Velokhaya’s Shameeg Salie and Kevin Benkenstein won the sixth stage of the Rainmaker RollerCoaster gravel stage race in Knysna today.
The South African completed the race in 2:19:18, edging Songo.info’s Craig Boyes and Christoph Sauser by less than a second. Bruce Reyneke Cycles Panda’s Roberto Gnudi and Bruce Reynecke finished third some 21 minutes later.
Velokhaya’s Shameeg Salie and Kevin Benkenstein won the sixth stage of the Rainmaker RollerCoaster gravel stage race today. Photo: @nickmuzik/HotChillee
F. U. Fifty’s Tim Brink and Michelle Russell won the mixed race for the first time so far, beating HoneyRider’s Marion Pelata and Carlos Climent by over three minutes.
Portugal’s Claudio Lima won the solo race in 2:28:16, beating South Africa’s Bonga Ngqobane and Britain’s Leonardo Thomas to the finish.
View more results below.
Stage six
Men teams
1. Shameeg Salie (South Africa) & Kevin Benkenstein (South Africa) Velokhaya 2:19:18
2. Craig Boyes (South Africa) & Christoph Sauser (Switzerland) Songo.info 2:19:18
3. Roberto Gnudi (South Africa) & Bruce Reynecke (South Africa) Bruce Reyneke Cycles Panda 2:40:00
Mixed teams
1. Tim Brink (South Africa) & Michelle Russell (South Africa) F. U. Fifty. 2:55:05
2. Marion Pelata (France) & Carlos Climent (Spain) HoneyRider 2:58:16
Solo
1. Claudio Lima (Portugal) 2:28:16
2. Bonga Ngqobane (South Africa) 2:39:59
3. Leonardo Thomas Cerutti (Britain) 2:45:44
4. Jeroen Linnebank (Netherlands) 2:45:44
5. Francis Cade (Britain) 2:57:20
6. Daniel Hughes (Britain) 2:57:20
7. Thomas Wainwright (Britain) 2:59:09
8. Robert Middleton (Britain) 2:59:11
9. Henk Bester (South Africa) 2:59:25
10. Christian Malan (South Africa) 2:59:29
General classification
Men teams
1. Craig Boyes (South Africa) & Christoph Sauser (Switzerland) Songo.info 15:57:45
2. Shameeg Salie (South Africa) & Kevin Benkenstein (South Africa) Velokhaya 16:59:15
3. Roberto Gnudi (South Africa) & Bruce Reynecke (South Africa) Bruce Reyneke Cycles Panda 19:31:25
Mixed teams
1. Marion Pelata (France) & Carlos Climent (Spain) HoneyRider 22:31:36
2. Tim Brink (South Africa) & Michelle Russell (South Africa) F. U. Fifty. 24:08:41
Solo
1. Leonardo Thomas Cerutti (Britain) 18:52:09
2. Claudio Lima (Portugal) 19:23:41
3. Jeroen Linnebank (Netherlands) 20:20:07
4. Christian Malan (South Africa) 20:46:50
5. Henk Bester (South Africa) 20:47:10
6. Robert Middleton (Britain) 21:12:21
7. Thomas Wainwright (Britain) 21:24:18
8. Bonga Ngqobane (South Africa) 21:50:40
9. Francis Cade (Britain) 22:00:06
10. Daniel Hughes (Britain) 22:00:20
