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Not a baaad day for Stewart and Janse van Rensburg

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Brandon Stewart and Jacques Janse van Rensburg continued DCM’s domination of the Cape Pioneer Trek with victory on the penultimate day of the race. Their win meant DCM’s team have been responsible for four of the five stages contested so far. Their colleagues Max Knox and Thomas Zahnd finished third to defend their overall lead.

Adrien Niyoshunti and Kevin Evans bounced back from their mechanical issues on stage four to take second in a tightly contested sprint between the top three teams. The duo have been close to a stage win on several occasions during the race and Evans acknowledged after the stage that his expectations for the race may be slightly out of sync with his teammate.

“I am little bit concerned about Adrien’s hectic racing schedule. The DCM Cape Pioneer Trek is the last race of the season for most of us while Adrien still has to compete in a two day race in Rwanda as well as the African Road Championship also in Rwanda and then in addition to that six day Tour of Rwanda,” he said.

“Therefore I thought there was no need for us to contest the sprint to the line, but as we raced around the last corner Adrien accelerated hard and in doing so he caught me completely off guard so I could not follow his wheel. I now realize that it is important to Adrien to win a stage, so I owe it to him to come up with a really big effort in the last stage tomorrow.”

The stage was marked by a flock of sheep that caught a leading group off-guard. Janse van Rensburg; Max Knox and Thomas Zahnd (DCM); Kevin Evans and Adrien Niyonshuti; Matthys and Gerrie Beukes came across the flock around halfway through the stage. Despite the surprise, Stewart took the incident in his stride.

“I just knew if I rode straight towards them and slid a bit that the sound of the bike’s skidding tyres and dust would scare them off a bit so we could pass,” he said.

Saturday will see the field return to Oudtshoorn where the race began five days ago. With a comfortable lead Knox and Zahnd are, barring disaster, expected to be crowned champions.

