Demacon’s Kim le Court won the 40th edition of the Cape Town Cycle Tour in the Western Cape today.
Le Court, who won last year’s Emperors Palace Classic, took the bunch sprint ahead of Namibia’s Vera Adrian and track star Maroesjka Matthee.
Seven-time champion Anriette Schoeman finished in fourth place, with Kelsey van Schoor in fifth.
“Wow, such an emotional day. This is the one race that everyone wants to win, I’ve had a year of podiums and it’s great to finally stand on the top step,” said Le Court, who is originally from Mauritius.
Le Court’s teammate Lynette Burger was in the break from the start and according to the new Cape Town Cycle Tour champion, that was exactly as they had planned.
“The other teams and riders worked hard to bring that break back and then from there the sprint played out almost exactly as we had planned in our team meeting the night before.”
“I’m so happy and I think we showed that we deserved to have our own race,” said Le Court.
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Results
1. Kim le Court 2:11:50
2. Vera Adrian 2:11:50
3. Maroesjka Matthee 2:11:50
4. Anriette Schoeman 2:11:51
5. Kelsey van Schoor 2:11:51
6. Yzette Oelofse 2:11:51
7. Heidi Dalton 2:11:52
8. Elne Owen 2:11:52
9. Lucy James 2:11:53
10. Mellusca Toovey 2:11:53
11. Desray Sebregts 2:11:54
12. Tiffany Keep 2:11:54
13. Liezel Jordaan 2:11:54
14. Yolandi Du Toit 2:11:54
15. Lauren Walker 2:11:54
