Nico Bell and Matthew Beers claimed the overall title after the three-day 3 Towers stage race finished at Mankele in Mpumalanga today.
The NAD Pro pair finished in an overall time of 7:24:28. PYGA Euro Steel’s Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys placed second, with NAD Pro 2’s Wessel Botha and Gawie Combrinck third.
Nico Bell (pictured) and Matthew Beers won the 3 Towers stage race at Mankele in Mpumalanga today. Photo: Craig Koleski
dormakaba’s Amy McDougall and Samantha Sanders won the women’s race, with Galileo Risk’s Theresa Ralph and Sarah Hill in second and Bush Babes’ Rentia Denissen and Natalie Bergstom third.
The mixed team race was won by Power Couple’s Pieter du Toit and Danielle Strydom, while Dunkeld Cycles’ Joanna van de Winkel and Marc Rodrigues finished second and Garmin’s Yolandi du Toit and Ben Melt Swanepoel third.
View more results below.
Stage three
Men teams
1. Matthys Beukes & Philip Buys (PYGA Euro Steel) 1:59:26
2. Nico Bell & Matthew Beers (NAD Pro) 1:59:44
3. Wessel Botha & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 2:02:05
4. Dylan Rebello & Marco Joubert (Imbuko Momsen MTB) 2:02:07
5. Danny Fowler & Jan Withaar (24/7 Security Services) 2:07:16
6. Nohan van Tonder & Heine Engelbrecht (Laeveld Trekkers/contactpoint.info) 2:12:36
7. Craig Uria & Andrew Duvenhage (NFB Spine & Sport) 2:14:11
8. Barend Burger & Christo Carelsen (Bell’s Demacon Cycling) 2:16:22
9. Rob Pearse & Robert Cooke (Rob & David) 2:21:55
10. Johnny Diedericks & Willem Nortier (Cycle Tribe Nelspruit) 2:24:25
Women teams
1. Amy McDougall & Samantha Sanders (dormakaba SA) 2:26:35
2. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) 2:28:56
3. Rentia Denissen & Natalie Bergstom (Bush Babes) 3:05:32
Mixed teams
1. Pieter du Toit & Danielle Strydom (Power Couple) 2:16:59
2. Yolandi du Toit & Ben Melt Swanepoel (Garmin) 2:23:26
3. Joanna van de Winkel & Marc Rodrigues (Dunkeld Cycles) 2:24:20
General classification
Men teams
1. Nico Bell & Matt Beers (NAD Pro) 7:24:28
2. Matthys Beukes & Philip Buys (PYGA Euro Steel) 7:27:09
3. Wessel Botha & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 7:39:57
4. Dylan Rebello & Marco Joubert (Imbuko Momsen MTB) 7:40:14
5. Craig Uria & Andrew Duvenhage (NFB Spine & Sport) 8:09:21
6. Barend Burger & Christo Carelsen (Bell’s Demacon Cycling) 8:32:29
7. Burger Bester & Hendrik Bester (Stefanutti Stocks) 8:36:20
8. Danny Fowler & Jan Withaar (24/7 Security Services) 8:39:37
9. Rob Pearse & Robert Cooke (Rob & David) 8:40:21
10. Nohan van Tonder & Heine Engelbrecht (Laeveld Trekkers/contactpoint.info) 8:48:43
Women teams
1. Amy McDougall & Samantha Sanders (dormakaba SA) 8:56:30
2. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Galileo Risk) 9:02:20
3. Rentia Denissen & Natalie Bergstom (Bush Babes) 11:43:09
Mixed teams
1. Pieter du Toit & Danielle Strydom (Power Couple) 8:42:42
2. Joanna van de Winkel & Marc Rodrigues (Dunkeld Cycles) 8:53:57
3. Yolandi du Toit & Ben Melt Swanepoel (Garmin) 9:11:27
