{"id":18649,"date":"2013-03-09T08:45:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-09T06:45:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/dougall-seals-tour-de-boland-victory\/"},"modified":"2013-03-09T08:45:35","modified_gmt":"2013-03-09T06:45:35","slug":"dougall-seals-tour-de-boland-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/dougall-seals-tour-de-boland-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Dougall seals Tour de Boland victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nicholas Dougall of MTN-Qhubeka finished safely in the bunch on a slippery final stage to seal the overall victory in the four-day Bestmed Tour de Boland, presented by ASG, on Friday.<\/p>\n

Dougall, who holds dual Australian and South African citizenship, won the opening stage, an individual time-trial, to establish a 40-second buffer early on.<\/p>\n

The 20-year-old kept the leader\u2019s jersey throughout the team time-trial and road race stages on days two and three to take a 50-second margin into the final day criterium.<\/p>\n

Team-mate Till Drobisch stole the show in the crit when he snatched both the points jersey and second place overall with a daring solo breakaway in dangerously wet conditions.<\/p>\n

JC Nel dropped down from second to third in the general classification to lock out the podium for the Potchefstroom-based team, which serves as a feeder unit for MTN-Qhubeka\u2019s Pro Continental squad.<\/p>\n

Their Ethiopian colleague Estifanos Gebresilassie claimed the king of the mountains jersey following a powerhouse display in the 110km road race, which finished on top of the old Helshoogte pass above Stellenbosch the day before.<\/p>\n

Dougall described the tour as \u201can all-round kind of race\u201d and said the different stages had offered something for every rider, with each course presenting its own challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a whole, the team rode really, really well throughout and helped me defend the jersey.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he was relieved to have finished in tact on a stage in which three riders, including ASG\u2019s pre-stage favourite and sprint jersey winner Nolan Hoffman, crashed.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was very nervous on the descents today. I\u2019m not overly confident in the wet but I had JC with me through all the corners.\u201d<\/p>\n

The former Brisbane resident said he was happy to be back on local soil and racing for the pan-African team.<\/p>\n

Nel said their victory in the tour, which visited Stellenbosch, Franschhoek and Paarl in the Cape Winelands, certainly boosted their confidence ahead of Sunday\u2019s Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, winning the Argus would be the ultimate goal but a podium spot would be a good result for us.\u201d<\/p>\n

The women\u2019s race was won by An-Li Kachelhoffer of Bestmed ASG, while Chris Jooste took the junior title for RSAWeb.<\/p>\n

RESULTS:<\/p>\n

Stage Four \u2013 Elite Men<\/p>\n

1. Till Drobisch (MTN-Qhubeka) 42:08
\n2. Estifanos Gebresilassie (MTN-Qhubeka) 42:50
\n3. Mohamed A. Ali (MTN WCC Africa) 42:56<\/p>\n

Overall \u2013 Elite Men<\/p>\n

1. Nicholas Dougall (MTN-Qhubeka) 4:06:21
\n2. Till Drobisch (MTN-Qhubeka) 4:07:08
\n3. JC Nel (MTN-Qhubeka) 4:07:20
\n4. Estifanos Gebresilassie (MTN-Qhubeka) 4:08:07
\n5. Oliver Stapleton-Cotton (Smith Associates) 4:08:28
\n6. Alem Grmay Abebe (MTN-Qhubeka) 4:08:33
\n7. Stefan Ihlenfeldt (ASG Joy) 4:09:05
\n8. Richard Lazier (MTN WCC Africa) 4:09:13
\n9. Getachew Yohans (MTN-Qhubeka) 4:10:15
\n10. Nolan Hoffman (ASG) 4:17:58<\/p>\n

Overall \u2013 Elite Women<\/p>\n

1. An-Li Kachelhoffer (Bestmed ASG) 4:28:30
\n2. Kendall Ryan (Bestmed ASG) 4:29:45
\n3. Ashleigh Blackwell (Bestmed ASG) 4:30:45<\/p>\n

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