Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio also seizes the South African road title

Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio has provided another success to CCC-Liv. After winning the South African time trial championship, she also won the national road title on Saturday. โ€œI am really happy with this victory. It is great that, when the season starts, I will be able to show the South African colours both in the time trial and on the roadโ€, says Moolman-Pasio.

โ€œMy patience was put to the test today, I had to stay calm. It was not a very long race, just about 104 kilometres, all this over a rolling terrain without any challenging climbs. I had to play it smart, stay focused and be alert on the more difficult sections which I could use to make it difficult for the competition.โ€

In the last 10 kilometres of the race, Moolman-Pasio tried to get away, but she was caught again. In the end, a sprint with a small group made the decision. She beat the competition in the slightly uphill finish. โ€œThe finish line was just around the corner. I had already decided in advance where I wanted to go in case of a sprint. I placed a jump on that spot. Fortunately, I persisted and everything fell into place.”

Photo credits: Chris Auld/ Cor Vos

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My name is Mathew Mitchell, 30-something from Staffordshire, UK. Over the last few years, I've got more and more into cycling, from the first innocent Sportive events to Audaxes, Go-Races, British Cycling racing, Time Trials and now Cyclocross.

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