Day 4 of the 2014 Lesotho Sky had riders tackling the “Malealea Monster”: a 55 km course starting and finishing at Malealea Lodge.
Once again the route delivered smiles early as riders immediately entered undulating, but fast flowing single track. Rolling district roads led up to the first major climb to Ribaneng and the reward of more singletrack thereafter. A final lengthy climb from water point 2 brought riders back up towards Malealea Lodge and the finish line.
Local stars Teboho Khantsi and Phetetso Monese (Alliance 1) came home first in 02:48:02, with overall leaders Louis-Bresler Knipe and Gert Heyns (Contego) following closely in 02:48:04. Arriving in 02:53:46 third place went to Jonasse Machere and Thuso Makatise (Alliance 2).
Day 5 brings with it the longest stage in the event: an 89 km route from Malealea to Roma. The endless singletrack is guaranteed to delight, but the many climbs will be a test for weary legs on this penultimate day of the 2014 Lesotho Sky.
