Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini won the 29km opening stage of the Tankwa Trek in Kaleo, Western Cape, today.
The Cannondale Factory Racing 1 pair completed the stage in 1:04:07, beating Specialized Racing’s Alan Hatherly and Sam Gaze by almost two minutes. Cannondale Factory Racing 2’s Maxime Morotte and Orr Cameron closely followed in third.
Cannondale Factory Racing 1’s Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini pictured during the opening stage of the Tankwa Trek today. Photo: Twitter/@tankwatrek
South African pair, Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes of PYGA Euro Steel, finished fourth.
Ghost Factory Racing’s Anna Terpstra and Barbara Benko won the elite women’s race in 1:14:26. Summit’s Annie Last and Candice Lill finished second and Silverback Fairtree’s Mariske Strauss and Jennie Stenerhag third.
View more results below.
Stage one
Elite men teams
1. Manuel Fumic & Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing 1) 1:04:07
2. Alan Hatherly & Sam Gaze (Specialized Racing) 1:05:45
3. Maxime Morotte & Orr Cameron (Cannondale Factory Racing 2) 1:05:50
4. Philip Buys & Matthys Beukes (PYGA Euro Steel) 1:05:54
5. Daniel Geismayr & Jochen Kaess (Team Centurion 1) 1:05:56
6. Tristan de Lange & Vinzent Dorn (Centurion Vaude 2) 1:06:38
7. Wessel Botha & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 1:06:39
8. Alban Lakata & Karl Platt (Team Bulls Legends) 1:06:40
9. Ben Oliver & Eden Cruise (Subway NZ MTB Hub) 1:07:11
10. Jonas Lindberg & Simon Andreassen (Team Denmark) 1:07:16
Elite women teams
1. Anna Terpstra & Barbara Benko (Ghost Factory Racing) 1:14:26
2. Annie Last & Candice Lill (Summit) 1:15:09
3. Mariske Strauss & Jennie Stenerhag (Silverback Fairtree) 1:17:30
4. Cherie Vale & Ariane Luthi (Kross-Computer Mania) 1:17:49
5. Amy McDougall & Samantha Sanders (dormakaba SA) 1:18:03
Mixed teams
1. Charles McFall & Yolande de Villiers (Altes Landaus p/b Madmacs Kawaski) 1:14:17
2. Laura Stark & Sebastian Stark (TBR Werner) 1:18:36
3. Katja Cauwenbergh & Ken van den Bulke (Bikefreak) 1:22:28
4. Kobus Barnard & Fienie Barnard (Giant Liv) 1:25:32
5. Gus Klohn & Yolandi du Toit (Powerbar Garmin) 1:25:39
Open men
1. Nico Pfitzenmaier & Paris Basson (dormakaba vets) 1:13:43
2. Hannes Hanekom & Izak Hanekom (Giant vets) 1:14:38
3. Phillip Malan & Dean Engelbrecht (Zamalek) 1:15:21
4. Udo Bolts & Robert Sim (Robert Daniel) 1:15:27
5. Dean van Vuuren & Shane Daniel (Team) 1:15:49
Solo men
1. Jan Withaar 1:06:38
2. Marecaille Antonin 1:08:53
3. Dion Froneman 1:12:51
4. Owen Green 1:14:13
5. David Cooke 1:14:19
Solo women
1. Louise Ferreira 1:29:24
2. Elisabeth Siroux 1:34:00
3. Michelle Zulch 1:38:46
4. Hanlie Snyman 1:39:41
5. Leanne Brown-Waterson 1:42:34
