Spectators make the day for Herald Cycle Tour riders in Port Elizabeth
One of SA’s premium road cycling races offered up another nail-biter as Nolan Hoffman claimed the 2019 Herald Continental Cycle Tour title in Nelson Mandela Bay on Sunday. Despite the grey conditions, Hoffman, of Franschhoek, powered his way across the finish line in a three-way fight for the title, adding yet another winner’s medal to his cabinet. It took a couple of minutes for race officials to announce the winner after Hoffman and Ryan Harris crossed the finish line neck-and-neck in two hours, 32 minutes and 14 seconds. Gustav Basson was third and credited with the same time. KwaZulu-Natal debutante Tiffany Keep, 18, was the first woman home, beating Nelson Mandela Bay’s Anriette Schoeman to take the title. The KwaZulu-Natal rider finished the race in 3:09:56, followed by Schoeman in 3:09:57. Third place went to Frances Janse van Rensburg, also in a time of 3:09:57. Hard race in 'four seasons' An elated Hoffman, 32, said the 2019 race was probably the hardest yet. “If you were t...
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