UCI Women’s champions team of Candice Lill and Kate Courtney complete a clean sweep of stage victories to win the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek 2025, presented by Biogen, by more than 40 minutes, at the Malabar Farm in Koue Bokkeveld, near Ceres in the Western Cape, on Sunday, 9 February, 2025.
The Lill and Courtney victory followed their clinching all four stages, as well as the Queen of the Mountain hotspot prize, to complete an emphatic clean sweep of the available honours.
Candice Lill, one half of the 2025 champion team as well as the 2024 defending champions duo – cycling then with Mona Mitterwallner, has now lifted the UCI Women’s trophy on five occasions, with four different teammates.
Team She Sends’ Lill and Courtney managed to hold the lead and complete a clean sweep of stage victories over a total of 273km and 5,460m ascent in four days of mountain biking in the rugged Koue Bokkeveld, including a winning margin of 6 minutes and 5 seconds on the 57-kilometre-long final stage, to earn the Queen’s crowns to mark the cycling event’s twelfth annual staging.
“Today was another good day! We pushed hard and I really enjoyed the riding. Racing alongside Candice [Lill] has been great. She kept me honest and ensured that we were always pushing.”
Tankwa Trek 2025 Team She Sends Champion, Kate Courtney
“It has been so much fun coming from the training camp with Greta [Seiwald], Martina [Berta], Tyler [Jacobs] and Sara [Cortinovis] to the race.”
“The riding has been tough, as always, but it was superbly organised and as a Biogen athlete it was great to represent a co-sponsor here,” said Lill. “They, along with Dryland and Momentum, really look after everyone so well.”
Courtney and Lill’s winning margin on the final stage was 6 minutes and 5 seconds, which took their overall winning margin to 40 minutes and 37 seconds.
Spaghetti M&G’s Greta Seiwald and Martina Berta overcame two puncture disrupted days to secure silver behind the dominant champions.
The young Ghost-Liv Racing combination, Tyler Jacobs and Sara Cortinovis, were third on the day and overall, with Efficient Infiniti’s Sarah Hill and Vera Looser were fourth, and team Kolisi/Songo Foundation’s Ila Stow and Cherise Willeit managing to edge Safari Essence Titan Racing’s Bianca Haw & Danielle Strydom for the fifth place finish in the final General Classification.
UCI Women’s Final General Classification of the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek 2025, presented by Biogen, from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 February
1. She Sends: Candice Lill & Kate Courtney (12:43:17)
2. Spaghetti M&G: Greta Seiwald & Martina Berta (13:23:55 | +40:37)
3. Ghost-LIV Racing: Tyler Jacobs & Sara Cortinovis (13:33:15 | +49:58)
4. Efficient Infiniti: Sarah Hill & Vera Looser (13:51:45 | +1:08:28)
5. Kolisi/Songo Foundation: Ila Stow & Cherise Willeit (14:23:25 | +1:41:08)
Stage 1 – Distance – 30km Kilometres; Vertical Ascent: 470m
1. She Sends: Candice Lill & Kate Courtney (1:12:55)
2. Spaghetti M&G: Greta Seiwald & Martina Berta (1:14:48 | +1:53)
3. Ghost-LIV Racing: Tyler Jacobs & Sara Cortinovis (1:16:39 | +3:44)
4. Efficient Infiniti: Sarah Hill & Vera Looser (1:20:07 | +7:12)
5. Safari Essence Titan Racing: Bianca Haw & Danielle Strydom (1:21:52 | +8:57)
Stage 2 – Distance – 88km Kilometres; Vertical Ascent: 1850m
1. She Sends: Candice Lill & Kate Courtney (4:08:05)
2. Efficient Infiniti: Sarah Hill & Vera Looser (4:21:55 | +13:50)
3. Ghost-LIV Racing: Tyler Jacobs & Sara Cortinovis (4:22:54 | +14:49)
4. Spaghetti M&G: Greta Seiwald & Martina Berta (4:28:12 | +20:07)
5. Safari Essence Titan Racing: Bianca Haw & Danielle Strydom (4:40:50 | +32:45)
Stage 3 – Distance – 98km Kilometres; Vertical Ascent: 2200m
1. She Sends: Candice Lill & Kate Courtney (4:45:55)
2. Spaghetti M&G: Greta Seiwald & Martina Berta (4:58:26 | +12:31)
3. Ghost-LIV Racing: Tyler Jacobs & Sara Cortinovis (05:09:38 | +23:43)
4. Efficient Infiniti: Sarah Hill & Vera Looser (05:14:56 | +28:01)
5. Kolisi/Songo Foundation: Ila Stow & Cherise Willeit (05:22:05 | +36:10)`
Stage 4 – Distance – 57km Kilometres; Vertical Ascent: 940m
1. She Sends: Candice Lill & Kate Courtney (2:36:21)
2. Spaghetti M&G: Greta Seiwald & Martina Berta (2:42:26 | +6:05)
3. Ghost-LIV Racing: Tyler Jacobs & Sara Cortinovis (2:44:02 | +7:41)
4. Efficient Infiniti: Sarah Hill & Vera Looser (2:54:44 | +18:23)
5. Kolisi/Songo Foundation: Ila Stow & Cherise Willeit (2:56:27 | +20:06)
Click here for the full results from the 2025 Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek, presented by Biogen. For more information on the event visit www.tankwatrek.co.za
Original Copy: Seamus Allardice for Tankwa Trek, with editing by gsport
Main Photo Caption: UCI Women’s champions team of Kate Courtney and Candice Lill complete a clean sweep of stage victories to win the Momentum Medical Scheme Tankwa Trek 2025, presented by Biogen, by more than 40 minutes, on Sunday, 9 February, 2025. Photo: Oakpics.com
Photo 2 Caption: Lill (left) and Courtney (right) won all four stages and the Queen of the Mountain hotspot prize, to complete an emphatic clean sweep. Photo: Oakpics.com
Photo 3 Caption: Candice Lill (left) has now lifted the UCI Women’s trophy on five occasions, with four different teammates. Photo: Oakpics.com
Photo 4 Caption: The 2025 Tankwa Trek UCI Women’s General Classification Podium (from left): Greta Seiwald, Martina Berta, Candice Lill, Kate Courtney, Tyler Jacobs and Sara Cortinovis. Photo: Oakpics.com
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