Mpumalanga Tour results & GC: Travis Barrett sprints to stage three win

Travis Barrett won stage three of the Mpumalanga Tour in Blyde Canyon today.

The OfficeGuru rider completed the 90.3km stage, which kicked off in Swadini, in a time of 2:31:32.

Just before the first hotspot at 26.3km a leading group formed, which consisted of Barrett, Alwyn Steenkamp, Devin Shortt, Pieter Seyffert and Mornay van Heerden. They had a 1’20” gap to the peloton.

Shortt won the first hotspot, with Seyffert second and Steenkamp third.

Approximately 40km in the gap increased to 4’40”.

Barrett won the first King of the Mountains at 49km, with Van Heerden second and Steenkamp third.

The stage winner also took the second KOM at 55km. Van Heerden placed second, while Steenkamp came in third.

The second Hotspot at 73km was won by Shortt, with Barrett second and Van Heerden third.

Steenkamp won the third KOM at 86.4km, while Van Heerden placed second and Shortt third.

Read the stage report.

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Stage three results

1. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru) 2:31:32
2. Devin Shortt (Luso AC/DC)
3. Mornay van Heerden (ProTouch) 2:31:35
4. Alwyn Steenkamp (Cycle Power)
5. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 2:32:37
6. Willie Smit (NAD Pro)
7. Wessel Botha (NAD Pro)
8. Matthew Beers (NAD Pro)
9. Dylan Girdelstone (OfficeGuru)
10. Callum Ormiston (ProTouch) 2:33:05
11. Calvin Beneke (Luso AC/DC) 2:33:33
12. Jan Montshioa (Sampada)
13. Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 2:33:38
14. Andrew Edwards (OfficeGuru) 2:33:48
15. Andries Nigrini (Luso AC/DC) 2:33:54
16. Alexander Worsdale (OfficeGuru) 2:34:19
17. Chris Jooste (Luso AC/DC) 2:36:08
18. Thokozani Mahlangu (Sampada) 2:36:59
19. Alex Miller (NAM) 2:37:01
20. Jayde Julius (ProTouch)

General classification

1. Matt Beers (NAD Pro) 5:46:15
2. Willie Smit (NAD Pro) 5:48:18
3. Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 5:48:28
4. Wessel Botha (NAD Pro) 5:50:01
5. Dylan Girdelstone (OfficeGuru) 5:50:10
6. Marc Pritzen (officeGuru) 5:50:54
7. Calvin Beneke (Luso AC/DC) 5:51:25
8. Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro) 5:55:22
9. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 5:56:15
10. Alexander Worsdale (officeGuru) 5:56:28
11. Devin Shortt (Luso AC/DC) 5:59:22
12. Chris Jooste (Luso AC/DC) 6:01:09
13. Andrew Edwards (officeGuru) 6:01:45
14. Andries Nigrini (Luso AC/DC) 6:02:06
15. Jan Montshioa (Sampada) 6:02:36
16. Alwyn Steenkamp (Cycle Power) 6:03:44
17. Rohan du Plooy (ProTouch) 6:09:34
18. Mornay van Heerden (ProTouch) 6:10:06
19. Drickus Coetzee (Namibia) 6:10:17
20. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru) 6:10:21