Philip Buys (hpc) and Arno du Toit both of SCOTT Factory Racing LCB snatched the prologue stage win in the Cape Pioneer Trek men’s category by just two seconds from stable mates, Gert Heyns and Matthys Beukes. Third place went to Italian brothers, Roberto and Emanuele Crisi of the Celeste Kento Avvenia team.
Monday’s Stage 1, dubbed the #DiazDash, is a tough 106km haul from Mossel Bay to George. The elevation gain is 2300 metres and the route take riders along the beach, through lush indigenous forest over the Outeniqua Mountains and into George via forest plantations.
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