Andrew Hill and Shaun-Nick Bester rode to victory on stage three of joBerg2c at Sterkfontein Dam, Free State, today.
The Darkhorse Wheels-Insured by TIB pair completed the 120km route, which featured 1 150m of ascent, in 4:29:07.
Luke Evans and Craig Uria finished second, with Julian Gavillet and Ecoffey Sylvain third.
Bester said today was another good stage for them.
“After about 15km in, I made it hard up a singletrack section and we managed to get away. It was myself, HB [Kruger], Matthys [Beukes] and Andrew.
“We then worked together up until 63km in where there was a waterpoint and we had our support crew there so myself and Andrew stopped, while Matthys and HB kept going.”
He said from that point they did not go flat out to try and catch them because they were not their competition as they rode in the solo men’s category.
“We managed to close the gap without really trying, to about 20 seconds with 15km to go. Then we hit the Mount Paul climb and took it steady up there and down the downhill. We just kept on working together and managed to win.
“I’m really happy with our result and hope we can keep it up until the end of the race.”
Sarah Hill and Theresa Ralph won the women’s race in 5:07:24.
Michael Posthumus and Amy McDougall won the mixed race in 4:42:35, while Ben Melt Swanepoel and Yolandi du Toit finished second and Overney Corinne and Vincent Flueck third.
HB Kruger won solo men’s race. Second was Matthys Beukes, followed by Mark Vennix.
The solo women’s event was won by Sandra Hart
More results can be viewed below.
Andrew Hill (left) and Shaun-Nick Bester won stage three of joBerg2c at Sterkfontein Dam, Free State, today. Photo: Matthew Volek
Stage three results
Men’s teams
1. Andrew Hill & Shaun-Nick Bester (Darkhorse Wheels-Insured by TIB) 4:29:07
2. Luke Evans & Craig Uria (Sage Racing) 4:42:13
3. Julian Gavillet & Ecoffey Sylvain (Sylvains Team) 4:43:29
4. Gerrie Beukes & Johan Labuschagne (Cool Beans) 4:49:59
5. Darren Constantinou & Craig Kingham (Team Sage 2) 5:14:11
Women’s teams
1. Sarah Hill & Theresa Ralph (Galileo Risk) 5:07:24
2. Auralia Edwards & Gina Wills (Seattle Speed) 5:55:11
3. Marlene Andersen & Kirsten Engsig Jensen (Team Hakuna Matata) 6:03:49
4. Brenda Potts & Erika Velissariou (Ditzy Chicks) 6:35:04
5. Hanlie Snyman & Aretha Eksteen (Food Lovers 2) 7:16:54
Mixed teams
1. Michael Posthumus & Amy McDougall (dormakaba Mixed) 4:42:35
2. Ben Melt Swanepoel & Yolandi du Toit (Garmin) 5:28:37
3. Overney Corinne & Vincent Flueck (Ekibike-Dupasquier Sports) 5:23:45
4. Amy van Zuydam & Wessel Burger (FRIB – Mixed A) 5:46:58
5. Estelle Gous & Gerhard Strydom (Team X) 5:47:15
Solo men
1. HB Kruger 4:26:16
2. Matthys Beukes 4:26:17
3. Mark Vennix 4:54:10
4. Philip Buys 5:05:26
5. Riaan Weideman 5:05:26
6. Deon van Vuuren 5:03:22
7. Kristof De Neys 5:04:28
8. Kristof Sterckx 5:09:20
9. Mark Prince 5:13:45
10. Cedric Deltour 5:14:01
Solo women
1. Sandra Hart 5:21:51
2. Monica Glover 5:37:23
3. Yvette Roberts 5:58:36
4. Caroline Francis 6:25:28
5. Yolanda Witteveen 6:32:38
6. Tracy Watcham 6:35:06
7. Heidi Gugliotta 6:36:18
8. Ester Soriano 6:58:02
9. Nadine Klopper 6:49:09
10. Nelina Brand 6:52:17
General classification
Men’s teams
1. Andrew Hill & Shaun-Nick Bester (Darkhorse Wheels-Insured by TIB) 12:47:08
2. Luke Evans & Craig Uria (Sage Racing) 13:11:16
3. Julian Gavillet & Ecoffey Sylvain (Sylvains Team) 13:12:19
4. Gerrie Beukes & Johan Labuschagne (Cool Beans) 13:28:15
5. Darren Constantinou & Craig Kingham (Team Sage 2) 14:03:34
Women’s teams
1. Sarah Hill & Theresa Ralph (Galileo Risk) 13:47:12
2. Auralia Edwards & Gina Wills (Seattle Speed) 15:26:38
3. Marlene Andersen & Kirsten Engsig Jensen (Team Hakuna Matata) 15:35:30
4. Brenda Potts & Erika Velissariou (Ditzy Chicks) 16:46:23
5. Hanlie Snyman & Aretha Eksteen (Food Lovers 2) 17:32:37
Mixed teams
1. Michael Posthumus & Amy McDougall (dormakaba Mixed) 13:11:40
2. Ben Melt Swanepoel & Yolandi du Toit (Garmin) 14:19:36
3. Overney Corinne & Vincent Flueck (Ekibike-Dupasquier Sports) 14:34:15
4. Amy van Zuydam & Wessel Burger (FRIB – Mixed A) 15:06:54
5. Estelle Gous & Gerhard Strydom (Team X) 15:14:54
Solo men
1. Matthys Beukes 12:38:23
2. HB Kruger 12:38:23
3. Mark Vennix 13:33:14
4. Philip Buys 13:38:37
5. Riaan Weideman 13:43:51
6. Deon van Vuuren 13:48:50
7. Kristof De Neys 13:51:03
8. Kristof Sterckx 13:55:53
9. Mark Prince 14:01:19
10. Cedric Deltour 14:02:05
Solo women
1. Sandra Hart 14:27:16
2. Monica Glover 14:56:47
3. Yvette Roberts 15:25:50
4. Caroline Francis 16:11:43
5. Yolanda Witteveen 16:22:10
6. Tracy Watcham 16:36:22
7. Heidi Gugliotta 16:42:33
8. Ester Soriano 16:59:08
9. Nadine Klopper 16:59:37
10. Nelina Brand 17:15:32
