After three tough days of racing the 57km exploration stage, dubbed #SaasveldSingletrack, offered a welcome relief for the riders further down the overall classification, while the elite racers put the hammer down to showcase their technical riding skills.
After struggling on the rough terrain of Stage 1 on their hardtails the Estonian pairing of Peeter Pruus and Peeter Tarvis reveled on the smooth gravel roads of Stage 2 as they raced to stage victory. In so doing reduced their deficit to the NAD Pro MTB team of Nico Bell and Gawie Combrink. Stage 3 meanwhile played out in a dramatically different fashion as Erik Kleinhans overcame two poor performances as he struggled with a stomach complaint to race to stage victory alongside Matt Beers.
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