{"id":13911,"date":"2021-11-14T14:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T14:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2021\/11\/14\/pyga-euro-steel-wrap-up-wines2whales-shiraz-title-in-style-r8351\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T18:58:23","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T18:58:23","slug":"pyga-euro-steel-wrap-up-wines2whales-shiraz-title-in-style-r8351","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/pyga-euro-steel-wrap-up-wines2whales-shiraz-title-in-style-r8351\/","title":{"rendered":"PYGA Euro Steel wrap up Wines2Whales Shiraz title in style"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPhilip Buys and Gert Heyns raced to a perfect three from three at the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz on Sunday, 14 November. The PYGA Euro Steel team won all three stages, with {type}DEV Nanotime placing second every day and Imbuko Giant third.\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tPhoto credit: Nick Muzik.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDespite all three stages of the 2021 FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz event featuring the same top three, in the same finishing order, the racing was exciting throughout. Only 1 minute and 22 seconds separated first and second going into the final stage, from Oak Valley to Lourensford. Additionally, Imbuko Giant were eager to empty their tanks and do all they could to snatch a stage victory on the last opportunity of the race and the season.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\n\tPhoto credit: Sam Clark.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere was no point in holding back today\u201d Marco Joubert, of Imbuko Giant stated. \u201cWe decided to empty our tanks in pursuit of stage victory.\u201d \u201cPYGA Euro Steel made a few mistakes in the early kilometres today and Philip [Buys] even crashed. It was after that, in the A-to-Z trails that we went all in\u201d Tristan Nortje said, picking up the story. \u201cNear the second water point we had a minute lead, but after that the trails flattened out and we knew it would be really tough to stay ahead of [Matt] Beers and the PYGA guys on the flat roads. They caught us about a kilometre from the top of the last climb.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tPhoto credit: Sam Clark.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cToday was tough\u201d Beers added to the tale of how the stage unfolded. \u201cFirst Imbuko Giant got away from us, then on the Gantouw Pass PYGA Euro Steel got away too. We just had to chase and chase; eventually we caught both of them. But again Philip [Buys] and Gert [Heyns] were faster than us and they distanced us in the last few kilometres. It was a great weekend of racing though, and I really appreciate how aggressively PYGA raced the FNB Wines2Whales Shiraz.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe victors, for their part, were relieved to have not suffered too much, during the stage, from Buys\u2019 crash. \u201cThe champagne is starting to find all the cuts and scrapes now\u201d Buys laughed, having been doused in Lourensford MCC by Gert Heyns. \u201cI clipped a tree stump in the A-to-Z trails and went over the bars. Fortunately, despite a bit of swelling above my knee, it didn\u2019t impact my riding at all. We were still able to catch Imbuko Giant and put in a last effort to secure the stage win ahead of Matt [Beers] and Wessel [Botha].\u201d\n<\/p>\n

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\n\tPhoto credit: Nick Muzik.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWinning the FNB Wines2Whales means so much to me\u201d Heyns confessed. \u201cIt\u2019s something I\u2019ve dreamt about for a long time. We couldn\u2019t have done it without all the hard work the PYGA Euro Steel crew put in behind the scenes.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n

\n\tPYGA Euro Steel\u2019s winning time was 7 hours, 33 minutes and 26 seconds. {type}DEV Nanotime were 1 minute and 39 seconds down on the race winners, with Imbuko Giant completing the podium, at 10 minutes and 4 seconds back. Insect Science Pro finished fourth overall, despite Keagan Bontekoning completing the final stage without a saddle after crashing inside of the first 20 kilometres. He and Arno du Toit managed to hold off First Move Sport\u2019s Jaco Venter and Matthew Keyser, who completed the top five.<\/p>\n

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\n\tPhoto credit: NIck Muzik.<\/em>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tFNB Wines2Whales Shiraz Results:
\n\tElite Men | Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. PYGA Euro Steel: Philip Buys & Gert Heyns (2:36:17)
\n\t2. {type}DEV Nanotime: Matt Beers & Wessel Botha (2:36:33 | +17)
\n\t3. Imbuko Giant: Tristan Nortje & Marco Joubert (2:37:23.5 | +1:07)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tElite Men | General Classification Results after Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. PYGA Euro Steel: Philip Buys & Gert Heyns (7:33:26)
\n\t2. {type}DEV Nanotime: Matt Beers & Wessel Botha (7:35:05 | +1:39)
\n\t3. Imbuko Giant: Tristan Nortje & Marco Joubert (7:43:30 | +10:04)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tExxaro Jersey | General Classification Results after Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. Fairtree Imperial Cannondale 1: Luyanda Thobigunya & Lorenzo Leroux (9:02:01)
\n\t2. Exxaro \/ RMB: Keneth Kabelo Tshukukudu & William Sello Majapholo (9:39:22 | +37:22)
\n\t3. Exxaro \/ PWC 1: Tlotlo Selala & Halalisani Ndebele (9:41:17 | +39:16)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tSub-Veteran Men | General Classification Results after Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. Anna Foundation 2: Adrian Enthoven & Cory Wallace (9:10:27)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\t2. Hollard Namibia: Gerhard Mans & Ingram Cuff (9:11:51 | +1:24)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\t3. 2 Man Wolf Pack Andre Vermeulen & Braam Vermeulen (9:24:28.5 | +14:01)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tDimension Data Veteran Men | General Classification Results after Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. Madmacs: Charles Mcfall & Andreas Studer (8:46:58)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\t2. RDX Powerbar: David Garrett & Ignus Oosthuizen (9:04:59 | +18:02)
\n\t3. Anna Foundation Vets: Hannes & Sakkie Hanekom (9:19:39 | +32:42)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMasters Men | General Classification Results after Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. Cape Airconditioning: Gavin Viljoen & Thorkild Nielsen (9:27:26)
\n\t2. Sale’s Hire: Shaun Sale & Dawid de Bruin (9:34:30 | +7:05)
\n\t3. Q 36.5: Felix Prinz & Mario Kummer (9:36:13 | +8:47)\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMixed Category | General Classification Results after Stage 3:<\/strong>
\n\t1. Valley Electrical Titan Racing Mixed: Robert Hobson & Barbara Benko (9:11:15)\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0
\n\t2. SPOT Galileo Risk: Samantha Sanders & Danny Fowler (10:02:07 | +50:52)
\n\t3. Madmacs Mixed: Etnard & Sarita Louw (10:15:57 | +1:28:23)<\/p>\n

\tFull results available here<\/a>.<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

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