Marc Pritzen and Carla Oberholzer are the overall winners of this year’s road cycling series, following their victories in the 947 Ride Joburg on Sunday.
The series allocates points based on results from all of the top one-day classics, multi-stage races and national road championships.
Apart from being the overall winner, Pritzen also wins the best young rider and best tour rider titles.
Pritzen’s OfficeGuru Racing U23 team, who are also made up of Dylan Girdlestone, JP Lloyd, Alex Worsdale, Travis Barrett and Andrew Edwards, claim the best overall team category.
Demacon, who consist of Oberholzer, Kim le Court, Heidi Dalton, Suzan Cronje, Azulde Britz and Lynette Burger, successfully defend their 2018 best team win.
Nolan Hoffman retains the overall best one-day classic rider for the second year.
Christiaan Klopper wins the overall series for junior men and the overall best tour rider in the junior category.
View more results below.
Marc Pritzen won the 947 Ride Joburg in Johannesburg on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/947 Ride Joburg
Top African Nations (UCI Africa Tour rankings)
Elite men (points)
1. South Africa 3 497.67
2. Eritrea 2 511.5
3. Algeria 2 019.33
4. Morocco 902
5. Rwanda 840
Top African Teams (UCI Africa Tour rankings)
Elite men (points)
1. ProTouch 766
2. Sovak 497.66
3. Benediction Excel Energy 308.75
4. TEG ProCycling 280
5. Guericiotti-Kiwi Atlantico, 114
Top SA Riders (UCI Africa Tour rankings)
Elite men (points)
1. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) 1 399
2. Ryan Gibbons (Dimension Data) 812
3. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data) 329
4. Stefan de Bod (Dimension Data) 248.67
5. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 221
Top SA Riders (UCI Road Olympic qualification women rankings)
Elite women (points)
1. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (CCC-Liv) 928
2. Maroesjka Matthee (Gumtree Racebike) 281.25
3. Joanna van de Winkel (Sandton City) 140
4. Zanri Rossouw (Sandton City) 121.25
5. Liezel Jordaan (Team Customized) 96.25
Overall Series
U23/elite men
1. Marc Pritzen (OfficeGuru) 140
2. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru) 81
3. Jason Oosthuizen (TEG Procycling) 68
4. Louis Visser (TEG Procycling) 58
5. Kent Main (ProTouch) 56
U23/elite women
1. Carla Oberholzer (Demacon) 53
2. Kim le Court (Demacon) 49
3. Joanna van de Winkel (Sandton City) 43
4. Tiffany Keep (Valley Electrical-Titan Racing) 40
5. Liezel Jordaan (Team Customized) 35
Junior men
1. Christiaan Klopper (TEG) 114
2. Travis Stedman (Steel & Pipes KZN) 103
3. Damon Fouchee (OfficeGuru Juniors) 69
3. Dian Fritz (TEG) 69
5. De Klerk Jacobs (Trek Bikes) 57
Junior women
1. Frances Janse van Rensburg (Absolute Motion) 57
2. Kelsey van Schoor (Africa Pride-Bestmed) 53
3. Charlissa Schultz (Ascendis Health) 28
4. Ashleigh Mayhead (Afrika Silks) 20
5. Aphiwe Nkomo (Ekurhuleni Cycling Club) 19
Vets A men
1. Adolph Krige 73
2. Werner Roux 52
3. Gadi Chait 38
Vets B men
1. Thys Oosthuizen 75
2. Johann Naude 64
3. Johan van Rooyen
Best Young Rider
U23 men
1. Marc Pritzen 517
2. Jason Oosthuizen 232
3. Louis Visser 203
U23 women
1. Courtney Smith 239
2. Azulde Britz 225
2. Tiffany Keep 225
Best One-Day Classics
U23/elite men
1. Nolan Hoffman 24
2. Dylan Girdlestone 23
3. Steven van Heerden 20
Junior men
1. Dian Fritz 33
2. Travis Stedman 29
3. Tiano da Silva 26
Best Tour Rider
U23/elite men
1. Marc Pritzen 114
2. Dylan Girdlestone 58
3. Jason Oosthuizen 46
Junior men
1. Christiaan Klopper 59
2. Travis Stedman 48
3. De Klerk Jacobs 47
Best SA Team – Tours
U23/elite men
1. OfficeGuru Racing U23 185
2. TEG 103
3. ProTouch 91
Best SA Team
U23/elite women
1. Demacon 112
2. Sandton City Cycle Nation 78
3. Team Customized 48