Place Names Nationality Team Category Time
1 Jacques Janse Van Rensburg – Brandon Stewart RSA D C M 2 Men 4:00:45
2 Kevin Evans – Adrien Niyonshuti RSA Evans Men 4:00:45
3 Max Knox – Thomas Zahnd RSA D C M 3 Men 4:00:52
4 Matthys Beukes – Gerrie Beukes RSA Mtbdestination.Com Men 4:03:00
5 Charles Keey – Dave Morison RSA Blend Property Group 1 Men 4:12:40
6 Christoph Sauser – Silvio Bundi SUI Specialized-Songo.Info Men 4:12:41
7 Bruce Diesel – Andrew Mclean RSA Toyota Supercycling Cyclelab Vets Vet 4:12:42
8 Hilton Frost – Shaun Peschl RSA Team Marshell World Of Sport Men 4:28:34
9 Johan Labuschagne – Yolande De Villiers RSA Cycle Lab Mixed Mix 4:30:17
10 Damian Booth – Cornell Van Der Westhuizen RSA Staaldiesel Racing Vet 4:32:34
11 Kobus Barnard – Fienie Barnard RSA Klein Karoo 1 Mix 4:32:36
12 Brian Lennox – Hannes Hanekom RSA Team Contego Sludge 1 Men 4:39:40
13 Rohan Kennedy – Vickus Boshoff RSA Gu Energy Gel – Helly Hansen Men 4:39:42
14 Patrick Griessen – Ariane Luthi SUI Sputnik-Bikeshop.Ch Mix 4:39:50
15 Gert Muller – Graham Daniel RSA Underwater Farmers Vet 4:39:52
16 Stephan Kuhnel – Rene Stehr GER M F S Men 4:49:58
17 Henry Hayes – Greg Anderson RSA Team D D Mas 4:50:10
18 Urs Guentensperger – Marcel Frei SUI Büli Bike Tigers Vet 4:50:23
19 Gus Klohn – Marc Wiederkehr RSA Ansaldo S T S Dunkeld Cycles Vet 4:51:37
20 Nico Verhoef – C M Muller RSA Team Contego Sludge 2 Men 4:52:00
21 Christiaan Van Zyl – Leana De Jager RSA Newbridge Mix 4:55:46
22 Charl Du Plessis – Dennis Du Toit RSA Team Swift Vet 4:56:04
23 Peter Basler – Patrick Guenter SUI Suisse-Bearbikers Men 4:56:12
24 Ischen Stopforth – Marcel Deacon RSA Team Bizhub Mix 4:56:14
25 Koos Klopper – Rory Mapstone RSA Cycle Lab Centurion Vet 5:09:16
26 Willem Botha – Danie Van Aswegen RSA Virtuoso Men 5:09:37
27 Mike Charlewood – Steve Van Eck RSA Steviemicks Vet 5:09:45
28 Davy Urkens – Michel Broeckx BEL Masters 23 – 12 Men 5:09:51
29 Henry Swart – Juan Van Deventer RSA Hermanus Apteek Mas 5:09:59
30 Jason Whyte – Oliver Williams RSA St. Luke’S Hospice Men 5:10:10
31 Ludwig Swanepoel – Grant Flattery RSA U D Trucks Men 5:10:20
32 Nathalie Schneitter – Renate Telser SUI Ride For Hearing Wom 5:11:16
33 Lawrence Lindeque – Shane White RSA Cycles Direct Men 5:13:57
34 Rex Benson – Ingo De Jager RSA Vuur En Vlam Vet 5:21:05
35 Gordan Craib – Murray Craib CAN Craib Bros Men 5:21:05
36 Pierre Rocher – Neil Van Tonder RSA Carpe Diem Vet 5:22:06
37 Wayne Rebello – Dwayne Klingbiel RSA Cruz Control Men 5:25:03
38 Donovan Jackson – Nolene Jackson RSA Www.Treadmag.Co.Za Mix 5:25:59
39 Aidan Brown – Dylan Chilcott RSA Volcan – Emotion – M T N Men 5:26:00
40 Jacobus Diener – Christian Rohwer RSA Custard Pandas Men 5:26:01
41 Robyn Adendorff – Sarah Van Heerden RSA Team Aspen Wom 5:29:05
42 Johan Stumpf – Wynand Mulder RSA Klein Karoo Ii Men 5:32:34
43 Hennie Muller – Casper Badenhorst RSA B M G Racing Snakes Vet 5:32:35
44 Tom Cuylaerts – Danny Smets BEL Kraft Vet 5:38:44
45 John Thomson – Duncan Bowman RSA Toyota Mates Vet 5:40:43
46 Derek Morgan – Hilana Marais RSA Vodacom Mix 5:43:36
47 Nicola Payne – Tony Walker RSA Aim For Payne Mix 5:54:06
48 Henry Fagan – Alewyn Vorster RSA Henry Fagan & Partners Mas 5:54:41
49 Michael Curtis – Aidan De Lange NAM Ynot Men 5:56:40
50 Jacques Swart – Wessel Van Der Merwe RSA The Incredibles Men 6:05:21
51 Niel Rossouw – Corne Erasmus RSA Byers Security Men 6:05:26
52 Julia Skea – Laura Herd RSA Fire Ants Wom 6:05:50
