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Cape Pioneer Trek 2009

Date range:
October 19-24, 2009

October 22, Stage 4: De Rust - Uniondale 103km

Jackson and Exelby win in Kamanassie wilderness

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Cycling News
Published:
October 22, 2009, 18:10,
Updated:
October 24, 2009, 18:42

Mechanical problems slow Sauser and Behan

A Squirt team rider carries his bike.

A Squirt team rider carries his bike.

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Kamanassie. If the name conjured up visions of Heaven and Hell in anticipation of today's 103 km, fourth stage of the Cape Pioneer Trek, then, at the end of the day, it was indelibly imprinted on the traumatised psyches of all who rode into this immense wilderness area between De Rust and Uniondale.

The leading teams spent all but an hour and a bit of today's heavy-duty challenge getting in and out of this gloriously beautiful "Nowhere Land" to finish in 5:36:37 - with half a minute between the top two teams. For the second day in a row, Donovan Jackson and Roan Exelby (Tread Magazine) took the stage honours from general classification leaders Erik Kleinhans and Johnny Kritizinger (Memory Foundation-Velotex). And with Squirt's Lieb Loots and Cornelius Muller less than a minute back and still third after this stage's 2,444m of climbing, the general classification at the top remains more-or-less the same.

Strong winds were again a feature of today's serious struggle. These blew cold in and out of Kamanassie. When that part of the ordeal was over, there were still 60 odd kilometres of rolling country roads (with one nasty pimple in the middle) to contend with.

Today's upset came, again, in the mixed section where general classification leaders Peter and Ischen Stopforth (Marsillio Products) were convincingly trounced by Schwinn's Petrus Malherbe and Janneke Leask (6:07:59) who are now only two-and-a-half minutes from the top classification position. Fienie Barnard and Esther Lategan were impressive yet again in the women's category with a zesty 6:39:54.

The Infradev Dunkeld Cycle Veteran's team of Gus Klohn and Mark Wiederkehr took today's stage to stay at the top in their category - but once again, very much in the shadow of the Sludge "super-toppies", masters category leaders, Brian Strauss and Linus van Onselen, in a head-shaking 6:11:12. What made the latter's performance even more remarkable was that Van Onselen lost the sole of one shoe in the middle of the wilderness and having tacked it together with cable ties, was obliged to limp in with a severely impaired pedal stroke.

The dynamic European duo of Christoph Sauser and Bobby Behan, who were on the podium yesterday, had mechanical problems in the Kamanassie - as did the Squirt boys when Muller punctured again. The Specialized-Songo men, who are the most popular team in the event, were rumoured, like so many other teams, to have suffered a slight lapse in their highly developed senses of humour.

Apparently senses of humour took a general pounding along with other more tangible, physical, aspects of interaction with today's route. There were certainly a few disgruntled back-markers coming out of Kamanassie as survivors more than competitors. And even riders who thrive in technical conditions admitted, sadly, that they were too tired to enjoy the descents.

In the wilderness section, there were scenes reminiscent of a war zone and special arrangements had to be made to evacuate those "casualties" who were quite willing, for the most part, to admit that their "injuries" were mainly the result of inadequate preparation: they just ran out of legs! But they had been warned and many of those who "bailed" today acknowledged this reason and were unstinting in their praise of the organisation and of the event generally. Now they know what to expect.

Tomorrow's 113km stage to George has been described as "probably the hardest" of the race.

