Team Contego’s Louis-Bresler Knipe won the third and final stage of the Isuzu Ride the Rock mountain bike race in the Cederberg over the weekend.
Neil MacDonald was the overall winner of the 200km race, with Nico Pfitzenmeier second and Knipe third.
After placing third on the first stage and second on stage two, Knipe beat Lourens Luus in a sprint to win the final stage over 51km.
MacDonald won the first stage, over 81km, in searing temperatures to take the overall lead ahead of Pfitzenmeier and Knipe.
“I really felt bad those last few kilometres on day one and just couldn’t keep Nico’s wheel and he got away from me,” said Knipe.
Erik Kleinhans won the second stage on a very technical 61km course.
