Mathias Flückiger and Ralph Näf won the Lesotho Sky mountain bike race at the Maletsunyane Falls in Lesotho today.
Frances du Toit leads some of the riders during a previous day of the Lesotho Sky. Photo: Wayne Reiche
The pair completed the 369km event over six days in 13:31:02 to walk away with the overall title in the men’s team race.
Phetetso Monese and Stuart Marais took second place with Katleho Manasi and Malefetsane Lesofe rounding off the podium.
Below are the results and general classification after the final day of the event:
Day six – 38km
Men
1. Phetetso Monese, Stuart Marais (Vodacom Lesotho) 1:30:30
2. Paseka Makhebesela, Teboho Khantsi (Standard Lesotho Bank) 1:30:30
3. Grant Usher, Jan Withaar (24-7 Security Services) 1:30:39
4. Mathias Flückiger, Ralph Näf (Radon Factory XC-Orthopaedie St Gallen) 1:30:41
5. Katleho Manasi, Malefetsane Lesofe ( African Dream Team) 1:44:51
Women
1. Frankie du Toit, Ila Gray (SAICA) 2:02:07
Solo men
1. Mmeke Mapanya 1:40:53
2. Graham Pearson 1:51:19
3. Bradley Stow 1:57:36
4. Jean-Paul van der Linde 2:05:55
5. Michael Byron 2:15:22
Solo women
1. Brigitte Hofmann 2:29:53
2. Estie du Plessis 2:39:09
3. Anna-Rosa le Roux 3:01:06
General classification
Men
1. Mathias Flückiger, Ralph Näf (Radon Factory XC-Orthopaedie St Gallen) 13:31:02
2. Phetetso Monese, Stuart Marais (Vodacom Lesotho) 13:50:04
3. Katleho Manasi, Malefetsane Lesofe (African Dream Team) 15:19:25
4. Paseka Makhebesela, Teboho Khantsi (Standard Lesotho Bank) 15:25:50
5. Grant Usher, Jan Withaar (24-7 Security Services) 15:29:38
Women
1. Frankie du Toit, Ila Gray (SAICA) 18:28:20
Solo men
1. Graham Pearson 16:45:52
2. Mmeke Mapanya 17:01:40
3. Jean-Paul van der Linde 18:33:35
4. Bradley Stow 18:35:05
5. Craig Fussell 18:53:26
Solo women
1. Brigitte Hofmann 21:58:29
2. Anna-Rosa le Roux 22:08:14
2. Estie du Plessis 23:27:10
