Tumelo Makae and Phetetso Monese claimed victory on the 56km fourth stage of the Lesotho Sky in Malealea today.
The Alliance pair completed the stage in 2:30:53, edging Garrun-Tib Insurance’s Reinhard Zellhuber and Andrew Hill by just two seconds. Rebloch Power’s Allard Basile and Remy Bourdon completed the podium six minutes later.
Tumelo Makae and Phetetso Monese claimed victory on the 56km fourth stage of the Lesotho Sky today. Photo: Wayne Reiche/Lesotho Sky
Axel Strauss won the solo men’s race in 3:05:30, with Regina Marunde taking the spoils in the solo women’s version.
View more results below.
Stage four
Elite men teams
1. Tumelo Makae & Phetetso Monese (Alliance) 2:30:53
2. Reinhard Zellhuber & Andrew Hill (Garrun-Tib Insurance) 2:30:55
3. Allard Basile & Remy Bourdon (Rebloch Power) 2:36:42
Open men teams
1. Jens Hitzeroth & Andreas Krensel (The Tall Ones) 3:35:41
2. Fourie Rossouw & Gerhard Erasmus (Storytellers) 3:40:17
3. Rene Waldvogel & Daniel Siller (Stoeckli) 3:57:18
Mixed teams
1. Kylie Hanekom & Nicholas Webb (Bike Hub) 3:40:23
2. Darryn Stow and Ila Stow (Lesotho Sky Lovers) 3:40:25
3. Marion Hemmerling & Hansjerg Bosler (Bavarian Bears) 4:08:18
Solo men
1. Axel Strauss 3:05:30
2. Joe Fritsch 3:09:19
3. Gary Cooper 3:14:33
Solo women
1. Regina Marunde 3:14:33
General classification
Elite men teams
1. Reinhard Zellhuber & Andrew Hill (Garrun-Tib Insurance) 11:17:10
2. Allard Basile & Remy Bourdon (Rebloch Power) 11:22:58
3. Tumelo Makae & Phetetso Monese (Alliance) 12:24:18
Open men teams
1. Fourie Rossouw & Gerhard Erasmus (Storytellers) 16:34:55
2. Jens Hitzeroth & Andreas Krensel (The Tall Ones) 16:57:22
3. Danie van Tonder & Kristian Steckler (Love The Ride International) 17:08:53
Mixed teams
1. Kylie Hanekom & Nicholas Webb (Bike Hub) 16:29:47
2. Darryn Stow and Ila Stow (Lesotho Sky Lovers) 16:49:09
3. Marion Hemmerling & Hansjerg Bosler (Bavarian Bears) 18:12:42
Solo men
1. Axel Strauss 13:29:06
2. Gary Cooper 15:17:13
3. Joe Fritsch 15:30:53
Solo women
1. Regina Marunde 15:17:13
