Malefetsane Lesofe and Phetetso Monese won the 69km opening stage of the Wines2Whales Pinotage, which finished at the Oak Valley Wine Estate today.
The Sufferfest African Dream Team pair completed the race in 3:29:52, beating Morvelo SA’s Aaron Borrill and Neill Ungerer into second by some seven minutes. Team Cathy Scania’s Jacques Celliers and Pierre-Andre Knoetzer rounded out the podium.
Riders pictured in action during last year’s edition of the Wines2Whales Pinotage, then known as the Ride. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
JustForFun’s Antja du Toit and Hester Prins won the women’s team race in 4:42:12, with Lynx Real Estate’s Dirk Nel and Ronel Nel winning the mixed category in 4:11:55.
View more results below.
Stage one
Men teams
1. Malefetsane Lesofe & Phetetso Monese (The Sufferfest African Dream Team) 3:29:52
2. Aaron Borrill & Neill Ungerer (Morvelo SA) 3:36:49
3. Jacques Celliers & Pierre-Andre Knoetzer (Team Cathy Scania) 3:40:14
4. Matthijs Finke Jasperse & Mitchel Steenman (EkoPlaza Skadi) 3:44:28
5. Tobie Basson & Willie Mac van Zyl (Team Cathy 2) 3:46:49
Women teams
1. Antja du Toit & Hester Prins (JustForFun) 4:42:12
2. Annemie Kruger & Jennie Stenerhag (Team CBC) 4:59:33
3. Janine Muller & Mari du Toit (Hi Tec Girls) 5:01:36
4. Lizette Greenwood & Wilma Boshoff (Absolute USA) 5:25:30
5. Hilke Gobel & Santa Eksteen (Hansgrohe Women) 5:37:21
Mixed teams
1. Dirk Nel & Ronel Nel (Lynx Real Estate) 4:11:55
2. Jose Correia & Tarrin Povey (Rubycor) 4:23:49
3. Andrea Bacheca & Luca Borella (Forza Italia) 4:30:43
4. Lucy Etherton & Steve Etherton (Team Etherton) 4:35:27
5. Marzelle van der Merwe & Alexander Ham (SPOT) 4:53:33
