Ariane Luthi, Amy McDougall (Team Spur Valencia) 4:35:50
3. Frankie du Toit, Nicky Giliomee (Junto Ladies) 5:41:41
4. Ila Stow, Marianne Bergli (Team Cape Brewing Company) 5:44:29
5. Tandy Kitching, Jenna Borrill (Team Bicycling) 6:02:16
6. Louise Bezuidenhout, Anneke Viljoen (Anderson Transport Ladies) 6:11:18
7. Landy Puddu, Rebecca van der Linde (Wild Chix) 6:18:23
Mixed
1. Charles McFall, Carmen Buchacher (Velocity Sports Lab) 4:39:01
2. Joel Stransky, Yolande de Villiers (Rhodes Food Group 2) 4:43:34
3. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Carl Pasio (Team Biogen) 4:44:36
4. Karen Brouwer, Ramses Ramses Bekkenk (KMC fruit to go) 4:46:14
5. Kobus Barnard, Fienie Barnard (Barnards) 4:49:01
6. Marc Bottger, Andrea Bottger (r2-bike.com MTN CREW) 4:54:43
7. Catherine Williamson, Kristof de Neys (Lawpack.eu) 5:00:24
8. Robyn Assad, Daniel Joubert (Hyperdrive) 5:57:54
9. Wendy Muller, Stephan Muller (G0Cycles) 6:38:53
Solo
Men
1. Tiaan Swart 4:29:03
2. Drikus Coetzee 4:29:17
3. Paris Basson 4:36:37
4. Mark Vennix 4:42:59
5. Kristof Sterckx 4:50:51
Women
1. Rentia Denissen 6:06:38
2. Maria Cristina Merloni 6:40:10
General classification
Men’s teams
1. Matt Beers, Alan Hatherly (Team Spur RedE) 19:27:51
2. Nico Bell, Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro MTB) 19:29:35
3. Bram Rood, Gerben Mos (KMC FruittoGo Mountainbiketeam) 19:45:23
4. Jiri Krivanek, Marek Rauchfuss (Kellys Bikeranch Team) 20:01:56
5. Derrin Smith, Timothy Hammond (SPOT Africa) 20:13:33
6. Moritz Bscherer, Manuel Pliem (KTM Pro Team) 20:59:45
7. Ischard Frederic, Delaet Julien (Team Vojomag Velochannel) 21:20:13
8. Marchall Hendricks, Louis Visser (Cycle For Deabetis (c4d)) 21:49:49
9. Izaak Hanekom, Hannes Hanekom (Giant) 22:01:42
10. Rorie Wilson, Justin Hornsby (Dunkeld Cycles) 22:20:01
Women’s teams
1. Ariane Luthi, Amy McDougall (Team Spur Valencia) 21:42:30
2. Sabine Spitz, Robyn de Groot (Team Ascendis Health) 21:45:00
3. Frankie du Toit, Nicky Giliomee (Junto Ladies) 25:09:30
4. Ila Stow, Marianne Bergli (Team Cape Brewing Company) 26:18:35
5. Tandy Kitching, Jenna Borrill (Team Bicycling) 27:57:59
6. Louise Bezuidenhout, Anneke Viljoen (Anderson Transport Ladies) 28:36:22
7. Landy Puddu, Rebecca van der Linde (Wild Chix) 30:09:05
Mixed teams
1. Charles McFall, Carmen Buchacher (Velocity Sports Lab) 21:32:26
2. Joel Stransky, Yolande de Villiers (Rhodes Food Group 2) 22:05:16
3. Karen Brouwer, Ramses Ramses Bekkenk (KMC fruit to go) 22:07:37
4. Kobus Barnard, Fienie Barnard (Barnards) 22:32:45
5. Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio, Carl Pasio (Team Biogen) 22:57:41
6. Catherine Williamson, Kristof de Neys (Lawpack.eu) 22:58:09
7. Marc Bottger, Andrea Bottger (r2-bike.com MTN CREW) 23:03:23
8. Robyn Assad, Daniel Joubert (Hyperdrive) 28:20:10
9. Wendy Muller, Stephan Muller (G0Cycles) 29:45:39
Solo
Men
1. Tiaan Swart 20:44:49
2. Drikus Coetzee 21:03:27
3. Mark Vennix 22:18:15
4. Paris Basson 22:51:55
5. Kristof Sterckx 23:00:13
Women
1. Rentia Denissen 28:24:46
2. Maria Cristina Merloni 31:16:21
