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Tyler Jacobs Wins Road Race as Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Claims TT Crown at SA Cycling Champs

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Tyler Jacobs Wins Road Race as Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio Claims TT Crown at SA Cycling Champs

Tyler Jacobs won a dramatic sprint finish to claim the women’s elite road race title at the 2026 SA National Championships in Midvaal, while Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio raced to a dominant time trial victory three days earlier, at the 2026 SA National Road, Time Trial and Para Championships at Rosenbush Estate in Walkerville, Midvaal, on Saturday, 8 February.

Jacobs produced the ride of her life to win the women’s elite road race, outsprinting Lisa Bone in a breathtaking photo finish, both clocking 3:51:32 after nearly four hours of racing on the demanding 14.7km circuit. 

AG Insurance-Soudal’s Ashleigh Moolman-Pasio finished third just one second back, while 20-year-old Anya du Plessis took an impressive fourth on the same time.

The top ten were separated by just four seconds, with defending champion S’annara Grove (Smurfit Westrock) finishing in fifth, and African Continental road race champion Hayley Preen claiming sixth position ahead of Tiffany Keep (DAS-Hutchinson) in seventh, all on 3:51:34.

The Elite Women’s Individual Time Trial podium featured (from left) Lucy Young (Silver), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (Gold), and S’annara Grove (Bronze).

Three days earlier, Moolman-Pasio had delivered a commanding performance in the individual time trial, powering home in 39:21 over the 29.7km course to claim a sixth national ITT crown. Lucy Young was second in 40:00 and Grove third in 40:39. 

The junior women’s events showcased the next generation. Madison Bateson, 17, who won the road race in a sprint finish over 18-year-old Helen Olwage, both timed at 3:03:37, with Nika Nortje third. 

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Olwage reversed the result in the time trial, winning in 22:30 from Shanique Marx (22:51) and Mikyla Duif (24:34). In the under-23 time trial, Marzaan Mellett claimed the title in 46:35 ahead of Megan Botha and Chanel Orr.

Leading Elite Women’s Individual Road Race Results on 8 February, 2026

1. Tyler Jacobs 3:51:32
2. Lisa Bone 3:51:32
3. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal) 3:51:33
4. Anya du Plessis 3:51:33
5. S’annara Grove (Smurfit Westrock) 3:51:34
6. Hayley Preen 3:51:34
7. Tiffany Keep (DAS-Hutchinson) 3:51:34
8. Rachel Seaman 3:51:35
9. Taneal Otto 3:51:35
10. Maude Elaine Le Roux 3:51:36

Leading Elite Women’s Individual Time Trial (5 February, 29.7km)

1. Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (AG Insurance-Soudal) 39:21
2. Lucy Young 40:00
3. S’annara Grove (Smurfit Westrock) 40:39
4. Tiffany Keep (DAS-Hutchinson) 41:16
5. Magda Nieuwoudt 41:17
6. Thana Groenewald 43:07
7. Alexandra Claasen 43:10
8. Liezel Jordaan 43:10
9. Lisa Bone 45:53
10. Jessica Buirski 45:55

Main Photo Caption: The top five women’s individual Road Race finishers (from left) S’annara Grove (5th place), Lisa Bone (Silver), Tyler Jacobs (Gold), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (Bronze), and Anya du Plessis (4th place) on the podium following the 2026 Elite Women’s Individual Road Race at Rosenbush Estate in Walkerville, Midvaal, on Saturday, 8 February.  All Photos: Cycling South Africa

Photo 2 Caption: The Elite Women’s Individual Time Trial podium featured (from left) Lucy Young (Silver), Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (Gold), and S’annara Grove (Bronze).

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