Photos of the inaugural four-stage Tour de Limpopo, which took place between Polokwane and Tzaneen from April 24, can be viewed below.
All images are courtesy of HaydsBrown.
Stage one
Tour de Limpopo started off with a 96.4km stage from Polokwane to Tzaneen.
Riders tackled 1 266m of elevation and had to sprint for two hotspots and climb their heart out for the king of the mountain spot.
They enjoyed the scenic Magoebasklood Pass before reaching the finish line.
ProTouch’s Gustav Basson won the stage in a time of 2:12:51.
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- Team BCX’s Clint Hendricks claimed the yellow jersey after stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- ProTouch’s Gustav Basson wins stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- ProTouch’s James Fourie with his wheel at the front of the bunch during stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Proud Beginners’ Oupa Maluleke in action on stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- The cutting of the ribbon to mark the start of the inaugural Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders in action at the start of stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A bunch of cyclists in action on stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Team BCX riders during stage one of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
Stage two
The second Tour de Limpopo stage saw riders head off from Tzaneen towards the Limpopo University and back to Tzaneen after 175km.
The queen stage featured 2 735m of elevation, three king of the mountain hotspots and one sprint hotspot.
The young Andrew Edwards, who rides for AC/DC Luso, was the champion of the day, after finishing in 4:26:53.
Gustav Basson took the overall lead from Clint Hendricks.
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- ACDC Luso’s Andrew Edwards celebrates as he wins stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- ACDC Luso’s Andrew Edwards is interviewed after winning stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- ProTouch’s James Fourie and Sampada’s Jan Montshiao during stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- An aerial view of riders during stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A bunch of riders cycle past on stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders at the start of stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders pass some beautiful scenery on stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- The town of Modjadjiskloofstage cheers on passing riders during stage two of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
Stage three
Stage three of the Tour de Limpopo featured a 28.8km time-trial that started and finished in Tzaneen.
The top four of each team determined their time for the stage.
Teams hoped to improved their top rider’s overall time on this day.
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- The ProTouch team won the time trial on stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders from the Sampada team during stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A team start their time trial on stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders in action on stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A team BCX rider suffers an injury on stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A team in action during their time trial on stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders during their time trial on stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A team riding on the time-trial stage three of Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
Stage four
The final Tour de Limpopo stage took riders from Tzaneen to Polokwane. It eventually came to an end at the Peter Mokabe Stadium after 96.9km.
The challenges on the stage were the 2 134m of elevation, king of the mountain hotspot and the sprint hotspot.
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- BCX’s Clint Hendricks pictured here receiving the green jersey after stage four of the Tour de Limpopo yesterday. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- BCX won the team time-trial on stage two of Tour de Windhoek in Namibia yesterday. Pictured here is one of their riders, David Maree, in action during the Tour de Limpopo earlier this year. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Gustav Basson won the Tour de Limpopo title in 2018. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Marc Pritzen (front), pictured here with Steven van Heerden during the fourth stage of the Tour de Limpopo, increased his overall lead when he won the individual time-trial at the Vets & Junior Tour in Mpumalanga today. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- An image of some supports on the route during stage four of the Tour de Limpopo yesterday. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Riders in action during the fourth and final stage of the Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- A scenic photo of riders during stage four of the Tour de Limpopo. Photo: HaydsBrown
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- Pictured here are a couple of cyclists during the final stage of Tour de Limpopo yesterday. Photo: HaydsBrown
