TransCape Garden Route
HB Kruger and Stuart Marais delivered a strong statement as they led the field home in the opening stage of the TransCape MTB Encounter on Sunday 4 February. The ASG-Ellsworth outfit drew first blood in the 614km seven-day race between Knysna and La Couronne Wine Estate in Franschhoek, but Kruger was quick to acknowledge they still had a long way to go. They covered the 71km stage from Knysna to Wilderness in 2:23:47, about three-and-a-half minutes ahead of Norway’s Eirik Fiskvik and Thomas Engelsgjerd (Team Happysalmon) in the UCI men’s category. The South Africans took the lead on Phantom Pass, one of seven categorised climbs. It presented the field with their first proper challenge immediately after the 5km neutral zone through the outskirts of Knysna.
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