The Panorama Tour - The Toughest Race On Tar

TV Schedule 2019

The Time Trial Settles the Score at the PPS Panorama Tour 2019

The Time Trial, the race of truth, settled the score for both the Traditional Tour and Elite Event of the 14th PPS Panorama Tour.  Four hundred riders headed out on the morning of the 18 June 2019 in descending order - slowest to fastest. This out and back route is only 32km, but if riders wanted to take home the win, they needed 100% effort from start to finish.

In 2019, race organisers introduced the Elite / Professional Category. The Elite/Pro category is a "race within a race" at the PPS Panorama Tour. It is the same route; the same PPS Panorama rules apply with a separate start time. The new event also came with a R40 000 cash prize. For the Traditional Tour, stage prizes and a final prize of R30 000 for the Overall Men and Overall Women winners.   

Traditional Tour: Egon Campbell & Marnus Potgieter (Cycle Nation/Bekker Steel), motivated by their Stage Three win, came blazing over the line in a time of 00:50:13 in the Time Trial. In the Open Women, Kim le Court & Carla rounded off their Tour with a clean run and Time Trial time of 01:04:18. In the Mixed BSC-DDMedia duo, Grant Edmiston & Parys Edwards came in on top with their time of 00:54:11. 

Elite Event: Team NAD /Demacon's Barend Burger & Nico Bell came in at 00:47:50 successfully stepping onto the podium for the Time Trial.

Traditional Tour: After four all-out stages, the Overall Men's winners were Theuns Van Der Bank and Christiaan Janse Van Rensburg (Hartlief Deli P/B Powerbar SV) followed by Egon Campbell and Marnus Potgieter (Cycle Nation/Bekker Steel) in second ( 09:13:51 and Johann Naude & David Labuschagne (Bestmed TBC) in third (09:15:05).

Overall Demacon's Carla Oberholzer & Kimberley Le Court De Billot had a clean sweep throughout the PPS Panorama Tour, taking all four stage wins and the Open Women's first prize (10:09:47) with teammates Suzan Cronje and Lynette Burger second (10:51:08). Stacey Paul and Gillian Fourie finished third (11:09:07).

BSC-DDMedia duo Grant Edmiston & Parys Edwards after a back and forth battle rode away with overall win in the Mixed category (9:27:49). Matthew Stamatis and Samantha Sanders claimed second (3:09:24), with Lucy James and Gabriel van Deventer third (9:49:30). 

Elite Event: ProTouch Guru PPS duo Calvin Beneke and Andrew Edwards took the top Elite / Pro top spot (8:53:17), with Casper Kruger and Andries Nigrini second (8:53:23) and Callum Ormiston and Asher Biggs third (8:54:30).

"I respect the commitment, perseverance & Discipline that comes with this race. It's very similar to the journey towards being a professional. You have to keep pushing when the going gets tough. Like with PPS and its members, this race is about great partnerships." concludes Ayanda Seboni, Executive: PPS Brand, Marketing & Communications.

PPS Group CEO, Izak Smit comments on the synergy of the partnership, "Our involvement in the PPS Panorama Tour matches perfectly with our ethos of a balanced healthy life. Looking after yourself, exercising and being able to participate in things like this means better health in the long run. So I encourage people to try and live a balanced lifestyle, get involved with events like these and just have fun." 

The PPS Panorama Tour, South Africa's "Toughest Race on Tar"; is a race for cyclists in teams of two. The Tour took place in Mpumalanga from 15 to 18 June 2019. This four-day favourite cycle race covers a total of 320km of tough terrain which includes 6400m of ascent via the legendary mountains of Mpumalanga including Kaapmuiden and Spitzkop and parts of the Long

Tom Pass.

Race Director Hendrik Wagener reflects on the 2019 tour, "We'd like to thank all the riders who attended the 14th Edition of the PPS Panorama Tour. The Tour was a great success with little to no safety issues. We want to thank the Mpumalanga Government and the Mpumalanga Department: Culture, Sport and Recreation for their involvement in ensuring the riders enjoyed a safe and memorable tour."

The PPS Panorama Tour is officially over and will be back from the 13 - 16th June 2020.

Time Trial Results

Tandem

1. Graeme Cronje & Wessel Redelinghuys 00:53:26 (Cycle Nation)
2. Neil Timm & Bronwyn Timm 01:00:44 (Timm Tandem)
3. Meghan Brinkley & Carl Lotter 01:01:57 (Spanniebangnie) 

Grand Masters

1. Graham Monteith & Roderick Humphris 01:01:04 (Guppi&Birdi)
2. Johnnie Koen & Pierre Van Hell 01:09:07 (Johnnie Koen Cycles 1)
3. Nico Swanepoel & Lucas Keulder 01:13:01 (CTM Hazeyview)

Masters

1. Jose Antunes & Simon Cleminson 00:56:40 (Lion & Ant)
2. Gwyn Pine & Dorian Wrigley 00:56:58 (Team Bluff Meats Masters)
3. Gary Beneke & Shane Brown 00:57:48 (Dimension Data Masters)

Vets

1. Johann Naude & David Labuschagne 00:50:48 (Bestmed TBC)
2. David Garrett & Ignus Oosthuizen 00:52:52 (Hartlief Deli Powerbar Vets)
3. Chris Van Rooyen & Julien Van Der Pluym 00:54:44 (Bestmed GNI Attorneys)

