Shaun-Nick Bester and Andrew Hill, who lead the men’s team race, feel confident ahead of the final joBerg2c racing stage that starts at Mackenzie Club, Donnybrook, tomorrow.
“Tomorrow is the last racing stage and we’re looking forward to finishing in one piece,” said Bester after winning today’s 82km stage alongside Hill.
He added that it was a fun day out with a lot of singletrack sections.
Andrew Hill (left) and Shaun-Nick Bester won the men’s team race on day seven of joBerg2c that finished at Mackenzie Club, Donnybrook, today. Photo: Matthew Volek
Sarah Hill, who leads the women’s team race alongside Theresa Ralph, said today was fast, punchy and flat in comparison to yesterday.
“My legs could feel the compounding fatigue, which made today’s stage quite tough. Yesterday was my day to have legs and today Theresa came in super strong.”
Hill added that there were many highlights today.
“There were loads of super smooth flowing singletrack that broke up the dirt road sections. We also had our first floating bridge, which was fun and twisty.”
She felt she gave her all today, but had a bit of an empty tank from the start.
“Technically I feel very on form right now, so races like this really help balance out the strengths.
“Theresa rode beautifully. She showed very little signs of fatigue and kept my spirits up all day. I really love how much work she’s putting into developing me as an athlete.”
Hill said they looked forward to tomorrow’s stage that featured “lots of climbing” and “stunning descents”.
“Tomorrow has the one-of-a-kind Umko Drop. What an amazing way to end the racing part of joBerg2c.”
More results can be viewed below.
Stage seven results
Men’s teams
1. Andrew Hill & Shaun-Nick Bester (Darkhorse Wheels-Insured by TIB) 3:02:43
2. Luke Evans & Craig Uria (Sage Racing) 3:16:51
3. Julian Gavillet & Ecoffey Sylvain (Sylvains Team) 3:16:23
4. Gerrie Beukes & Johan Labuschagne (Cool Beans) 3:15:15
5. Darren Constantinou & Craig Kingham (Team Sage 2) 3:25:38
Women’s teams
1. Sarah Hill & Theresa Ralph (Galileo Risk) 3:34:57
2. Auralia Edwards & Gina Wills (Seattle Speed) 4:14:26
Mixed teams
1. Michael Posthumus & Amy McDougall (dormakaba Mixed) 3:21:48
2. Ben Melt Swanepoel & Yolandi du Toit (Garmin) 3:30:02
3. Overney Corinne & Vincent Flueck (Ekibike-Dupasquier Sports) 3:49:48
4. Amy van Zuydam & Wessel Burger (FRIB – Mixed A) 3:58:15
5. Kirsty Searle & Des Searle (The Sixes) 3:56:02
Solo men
1. Matthys Beukes 3:02:07
2. HB Kruger 3:13:36
3. Kristof Sterckx 3:21:22
4. Riaan Weideman 3:26:18
5. Deon van Vuuren 3:33:54
Solo women
1. Sandra Hart 3:37:02
2. Monica Glover 3:45:54
3. Yvette Roberts 4:05:35
General classification
Men’s teams
1. Andrew Hill & Shaun-Nick Bester (Darkhorse Wheels-Insured by TIB) 27:14:45
2. Luke Evans & Craig Uria (Sage Racing) 28:30:15
3. Julian Gavillet & Ecoffey Sylvain (Sylvains Team) 28:39:39
4. Darren Constantinou & Craig Kingham (Team Sage 2) 30:38:16
5. Shannon Frost & Kevin Evans (The Bike Shop Strocam Mining) 31:55:05
Women’s teams
1. Sarah Hill & Theresa Ralph (Galileo Risk) 30:23:05
2. Auralia Edwards & Gina Wills (Seattle Speed) 35:55:31
Mixed teams
1. Michael Posthumus & Amy McDougall (dormakaba Mixed) 28:40:50
2. Ben Melt Swanepoel & Yolandi du Toit (Garmin) 31:35:01
3. Overney Corinne & Vincent Flueck (Ekibike-Dupasquier Sports) 32:52:57
4. Amy van Zuydam & Wessel Burger (FRIB – Mixed A) 33:52:10
5. Kirsty Searle & Des Searle (The Sixes) 34:51:28
Solo men
1. Matthys Beukes 26:57:57
2. HB Kruger 28:21:29
3. Kristof Sterckx 30:10:57
4. Riaan Weideman 30:23:05
5. Deon van Vuuren 30:23:09
Solo women
1. Sandra Hart 31:44:38
2. Monica Glover 33:24:21
3. Yvette Roberts 35:03:55
