{"id":32913,"date":"2022-11-02T18:24:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T18:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/looser-wins-in-south-africa"},"modified":"2022-11-02T19:30:54","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:30:54","slug":"looser-wins-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/looser-wins-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"Looser wins in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>NAMIBIA’S Vera Looser and her teammate Kim Le Court of Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee completed their hat trick of stage wins and in so doing, claimed the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay title on Sunday.<\/p>\n

As the day broke on Stage 3 of the FNB Wines2Whales, the clouds gathered above Oak Valley Estate and threatened to rain on Le Court and Looser’s parade, however the weather held as the Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee women raced to a third stage win and the FNB Wines2Whales title.<\/p>\n

Stage 3 of the FNB Wines2Whales took teams on a 65 kilometre long route with 1 000 metres of climbing from the Oak Valley Estate race village to the finish at Curro Hermanus.<\/p>\n

In the women’s racing, the three lead teams dominated the day through the opening kilometres before Candice Lill punctured, causing her and Rola Toyota King Price partner Mariske Strauss to drop back from the bunch. The drama didn’t end there for Lill and Strauss, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can’t make this up!\u201d laughed Mariske Strauss before explaining her blood covered arm. \u201cWe had a flat. I dropped my chain, and then Candice roundhouse kicked me off the bike. It was spectacular but I couldn’t stop laughing at the situation; but that’s racing, and we just had to compose ourselves and get to the finish in one piece.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a choice to stay positive out there,\u201d said Candice Lill. \u201cEvery time that things go badly, Mariske and I have a way of turning things around. We make jokes, we laugh and that keeps the spirits high in the team and we always race as fast as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commotion unfolding behind Le Court and Looser did little to distract the team from the task at hand and the fact that they were racing towards Curro to claim their third stage win, the Ciovita leader jerseys, the FNB Wines2Whales title and the N$100 000 prize for first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t have words for this!\u201d said an emotional Le Court. \u201cIt’s a dream come true. From when we took Stage 1, the win was definitely in our minds and I hoped that we’d be here at the finish with the jerseys on our backs; I am really happy, and I couldn’t wish for anyone else I’d want to win my first major stage race with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the fierce competition in the women’s field, there’s an incredible level of respect and camaraderie amongst the professional racers, on and off the bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amazing thing is that we are all friends, but when that start gun goes off, we race each other,\u201d explained Looser. \u201cThere are no freebies. We sprint for the trails but when we cross the finish line, we are all friends again. That really makes this so special and it’s the reason I love this sport so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the clouds finally broke and the rain poured down over Curro Hermanus, the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay wrapped up in high spirits and low temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m already looking forward to coming back to South Africa next year,\u201d said Irina Luetzelschwab who came second with Amy Wakefield. \u201cIt was a tough first stage race, but Amy was a great partner and I hope we can race more Epic Series races together.<\/p>\n

The next event in the FNB Wines2Whales is the Pinotage which hosts the e-bike race, e-bike tour, and hundreds of teams who are eager to tackle The Race with Gees. – Epic-series.com<\/p>\n

As the day broke on Stage 3 of the FNB Wines2Whales, the clouds gathered above Oak Valley Estate and threatened to rain on Le Court and Looser’s parade, however the weather held as the Efficient Infiniti Insure Rare Street Coffee women raced to a third stage win and the FNB Wines2Whales title.<\/p>\n

Stage 3 of the FNB Wines2Whales took teams on a 65 kilometre long route with 1 000 metres of climbing from the Oak Valley Estate race village to the finish at Curro Hermanus.<\/p>\n

In the women’s racing, the three lead teams dominated the day through the opening kilometres before Candice Lill punctured, causing her and Rola Toyota King Price partner Mariske Strauss to drop back from the bunch. The drama didn’t end there for Lill and Strauss, however.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can’t make this up!\u201d laughed Mariske Strauss before explaining her blood covered arm. \u201cWe had a flat. I dropped my chain, and then Candice roundhouse kicked me off the bike. It was spectacular but I couldn’t stop laughing at the situation; but that’s racing, and we just had to compose ourselves and get to the finish in one piece.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s a choice to stay positive out there,\u201d said Candice Lill. \u201cEvery time that things go badly, Mariske and I have a way of turning things around. We make jokes, we laugh and that keeps the spirits high in the team and we always race as fast as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n

The commotion unfolding behind Le Court and Looser did little to distract the team from the task at hand and the fact that they were racing towards Curro to claim their third stage win, the Ciovita leader jerseys, the FNB Wines2Whales title and the N$100 000 prize for first place.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t have words for this!\u201d said an emotional Le Court. \u201cIt’s a dream come true. From when we took Stage 1, the win was definitely in our minds and I hoped that we’d be here at the finish with the jerseys on our backs; I am really happy, and I couldn’t wish for anyone else I’d want to win my first major stage race with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the fierce competition in the women’s field, there’s an incredible level of respect and camaraderie amongst the professional racers, on and off the bike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe amazing thing is that we are all friends, but when that start gun goes off, we race each other,\u201d explained Looser. \u201cThere are no freebies. We sprint for the trails but when we cross the finish line, we are all friends again. That really makes this so special and it’s the reason I love this sport so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the clouds finally broke and the rain poured down over Curro Hermanus, the FNB Wines2Whales Chardonnay wrapped up in high spirits and low temperatures.<\/p>\n

\u201cI’m already looking forward to coming back to South Africa next year,\u201d said Irina Luetzelschwab who came second with Amy Wakefield. \u201cIt was a tough first stage race, but Amy was a great partner and I hope we can race more Epic Series races together.<\/p>\n

The next event in the FNB Wines2Whales is the Pinotage which hosts the e-bike race, e-bike tour, and hundreds of teams who are eager to tackle The Race with Gees.<\/p>\n

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