Brand du Plessis and Jaco van Vuuren won the 82km third stage and with it the overall title of the sani2c Trail, which finished in Scottburgh, KwaZulu-Natal, today.
The TCS Secunda pair won the stage in 3:14:53, beating Vickus Boshoff and Deon Greenwood (Coimbra Cycle House) into second. Shelton Bell and Graham Pearson (Must be Zambians) rounded out the podium.
Brandon du Plessis and Jaco van Vuuren won the 82km third stage and with it the overall title of the sani2c Trail today. Photo: Maryann Shaw/sani2c
Tanja Schutte and Iliska Verwey (Die Heart) won the women’s category in 4:00:32. Esta van Wyk and Rozaan Bekker (Blits) and Alison Emery and Lisa Williams-Slabbert (White Riveria) followed.
Fiddy Gey Van Pittius and Callan Sexton (Tantigatti) again won the race in 3:28:07. Gerhard and Junita Kruger (Team Big Box) finished second, with Shawn and Comine Bruwer (Paratus Telecom Botswana) coming home in third.
View provisional results below.
Day three
Men teams
1. Brand du Plessis & Jaco van Vuuren (TCS Secunda) 3:14:53
2. Vickus Boshoff and Deon Greenwood (Coimbra Cycle House) 3:18:32
3. Shelton Bell & Graham Pearson (Must be Zambians) 3:19:11
4. Barto van der Merwe & Hellmuth Weich (Team Belville) 3:19:37
5. Clintin Cogzell & Charl-Stephan Nienabar (Calculus Bikes Prolex) 3:22:37
Women teams
1. Tanja Schutte & Iliska Verwey (Die Heart) 4:00:32
2. Esta van Wyk & Rozaan Bekker (Blits) 4:08:25
3. Alison Emery & Lisa Williams-Slabbert (White Riveria) 4:16:00
Mixed teams
1. Fiddy Gey Van Pittius & Callan Sexton (Tantigatti) 3:28:07
2. Gerhard Kruger & Junita Kruger (Team Big Box) 3:47:01
3. Shawn Bruwer & Comine Bruwer (Paratus Telecom Botswana) 3:44:24
General classification
Men teams
1. Brand du Plessis & Jaco van Vuuren (TCS Secunda) 10:44:14
2. Shelton Bell & Graham Pearson (Must be Zambians) 11:00:37
3. Vickus Boshoff and Deon Greenwood (Coimbra Cycle House) 11:09:17
4. Barto van der Merwe & Hellmuth Weich (Team Belville) 11:10:15
5. Clintin Cogzell & Charl-Stephan Nienabar (Calculus Bikes Prolex) 11:25:29
Women teams
1. Tanja Schutte & Iliska Verwey (Die Heart) 13:30:07
2. Esta van Wyk & Rozaan Bekker (Blits) 14:03:13
3. Alison Emery & Lisa Williams-Slabbert (White Riveria) 14:19:44
Mixed teams
1. Fiddy Gey Van Pittius & Callan Sexton (Tantigatti) 11:38:47
2. Shawn Bruwer & Comine Bruwer (Paratus Telecom Botswana) 13:02:52
3. Amy van Zuydam & Wessel Burger (I Batch) 13:09:06
