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<\/a>Daryl Impey retained his National Time Trial title on Day 3 of the 2017 SA National Road Championships in Wellington on Thursday 9 February. Photo: DoubleST<\/span><\/p>\nImpey was sad to be missing the Road Race on Sunday, but will be attending his brother\u2019s wedding that day. \u201cOf course it is unfortunate that I will be missing it, but family comes first,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Second placed Willie Smit said: \u201cIt was mostly all about lap times and just keeping to the same lap times with the highest amount of power possible. With my coach in the car, we were working on the router and just staying at certain lap times. That was basically how you were going to get onto the podium today.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can try to start fast and stay at that same pace without blowing on the last lap, but it\u2019s quite a gamble out there \u2013 you\u2019ve got to hope that you don\u2019t overheat and blow completely. Luckily I managed to keep it together until the end,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
In the u23 Men\u2019s race, which followed the same distance as the Elite Men, Stefan de Bod managed to retain his Time Trial title ahead of Nicholas Dlamini in second place and Morne van Niekerk in third. \u201cIt was a hard day,\u201d said De Bod. I was feeling really good and the preparation was working well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
When chatting about Sunday\u2019s Road Race, De Bod said that the course doesn\u2019t suit him too well, but that he\u2019s going to give it his all in order to try and claim another jersey.<\/p>\n Van Niekerk, who came in third today, said: \u201cThe weather really played its part today \u2013 it was great out there. It was lucky that we went off early. It was a really good day out in the Cape. I felt good today, and in terms of Road Race, all the sensations are good; it\u2019s going to be a great day as well.\u201d<\/p>\n Moolman-Pasio rode hard and consistently well to grab the Elite Women\u2019s title, and was thankful to all involved in helping her recover from her accident in France where she collided with a motorbike in a race. \u201cI\u2019ve been very blessed in my rehab and recovery process \u2013 I\u2019ve been in very good hands with Jeroen Swart as my coach and doctor as well,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Moolman-Pasio mentioned how lucky she felt that she had decided along with doctors to take a less conservative approach to her rehab process, which helped her a great deal. \u201cInitially the thought was to be completely off the leg for a whole month, but then as we did more scans and we really saw the proper nature of the fracture, the doctors started to encourage me at two weeks already to start putting more weight on it so I was actually really lucky,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n She also mentioned how important it is to listen to your body. \u201cPain was always the guideline. I started to pick things up, luckily faster than I thought, but still slower than what I would\u2019ve done if I was 100% normal, so it\u2019s been a slower build but maybe that\u2019s also a blessing in disguise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n After almost eight years at full-tilt on the cycle racing scene, Moolman-Pasio described the forced rest as a good one.<\/p>\n On the Time Trial, she said: \u201cI know that I\u2019m strong, but I didn\u2019t know what kind of form I\u2019m in. I\u2019m also really lucky to have been involved with a team like Cervelo Bigla where there\u2019s such a big focus on Time Trial. I really have become so at one with my Time Trial bike. So it\u2019s a really awesome thing to achieve.<\/p>\n \u201cEven though this is literally the second time on my Time Trial bike since I crashed on it \u2013 I rode it on Saturday and now again \u2013 I\u2019m just lucky that I feel so comfortable on my TT bike and I feel back at home on it. Another impressive result in the Elite Women\u2019s Time Trial came from KwaZulu-Natal\u2019s Brittany Peterson, who finished in third place. It was this time last year where she retired from professionally paddling and decided to give cycling a go for a form of fitness. \u201cI began cycling and actually loved it. It was boyfriend and professional cyclist Brendon (Davids) who convinced and encouraged me to give it a try,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Peterson also mentioned that Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio and her husband Carl had had a lot to do with her choice to pursue cycling and, in particular, Time Trial racing. \u201cI really love it and I\u2019ve tried to just improve little bit by little bit. I have found a passion for it so I\u2019m just going to keep on at it,\u201d concluded.<\/p>\n U23 Women\u2019s Winner Heidi Dalton said the heat was a big factor for everyone out there, not only her. \u201cWe were lucky that there was no wind. I\u2019ve just started coaching with Jeroen Swart so I didn\u2019t know what to expect. I came and gave it my best. I\u2019m very happy with how it did go,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n Jason Oosthuizen made his intentions very clear in the U19 Men\u2019s race when he posted the fastest time of 38:47.637 on the 27.1km route. Rossouw Bekker was the second fastest finisher in the category, clocking 39:49.682 with Jean-Pierre Lloyd rounding out the podium in third place in a time of 39:58.115.<\/p>\n The U19 Women\u2019s race saw Tiffany Keep maintain strong momentum throughout the 14.4km lap to secure the fastest time in 23:55.574. Azulde Britz crossed the line with the second fastest time (24:01.651) with Nadia van Niekerk finishing in third place (25:00.036).<\/p>\n Follow the racing action live by live timing on the Mobii APP (http:\/\/www.mobii.com\/app<\/a>) available on Android and iOS devices in the relevant APP stores. Search for \u201cMobii Race Results\u201d. <\/p>\n Click here to view your finish line photo and results on Mobii: http:\/\/mobii.com\/sarc2017\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Stefan de Bod swooped in to claim another U23 Men’s Time Trial title on Day 3 of the 2017 SA National Road Championships in Wellington on Thursday 9 February. Photo: DoubleST<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio showed the crowds that she is back in the groove as she took the Elite Women’s Time Trial title on Day 3 of the 2017 SA National Road Championships in Wellington on Thursday 9 February. Photo: DoubleST<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cIt felt good out there. I think I also learnt how to pace myself nicely and I\u2019m very happy with the result \u2013 its nice to take the National Jersey back to Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/a>Brittany Petersen claimed the bronze medal in the Elite Women’s Time Trial on Day 3 of the 2017 SA National Road Championships in Wellington on Thursday 9 February. Photo: DoubleST<\/span><\/p>\n