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FS-born Janse van Rensburg claims 1st stage of the Mzanzi Tour─── 09:02 Thu, 10 Apr 2014
Morgan Piek
Bloemfontein - Free State-born Jacques Janse van Rensburg pulled away on the final uphill climb in Clarens, to ride to a solo victory in the first stage of the Mzansi Tour.
The MTN Qhubeka rider edged Richard Handley to claim the 140km ride from the Golden Gate Hotel to Clarens in three hours, 11 minutes and 11 seconds.
Janse van Rensburg took the yellow jersey from British rider Kristian House, who led the standings after winning the prologue team time-trial in Johannesburg with his Rapha Condor JLT team.
Today’s second stage is a 155km ride from Clarens and ends with a mountain-top finish at Golden Gate Highlands National Park in the Free State.
The five-day race finishes on Saturday in Johannesburg.
Additional source - Mzanzi Tour
