Helderkruin mountain biker Pieter Seyffert showed off his all-round racing abilities as he rode to at the Bestmed Lost City mountain bike race.
Held in the Pilanesberg region of the North-West Province last weekend, Seyffert got away on the first climb of the 55 kilometre route and stayed away over the two-lap circuit.
He claimed his victory at the Sun City resort in 1:51:40.
Behind him, a for second place ensued, with Kai Pritzen fighting off a strong challenge from Kobus Wagner to finish two seconds ahead of his rival in 1:53:59.
Riding in the Altech-Autopage colours, Seyffert said the revamped feature route had offered a more technically demanding course with a few additional climbing challenges early on.
“The race started splitting up in the first six or seven kilometres and I managed to pull a gap on the first climb and just kept it to the finish,” he said.
The win is sweet consolation for the 28-year-old who punctured out of the lead bunch with 30 kilometres to go in the Lost City Cycle Classic.
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