HB Kruger sprinted to victory in the 60km second stage of the Knysna Bull in Harkerville today.
Alfa Bodyworks-Giant’s Kruger came out on top in a sprint finish against Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers to win in 2:07:49.
HB Kruger crossing the finish line on stage two of the Knysna Bull to beat Alan Hatherly and Matt Beers in the final sprint. Photo: Twitter/@knysnabull
Beers, however, still retained his overall lead with a general classification time of 4:47:44, 25 seconds ahead of Hatherly.
Jennie Stenerhag won the solo women’s race in 2:30:28, beating Samantha Sanders in a sprint finish. Sanders kept her overall lead ahead of the third and final stage tomorrow.
Luke Evans won in the men’s under-23 category on the stage, finishing fifth overall. Henry Liebenberg leads on the GC.
View more results below.
60km
Stage two
Solo men
1. HB Kruger 2:07:49
2. Alan Hatherly 2:07:50
3. Matt Beers 2:07:51
4. Nicola Rohrbach 2:14:36
5. Luke Evans 2:19:24
6. Henry Liebenberg 2:19:25
7. Ryan Martin 2:19:26
8. Robert Hobson 2:19:26
9. Derrin Smith 2:23:38
10. Rogan Smart 2:24:14
Solo women
1. Jennie Stenerhag 2:30:28
2. Samantha Sanders 2:30:28
3. Amy McDougall 2:34:28
4. Theresa Ralph 2:35:49
5. Bianca Haw 2:35:50
6. Sabine Spitz 2:38:59
7. Louise Ferreira 2:55:23
8. Courteney Webb 2:57:56
9. Saskia van der Merwe 3:07:42
10. Jaci Nutman 3:28:20
General classification
Solo men
1. Matt Beers 4:47:44
2. Alan Hatherly 4:48:09
3. HB Kruger 4:51:08
4. Nicola Rohrbach 4:55:50
5. Henry Liebenberg 5:04:56
6. Robert Hobson 5:08:04
7. Luke Evans 5:11:18
8. Derrin Smith 5:13:07
9. Rogan Smart 5:14:36
10. Erik Kleinhans 5:18:30
Solo women
1. Samantha Sanders 5:32:04
2. Jennie Stenerhag 5:33:39
3. Sabine Spitz 5:40:17
4. Amy McDougall 5:45:05
5. Bianca Haw 5:45:33
6. Theresa Ralph 5:46:39
7. Louise Ferreira 6:31:35
8. Courteney Webb 6:34:55
9. Saskia van der Merwe 7:09:57
10. Michelle de Souza Macgregor 7:50:49
