ProTouch’s Gustav Basson won the 96.4km first stage of the inaugural Tour de Limpopo, which finished in Tzaneen on Monday.
Basson completed the race in 2:12:51, beating BCX’s Clint Hendricks into second place. AC/DC Dynamics-Luso’s Calvin Beneke rounded out the podium.
Today’s stage of #TourdeLimpopo2018 is the QUEEN STAGE and will cover 175km with 2735m of climbing.
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— Tour de Limpopo (@tourdelimpopo) April 24, 2018
It is the first international road cycling stage to be held in Limpopo.
Me Valerii Sevruk, @UCI_cycling chief commissaire keeping the race on point #TourDeLimpopo2018 #limpopotourism pic.twitter.com/YJ3LLuKSEM
— Tour de Limpopo (@tourdelimpopo) April 24, 2018
The event include two races — Elite and Veterans.
Sign on marks the time to almost start day 2 of the #TourDeLimpopo2018 #limpopotourism pic.twitter.com/TotF8zxPUX
— Tour de Limpopo (@tourdelimpopo) April 24, 2018
Both races have almost identical routes and will only differ from each other by some rules.
Click here to watch the live feed of the race today.
Stage one Results:
1. Gustav Basson (ProTouch) 2:11:31
2. Clint Hendricks (BCX) 2:11:31
3. Calvin Beneke (AC/DC Dynamics-Luso) 2:11:31
4. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 2:11:31
5. Alexander Worsdale (Office Gurus) 2:11:31
6. Luthando Kaka (Randwater-Transnet) 2:11:31
7. Siyabonga Somciza (Sampada) 2:11:31
8. Temesgen Buru (WCC Africa Mixed) 2:11:31
9. Marc Pritzen (BCX) 2:11:31
10. Mehdi Tigrine (Java Partizan Pro) 2:11:31
General classification
1. Clint Hendricks (BCX) 2:11:16
2. Gustav Basson (ProTouch) 2:11:21
3. James Fourie (ProTouch) 2:11:21
4. Temesgen Buru (WCC Africa Mixed) 2:11:26
5. Ryan Harris (Office Gurus) 2:11:26
6. Calvin Beneke (AC/DC Dynamics-Luso) 2:11:31
7. Jayde Julius (ProTouch) 2:11:31
8. Alexander Worsdale (Office Gurus) 2:11:31
9. Luthando Kaka (Randwater-Transnet) 2:11:31
10. Siyabonga Somciza (Sampada) 2:11:31