53 Ivan Van Liev – Jeffrey Willcocks RSA Limelight Vet 6:05:59
54 Craig Raw – Sirk Loots RSA Quirk Men 6:08:41
55 Scott Fraser – Dave Linder RSA Kona South Africa Men 6:14:04
56 John Hayes – Rob Hayes RSA Hayes Team Vet 6:16:21
57 Etiënne Jansen – Siska Van Der Bijl NED Licht Verzet Mixed Mix 6:18:14
58 S W Jacobsz – Karel Botha RSA Span Vrystaat Men 6:21:50
59 Etienne Roux – Pieter Le Roux RSA Spam-Low Vet 6:23:02
60 Carl Van Maanen – Richard Sikking RSA Fmbikes.Nl Men 6:25:30
61 Anton De Waal – Brigitte De Waal RSA B-E-N Mix 6:26:32
62 Eduard Herselman – Marnitz Nienaber RSA Pgquattro Men 6:29:51
63 Doris Arnold – Nina Gunter-Tschanz SUI Swiss Ladies Wom 6:30:26
64 Frikkie Rademan – Gary Leeuw RSA Aspen 1 Vet 6:31:06
65 Richard Chesterton – Maartin Van Rensburg RSA 29″ Dust Bunnies Men 6:31:07
66 Leon Van Niekerk – Jan-Peet Mulder RSA Pac-Chem Men 6:31:42
67 Piet Smit – Niel De Jager RSA Team G S Men 6:34:01
68 J Van Wyk Mcdonald – Danie Louw CAN Natural High Men 6:38:20
69 Graig Whittaker – Neil Timm RSA Team Mxit Men 6:44:10
70 Karlien De Bruin – Piet Laubscher RSA Team Bodyworks Mix 6:44:33
71 Lothar Schaer – Marianne Muller SUI Swiss Animals Mix 6:45:33
72 Roy Du Toit – Pieter Erasmus RSA Hexkoel 108 Mas 6:52:36
73 J P Van Der Merwe – Frank Hattingh RSA Eerste Keer Men 6:54:46
74 Elzaan Visser – Theresa Horn RSA First Ascent Ladies Wom 6:54:49
75 Andre Ferreira – Leigh Ferreira RSA E A Sports – Mixed Mix 6:54:51
76 Izak Bezuidenhout – Chris Herbst RSA F N B Private Clients 1 Vet 6:54:52
77 Johan Bornman – Marlize Moolman RSA L A Sport – T J M Mixed Mix 7:04:30
78 Tom Van Tellingen – Claudia Van Tellingen NED Bushbikers Mix 7:07:14
79 Neil Van Der Merwe – Gerhard Pretorius RSA Crank Addicts Men 7:11:39
80 Arrie Rossouw – Kim Jenkins RSA Ark Riders Vet 7:12:55
81 William Marais – Belinda Marais RSA Pointbreak Mix 7:15:14
82 Loot Steyn – Pieter Breytenbach RSA Wizards Vet 7:24:59
83 David Pienaar – Heinie Stover RSA Team Porcupine Vet 7:25:55
84 Jan Roesch – Fritz Van Barkenhuizen RSA Smelly Socks Vet 7:36:17
85 Sias Le Roux – Jaco Du Plessis RSA Team Patrol Men 7:45:30
86 Anton Roux – Tonie Roux RSA Team Hardekool Men 7:46:26
87 Glen Grundy – Brett Warren RSA B M G Bombers Vet 7:48:55
88 Craig Wapnick – Malcolm Wetmore RSA I Kill You Men 7:59:51
89 Dominic Johnson-Allen – Steve Ludlam RSA Crave Vet 8:13:31
90 Theuns De Wet – Paul Geier RSA Pronosticos Men 8:17:31
91 Paul Doubell – Michael Doubell RSA Double Doubell Vet 8:34:31
92 Johan Coetzee – Anthonie Vos RSA C H M Men 8:49:04
93 Barbara Hage – Dyonn Hage RSA Hage Vet 8:52:33
1 Christine Jansen Van Rensburg RSA IW 5:21:05
1 Ryno Stander RSA IM 7:48:56
2 M J Vermeulen RSA IM 7:48:56
3 Mark Kingon RSA IM 6:54:54
4 Chris Viljoen RSA IM 6:38:44
5 Alan Dawson RSA IM 6:27:08
6 Robert Vogel RSA IM 6:22:47
7 Christo Groenewald RSA IM 5:26:01
8 Christopher De Wet RSA IM 5:10:12
9 Erik Kleinhans RSA IM 4:39:53
10 Pieter Seyffert RSA IM 4:12:42
11 Stuart Marais RSA IM 4:11:21
12 Hendrik Van Tonder RSA IM 4:52:11
13 Paul Theron RSA IM 5:04:34
14 Anthony Priday RSA IM 5:33:17
15 Eric Marshall RSA IM 5:45:08
16 Andreas Pankratz RSA IM 6:50:48
17 Malan Jonck RSA IM 7:25:57
18 Martin Ciolkosz RSA IM 8:04:20
19 Renato Sabbioni RSA IM 0:00:00
1 Robert Du Preez RSA SM 7:35:32
2 Dirk Oerlemans RSA SM 7:20:54
3 Pieter Du Toit RSA SM 7:20:53
4 Willem Butler RSA SM 6:26:39
5 Carlo Gonzaga RSA SM 0:00:00

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