Sportsmanship wins the day
After some short climbs, riders rode along the Great Wall My China section overlooking KZN
The opening stage of the Grindrod Bank Berg & Bush dished up an exciting three-way sprint finish, but the 98km stage was just the start of the intrigue.
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The Day 1 of the popular three-day mountain bike race started from Windmill Farm on top of the escarpment.
After some short climbs, riders rode along the Great Wall My China section overlooking KZN before descending into KZN down Solly’s Folly and into the KwaZulu-Natal bushveld in the Winterton area.
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The PYGA Eurosteel pairing of Matthys Beukes and Philip Buys crossed the line just ahead of NAD Pro’s Nico Bell and Matt Beers.
In the women, Amy Beth McDougall and Samantha Sanders (Dormakaba) are leading the charge with no real challengers.
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