Rohan du Plooy soloed to victory on stage five of the Mpumalanga Tour at White River today.
ProTouch’s Du Plooy, who only joined the Continental team at the end of last year, completed the stage in 3:29:31. OfficeGuru’s Marc Pritzen finished second some three minutes back, while Katusha-Alpecin’s Willie Smit came third.
The breakaway group of riders in action in stage five of the Mpumalanga Tour today. Photo: Twitter/@ForeverResortSA
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Stage five
1. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) 3:29:31
2. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 3:32:02
3. Willie Smit (NAD Pro)
4. Wessel Botha (NAD Pro)
5. Jayde Julius (ProTouch)
6. Matt Beers (NAD Pro)
7. Chris Jooste (Luso AC/DC) 3:32:07
8. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru)
9. Alexander Worsdale (OfficeGuru) 3:35:01
10. Drickus Coetzee (Namibia) 3:35:27
11. Nico Bell (NAD Pro)
12. Devin Shortt (Luso AC/DC)
13. Songezo Jim (ProTouch) 3:36:42
14. Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro) 3:36:59
15. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru)
16. Andrew Edwards (OfficeGuru)
17. Alex Miller (Namibia) 3:38:01
18. Callum Ormiston (ProTouch) 3:38:02
19. Andries Nigrini (Luso AC/DC) 3:42:23
20. Alwyn Steenkamp (Cycle Power) 3:43:48
General classification
1. Matt Beers (NAD Pro) 12:58:20
2. Willie Smit (NAD Pro) 13:00:19
3. Wessel Botha (NAD Pro) 13:02:02
4. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru) 13:02:20
5. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 13:02:50
6. Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 13:03:48
7. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 13:08:11
8. Alexander Worsdale (OfficeGuru) 13:12:15
9. Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro) 13:12:58
10. Chris Jooste (Luso AC/DC) 13:13:47
11. Devin Shortt (Luso AC/DC) 13:15:48
12. Calvin Beneke (Luso AC/DC) 13:25:15
13. Andries Nigrini (Luso AC/DC) 13:25:18
14. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru) 13:27:21
15. Andrew Edwards (OfficeGuru) 13:29:25
16. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) 13:30:05
17. Jan Montshioa (Sampada) 13:30:36
18. Drickus Coetzee (Namibia) 13:36:22
19. Alwyn Steenkamp (Cycle Power) 13:38:13
20. Alex Miller (Namibia) 13:44:59
