NAD Pro’s Matt Beers and Nico Bell won the 99km second stage of the sani2c Race, which finished in Jolivet, KwaZulu-Natal, today.
The pair completed the race in 3:26:23, edging DSV’s Gert Heyns and Arno du Toit by two seconds. PYGA Euro Steel’s second team Phillimon Sebona and Pieter du Toit completed the podium a further three minutes back, beating the first team Matthys Beukes and Julian Jessop into fourth by 10 seconds.
Matthew Beers (front) and Nico Bell won the 99km second stage of the sani2c Race today. Photo: Anthony Grote Photography
Team dormakaba SA’s Amy McDougall and Samantha Sanders won the women’s race in 3:52:09. Bestmed’s Kristen Louw and Danielle Strydom and Andrea de Boer and Hayley Smith and followed.
Team Garmin’s Yolandi du Toit and Ben-Melt Swanepoel took the spoils in the mixed category, winning in 4:07:30. They beat Joanna van de Winkel and Marcel Rodrigues (Cycle Nation-Bring it on) into second. Candice and Wesley Parker-Dennison (Got Two) completed the podium.
View provisional results below.
Day two
Elite men
1. Matt Beers & Nico Bell (NAD Pro 1) 3:26:23
2. Gert Heyns & Arno du Toit (DSV) 3:26:25
3. Phillimon Sebona & Pieter du Toit (PYGA Euro Steel 2) 3:29:39
4. Matthys Beukes & Julian Jessop (PYGA Euro Steel 1) 3:29:48
5. Barend Burger & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 3:39:37
6. Luke Evans & Richard Simpson (First Ascent) 3:47:10
7. Justin Tuck & Dave George (JAG Riders) 3:47:14
8. Anthony-Derrin Smith & Michael Posthumus (William Simpson) 3:47:19
9. Brennan Anderson & David Low (Hickory 1) 3:47:25
10. Craig Uria & Matthew Stamatis (KAPRestonic11) 3:49:35
Elite women
1. Amy McDougall & Samantha Sanders (Team dormakaba SA) 3:52:09
2. Kristen Louw & Danielle Strydom (Bestmed) 4:20:09
3. Andrea de Boer & Hayley Smith (Team) 4:22:37
4. Franci Joubert & Marike Vreken (Absolute Gold Diggers) 5:27:20
5. Erika Velissariou & Brenda Potts (Absolutely Fabulous) 5:38:57
Veteran men
1. Andrew Cairns & Andrew-Mark Johnson (Honey Badgers) 3:49:10
2. Warren Price & Trevor Rowe (Bluff meat supply) 3:55:38
3. Grant Parsons & Scott Lavery (Parks Cycling Club) 4:14:09
Master men
1. Dave Delima & Peter Winn (Magic Madalas) 4:11:27
2. Waleed Baker & William Wertheim Aymes (NUK Orthodontic) 4:22:45
3. Neil Harper & Richard Small (Sheriff & Mr. Big) 4:30:16
Mixed teams
1. Yolandi du Toit and Ben-Melt Swanepoel (Team Garmin) 4:07:30
2. Joanna van de Winkel & Marcel Rodrigues (Cycle Nation-Bring it on) 4:08:10
3. Candice Parker-Dennison and Wesley Parker-Dennison (Got Two) 4:27:53
General classification
Elite men
1. Matt Beers & Nico Bell (NAD Pro 1) 6:12:48
2. Gert Heyns & Arno du Toit (DSV) 6:16:59
3. Matthys Beukes & Julian Jessop (PYGA Euro Steel 1) 6:21:59
4. Phillimon Sebona & Pieter du Toit (PYGA Euro Steel 2) 6:23:14
5. Barend Burger & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 6:35:04
6. Brennan Anderson & David Low (Hickory 1) 6:48:06
7. Justin Tuck & Dave George (JAG Riders) 6:48:16
8. Anthony-Derrin Smith & Michael Posthumus (William Simpson) 6:48:53
9. Luke Evans & Richard Simpson (First Ascent) 6:52:37
10, Craig Uria & Matthew Stamatis (KAPRestonic11) 6:54:24
Elite women
1. Amy McDougall & Samantha Sanders (Team dormakaba SA) 6:58:03
2. Andrea de Boer & Hayley Smith (Team) 7:50:32
3. Kristen Louw & Danielle Strydom (Bestmed) 7:55:50
4. Erika Velissariou & Brenda Potts (Absolutely Fabulous) 9:39:07
5. Erika Velissariou & Brenda Potts (Absolutely Fabulous) 9:45:18
Veteran men
1. Andrew Cairns & Andrew-Mark Johnson (Honey Badgers) 6:49:01
2. Warren Price & Trevor Rowe (Bluff meat supply) 6:56:35
3. Nic White & Sean Henderson (TBA) 7:23:56
Master men
1. Dave Delima & Peter Winn (Magic Madalas) 7:27:57
2. Waleed Baker & William Wertheim Aymes (NUK Orthodontic) 7:50:59
3. Neil Harper & Richard Small (Sheriff & Mr. Big) 7:57:42
Mixed teams
1. Yolandi du Toit and Ben-Melt Swanepoel (Team Garmin) 7:22:57
2. Joanna van de Winkel & Marcel Rodrigues (Cycle Nation-Bring it on) 7:25:45
3. Christie Hearder & Carel le Roux (K&M) 8:03:59
