The Panorama Tour - The Toughest Race On Tar

The Uncatchable Breakaway

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Kieran Correia & Tiano Da Silva win Stage Three of the PPS Panorama Tour

With only 14km to go, Kieran Correia & Tiano Da Silva (Team TDS) made a breakaway that couldn't be caught giving them a deserved win for Stage Three of the 13th PPS Panorama Tour 

It was a stage of relentless attacks, starting from the end of the neutral zone all the way to the finish. The front bunch constantly tried tested the levels of fatigue in  each other’s legs on the numerous short sharp climbs along on the 74km route.

After several teams failed to maintain a successful breakaway, two riders emerged from the bunch at just the right time to secure the win. Kieran Correia & Tiano Da Silva 02:03:49 (Team TDS) were first across the line 23 seconds ahead of Tokhozani Mahlangu & Thulasizwe Mxenge (Team PCB Pro) 02:04:12 and Mike Hewan & Steve Cooke 02:04:14 (Team Inspire) 

Correia comments on Stage Three and the break that secured them the win, “Our strategy was to race aggressively and attack the final climb. We decided to go when we did because a couple of riders in the bunch were starting to look uncomfortable. We managed to hold them off until the finish. Overall it was a good day in the saddle.”

Tomorrow is the Time Trial, the final day to gain precious minutes and seconds ahead of the competition. Teams leave in descending order (Unofficial to Slowest to Fastest) and at 30" intervals. This out and back is only 36km but if you want to take home a win you need 100% effort all the way to the finish.

The PPS Panorama Tour is a four-day event for teams of two, taking place from the   28th April – 1st May 2018 at Casterbridge, White River, Mpumalanga. This year's Tour boasts a revamped route that is sure to inspire and challenge even the most seasoned road cyclists. 

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STAGE THREE RESULTS

Tandem

• 1^st Louise Jordaan & Theo Jordaan 02:33:27 (Team Wot Wos I Thinking?)         
• 2^nd Gerhard Shaw & Dunette Shaw 02:41:54 (Team Life Cycle)
• 3^rd Susan Dalby & Michael Dalby 02:47:15 (Team Chop & Suey)
  
  

Grand Masters 

• 1^st Paul Furbank & Johan Spies 02:14:37 (Team Ballies)     
• 2^nd Johnnie Koen & Pierre Van Hell 02:30:56 (Team Johnnie Koen Cycles)
• 3^rd Walter Thornhill & Nico Swanepoel 02:56:37 (Team Eye of the Child)
  
  

Masters 

• 1^st Jose Antunes & Simon Cleminson 02:14:35 (Team Lion & Ant)
• 2^nd Christian Tuypens & Bart Meganck 02:14:37 (Team OSK-AR)
• 3^rd Warwick Ham & Frans Hansen 02:15:00 (Team Maties)
  
  

Vets

• 1^st Johann Naude & David Labuschagne 02:04:16 (Team Team ASG Bestmed Vets)
• 2^nd Nic White & Trevor Davies 02:04:17 (Team INSPiRE WhiteInc)
• 3^rd Carl Lotter & Samuel De Swardt 02:12:22 (Team The Young and the Brave)
   

Sub Vet

• 1^st Steve Cooke & Mike Hewan 02:04:14 (Team Inspire)
• 2^nd Barend Burger & Max Knox 02:04:16 (Team Demacon)  
• 3^rd Lionel Pinto & Henk Ernst Du Toit 02:07:32 (Team Karan Beef Heneways 3)
   

Mixed

• 1^st Marnus Potgieter & Samantha Sanders 02:14:21 (Team Cycle Nation – Dormakaba)
• 2^nd Rudolf Naude & Zanri Rossouw 02:14:25 (Team Clover Mix)
• 3^rd Gabriel Van Deventer & Lucy James 02:14:28 (Team Enervit #1)
  
  

Open Women’s

• 1^st Sanet Coetzee & Elmari De Wet 02:30:54 (Team Clover Ladies)
• 2^nd Meghan Brinkley & Jenni Walker 02:38:18 (Team Knee-Moania)         
• 3^rd Laura Byrne & Kathryn Monteith 02:46:28 (Team Merlot Pace)
   

Open Men’s 

• 1^st  Kieran Correia & Tiano Da Silva 02:03:49 (Team TDS)
• 2^nd Tokhozani Mahlangu & Thulasizwe Mxenge 02:04:12 (Team PCB Pro Team 1)
• 3^rd Warren Mckay & David Humphris 02:04:16 (Team Ninja Goats 2.0)
  
  

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

 

Tandem

• 1^st Louise Jordaan & Theo Jordaan 10:34:54 (Team Wot Wos I Thinking?)         
• 2^nd Gerhard Shaw & Dunette Shaw 10:55:45 (Team Life Cycle)
• 3^rd Susan Dalby & Michael Dalby 11:25:42 (Team Chop & Suey)

 

 

Grand Masters

• 1^st Paul Furbank & Johan Spies 09:35:27 (Team Ballies)     
• 2^nd Johnnie Koen & Pierre Van Hell 10:31:35 (Team Johnnie Koen Cycles)
• 3^rd Walter Thornhill & Nico Swanepoel 12:01:47 (Team Eye of the Child)

 

Masters

• 1st Jose Antunes & Simon Cleminson 09:19:54 (Team Lion & Ant)
• 2nd Warwick Ham & Frans Hansen 09:24:22 (Team Maties)
• 3rd Bart Meganck & Christian Tuypens 09:34:09 (Team OSK-AR)

 

Vets

• 1^st Nic White & Trevor Davies 08:30:59 (Team INSPiRE WhiteInc)
• 2^nd Johann Naude & David Labuschagne 08:31:02 (Team Team ASG Bestmed Vets)
• 3^rd Carl Lotter & Samuel De Swardt 08:39:35 (Team The Young and the Brave)

 

Sub Vet

• 1^st Barend Burger & Max Knox 08:29:51 (Team Demacon)   
• 2^nd Steve Cooke & Mike Hewan 08:31:11 (Team Inspire)
• 3^rd Pieter Avenant & Adolph Krige 08:42:33 (Team Token Gestreepte Waaierstert)

 

Mixed

• 1st Marnus Potgieter & Samantha Sanders 09:06:00 (Team Cycle Nation – Dormakaba)
• 2^nd Gabriel Van Deventer & Lucy James 09:06:27 (Team Enervit #1)
• 3^rd Rudolf Naude & Zanri Rossouw 09:07:21 (Team Clover Mix)

 

 

Open Women’s

• 1^st Sanet Coetzee & Elmari De Wet 10:22:50 (Team Clover Ladies)
• 2^nd Meghan Brinkley & Jenni Walker 10:55:43 (Team Knee-Moania)          
• 3^rd Annerie Van Velden & Lynn Schumann 11:35:29 (Team Bikefit Women) 

 

Open Men’s

• 1^st Tokhozani Mahlangu & Thulasizwe Mxenge 08:29:14 (Team PCB Pro Team 1)
• 2^nd Kai Pritzen & Courtney Kerr 08:31:43 (Team Karan Beef Heneways) 
• 3^rd Heine Engelbrecht & Juan-Pierre Jung 08:31:51 (Team Bells cycling LGE /lvt)
   

OVERALL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

• 1^st  Tokhozani Mahlangu & Thulasizwe Mxenge 08:29:14 (Team PCB Pro Team 1)
• 2^nd Barend Burger & Max Knox 08:29:51 (Team Demacon)
• 3^rd Nic White & Trevor Davies 08:30:59(Team INSPiRE WhiteInc)