MARK Pritzen won stage one of the Tour de Windhoek on the Dordabis Road on Friday.
The OfficeGuru Racing rider completed the 107km stage in 2:36:38, beating David Maree (Enza/PBC) and Louis Visser (TEG Procycling) into second and third.
Chris Jooste (ACDC) crossed the line in fourth, with Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru Racing) fifth.
Michelle Vorster of Team Pupkewitz Megabuild was the first woman home, crossing the line in 2:05:21, more than 30 seconds ahead of Courtney Smith of CustomizedCycling Bioplus.
Stage one (107km)
Men
1. Mark Pritzen (OfficeGuru Racing) 2:36:38
2. David Maree (Enza/PBC)
3. Louis Visser (TEG Procycling)
4. Chris Jooste (ACDC) 2:36:43
5. Dylan Girdlestone (OfficeGuru Racing) 2:36:47
6. Andries Nigrini (ACDC) 2:37:04
7. Devin Shortt (ACDC) 2:37:39
8. Travis Barrett (OfficeGuru Racing) 2:39:51
9. Andre de Klerk (Kia Elite) 2:39:52
10. Ingram Cuff (Hollard Life) 2:39:54
Women
1. Michelle Vorster (Pupkewitz Megabuild) 2:05:21
2. Courtney Smith (CustomizedCycling Bioplus) 2:05:58
3. Danielle Strydom (Pupkewitz Megabuild) 2:05:59
4. Genevieve Weber (FLM Ladies) 2:05:59
5. Michelle Doman (FLM Ladies) 2:06:02
6. Irene Steyn (Hollard MyLife) 2:06:05
7. Courteney Webb (Pupkewitz Megabuild) 2:06:07
8. Risa Dreyer (Delush) 2:06:12
9. Antja du Toit (Lumber City Ladies) 2:10:23
