{"id":12914,"date":"2022-10-29T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T13:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2022\/10\/29\/play-day-at-fnb-wines2whales-belongs-to-kim-le-court-and-vera-looser-r8488\/"},"modified":"2023-03-20T08:51:08","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T06:51:08","slug":"play-day-at-fnb-wines2whales-belongs-to-kim-le-court-and-vera-looser-r8488","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/play-day-at-fnb-wines2whales-belongs-to-kim-le-court-and-vera-looser-r8488\/","title":{"rendered":"Play Day at FNB Wines2Whales belongs to Kim le Court and Vera Looser"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKim Le Court and Vera Looser secured their second stage win in as many days at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay when they charged over the finish line, arms raised high, at Oak Valley Estate on Saturday, 29 October.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"image.jpeg\"Kim Le Court and Vera Looser secured their second stage win in as many days at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay. Image by Sam Clark<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPlay Day, Stage 2, at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay was a celebration of the trails on offer in the Oak Valley and Paul Cluver Estates. The early kilometres of the 68 kilometre long stage allowed for legs to warm and minds to sharpen before the trails kicked into action.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToday was such a fun day! For the first half an hour I didn\u2019t know when the trails were going to come,\u201d said Vera Looser of Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee. \u201cBut they then came, and they never stopped! It\u2019s such a great day of riding, it\u2019s just so much fun.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the very front of the race, Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street, E-fort Symbtech, and Rola Toyota King Price traded blows as they matched each other pedal stroke for pedal stroke through the very best trails in Grabouw and Elgin. The three teams remained together for most of the stage, and it wasn\u2019t until the final kilometres that le Court and Looser called upon some self-proclaimed \u201croad racing tactics\u201d to distance their chasers and secure their second stage win.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"image.jpeg\"Kim le Court and Vera Looser called upon some self-proclaimed \u201croad racing tactics\u201d to secure their second stage win. Image by Sam Clark<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s very special to be in an Epic Series leader jersey as neither of us has raced in one before today. It\u2019s a dream come true and hopefully, we can take it to the line tomorrow! This is a moment that I\u2019ll never forget!\u201d said Le Court\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter a challenging first stage of the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay, Mariske Strauss and Candice Lill of Rola Toyota King Price were visibly happy with their performance as they crossed the line in second place ahead of Amy Wakefield and Irina Luetzelschwab of E-fort Symbtech.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToday was a much better day! Way better than yesterday,\u201d said Mariske Strauss. \u201cThe singletrack was great and Candice was amazing \u2013 I love racing with her and I love the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay!\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAs part of the Epic Series, the FNB Wine2Whales is raced in teams of two which adds an interesting and exciting dynamic to stage racing, a fact that was celebrated by Candice Lill.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s super interesting racing with a partner. It makes everything different.\u201d Explained Candice Lill. \u201cIt\u2019s not about how strong one person is individually; it\u2019s how we can get the best out of this team. It takes a lot of time to figure out how to do that and I think we have that sorted; it feels so good!\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"image.jpeg\"After a gees-filled day of racing on the trails, the general classification of the Women\u2019s racing field remained unchanged. Image by Sam Clark<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter a gees-filled day of racing on the trails, the general classification of the Women\u2019s racing field remained unchanged with Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee retaining the Ciovita leader jerseys and increasing their lead by one minute over E-fort Symbtech. Rola Toyota King Price remains in third, some 23 minutes back on the leaders.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe retention of leader jerseys was the theme for the day as Marisa Van Der Linde and Brigitte of Absa SheUntamed held onto their Women\u2019s Amateur jerseys; Hanlie Booyens and Fienie Barnard of Tiletoria Ladies retained their Women\u2019s Masters jerseys despite coming second on the stage, and the Dusty Foxies team of Ragna Nilssen and Ingrid Landman secured their second stage win and the Grand Masters jersey.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe final stage of the FNB Wines2Whales sees the teams leave Oak Valley Estate and head seaward to the Curro School in Hermanus where the winners of the event and its racing categories will be crowned.\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\"image.jpeg\"Image by Simon Pocock.<\/span><\/span>
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\n\tFNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay Stage 2 Results:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tStage 2
\n\tWomen’s Racing:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee: Kim Le Court & Vera Looser | 03:04:17.1
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rola Toyota King Price: Candice Lill & Mariske Strauss | 03:05:16 (+00:00:58.2)\u00a0
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0E-fort Symbtech: Amy Wakefield & Irina Luetzelschwab | 03:05:19 (+00:01:01.2)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s Amateur category:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Absa She Untamed: Marisa Van Der Linde & Brigitte Joubert | 03:48:23.3
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ILOVEBOOBIES Duo: Heather Rossouw & Jade Slabbert | 04:08:24.6 (+00:20:01.3)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ILB Women: Mikayla Benkenstein & Cherise Willieit | 04:21:31.4 (+00:33:08.1)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s Masters category:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0World Bicycle Relief: Alisha Myers & Tessa Keers | 03:28:30.3
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tiletoria Ladies: Hanlie Booyens & Fienie Barnard | 03:28:31.2 (+00:00:00.9)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Woolies\/Pretty Pedal Masters: Nicola Walker & Katerina Slegrova | 03:37:25.1 (+00:08:54.8)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s Grand Masters category:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dusty Foxies: Ranga Nilssen & Ingrid Landman | 04:33:22.9
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Talking Heads: Jennifer Cilliers & Imke Van Der Westhuyzen | 04:39:39.7 (+00:06:16.8)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Team T&T: Jeanette Treherne & Vivienne Turvey | 04:51:33.7 (+00:18:10.7)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay Stage 2 General Classification:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s Racing:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee: Kim Le Court & Vera Looser | 06:36:48.1
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0E-fort Symbtech: Amy Wakefield & Irina Luetzelschwab | 06:39:45.5 (+00:02:57.3)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Rola Toyota King Price: Candice Lill & Mariske Strauss | 07:00:30.1 (+00:23:41.9)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s Amateur category:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Absa She Untamed: Marisa Van Der Linde & Brigitte Joubert | 08:15:38.8
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ILOVEBOOBIES Duo: Heather Rossouw & Jade Slabbert | 09:01:27.9 (+00:45:49.1)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0ILB Women: Mikayla Benkenstein & Cherise Willieit | 09:31:16.7 (+01:15:37.9)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tWomen’s Masters category:<\/strong>
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Tiletoria Ladies: Hanlie Booyens & Fienie Barnard | 07:33:28.3
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0World Bicycle Relief: Alisha Myers & Tessa Keers | 07:35:14.1 (+00:01:45.7)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Woolies\/Pretty Pedal Masters: Nicola Walker & Katerina Slegrova | 07:52:08.6 (+00:18:40.2)\n<\/p>\n

\n\t
\n\tWomen’s Grand Masters category:
\n\t1.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Dusty Foxies: Ragna Nilssen & Ingrid Landman | 09:49:19.7
\n\t2.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Talking Heads: Jennifer Cilliers & Imke Van Der Westhuyzen | 10:03:55.6 (+00:14:35.9)
\n\t3.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Team T&T: Jeanette Treherne & Vivienne Turvey | 10:18:53.6 (+00:29:33.9)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFind the full results here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kim Le Court and Vera Looser secured their second stage win in as many days at the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay when they charged over the finish line, arms raised high, at Oak Valley Estate on Saturday, 29 October. Kim Le Court and Vera Looser secured their second stage win in as many days at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22764,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-12914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62068,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12914\/revisions\/62068"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12914"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=12914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}