Andrew Hill rode to a comfortable victory on the 61km fourth and final stage of the PE Plett and with it the overall title, when the four-day race finished in Crossways today.
Hill completed the stage in 2:55:45, beating Jason Reed and Walter Kleynscheldt into second and third respectively.
Hill won the overall title with a final general classification time of 14:03:28, beating Reed by almost 44 minutes. Kleynscheldt rounded out the podium.
Andrew Hill, pictured here on day three, rode to a comfortable victory on stage four and the overall PE Plett title when the race finished today. Photo: Deidre Cloete
Yolande de Villiers eased to victory and dominated on all fronts in the solo women’s race.
Declan Sidey and Shaun-Nick Bester (Mad Mac p/b häzz-Silverback Bikes) eased to victory in the men’s team category, both overall and on stage four. The pair completed the final stage in 2:55:45, to complete their final GC time of 14:15:04.
Brandon Stewart and Ian Mcleod (Fedgroup) and Shaun Glover and Max Sullivan (Mad Macs too) rounded out the podium on stage four.
Aiden Connelly and Rogan Smart (Bike Shop-Scott-Strocam) and Brandon Stewart and Ian Mcleod (Fedgroup) finished in second and third respectively on the final GC.
View more results below.
Stage four
61km Tough
Solo men
1. Andrew Hill 2:55:45
2. Jason Reed 2:59:45
3. Walter Kleynscheldt 3:29:00
4. Brian Lennox 3:36:56
5. Louis Lategan 3:41:53
Solo women
1. Yolande de Villiers 3:20:36
Men’s team
1. Declan Sidey & Shaun-Nick Bester (Mad Mac p/b häzz-Silverback Bikes) 2:55:45
2. Brandon Stewart & Ian Mcleod (Fedgroup) 3:02:01
3. Shaun Glover & Max Sullivan (Mad Macs too) 3:02:15
4. Aiden Connelly & Rogan Smart (Bike Shop-Scott-Strocam) 3:04:46
5. Kyle Bradford & Brent Pheiffer (Kyle Bradford) 3:16:06
Women’s team
1. Cindy Theunissen & Sarah van Heerden (Fedgroup SPCA) 3:49:06
General classification
Tough
Solo men
1. Andrew Hill 14:03:28
2. Jason Reed 14:46:11
3. Walter Kleynscheldt 17:35:22
4. Brian Lennox 17:46:48
5. Louis Lategan 18:18:16
Solo women
1. Yolande de Villiers 15:14:33
Men’s team
1. Declan Sidey & Shaun-Nick Bester (Mad Mac p/b häzz-Silverback Bikes) 14:15:04
2. Aiden Connelly & Rogan Smart (Bike Shop-Scott-Strocam) 15:06:49
3. Brandon Stewart & Ian Mcleod (Fedgroup) 15:27:20
4. Shaun Glover & Max Sullivan (Mad Macs too) 16:06:21
5. Bruce Campbell & Tim Ellerbeck (Rare-ing 2 go) 16:27:32
Women’s team
1. Cindy Theunissen & Sarah van Heerden (Fedgroup SPCA) 18:26:35
