NAD Pro’s Matt Beers and Nico Bell won the 82km first stage of the sani2c Race, which finished at the Mackenzie Country Club in KwaZulu-Natal today.
The team completed the race in 2:46:25, beating Team DSV’s Gert Heyns and Arno du Toit by just over four minutes. PYGA Euro Steel’s Matthys Beukes and Julian Jessop rounded out the podium.
Matt Beers (right) and Nico Bell won the 82km first stage of the sani2c Race today. Photo: Supplied
Team dormakaba SA’s Amy McDougall and Samantha Sanders won the women’s category in 3:05:54. Andrea de Boer and Hayley Smith finished second, with Bestmed’s Kristen Louw and Danielle Strydom completing the podium.
Team Garmin’s Yolandi du Toit and Ben-Melt Swanepoel won the mixed race in 3:15:27. Joanna van de Winkel and Marcel Rodrigues (Cycle Nation-Bring it on) finished second, with Christie Hearder and Carel le Roux (K&M) getting home in third.
View provisional results below.
Day one
Elite men
1. Matt Beers & Nico Bell (NAD Pro 1) 2:46:25
2. Gert Heyns & Arno du Toit (DSV) 2:50:34
3. Matthys Beukes & Julian Jessop (PYGA Euro Steel 1) 2:52:11
4. Phillimon Sebona & Pieter du Toit (PYGA Euro Steel 2) 2:53:35
5. Shaun-Nick Bester & Andrew Hill (TiB Volvo-Silverback) 2:54:30
6. Barend Burger & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 2:55:27
7. Brennan Anderson & David Low (Hickory 1) 3:00:41
8. Justin Tuck & Dave George (JAG Riders) 3:01:02
9. Anthony-Derrin Smith & Michael Posthumus (William Simpson) 3:01:34
10. Craig Uria & Matthew Stamatis (KAPRestonic11) 3:04:49
Elite women
1. Amy McDougall & Samantha Sanders (Team dormakaba SA) 3:05:54
2. Andrea de Boer & Hayley Smith (Team) 3:27:55
3. Kristen Louw & Danielle Strydom (Bestmed) 3:35:41
4. Erika Velissariou & Brenda Potts (Absolutely Fabulous) 4:02:31
5. Franci Joubert & Marike Vreken (Absolute Gold Diggers) 4:17:58
Veteran men
1. Andrew Cairns & Andrew-Mark Johnson (Honey Badgers) 2:59:51
2. Warren Price & Trevor Rowe (Bluff meat supply) 3:00:57
3. Nic White & Sean Henderson (TBA) 3:01:02
Master men
1. Dave Delima & Peter Winn (Magic Madalas) 3:16:30
2. Neil Harper & Richard Small (Sheriff & Mr. Big) 3:27:26
3. Waleed Baker & William Wertheim Aymes (NUK Orthodontic) 3:28:14
Mixed teams
1. Yolandi du Toit and Ben-Melt Swanepoel (Team Garmin) 3:15:27
2. Joanna van de Winkel & Marcel Rodrigues (Cycle Nation-Bring it on) 3:17:35
3. Christie Hearder & Carel le Roux (K&M) 3:31:06
