OfficeGuru’s Marc Pritzen claimed the Tour of Good Hope title after winning the 66.7km fifth and final stage atop Taal Monument today.
The under-23 national champ forged ahead of his teammate and former leader Dylan Girdlestone, who suffered a puncture in today’s stage. Pritzen completed the race in 1:43:01, beating Alfa Bodyworks-Giant’s Byron Munton and Frans Claes into second and third respectively.
OfficeGuru’s Marc Pritzen (left) in the yellow leader’s jersey after the TTT on stage three of at the Tour of Good Hope earlier this week. Photo: Henk Neuhoff Photography
Pritzen accumulated a total time of 9:57:15, 21 seconds clear of TEG Procycling’s Jason Oosthuizen in second.
Maja Wloszczowska clinched the women’s title after finishing second behind Catherine Colyn on the final stage. Ariane Luthi finished second overall.
View provisional results below.
Stage five
Elite men
1. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 1:43:08
2. Byron Munton (Alfa Bodyworks-Giant) 1:43:24
3. Frans Claes (Alfa Bodyworks-Giant) 1:43:34
4. Jason Oosthuizen (TEG Procycling) 1:43:39
5. Clint Hendricks (ProTouch Continental) 1:43:56
6. Steven van Heerden (Team Enza) 1:43:56
7. Dan Craven (NCCS Namibia) 1:44:21
8. Yousif Alhammadi (UAE Team Emirates) 1:45:23
9. Kent Main (TEG Procycling) 1:47:25
10. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru) 1:47:49
11. Christoph Sauser (ProTouch) 1:48:24
12. HB Kruger (Alfa Bodyworks-Giant) 1:48:28
13. Callum Ormiston (ProTouch) 1:48:34
14. Alexandre Mayer (Mauritius) 1:48:44
15. Gregory Lagane (Mauritius)
Elite women
1. Catherine Colyn 2:20:42
2. Maja Wloszczowska 2:20:45
3. Ariane Luthi 2:21:05
4. Lucy James 2:21:25
5. Vicky van der Merwe 2:23:14
6. Julie Borgers 2:23:56
7. Kelsey Nel 2:24:46
8. Yolandi du Toit 2:24:38
9. Louise Ferreira 2:24:48
10. Hanlie Booyens 2:26:11
General classification
Elite men
1. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 9:57:15
2. Jason Oosthuizen (TEG Procycling) 9:57:36
3. Frans Claes (Alfa Bodyworks-Giant) 9:57:57
4. Byron Munton (Alfa Bodyworks-Giant) 9:58:29
5. Clint Hendricks (ProTouch Continental) 9:58:44
6. Steven van Heerden (Team Enza) 9:58:55
7. Dan Craven (NCCS Namibia) 10:00:15
8. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru) 10:01:01
9. Kent Main (TEG Procycling) 10:01:16
10. Christoph Sauser (ProTouch) 10:03:29
11. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru) 10:03:31
12. Callum Ormiston (ProTouch) 10:03:39
13. Alexandre Mayer (Mauritius) 10:03:52
14. HB Kruger (Alfa Bodyworks-Giant) 10:04:10
15. Dirk Coetzee (NCCS Namibia) 10:04:15
Elite women
1. Maja Wloszczowska 12:42:37
2. Ariane Luthi 12:47:08
3. Catherine Colyn 12:52:17
4. Lucy James 12:58:10
5. Julie Borgers 13:30:23
6. Yolandi du Toit 13:32:23
7. Sophie Housden 13:54:01
8. Hanlie Booyens 14:43:40
9. Martha Koekemoer 15:00:35
10. Kelsey Nel 10:11:49
