Anriette Schoeman and Samantha Sanders of Africa Silks-Valencia win stage two of the 2016 PwC Great Zuurberg Trek. Photo: Full Stop Communications<\/span><\/p>\nEven though Hill had a tyre problem early on, he and his Paarl team-mate regrouped to ride themselves back into contention before going on to build a dominant position by the end of the stage.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor the first 6km we dropped down a very steep section and I had a tyre at the back that started to go down, so we lost about a minute fixing it.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe said let\u2019s chase that time deficit but let\u2019s not do it in the next 5km. So we regrouped and just put our heads down.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe went past the second team (Joubert and Uys) and about five to 10 minutes later caught up with Chris and Dylan at the front.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey were riding a good pace but we caught them on a big climb, went past and accelerated a bit. We managed to get away, but it was still early days.\u201d<\/p>\n
Having established their position at the front, Hill and Louw were determined not to back down.<\/p>\n
\u201cAdriaan said we just have to make it work and he put his head down while I just held on for the rest of that section.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe did get to a point with a big climb still to do when we looked at each other and asked ourselves whether we did not push too hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut then we got a time split and were ahead by about five to six minutes, which was great, so we kept going at a really good pace until the finish.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a comfortable lead going into the final stage, Hill said they would do everything to avoid any risks.<\/p>\n
\u201cTomorrow we are definitely not going to risk it. We need to make sure we have everything organised even if going for the GC means sacrificing the chance of a stage win.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know what the situation is so the pressure is off in terms of that, but the pressure is on to be very careful and to ride with our heads.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>Adriaan Louw (left) and Andrew Hill of TIB Insurance-Contego win the second stage of the 2016 PwC Great Zuurberg Trek. Photo: Full Stop Communications<\/span><\/p>\n