Results

Men's teams
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Donovan Jackson - Roan Exelby (Tread Magazine) 5:36:37  
2 Erik Kleinhans - Johnny Kritzinger (Memory Foundation-New Heights-Womf) 0:00:31  
3 Lieb Loots - Cornelius Muller (Squirt ) 0:01:40  
4 Nico Verhoef - Cobus Barnard (Memory Foundation - Velotex) 0:31:23  
5 Christoph Sauser - Bobby Behan (Specialized-Songo) 0:43:42  
6 Gert Muller - Wayne Jelliman (E T S) 0:58:37  
7 Andre Ferreira - Lawrence Lindeque (E A Sports) 1:36:12  
8 Wayne Rebello - Dwayne Klingbiel (Whoknows) 1:56:00  
9 Kris Broekaert - Marco Glastra (Lowlands) 2:00:20  
10 Niel Rossouw - Nico Nieuwoudt (Byers Security) 2:21:52  
11 Jan Havenga - Quintin Myburgh (Helly Hansen Buds) 2:25:23  
12 Neill Leith - Jacov Lalou (Wooden Spoons) 2:44:13  
13 Willem Botha - Danie Van Aswegen (Virtuoso ) 3:05:46  
14 Dirk Jooste - M J Vermeulen (Seekoeigat Sluipers) 3:25:16  
15 Stephen Steyn - Henk Pepler (Green Machine ) 3:25:47  
16 Pieter-Jan Alberts - Stuart Anderson (Limelight 2) 3:26:42  
17 Allen Harris - Ralton Roebert (The Bolt And The Nut) 3:37:21  
18 Martin Ciolkosz - Dennis Nathrass (Nxgen) 3:41:23  
19 Schalk Louw - J C Louw (Team Contego) 5:05:13  
20 Greg Lind - Leighton Ashmead (Olympians) 5:07:32  
21 Ulendo Roode - Maartin Van Rensburg (I D C - Ride Life) 5:11:41  
22 Jacques Swart - Wessel Van Der Merwe (The Incredibles) 5:15:43  
23 Rudi Janse Van Vuuren - Etienne Ebden (E M E) 5:45:48  
DNF Wynand Mulder - Brian Lennox (Team Dryland)    
DNF Johan De Kock - Ean Steenkamp (Lake Grappa Trappers)    
DNF Colin Bouwer - Paul Hattingh (Team Levitra)    
Women's teams
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Fienie Barnard - Esther Lategan (Landmark) 6:39:54  
Mixed teams
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Petrus Malherbe - Janneke Leask (Schwinn) 6:07:59  
2 Peter Stopforth - Ischen Stopforth (Marsilio Projects Mixed) 0:12:20  
3 Riaan Boshoff - Hannele Steyn-Kotze (Sludge Mixed) 0:44:52  
4 Chris Van Zyl - Elmien Stander (Cape Town Mixed) 1:08:35  
5 Derek Morgan - Julia Skea (The Pioneers) 1:33:06  
6 Gerhard Ebersohn - Christine Jansen Van Rensburg (G C) 1:58:12  
7 Ronel Ferreira - Robert Mcintosh (Progressive Wealth) 3:06:45  
8 Anthony Avidon - Ingrid Avidon (E P X) 3:11:50  
9 Bernie Van Niekerk - Mariette Van Niekerk (Molly & Wors) 3:32:34  
10 Johan Bornman - Marlize Moolman (L A Sport-T J M Mixed) 4:11:13  
11 Kevin Record - Vanessa Record (Boerin & Pom) 4:11:15  
DNF Bennie Bester - Marel Robbertze (Singletrack M T B Shop 1)    
DNF Felicia Kloet - Lance Morel (Dirt Riders)    
DNF Russell Wegner - Amanda Wegner (Diesel & Diehard)    
DNF Annie Labuscagne - Lance Solms (Flying Pigs)    
Veterans teams
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Gus Klohn - Marc Wiederkehr (Infradev Dunkeld Cycles) 6:47:50  
2 Temlett Hockey - Anthony De Jager (Paarl Pioneers) 0:01:18  
3 Thomas Babl - Charl Du Plessis (Hugenote Fietse) 0:10:32  
4 John Thomson - Duncan Bowman (Team Toyota) 0:21:31  
5 Angus Boxshall-Smith - Warren Lane (Double Diesel) 1:26:38  
6 Henry Angove - Gavin Robinson (Tuff Nuts) 1:26:51  
