Amy McDougall (left) and Robyn de Groot won the Wines2Whales Chardonnay MTB race in Hermanus, Western Cape, today. Photo: Xavier Briel
Robyn de Groot and Amy McDougall stole the show when they won the Wines2Whales Chardonnay mountain bike race after stage three in Hermanus, Western Cape, today.
The dormakaba duo, who were more than a minute behind Candice Lill and Adelheid Morath on stage one, not only minimised their gap to three seconds on stage two but also won the final day’s racing ahead of the latter to top the overall women’s podium.
Third on the day and overall were Jennie Stenerhag and Nadine Rieder.
The men’s competition was won by Michiel van Aelbroeck and Erik Kleinhans. They were followed by Marc Greyling and Rohan Kennedy, while Marko Visser and Raymond van Niekerk rounded out the podium.
Ziehaad Salie and Ila Stow rode away with the victory in the mixed event. Nicola Walker and Matthew Gillett finished in second with Steve Pylyser and Sylvie Allaert third.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage three results
Women
| 1 | Robyn de Groot & Amy McDougall | 2:51:43 |
| 2 | Candice Lill & Adelheid Morath | 2:54:20 |
| 3 | Jennie Stenerhag & Nadine Rieder | 2:56:13 |
| 4 | Ariane Luthi & Samara Sheppard | 2:56:14 |
| 5 | Katie Lennard & Laura Stark | 3:02:02 |
Men
| 1 | Michiel van Aelbroeck & Erik Kleinhans | 3:00:08 |
| 2 | Marc Greyling & Rohan Kennedy | 3:00:09 |
| 3 | Marko Visser & Raymond van Niekerk | 3:08:37 |
| 4 | Alexander Bezuidenhout & Joshua Bezuidenhout | 3:14:08 |
| 5 | Francois Joubert & Rohan Beukes | 3:16:44 |
Mixed
| 1 | Ziehaad Salie & Ila Stow | 3:14:33 |
| 2 | Steve Pylyser & Sylvie Allaert | 3:21:05 |
| 3 | Nicola Walker & Matthew Gillett | 3:22:31 |
| 4 | Nikki Biesheuvel & Marc Barnfather | 3:27:56 |
| 5 | Craig Woods & Christine Woods | 3:34:47 |
General classification
Women
| 1 | Robyn de Groot & Amy McDougall | 9:00:18 |
| 2 | Candice Lill & Adelheid Morath | 9:01:21 |
| 3 | Jennie Stenerhag & Nadine Rieder | 9:15:15 |
| 4 | Katie Lennard & Laura Stark | 9:42:25 |
| 5 | Ariane Luthi & Samara Sheppard | 9:45:44 |
Men
| 1 | Michiel van Aelbroeck & Erik Kleinhans | 9:25:10 |
| 2 | Marc Greyling & Rohan Kennedy | 9:32:06 |
| 3 | Marko Visser & Raymond van Niekerk | 10:10:04 |
| 4 | Alexander Bezuidenhout & Joshua Bezuidenhout | 10:10:37 |
| 5 | Francois Joubert & Rohan Beukes | 10:27:00 |
Mixed
| 1 | Ziehaad Salie & Ila Stow | 10:30:34 |
| 2 | Nicola Walker & Matthew Gillett | 10:53:44 |
| 3 | Steve Pylyser & Sylvie Allaert | 10:56:20 |
| 4 | Nikki Biesheuvel & Marc Barnfather | 11:08:18 |
| 5 | Craig Woods & Christine Woods | 11:58:04 |
