The Tour of Good Hope, which had gained UCI status for the first time this season, is one of South Africa’s premier road tours and takes place in the Cape Winelands area in the Western Cape.
The tour comprised five stages, one of which was a time-trial. The race joins the only other event in SA with a UCI 2.2 ranking, the Tour de Limpopo, which was launched last year.
View photos below from each stage. Photos courtesy of Henk Neuhoff Photography.
Stage one
The tour kicked off with a short 58.5km stage, which started and finished at the Boland Lanbou school. Team Enza’s Nolan Hoffman sprinted to victory. View the results
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- A group of riders moving along a wet and slippery section of the road during stage one of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- A far shot of the bunch moving around a bend during stage one of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Riders staying low and freeing their way down a slight descent during stage one of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Under-23 national champion Marc Pritzen leads the overall men’s elite standings in this year’s Road Cycling Series. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- The bunch sticking together during stage one of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Riders awaiting the start of the opening stage of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Riders in action during stage one of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Nolan Hoffman, pictured at this year’s Tour of Good Hope, won another Cycle4Cansa road race at Sun City in North West today. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
Stage two
The second stage consisted of a 114km route that started and finished at the Boland Lanbou school. TEG Procycling’s Gustav Basson sprinted to victory. View the results
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- Polish rider Maja Wloszczowska celebrates her win on the second stage of 114km in the women’s category of the Tour of Good Hope road cycle race near Paarl in the Cape Winelands today. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Gustav Basson celebrates his win on the second stage of 114km in the Tour of Good Hope road cycle race near Paarl in the Cape Winelands today. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- A bunch of riders moving along an undulating road during the second stage of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Yolandi du Toit leading the way in the women’s race during stage two of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- Riders strung out during stage two of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- A breakaway of two riders labouring on while the bunch gives chase during stage two of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- A rider soloing along a road moving through the countryside during stage two of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- A bunch of cyclists moving smoothly along during stage two of the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
Stage three
The third stage comprised a 26.5km team time-trial for the elite men and an individual time-trial for all the other categories. OfficeGuru won the TTT as Marc Pritzen took the overall lead. View the results
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- Poland’s Maja Wloszczowska, who won the women’s 26.5km individual time-trial at the Tour of Good Hope last year, finished as runner-up to Ramona Forchini of Switzerland in the UCI World Mountain Bike Marathon Championships in Sakarya, Turkey, today.Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- The OfficeGuru Racing outfit took the honours in the 26.5km team time-trial on the third day of the Tour of Good Hope in the Cape Winelands. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- SA national time-trial champ Liezel Jordaan laboring through her ITT at the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- OfficeGuru’s Marc Pritzen (left) moved into the yellow leader’s jersey after his team won the TTT at the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- The ProTouch Continental in action during their TTT at the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- The TEG Procycling finished second in the TTT at the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- A rider nervously awaiting the start of his ITT at the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
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- The UAE Team Emirates Continental team in action during their TTT at the Tour of Good Hope. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
Stage four
*To come
