Koning takes Tour de Boland crown
Team Drapac’s flying Dutchman Peter Koning stayed at the forefront of the charge up to the Taal Monument to win the overall crown at the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, above Paarl in South Africa on Friday. Drapac’s yellew jersey winner Peter Koning (left) being congratulated by South African Darren Lill after crossing […]
Koning king of Tour de Boland after queen stage
Dutch sprinter Peter Koning held on in a three-man breakaway to wrest the crown from overnight leader JC Nel on the 138km queen stage of the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, on Thursday. Koning, who was third in the standings after Wednesday’s time-trial, finished third on a searingly hot stage from Tulbagh to […]
Nel time-trials to Tour de Boland lead
Australian sprinter Malcolm Rudolph pushed a big gear into a brisk headwind to claim the time-trial stage on day three of the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, on Wednesday. Rudolph, riding in the colours of Drapac, blitzed into the finish at Tulbagh to take the 30km stage from Ceres in a time of […]
Girdlestone soloes to win Tour de Boland stage two
South African export Dylan Girdlestone showed his tour riding skills when he took a solo win on the mountainous second stage of the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, on Tuesday. Dylan Girdlestone celebrates his first stage win for Australian team Drapac on stage two of the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, […]
Video: Catch up with Drapac Pro Cycling ahead of CTCT
Drapac Pro Cycling team, an Australian team riding SwiftCarbon bikes, are in Cape Town. They’ll be competing in the Tour de Boland and the Cape Town Cycle Tour. We caught up with Brenton Jones, Malcom Rudolph and Peter Koning. Here’s a quick insight into their attitude ahead of the Cape Town Cycle Tour.
Fouché takes first stage of Tour de Boland
Herman Fouché held his line on a twisting and technical closing stretch through the streets of Worcester to claim the opening stage of the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, on Monday. Fouché, riding in the colours of Bonitas, took advantage of a lead-out train driven by the Australian Drapac team to take the […]
Strong women’s field for Tour de Boland
African road championship silver medallist Lise Olivier will be looking for a second bite at the cherry in next week’s Bestmed Tour de Boland, after missing out on the overall title by a mere three seconds last year. A strong women’s field is expected for this year’s Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, from […]
SA pro teams face stiff opposition at Tour de Boland
The stage is set for an epic road cycling battle when South Africa’s top professional teams gather for the five-day Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, from March 2. South Africa’s top pro teams will come up against international competition at the Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by Pinarello, from March 2 to 6. […]
Dougall climbs to second Tour de Boland win
Defending champion Nic Dougall stayed the course up the winding Franschhoek Pass to finish among the leaders and seal his second straight victory in the four-day Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by ASG, on Friday. Darren Lill (Cannondale-Blend), Nic Dougall (MTN-Qhubeka feeder team) and Nolan Hoffman (Abantu) claimed the king of the mountains, yellow and […]