German Karl Platt retained his lead after stage two of the Cape Rouleur, which started and finished in Franschhoek, Western Cape, yesterday.
The stage comprised a 114km route but which had only three timed sections – a 5km climb up Viljoen’s Pass, a one-kilometre sprint and an 8km stage section until the base of Franschhoek Pass.
A bunch of riders moving over Helshoogte Pass in stage two of the Cape Rouleur. Photo: Facebook/HotChillee
Platt won the climb and came second behind Shameeg Salie in the stage. James Louter won the sprint.
Briton Jayati Hine won both the climb and stage in the women’s race, while Abigail Vyner took the sprint.
View more results below.
Stage two
5km climb
Men
1. Karl Platt 10:45.88
2. Siphe Ncapayi 11:21.68
3. Jamie Penfold 11:34.62
4. Lubabalo Begala 11:39.03
5. Mark Nel 11:50.38
Women
1. Jayati Hine 14:54.06
2. Kirsty Anderson 15:12.96
3. Kayla Lubbe 15:13.06
4. Melanie Harris 15:13.11
5. Renata Ruszkiewicz 15:44.37
1km sprint
Men
1. James Louter 1:11.15
2. Kris Coetzee 1:11.18
3. Bonga Ngqobane 1:11.74
4. JP du Plessis 1:11.82
5. Siphathele Sotomela 1:13.38
Women
1. Abigail Vyner 1:34.85
2. Christine Burgess 1:36.14
3. Melanie Harris 1:36.23
4. Kayla Lubbe 1:37.71
5. Renata Ruszkiewicz 1:43.97
8km stage
Men
1. Shameeg Salie 9:46.54
2. Karl Platt 9:46.74
3. James Louter 10:20.16
4. Jamie Penfold 10:21.52
5. Darren Gallias 10:21.57
Women
1. Jayati Hine 10:23.46
2. Kayla Lubbe 12:15.28
3. Renata Ruszkiewicz 12:16.07
4. Linda Endicott 12:16.66
5. Abigail Vyner 12:16.83
General classification
Men
1. Karl Platt 40:31.00
2. Shameeg Salie 41:35.47
3. Mark Nel 42:36.11
4. Jamie Penfold 42:38.34
5. Darren Gallias 42:47.16
Women
1. Jayati Hine 47:24.34
2. Linda Endicott 51:15.57
3. Kirsty Anderson 51:23.44
4. Kayla Lubbe 51:33.98
5. Abigail Vyner 51:49.75
