Over 2000 mountain bikers participated in this year’s KAP sani2c.
The 18th edition of the three-day event ended at the Scottburgh Golf Club last Saturday, after kicking off in Underberg.
ImbukoDEV’s Marco Joubert and Wessel Botha took the overall title in a time of 08:57:43.
“Day three at sani2c is super punchy so the pace is mega hard at points and then easy again. We had a 30-second buffer coming into the last day, so our tactic was just to sit and not give anyone a millimetre,” said Joubert.
Botha added that there were a few tricky muddy sections towards the end, but he was super happy about the race win.
Kim Le Court and Robyn de Groot of Efficient Infiniti Insure won the final stage and comfortably took the women’s title with an overall time of 10:42:55.
“It was my dream to ride with a partner like Robs, she has so much experience and I knew I was going to learn a lot from her,” said Le Court.
“I was really looking forward to racing and racing to my full potential, and I’m really glad to win my first stage race ever, and hopefully not the last one.”
De Groot went on to explain that sani2c is one of the ultimate classic stage racers in South Africa, and as a mountain biker it plays a massive role in one’s career.
“Sani2c has always been fantastic to the pros, and what a way to finish my career, to win with a youngster, really special.”
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