Candice Lill and Kate Courtney dominate and win the Tankwa Trek 2025

The Tankwa Trek 2025 is now history and the pair formed by South African Candice Lill and American Kate Courtney have claimed victory after a dominant performance over the 4 stages. In the men's category, the local team Imbuko ChemChamp, composed of Marco Joubert and Tristan Nortje, were crowned champions after securing their lead with an impeccable performance.

Local pair Marco Joubert - Tristan Nortje win the Tankwa Trek 2025

The men's race was marked by the withdrawal of the Orbea Leatt Speed Company, one of the favorite pairs who had to say goodbye due to illness of Georg Egger. In this scenario, the local duo Joubert-Nortje was the surprise of the race, showcasing impeccable performance and race control.

Throughout the four days of competition in the demanding terrain of Koue Bokkeveld, they demonstrated an offensive strategy that allowed them to stay ahead at key moments, and in the final stage they crossed the finish line in second place, which was enough to secure the overall victory with a lead of 10 minutes and 36 seconds over Singer KTM Racing.

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The final day had dramatic moments when Wessel Botha, from the Honeycomb 226ers team, suffered a fall at the 15-kilometer mark of the 57 km stage. Both he and his teammate Marc Pritzen had been the main rivals of Imbuko ChemChamp, but incidents at two key moments ended up distancing them from the podium fight.

In the final stage, the Singer KTM Racing team, composed of Martin Frey and Simon Stiebjahn, took the partial victory with a time of 2:13:40, followed by Joubert and Nortje, who secured the overall win by crossing the finish line just five seconds later.

The final men's classification was as follows:

1. Imbuko ChemChamp A - Marco Joubert & Tristan Nortje (10:40:04)
2. Singer KTM Racing - Martin Frey & Simon Stiebjahn (+10:36)
3. Computer Mania Cannondale Pro MTB - Daniel van der Walt & Ursin Spescha (+19:08)
4. Insect Science Cycling - Keagan Bontekoning & Arno du Toit (+23:20)
5. Toyota Specialized - Matt Beers & Johan van Zyl (+30:12)

She Sends dominates from start to finish in the women's category

In the women's category, the duo of Candice Lill and Kate Courtney, from the She Sends team, delivered a perfect performance winning all stages to take the title with an impressive lead of 40 minutes and 37 seconds over the Spaghetti M&G team, composed of Greta Seiwald and Martina Berta.

Lill and Courtney not only dominated each day, but also won the Queen of the Mountain prize, consolidating their superiority in the competition. In the final stage, they crossed the finish line with a time of 2:36:21, six minutes ahead of Spaghetti M&G, who managed to secure second place.

The podium of the women's general classification was as follows:

1. She Sends - Candice Lill & Kate Courtney (12:43:17)
2. Spaghetti M&G - Greta Seiwald & Martina Berta (+40:37)
3. Ghost-LIV Racing - Tyler Jacobs & Sara Cortinovis (+49:58)
4. Efficient Infiniti - Sarah Hill & Vera Looser (+1:08:28)
5. Kolisi/Songo Foundation - Ila Stow & Cherise Willeit (+1:41:08)

None of the winners have commented on the matter, but after this result we could think that they have at least considered participating as a pair in the Cape Epic. We will see if it is this same edition or if we have to wait for something more.