Nolan Hoffman sprinted to victory in the 58.5km opening stage of the Tour of Good Hope at Boland Landbou in the Western Cape today.
The Team Enza rider, who claimed his first victory with his team at the Herald Cycle Tour two weekends ago, beat TEG Procycling’s Ryan Harris into second, with All4Security’s Graeme Ockhuis getting home in third.
DNS Sports’ Nolan Hoffman sprinted to victory on the opening stage of the Tour of Good Hope today. Photo: Full Stop Communications
Defending champ Ariane Luthi won the women’s race 1:40:06, beating Liezel Jordaan into second. Catherine Colyn rounded out the podium.
View more results below.
Stage one
Elite men
1. Nolan Hoffman (Team Enza) 1:18:18
2. Ryan Harris (TEG Procycling)
3. Graeme Ockhuis (All4Security)
4. Yousif Mirza Alhammadi (UAE Team Emirates)
5. Louis Visser (TEG Procycling)
6. Reynard Butler (ProTouch)
7. Alexandre Mayer (Mauritius)
8. Dan Craven (NCCS Namibia)
9. Wynand Hofmeyr (Kinetic Pro Cycling)
10. Joshua van Wyk (OfficeGuru)
11. Papo Xavier (NCCS Namibia)
12. Ryan Terry (ProTouch)
13. Andrew Edwards (OfficeGuru)
14. Cian Leveridge (Absolute Motion)
15. Alexander Parsons (Brunei)
Elite women
1. Ariane Luthi 1:40:06
2. Liezel Jordaan 1:40:07
3. Catherine Colyn 1:40:08
4. Lucy James
5. Maja Wloszczowska
6. Julie Borgers 1:40:21
7. Vicky van der Merwe 1:40:22
8. Yolandi du Toit 1:40:25
9. Kelsey Nel 1:40:29
10. Sophie Housden 1:44:33
Junior men
1. Christiaan Klopper 1:28:18
2. De Klerk Jacobs 1:28:19
3. Charl Swanepoel 1:28:25
U23 men
1. Damion Gomez 1:28:18
2. Freddie Visser 1:28:24
3. Andrew Elliott 1:28:24
Veteran men (30-39)
1. Mynhardt van der Merwe 1:28:14
2. Peet Schutte 1:28:19
3. Christiaan Janse van Rensburg 1:28:20
Veteran men (40-49)
1. Robin Harris 1:28:18
2. Thys Oosthuizen 1:28:18
3. Achmad Solomon 1:28:19
Veteran men (50-59)
1. Anton Duvenage 1:32:23
2. Dirk Nel 1:32:34
3. Joe Antunes 1:32:35
