Between the sharply etched mountain ranges of the Swartberg and the Outeniquas, the first Klein Karoo International Cape Pioneer Trek mountain bike stage race started with 89 teams of two riders and nine individuals taking on the full variety of route conditions that the event offers.
Erik Kleinhans and Johnny Kritzinger (Team Memory Foundation/New Heights) won the first stage and assumed the overall lead after the first 107km stage. They finished in four hours and 36 minutes. Squirt riders Cornelius Muller and evergreen Master Lieb Loots followed in second place, at 13 minutes. Donovan Jackson and Roan Exelby of team Tread Magazine were third.
Masters Brian Strauss and Linus van Onselen of the Sludge team put in an impressive performance with a finish in 5:07:01. They were eclipsed only by Johan Labuschagne and Yolande de Villiers of the Cyclelab Mixed team whose 4:56:09 put them fourth overall ahead of the international wizards of Specialized-Songo with Christoph Sauser and his manager Bobby Behan. Like everyone else, Sauser was clearly enjoying himself rather than just going hell-for-leather in pursuit of glory.
The first veterans were Paarl Pioneers Temlett Hockey and Anthony de Jager in 5:32:30 and Fienie Barnard and Esther Lategan were the open women's winners in 5:27:56.
The stage ended in Calitzdorp and will, staying in the Klein Karoo, head over the Swartberg Mountains for Prince Albert. Stage 2 will be 90km with big climbing.
Results
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Open men
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Erik Kleinhans - Johnny Kritzinger (Memory Foundation / New Heights / Womf)
4:36:01
2
Lieb Loots - Cornelius Muller (Squirt )
0:14:49
3
Donovan Jackson - Roan Exelby (Tread Magazine)
0:16:36
4
Christoph Sauser - Bobby Behan (Specialized-Songo)
0:28:19
5
Nico Verhoef - Cobus Barnard (Memory Foundation - Velotex)
0:29:40
6
Rohan Kennedy - Craig Boyes (Team Gu Energy Gel/Helly Hansen)
0:34:34
7
Wynand Mulder - Brian Lennox (Team Dryland)
0:39:03
8
Kris Broekaert - Marco Glastra (Lowlands)
1:01:46
9
Mark Bennett - Colin Myers (The Untouchables)
1:07:32
10
Andre Ferreira - Lawrence Lindeque (Ea Sports)
1:10:49
11
Gert Muller - Wayne Jelliman (Ets)
1:18:07
12
Wayne Rebello - Dwayne Klingbiel (Whoknows)
1:39:29
13
Michael Jeffrey - Deon Cilliers (Thesmiths)
2:00:11
14
Willem Botha - Danie Van Aswegen (Virtuoso )
2:00:34
15
Colin Bouwer - Paul Hattingh (Team Levitra)
2:08:45
16
Jan Havenga - Quintin Myburgh (Helly Hansen Buds)
2:09:58
17
Niel Rossouw - Nico Nieuwoudt (Byers Security)
2:13:20
18
Kabous Marra - Dieter Voigt (Wilde)
2:15:56
19
Stephen Steyn - Henk Pepler (Green Machine )
2:20:16
20
Neill Leith - Jacov Lalou (Wooden Spoons)
2:33:24
21
Martin Ciolkosz - Dennis Nathrass (Nxgen)
2:36:28
22
Bernard Le Roux - Lennox Claasen (Klein Karoo Toyota)
2:42:30
23
Allen Harris - Ralton Roebert (The Bolt And The Nut)
3:03:11
24
Rudi Janse Van Vuuren - Etienne Ebden (E M E)
3:05:21
25
Pieter-Jan Alberts - Stuart Anderson (Limelight 2)
3:09:11
26
Graeme Venables - Gareth Jones (Why)
3:10:25
27
Jacques Swart - Wessel Van Der Merwe (The Incredibles)
3:12:06
28
Johan De Kock - Ean Steenkamp (Lake Grappa Trappers)
3:15:15
29
Anton De Waal - Paul Euvrard (The Schleppers)
3:45:11
30
Ulendo Roode - Maartin Van Rensburg (Idc / Ride Life)
3:48:15
31
Dirk Jooste - M J Vermeulen (Seekoeigat Sluipers)
3:53:37
32
Schalk Louw - J C Louw (Team Contego)
3:54:59
33
Greg Lind - Leighton Ashmead (Olympians)
4:49:05
DNF
Morne Van Tonder - Tinkie De Kock (Millennium Floor Coverings Sol & Gobl)
Row 33 - Cell 2
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Open women
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Fienie Barnard - Esther Lategan (Landmark)
5:27:56
DNF
Lizelle Pauw - Louiza Swartz (Team Estrogen)
Row 1 - Cell 2
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Mixed
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Johan Labuschagne - Yolande De Villiers (Cyclelab Mixed)
4:56:09
2
Peter Stopforth - Ischen Stopforth (Marsilio Projects Mixed)