Stefan de Bod and Aaron Gate take time-trial national championships in South Africa and New Zealand

The 2023 National Championships continue to take place in multiple non-European nations, including New Zealand and South Africa, which held their events on the 10th of February.

Stefan De Bod of EF Education – EasyPost, emerged as the champion of the South African time trial event. He rode the 28-kilometre course in an impressive 32 minutes and 12 seconds.

Alan Hatherly trailed behind the champion, by 1 minute and 40 seconds in the time trial, earning him the second-place title. Coming in a close third place, Brandon Downes secured the bronze medal with a time gap of 1 minute and 44 seconds behind the winner.

Aaron Gate emerged as the victor of the time trial championship in New Zealand, with a time of 44 minutes and 42 seconds to successfully navigate the 33.5-kilometre circuit. George Bennet put in a valiant effort, finishing only seven seconds behind Aaron Gate to secure the silver, with James Oram taking the bronze just 14 seconds after the winner.