7 Jaco Liebenberg - Eric Marshall (Limelight) 1:45:30  
8 Mark Kingon - Gary Krull (The Heboths) 1:50:04  
9 Ben De Lange - Donovan Mcshane (The Team) 2:11:52  
10 Heinrich Nolan - Zaldeus Steenkamp (Team Soyo) 2:34:50  
11 John Miller - Johan Swartz (Rough Riders) 2:42:40  
12 Allen Liversage - Anton Bekker (T Z N (Team Zonder Naam]) 2:43:11  
13 Lionel Lewis - Frans De Beer (L A Sport-T J M) 3:31:17  
14 Thom Spies - Tess De Wet (Spies) 4:30:27  
DNF David Pienaar - Heinie Stover (Team Porcupine)    
Masters teams
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Brian Strauss - Linus Van Onselen (Sludge) 6:11:22  
2 Paul Morris - Fran Ferreira (Zero Rush) 1:50:34  
DNF Avril Godwin - John Metelerkamp (Cafe Mario)    
DNF Bruce Dickson - Jack Stroucken (Deckle Edge)    
DNF Pieter Du Toit - Andre Smith (Transito Tigers)    
Solo men
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Robert Du Preez    
2 Thys Benson    
3 Carl Trieloff    
4 Carlo Gonzaga    
5 Barry Pauw    
6 Louw Gerber    
7 De Wet Marais    
DNF Denis Braithwaite    
Solo women
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Nolene Saunders 9:16:39  
Individuals (men and women)
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Tinkie De Kock    
2 Deon Carstens    
3 Gareth Jones    
4 Marius Van Der Sandt    
5 Chris Herbst    
6 Stephen Thompson    
7 Stephan Grobler    
8 Koos Du Plessis    
9 Philip Viljoen    
10 Anton De Waal    
11 Pieter Breytenbach    
12 Bernard Le Roux    
13 Johan Botha    
14 Henry Fagan    
15 Henning Blaauw    
16 Brian Gelling    
17 Deon Cilliers    
18 Louiza Swartz    
19 Johan Labuschagne    
20 Colin Myers    
21 Rohan Kennedy    
DNF Kabous Marra    
DNF James King    
DNF Barbara Hage    
DNF Andrew Ibbotson    
Men's team general classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Erik Kleinhans - Johnny Kritzinger (Memory Foundation-New Heights-Womf) 19:29:52  
2 Donovan Jackson - Roan Exelby (Tread Magazine) 0:09:04  
3 Lieb Loots - Cornelius Muller (Squirt ) 0:12:36  
4 Christoph Sauser - Bobby Behan (Specialized-Songo) 1:24:15  
5 Nico Verhoef - Cobus Barnard (Memory Foundation - Velotex) 1:33:34  
6 Gert Muller - Wayne Jelliman (E T S) 3:56:38  
7 Kris Broekaert - Marco Glastra (Lowlands) 4:40:38  
8 Andre Ferreira - Lawrence Lindeque (E A Sports) 4:47:46  
9 Wayne Rebello - Dwayne Klingbiel (Whoknows) 6:03:00  
10 Jan Havenga - Quintin Myburgh (Helly Hansen Buds) 8:02:16  
11 Niel Rossouw - Nico Nieuwoudt (Byers Security) 8:03:26  
12 Willem Botha - Danie Van Aswegen (Virtuoso ) 9:03:08  
13 Neill Leith - Jacov Lalou (Wooden Spoons) 9:22:30  
14 Stephen Steyn - Henk Pepler (Green Machine ) 10:24:49  
15 Allen Harris - Ralton Roebert (The Bolt And The Nut) 11:56:25  
16 Martin Ciolkosz - Dennis Nathrass (Nxgen) 12:15:07  
17 Pieter-Jan Alberts - Stuart Anderson (Limelight 2) 12:30:19  
18 Dirk Jooste - M J Vermeulen (Seekoeigat Sluipers) 13:40:28  
19 Rudi Janse Van Vuuren - Etienne Ebden (E M E) 15:43:51  
20 Schalk Louw - J C Louw (Team Contego) 16:13:23  
21 Ulendo Roode - Maartin Van Rensburg (I D C - Ride Life) 16:39:30  
