Christoph Sauser and Craig Boyes won the Rainmaker RollerCoaster title when the seven-day gravel stage race ended in Plettenberg Bay yesterday.
The seventh stage was neutralised due to weather conditions, but with an overall time of 15:57:45, the Songo.info pair were crowned the champions.
Christoph Sauser (pictured) and Craig Boyes won the Rainmaker RollerCoaster title in Plettenberg Bay yesterday. Photo: Photo: @nickmuzik/HotChillee
The South African duo Shameeg Salie and Kevin Benkenstein placed second overall, with fellow countrymen Roberto Gnudi and Bruce Reyneke in third.
The mixed race was won by HoneyRider’s Marion Pelata and Carlos Climent, who are from France and Spain respectively. South Africans Tim Brink and Michelle Russell finished second.
Britain’s Leonardo Thomas won the solo category, while Portugal’s Claudio Lima came second and the Netherlands’ Jeroen Linnebank third.
View more results below.
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
