Bradley Potgieter clinches aQuellé Tour Durban

BRADLEY Potgieter added the aQuellé Tour Durban title to the impressive catalogue of victories after edging out Herman Maree, on the line, while seasoned pro, Lise Olivier added her name to the women’s trophy for a second time.

“I was quite confident in my legs. I took it early out wide on the right to avoid the mess and took it to the line. The communication in our team is key. We are all friends off the bike and friends on the bike, and that just sets the tone. We are all there to dig a hole for ourselves if we need to, to bury ourselves for another rider. That self sacrifice is just awesome,” he added.

Mountain biker Brendon Davids excelled to finish right in the mix at the end sprint, crossing the line seventh. Ryan Harris (Genasys) took the junior laurels.

In the women’s race Olivier rounded off a thoroughly dominant showing by her to win a three way sprint for the title.

Their five strong outfit attacked from the get-go and used the push up to Pinetown to whittle the women’s peleton down to six riders, with Olivier winning the Queen of the Mountain hot-spot.

The 55km cyclocross race which included off road sectors, was won by Marco Joubert, from Joshua Nelson and talented junior and Northwood School pupil, Cayde Muldoon, with Hayley Smith getting the better of her teammate, Frankie du Toit, in the women’s race.

The Domino Foundation that is the ultimate beneficiary of the race fielded several teams of riders, joined by public supporters and cheered on by the team of volunteers manning their second station.