22 Jacques Swart - Wessel Van Der Merwe (The Incredibles) 17:20:41  
23 Greg Lind - Leighton Ashmead (Olympians) 18:11:01  
Women's team classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Fienie Barnard - Esther Lategan (Landmark) 22:43:41  
Mixed team classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Peter Stopforth - Ischen Stopforth (Marsilio Projects Mixed) 21:15:28  
2 Petrus Malherbe - Janneke Leask (Schwinn) 0:02:31  
3 Riaan Boshoff - Hannele Steyn-Kotze (Sludge Mixed) 1:49:09  
4 Chris Van Zyl - Elmien Stander (Cape Town Mixed) 3:02:29  
5 Derek Morgan - Julia Skea (The Pioneers) 3:52:45  
6 Gerhard Ebersohn - Christine Jansen Van Rensburg (G C) 4:52:39  
7 Anthony Avidon - Ingrid Avidon (E P X) 8:48:57  
8 Ronel Ferreira - Robert Mcintosh (Progressive Wealth) 10:17:41  
9 Bernie Van Niekerk - Mariette Van Niekerk (Molly & Wors) 10:33:55  
10 Johan Bornman - Marlize Moolman (L A Sport-T J M Mixed) 11:50:37  
11 Kevin Record - Vanessa Record (Boerin & Pom) 12:44:34  
Veteran Team classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Gus Klohn - Marc Wiederkehr (Infradev Dunkeld Cycles) 22:51:27  
2 Temlett Hockey - Anthony De Jager (Paarl Pioneers) 0:16:09  
3 John Thomson - Duncan Bowman (Team Toyota) 0:52:58  
4 Thomas Babl - Charl Du Plessis (Hugenote Fietse) 1:00:52  
5 Angus Boxshall-Smith - Warren Lane (Double Diesel) 3:49:59  
6 Jaco Liebenberg - Eric Marshall (Limelight) 5:31:29  
7 Henry Angove - Gavin Robinson (Tuff Nuts) 5:51:03  
8 Mark Kingon - Gary Krull (The Heboths) 5:54:16  
9 Ben De Lange - Donovan Mcshane (The Team) 8:11:53  
10 Allen Liversage - Anton Bekker (T Z N (Team Zonder Naam]) 9:21:38  
11 John Miller - Johan Swartz (Rough Riders) 9:57:43  
12 Heinrich Nolan - Zaldeus Steenkamp (Team Soyo) 10:06:36  
13 Lionel Lewis - Frans De Beer (L A Sport-T J M) 11:44:32  
14 Thom Spies - Tess De Wet (Spies) 12:48:40  
Masters team classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Brian Strauss - Linus Van Onselen (Sludge) 21:27:04  
2 Paul Morris - Fran Ferreira (Zero Rush) 6:27:32  
Solo men classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Louw Gerber 24:57:01  
2 De Wet Marais 0:13:14  
3 Carlo Gonzaga 3:57:39  
4 Carl Trieloff 4:08:02  
5 Barry Pauw 5:15:21  
6 Thys Benson 5:18:42  
7 Robert Du Preez 8:19:38  
Solo women classification after stage 4
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Nolene Saunders 30:37:57  
Individual classification after stage 4 (men and women)
# Rider Name (Country) Team Result
1 Johan Labuschagne 20:30:21  
2 Rohan Kennedy 1:35:23  
3 Deon Cilliers 2:38:25  
4 Colin Myers 3:49:37  
5 Henning Blaauw 4:02:03  
6 Henry Fagan 4:14:32  
7 Brian Gelling 4:28:40  
8 Bernard Le Roux 8:56:34  
9 Stephan Grobler 9:52:17  
10 Chris Herbst 11:31:49  
11 Johan Botha 12:02:28  
12 Philip Viljoen 12:05:46  
13 Koos Du Plessis 12:17:30  
14 Anton De Waal 12:28:26  
15 Stephen Thompson 13:02:30  
16 Pieter Breytenbach 13:23:48  
17 Gareth Jones 14:03:02  
18 Marius Van Der Sandt 14:30:47  
19 Louiza Swartz 15:26:20  
20 Deon Carstens 15:56:11  
21 Tinkie De Kock 16:08:38