Sub Vet

1. Egon Campbell & Marnus Potgieter 00:50:13 (Cycle Nation/Bekker Steel)
2. Adolph Krige & Werner Roux 00:51:09 (Karan Beef Heneways One)
3. Christiaan Janse Van Rensburg & Theuns Van Der Bank 00:51:19 (Hartlief Deli P/B Powerbar SV)

Mixed

1. Parys Edwards & Grant Edmiston 00:54:11 (BSC-DDmedia)
2. Samantha Sanders & Matthew Stamatis 00:56:04 (Dormakaba)
3. Gabriel Van Deventer & Lucy James 00:57:21 (Team Enervit)

Open Women’s

1. Lynette Burger & Suzan Cronje 01:04:18 (Demacon Max Wax Ladies 1)
2. Kimberley Le Court De Billot & Carla Oberholzer 01:05:31 (Demacon Maxwax Ladies 2)
3. Gillian Fourie & Stacey Paul 01:06:03 (Token MT)

Open Men’s

1. Thabang Mahlatsi & Kgotso Shoba 00:59:14 (Ekurhuleni 2)
2. Kegan Van Wyk & Jarod Havenga 01:00:04 (Office Guru)
3. Tiaan De Lange & Brandon Janse V Vuuren 01:00:56 (Cycle Motion SA)
   
   

Elite / Pro

1. Barend Burger & Nico Bell 00:47:50 (Team Nad / Demacon)
2. Casper Kruger & Andries Nigrini 00:48:23 (Team Luso Acdc)
3. Kent Main & Devon Main 00:49:16 (Team Km)
   
   

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

Tandem

1. Wessel Redelinghuys & Graeme Cronje 09:42:52 (Cycle Nation)
2. Meghan Brinkley & Carl Lotter 10:26:59 (Spanniebangnie)
3. Neil Timm & Bronwyn Timm 10:57:26 (Timm Tandem) 

Grand Masters

1. Roderick Humphris & Graham Monteith 10:51:13 (Guppi&Birdi)
2. Johnnie Koen & Pierre Van Hell 12:16:54 (Johnnie Koen Cycles 1)
3. Lucas Keulder & Nico Swanepoel 13:07:40 (CTM Hazeyview)

Masters

1. Jose Antunes & Simon Cleminson 09:44:12 (Lion & Ant)
2. Leon Olivier & Francois Kemp 09:49:25 (Bestmed Actop)
3. Gwyn Pine & Dorian Wrigley 10:13:28 (Team Bluff Meats Masters)

Vets

1. Johann Naude & David Labuschagne 09:15:05 (Bestmed TBC)
2. David Garrett & Ignus Oosthuizen 09:16:53 (Hartlief Deli Powerbar Vets)
3. Chris Van Rooyen & Julien Van Der Pluym 09:36:09 (Bestmed GNI Attorneys)

Sub Vet

1. Theuns Van Der Bank & Christiaan Janse Van Rensburg 09:00:19 (Hartlief Deli P/B Powerbar SV)
2. Egon Campbell & Marnus Potgieter 09:13:51 (Cycle Nation/Bekker Steel)
3. Adolph Krige & Werner Roux 09:15:07 (Karan Beef Heneways One)

Mixed

1. Parys Edwards & Grant Edmiston 09:27:49 (Bsc-Ddmedia)
2. Matthew Stamatis & Samantha Sanders 09:33:11 (Dormakaba)
3. Lucy James & Gabriel Van Deventer 09:49:30 (Team Enervit) 

Open Women’s

1. Carla Oberholzer & Kimberley Le Court De Billot 10:09:47 (Demacon Maxwax Ladies 2)
2. Lynette Burger & Suzan Cronje 10:51:08 (Demacon Max Wax Ladies 1)
3. Stacey Paul & Gillian Fourie 11:09:07 (Token MT)

Open Men’s

1. Kegan Van Wyk & Jarod Havenga 09:45:52 (Office Guru)
2. Thabang Mahlatsi & Kgotso Shoba 10:23:44 (Ekurhuleni 2)
3. Kevin Wood & Dennis Merrington 10:53:24 (Dark Force Masters)
   
   

OVERALL

Overall Women

1. Carla Oberholzer & Kimberley Le Court De Billot 10:09:47 (Demacon Maxwax Ladies 2)
2. Lynette Burger & Suzan Cronje 10:51:08 (Demacon Max Wax Ladies 1)
3. Stacey Paul & Gillian Fourie 11:09:07 (Token MT)
   

Overall Men

1. Theuns Van Der Bank & Christiaan Janse Van Rensburg 09:00:19 (Hartlief Deli P/B Powerbar SV)
2. Egon Campbell & Marnus Potgieter 09:13:51 (Cycle Nation/Bekker Steel)
3. Johann Naude & David Labuschagne 09:15:05 (Bestmed TBC) 

Overall Elite Men

1. Calvin Beneke & Andrew Edwards 08:53:17 (Protouch Guru PPS)
2. Casper Kruger & Andries Nigrini 08:53:23 (Team Luso ACDC)
3. Callum Ormiston & Asher Biggs 08:54:30 (ProTouch) 

Stage Three Highlights