{"id":20082,"date":"2015-04-28T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-28T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/04\/28\/combrinck-rabie-stamp-authority-on-joberg2c-r2478\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T11:00:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T11:00:17","slug":"combrinck-rabie-stamp-authority-on-joberg2c-r2478","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/combrinck-rabie-stamp-authority-on-joberg2c-r2478\/","title":{"rendered":"Combrinck, Rabie stamp authority on joBerg2c"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Race leaders Johann Rabie and Gawie Combrinck stamped their authority on the Old Mutual joBerg2c with an unequivocal third stage victory on day five of the nine-day mountain bike race on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The EAI Cycling duo hurtled into the finish at Clifton Preparatory School on Nottingham Road to claim the 112km stage from Winterton in a blistering time of 3:50:01.<\/p>\n<p>Avis Van Rental\u2019s Tyronne White and Andrew Hill were the second team to descend out of the surrounding forests and crossed the line in 3:54:55.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-19451800-1430232953.jpg\" data-fileid=\"523278\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"523278\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-19451800-1430232953.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-19451800-1430232953.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">Race leaders Johann Rabie (left) and Gawie Combrinck stamped their authority on the Old Mutual joBerg2c with an unequivocal third stage victory on day five of the nine-day mountain bike race at Clifton Prep in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal, on Tuesday. \/\/ Photo: Full Stop Communications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>After suffering two mechanical setbacks, Pieter Seyffert and Hanco Kachelhoffer of Altech Autopage Karan Beef managed to hold it together to claim the bottom step of the podium in 3:58:34.<\/p>\n<p>Rabie and Combrinck (20:29:47) now have an almost 13-and-a-half-minute overall lead on White and Hill (20:43:10), with Seyffert and Kachelhoffer third in the standings (20:45:56).<\/p>\n<p>According to Rabie, their plan had initially been to take it easier after the two longest stages of the 900km race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I saw that Gawie felt quite strong at the start and he was setting quite a good pace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The three teams, plus The Gear Change duo of David George and Justin Tuck, rolled together for the first half of the race.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe went up some of the climbs and saw that the other guys looked like they were suffering while we were still feeling pretty good,\u201d said Rabie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we decided to go a bit harder and see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At around the 60km mark, Rabie and Combrinck broke away on the major climb of the day up to Kamberg.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BIEe9jnTMbE?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t sure if I wanted to ride the rest of the way alone but we opened up quite a gap on them without spending too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Behind them there was a dice for second place, as Hill and White also got away from Seyffert and Kachelhoffer on the ascent.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey managed to get back onto us and we worked together until Pieter punctured with about 20 kilometres to go,\u201d said White.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe looked back and we were on our own. Andrew was going really strong today, so I just tried to hold on to his wheel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another dominant performance, SasolRacing\u2019s Yolande de Villiers and Catherine Williamson tightened their stranglehold on the women\u2019s race with an uncontested stage win in 4:23:53 (22:34:38).<\/p>\n<p>With Leana de Jager unable to complete the stage, she and Johan Labuschagne, also of SasolRacing, forfeited their mixed category lead to Samantha Sanders and Justin Victor of Valencia Cycling (23:05:34), who finished second on the day in 4:42:26.<\/p>\n<p>Seattle Coffee\u2019s Carmen Buchacher and Billy Stelling won the stage in 4:27:54. They now move into second in the general classification (23:10:32), with Bell Equipment\u2019s Hayley Smith and Darryn Purtell third on the day in 4:47:28 and overall (24:10:51).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still a long way to go and anything can happen. We\u2019re just happy we\u2019ve got a stage win under our belts,\u201d said Stelling.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xPM_FEEefL8?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the City Lodge masters\u2019 category, USN-Cycle Lab\u2019s Chris Brand and Paul Furbank took one back from yesterday\u2019s stage winners Greg Anderson and Peter Winn of Ascendis. They completed the stage in 4:15:53 to remain at the top of the standings (22:07:42).<\/p>\n<p>HiddenHunger\u2019s David de Lima and Sean Henderson topped the vets\u2019 competition in 4:40:55 on the day to remain in the lead on GC (22:51:02).<\/p>\n<p>Nico Pfitzenmaier took a two-second stage win in the men\u2019s solo category in 4:06:10 but it was not enough to grab the overall lead from Timothy Hammond (21:05:33). Paula Hardy still heads the women\u2019s solo leader board in 5:03:08 (24:43:38).<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s 98km sixth stage takes riders to Underberg in the foothills of the southern Drakensberg.<\/p>\n<p>For the full results and all the highlights from the daily stages, delivered by Avis Van Rental, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joberg2c.co.za\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">www.joberg2c.co.za<\/a>. For updates, follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/joberg2c_journo\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@joberg2c_journo<\/a> or find the race on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stage 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men<\/strong>: 1. Johann Rabie &amp; Gawie Combrinck (EAI Cycling) 3:50:01; 2. Andrew Hill &amp; Tyronne White (Avis Van Rental) 3:54:55; 3. Pieter Seyffert &amp; Hanco Kachelhoffer (Altech Autopage Karan Beef) 3:58:34<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women<\/strong>: 1. Catherine Williamson &amp; Yolande de Villiers (SasolRacing) 4:23:53; 2. Sarah van Heerden &amp; Cindy Theunissen (Old Mutual) 5:02:29; 3. Ann Olivier &amp; Shirley-Anne van Heerden (Mazi Capital) 5:34:04<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixed<\/strong>: 1. Carmen Buchacher &amp; Billy Stelling (Seattle Coffee) 4:27:54; 2. Samantha Sanders &amp; Justin Victor (Valencia Mixed) 4:42:26; 3. Hayley Smith &amp; Darryn Purtell (Bell Equipment) 4:47:28<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Men<\/strong>: 1. Johann Rabie &amp; Gawie Combrinck (EAI Cycling) 20:29:47; 2. Andrew Hill &amp; Tyronne White (Avis Van Rental) 20:43:10; 3. Pieter Seyffert &amp; Hanco Kachelhoffer (Altech Autopage Karan Beef) 20:45:56<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women<\/strong>: 1. Catherine Williamson &amp; Yolande de Villiers (SasolRacing) 22:34:38; 2. Sarah van Heerden &amp; Cindy Theunissen (Old Mutual) 25:02:32; 3. Ann Olivier &amp; Shirley-Anne van Heerden (Mazi Capital) 27:29:03<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mixed<\/strong>: 1. Samantha Sanders &amp; Justin Victor (Valencia Mixed) 23:05:34; 2. Carmen Buchacher &amp; Billy Stelling (Seattle Coffee) 23:10:32; 3. Hayley Smith &amp; Darryn Purtell (Bell Equipment) 24:10:51<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Race leaders Johann Rabie and Gawie Combrinck stamped their authority on the Old Mutual joBerg2c with an unequivocal third stage victory on day five of the nine-day mountain bike race on Tuesday. 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