UCT’s Richard Simpson and Michael Lambrecht won stage two and took the overall lead of the Varsity MTB Challenge, which forms part of the Wines2Whales Pinotage, in Somerset West today.
Tuks’s Andries Nigrini and Antonie Joubert lost their top step of the podium and leader jersey after a tough day out with mechanicals, which resulted in them placing second.
Harris&Louw’s Joshua Louw and Robin Harris completed the podium.
UCT’s Courteney Webb and Amy Tait were the women’s team winners, while Maties’s Catherine Pellow-Jarman and Susan Kruger came second. Tuks’s Tanya Kotze and Michelle Benson placed third.
View more results below.
UCT’s Richard Simpson (front) and Michael Lambrecht won stage two of the Varsity MTB Challenge, which forms part of the Wines2Whales Pinotage, in Somerset West today. Photo: Xavier Briel
Stage two results
Men
| 1 | Richard Simpson & Michael Lambrecht | UCT Private Client Holdings | 2:54:54 |
| 2 | Andries Nigrini & Antonie Joubert | Tuks Manne | 3:01:00 |
| 3 | Michael Sutton & Morne Hollander | Maties Men | 3:24:06 |
| 4 | Jan Venter & Munro Munnik | Madibaz | 3:25:22 |
| 5 | Brendan van Eeden & Christo Willem Botes | Northwest-University | 3:43:04 |
Women
| 1 | Courteney Webb & Amy Tait | UCT Women | 3:45:35 |
| 2 | Catherine Pellow-Jarman & Susan Kruger | Maties Ladies | 3:51:11 |
| 3 | Tanya Kotze & Michelle Benson | Tuks ladies | 4:04:14 |
| 4 | Jean-Marie Roelofse & Stacey Hyslop | Madibaz Ladies | 4:09:56 |
| 5 | Nicolene Marais & Ane Jacobs | Northwest University | 4:31:23 |
Mixed
| 1 | Martin Dreyer & Jeannie Dreyer | Above and Beyond | 3:29:40 |
| 2 | Marzelle van der Merwe & Alexander Ham | SPOT | 3:31:24 |
| 3 | Michelle Doman & Des Doman | Food Lover's Market Namibia | 3:39:50 |
| 4 | Johanet Cilliers & Kobus le Roux | Douglas | 4:01:15 |
| 5 | Gerhard Kruger & Junita Kruger | Peri-Big Box Mixed | 4:04:16 |
General classification
Men
| 1 | Richard Simpson & Michael Lambrecht | UCT Private Client Holdings | 5:44:33 |
| 2 | Andries Nigrini & Antonie Joubert | Tuks Manne | 5:50:03 |
| 3 | Michael Sutton & Morne Hollander | Maties Men | 6:36:23 |
| 4 | Brendan van Eeden & Christo Willem Botes | Northwest-University | 7:00:42 |
| 5 | Jan Venter & Munro Munnik | Madibaz | 7:02:14 |
Women
| 1 | Courteney Webb & Amy Tait | UCT Women | 7:26:45 |
| 2 | Catherine Pellow-Jarman & Susan Kruger | Maties Ladies | 7:43:53 |
| 3 | Tanya Kotze & Michelle Benson | Tuks ladies | 8:07:41 |
| 4 | Jean-Marie Roelofse & Stacey Hyslop | Madibaz Ladies | 8:18:28 |
| 5 | Nicolene Marais & Ane Jacobs | Northwest University | 9:37:57 |
Mixed
| 1 | Martin Dreyer & Jeannie Dreyer | Above and Beyond | 6:55:25 |
| 2 | Marzelle van der Merwe & Alexander Ham | SPOT | 7:05:43 |
| 3 | Michelle Doman & Des Doman | Food Lover's Market Namibia | 7:19:36 |
| 4 | Johanet Cilliers & Kobus le Roux | Douglas | 8:01:03 |
| 5 | Brigitta Schmidlin & Marco Napflin | mountainbike-suedafrika.ch | 8:13:03 |
