Mariske Strauss and Jennie Stenerhag won stage three of the Tankwa Trek in the Witzenberg Valley today.
Candice Lill and Annie Last crossed the line in second, with Anne Terpstra and Barbara Benko third.
Mariske Strauss and Jennie Stenerhag (centre) won stage three of the Tankwa Trek today. Candice Lill and Annie Last (left) placed second, with Anne Terpstra and Barbara Benko third. Photo: Twitter/TankwaTrek
Strauss and Stenerhag’s stage win resulted in them taking over the pink jersey from Terpstra and Benko.
Results for the men’s race were pending long after riders crossed the finish line due to a wrong turn taken by Team Bulls’ Urs Huber and Simon Stiebjahn, as well as Pyga Euro Steel’s Philip Buys and Matthys Beukes into the finish.
Commissaires had to decide whether the teams who crossed the line first indeed went wrong or if Team Bulls, who came in celebrating, stayed on the right track with Pyga Euro Steel in close pursuit.
Deon Steyn, the UCI appointed President of the Commissaire Panel, ultimately said the results would remain the same as the finish line positions.
“I have gone to see the site where the incident took place and could find no fault with the route markings.”
Final stage results saw Cannondale Factory Racing’s Manuel Fumic and Henrique Avancini win and remain overall leaders.
Second were Cannondale Factory Racing’s Maxine Marotte and Orr Cameron, followed by Team Denmark’s Jonas Lindberg and Simon Andreassen.
View more provisional results below.
Stage three
Elite men teams
1. Manuel Fumic & Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing) 3:45:06
2. Maxine Marotte & Orr Cameron (Cannondale Factory Racing) 3:46:01
3. Jonas Lindberg & Simon Andreassen (Team Denmark) 3:46:16
4. Nicol Carstens & Marco Joubert (Imbuko-Giant) 3:47:33
5. Wessel Botha & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 3:47:46
6. Urs Huber & Simon Stiebjhan (Team Bulls) 3:49:39
7. Matthys Beukes & Philip Buys (PYGA Euro Steel 2) 3:50:12
8. Alban Lakata & Karl Platt (Team Bulls Legends) 3:51:44
9. Matt Beers & Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 3:55:59
10. Shaun-Nick Bester & Andrew Hill (Team Darkhorse Wheels) 3:56:08
Elite women teams
1. Mariske Strauss & Jennie Stenerhag 4:29:00
2. Candice Lill & Annie Last 4:30:46
3. Anne Terpstra & Barbara Benko 4:33:23
4. Cherie Vale & Ariane Luthi (Kross-Computer Mania) 4:33:28
5. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Giant Ladies) 4:49:39
Mixed teams
1. Charles McFall & Yolande de Villiers (Altes Landaus p/b Madmacs Kawaski) 4:22:28
2. Laura Stark & Sebastian Stark (TBR Werner) 4:30:25
3. Kobus Barnard & Fienie Barnard (Giant Liv) 4:58:12
4. Katja Cauwenbergh & Ken van den Bulke (Bikefreak) 5:13:37
5. Dirk Nel & Ronel Nel (Lynx Rel Estate) 5:21:20
Open men
1. Hannes Hanekom & Izak Hanekom (Giant vets) 4:31:53
2. Udo Bolts & Robert Sim (Robert Daniel) 4:32:18
3. Lawrence von Gunten & Gert Korblet (Individualteam) 4:32:46
4. James Lennard & Craig Denbury (Team Gear Change) 4:33:10
5. Daniel Carleton & Mitchell Ginsberg (ASOW) 4:33:19
Solo men
1. Jan Withaar 3:58:01
2. Marecaille Antonin 3:59:05
3. Denis Engelbrecht 4:33:23
4. Till Streichert 4:36:06
5. Owen Green 4:40:20
Solo women
1. Louise Ferreira 5:23:14
2. Elisabeth Siroux 5:47:50
3. Hanlie Snyman 5:52:49
4. Kateryna Tertiienko 5:57:29
5. Michelle Zulch 6:37:17
General classification
Elite men teams
1. Manuel Fumic & Henrique Avancini (Cannondale Factory Racing) 8:05:23
2. Maxine Marotte & Orr Cameron (Cannondale Factory Racing) 8:08:05
3. Jonas Lindberg & Simon Andreassen (Team Denmark) 8:09:53
4. Urs Huber & Simon Stiebjhan (Team Bulls) 8:13:14
5. Nicol Carstens & Marco Joubert (Imbuko-Giant) 8:16:09
6. Alban Lakata & Karl Platt (Team Bulls Legends) 8:18:27
7. Matt Beers & Nico Bell (NAD Pro) 8:28:30
8. Tristan de Lange & Vinzent Dorn (Centurion Vaude 2) 8:29:44
9. Wessel Botha & Gawie Combrinck (NAD Pro 2) 8:31:39
10. Shaun-Nick Bester & Andrew Hill (Team Darkhorse Wheels) 8:36:45
Elite women teams
1. Mariske Strauss & Jennie Stenerhag 9:36:54
2. Candice Lill & Annie Last 9:38:11
3. Anne Terpstra & Barbara Benko 9:38:19
4. Cherie Vale & Ariane Luthi (Kross-Computer Mania) 9:52:05
5. Theresa Ralph & Sarah Hill (Giant Ladies) 10:51:11
Mixed teams
1. Charles McFall & Yolande de Villiers (Altes Landaus p/b Madmacs Kawaski) 9:27:47
2. Laura Stark & Sebastian Stark (TBR Werner) 9:42:02
3. Kobus Barnard & Fienie Barnard (Giant Liv) 10:43:48
4. Katja Cauwenbergh & Ken van den Bulke (Bikefreak) 11:17:03
5. Dirk Nel & Ronel Nel (Lynx Rel Estate) 11:35:42
Open men
1. Udo Bolts & Robert Sim (Robert Daniel) 9:38:03
2. Hannes Hanekom & Izak Hanekom (Giant vets) 9:41:46
3. Daniel Carleton & Mitchell Ginsberg (ASOW) 9:43:46
4. Richard Coughlan & Jaco du Plessis (Desert Foxes) 9:45:04
5. Lawrence von Gunten & Gert Korblet (Individualteam) 9:49:32
Solo men
1. Jan Withaar 8:31:50
2. Marecaille Antonin 8:35:21
3. Till Streichert 9:47:22
4. Denis Engelbrecht 9:55:55
5. Dion Froneman 9:57:20
Solo women
1. Louise Ferreira 11:26:59
2. Elisabeth Siroux 12:27:27
3. Hanlie Snyman 12:38:54
4. Kateryna Tertiienko 12:55:59
5. Michelle Zulch 13:49:39
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