REINARDT JANSE VAN RENSBURG WINS ANOTHER STAGE

Reinardt Janse van Rensburg wins his first race in Europe by jumping clear 700m from the finish. The bunch had diminished to only 20 riders on the final ascent of the Mur de Bretagne.

122 riders started today’s 154km stage from Missilac to Mur de Bretagne. The racing was aggressive form the start with many riders trying to go clear of the peloton to get a time gap before the final circuits over the infamous Mur de Bretagne, a 2km ascent at 15% gradient.

The bunch split into four distinct groups on the first passage of the Mur and Van Rensburg had team mate Dennis van Niekerk in support in the front split.

“With 6km’s to go I said to Dennis I was feeling good and that he must keep me near the front and then with 700m to go I pushed really hard and got a gap. I am really happy to win for our team” said Van Rensburg.

You can see the video of today’s stage here…

There are three more stages left in the race.