Pritzen and Włoszczowska triumph at Tour of Good Hope
National U23 road champion Marc Pritzen triumphed in a battle of tactics to finish top of the overall podium on the last day of the Takealot Tour of Good Hope in the Cape Winelands today. The country’s premier road cycle race, presented by the City of Drakenstein, ended in windy conditions as the riders tackled […]
Girdlestone claims yellow jersey in Tour of Good Hope
Dylan Girdlestone set himself up for a real shot at the title when he took the yellow jersey in a solo finish on the fourth stage of the Takealot Tour of Good Hope road cycling race in the Cape Winelands today. Yellow jersey holder Dylan Girdlestone celebrates his win on the 145km fourth stage of […]
Pritzen seizes the lead at Tour of Good Hope
OfficeGuru Racing made their mark at the Takealot Tour of Good Hope by taking the third-stage team time-trial in the Cape Winelands today. The OfficeGuru Racing outfit took the honours in the 26.5km team time-trial on the third day of the Takealot Tour of Good Hope in the Cape Winelands today. The five-stage road cycle […]
Basson wins battle of the sprinters at Tour of Good Hope
Gustav Basson won the battle of the sprinters on the second stage of the Takealot Tour of Good Hope, which finished at the Boland Landbouskool just outside Paarl today. After a gloomy Monday when rain made conditions tricky, the peloton experienced much better weather on the 114km stage, which included rolling hills but no major […]
Condolences for Road Rangers marshal
Cycling South Africa wishes to express its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Road Rangers’ safety marshal, Mrs Janine Olivier. Mrs Olivier, a member of the BestMed Road Rangers safety initiative, was performing her role as a safety marshal to keep the participating cyclists of the 2019 Takealot Tour of Good Hope in […]
Hoffman surges to stage win in Tour of Good Hope
Nolan Hoffman shrugged off a few anxious moments early on today to time his sprint to perfection, capturing the opening stage of the Takealot Tour of Good Hope cycle race for the second year in a row. Renowned sprinter Nolan Hoffman celebrates his win on the opening stage of 58.5km in the Takealot Tour of […]
Italian earns third strike for DiData
After a near perfect lead-out, Matteo Sobrero timed his sprint to perfection to win the fourth stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope near Paarl in the Cape Winelands today. The 20-year-old collected the third stage win in a row for the DiData outfit after Stefan de Bod’s time-trial victory on Tuesday and defending […]
De Bod and Luthi secure yellow after time-trial at Tour of Good Hope
A metronomic Stefan de Bod stamped his authority on the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope with his third successive victory in the individual time-trial outside Paarl in the Cape Winelands today. The Dimension Data Continental rider, who won the overall title in 2016, improved on his time of last year to nail the stage win […]
Hoffman and Adrian charge to Tour of Good Hope opening-stage wins
Capitalising on his sprinting power, Nolan Hoffman took charge in the dash for the line to win the opening stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope near Paarl in the Western Cape today. BCX’s Nolan Hoffman crosses the line to win the first stage of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope, which finished at […]
Main wins Tour of Good Hope in sensational finish
RoadCover’s Kent Main ticked a significant item off his bucket list when he was crowned Bestmed Tour of Good Hope champion in a sensational finale at the Taal Monument near Paarl today. In one of the tightest finishes to any road tour in South Africa, Main powered his way up the steep climb to make […]
Tour of Good Hope stage cancelled due to strong winds
Excessive winds in the Boland region caused stage four of the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope to be cancelled shortly after the start from La Paris Estate near Paarl today. A marshal on the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope informs the riders that the fourth stage has been cancelled due to heavy winds shortly after […]
Kent the main man on Du Toitskloof Pass in Tour of Good Hope
RoadCover’s Kent Main held his composure on the climb up Du Toitskloof Pass to take the stage three spoils in the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope road race just outside Paarl today. RoadCover’s Kent Main wins the Bestmed Tour of Good Hope’s queen stage between La Paris Estate and Du Toitskloof Pass today. Photo: Robert […]