Andrew Hill and Shaun-Nick Bester won the 71km first stage of the Great Zuurberg Trek, which took place in Sundays River Valley, Eastern Cape, today.
The TIB-Silverback-Best4sport pair completed the race in 2:46:05, beating Reinhard Zellhuber and Marc Fourie into second. Aidan Connelly and Rogan Smart rounded out the podium.
TIB-Silverback-Best4sport’s Shaun-Nick Bester (front) and Andrew Hill won stage one of the Great Zuurberg Trek in Sundays River Valley today. Photo: Shaun Pearce Photography
Ascendis Health-Spur’s Robyn de Groot and Ariane Luthi won the women’s category in 3:04:11, beating Theresa Ralph and Sarah Hill into second. Imke van der Westhuyzen and Jennifer Cilliers completed the podium.
Neill Ungerer and Yolande de Villiers won the mixed category in 3:00:49. Yolandi du Toit and Ben Melt Swanepoel finished second, with Lester Tait and Andrea Shirley getting home in third.
View provisional results below.
Stage one
Men teams
1. Andrew Hill & Shaun-Nick Bester (TIB-Silverback-Best4sport) 2:46:05
2. Reinhard Zellhuber & Marc Fourie 2:54:14
3. Aidan Connelly & Rogan Smart 2:54:47
4. Jason Peach & Jason Reed 2:54:48
5. Renay Groustra & Stuart Marais 3:04:34
6. Nicholas Friend & Grant Daly 3:08:46
7. Joel Stransky & Andrew Mclean 3:11:53
8. Francois Henrion & Stephan Du Plessis 3:18:39
9. Rila Gadabeni & Thabiso Rengane 3:20:51
10. Richard Allen & Bruce Campbell 3:21:54
Women teams
1. Robyn de Groot & Ariane Luthi (Ascendis Health-Spur) 3:04:11
2. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill 3:18:10
3. Imke van der Westhuyzen & Jennifer Cilliers 4:32:23
4. Anita Folscher & Tamma Basson 4:38:40
Mixed teams
1. Neill Ungerer & Yolande de Villiers (Silverback Bikes) 3:00:49
2. Yolandi du Toit & Ben Melt Swanepoel 3:13:31
3. Lester Tait & Andrea Shirley 3:38:32
4. Nicholas Webb & Kylie Hanekom 3:39:49
5. Heather Slabbert & Roan Rossouw 3:52:39
