Gert Heyns and Hayley Preen won the ‘queen’ road race in stage two of the USSA Cycling Championships in Pretoria yesterday.
Maties’ Heyns completed the race in 3:38:54, beating UCT’s Martin Freyer and Luke Evans into second and third respectively.
As a result of the victory, Heyns extended his race lead, ahead of teammate Jacques Lloyd in second, with Freyer currently third. Lloyd took hold sprinter’s jersey after the stage.
Gert Heyns and Hayley Preen won the ‘queen’ road race in stage two of the USSA Cycling Championships yesterday. Photo: Supplied
UCT’s Preen won the women’s race in 2:47:52, beating Maties’ Catherine Pelow-Jarmin by six seconds and Pukke’s Kristen Louw by eight.
Preen leads on the GC, eight seconds clear from Maties’ Linda van Wyk. She also leads in the sprinter’s category.
View more results below.
Day two – road race
Men
1. Gert Heyns (Maties) 3:38:54
2. Martin Freyer (UCT) 3:38:49
3. Luke Evans (UCT) 3:38:56
4. Alex Worsdale (Tuks) 3:39:01
5. Jacques Lloyd (Maties) 3:39:01
6. Max Sullivan (Maties) 3:39:12
7. Nico Thiart (Pukke) 3:39:12
8. Ben Fish (Maties) 3:39:30
9. Nicholas Lambrecht (UCT) 3:39:33
10. Matthew How (UCT) 3:40:28
Women
1. Hayley Preen (UCT) 2:47:40
2. Catherine Pellow-Jarman (Maties) 2:47:46
3. Kristen Louw (Pukke) 2:47:48
4. Linda van Wyk (Maties) 2:47:52
5. Stacey Hyslop (NMU)
6. Michelle Benson (Tuks)
7. Chalita Johnson (Tuks)
8. Jean-Marie Roelofse (NMU)
9. Nicolene Marais (Pukke)
10. Amy Tait (UCT)
General classification
Men
1. Gert Heyns (Maties) 5:56:52
2. Jacques Lloyd (Maties) 5:57:06
3. Martin Freyer (UCT) 5:57:40
4. Alex Worsdale (Tuks) 5:58:28
5. Nico Thiart (Pukke) 5:58:45
6. Nicholas Lambrecht (UCT) 5:58:47
7. Max Sullivan (Maties) 5:59:10
8. Luke Evans (UCT) 5:59:12
9. Ben Fish (Maties) 5:59:40
10. Andries Ngrini (Tuks) 6:00:08
Women
1. Hayley Preen (UCT) 4:38:18
2. Linda van Wyk (Maties) 4:39:49
3. Michelle Benson (Tuks) 4:39:50
4. Kristen Louw (Pukke) 4:40:04
5. Catherine Pellow-Jarman (Maties) 4:50:50
6. Chalita Johnson Tuks) 4:41:31
7. Stacey Hyslop (NMU) 4:41:37
8. Jean-Marie Roelofse (NMU) 4:42:09
9. Amy Tait (UCT) 4:42:17
10. Nicolene Marais (Pukke) 4:42:25
