IN PHOTOS: Final leg of Dust Buster in Mbombela concludes exciting series

The fourth and final round of Dust Buster 2024 took place at the Halls Farm on Sunday, September 1.

The series winners, with the best three of out of four results counting, were also decided.

The popular series was competed over four races from June 9 to August 1. Brilliantly organised and executed by 2D Adventures, the four races had a total of 1 040 finishers.

Sunday’s race saw plenty of exciting action, although the dust was busted somewhat lesser than the previous three legs, thanks to a bit of rain in the 48 hours preceding the day.

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Noah Wait and Wihan van Niekerk fought it out in the 16km nipper boys race, with Noah crossing the finish line one second before Wihan in 00:38:05.

In the 35km masters female race, Annabelle Dixon dominated, winning in 01:44:53.

Gerrit de Vries and Nico Bell were wheel-to-wheel with 700m to go in the 55km legends male race. De Vries crossed the finish-line in 01:47:27, with Bell following 14 seconds later.

De Vries was also the overall Dust Buster 2024 series winner in the legends category. Anton van Tonder was second and Van Zyl Wait third.

The overall series winner in the 55km junior female category was Megan Botha. Mikyla Herbst was second and Mia Putter third.

Dust Buster #4 top three results:
• 5km U7 female
1. Caitlyn Clarke – 00:23:06
2. Vhene Oelofse – 00:23:18
3. Mila Mitha – 00:27:08
• 5km open female
1. Nukéta Oelofse – 00:23:19
2. Almoné Schutte – 00:25:15
3. Liané Pretorius – 00:25:32
• 5km U7 boys
1. Aiden Slabbert – 00:23:18
2. Jacques-Daniel Burger – 00:25:31
3. Divan Strydom – 00:32:09
• 5km open male
1. Abner Lukhele – 00:19:51
2. Du Plooy Schoeman – 00:20:45
3. Gareth Slabbert – 00:23:17
• 16km nipper female
1. Zianay Rademeyer – 00:37:42
2. Olivia Flores – 00:50:46
3. Misa van der Merwe – 01:00:50
• 16km sprogs female
1. Lana de Vries – 00:34:49
2. Michelle Fourie – 00:44:45
3. Lyancke Roelofse – 00:49:22
• 16km open female
1. Erika Fourie – 00:40:57
2. Tanith Gebhardt – 00:41:06
3. Imke Knipschild – 00:42:04
• 16km nipper male
1. Noah Wait – 00:38:05
2. Wihan van Niekerk – 00:38:06
• 16km sprogs male
1. Louis Coetzee – 00:34:38
2. Dian Pretorius – 00:36:46
3. Reinhardt Strydom – 00:36:47
• 16km open male
1. Steffan Herselman – 00:34:57
2. Travis Yarr – 00:37:31
3. Ivan Rademeyer – 00:37:42
• 35km junior female
1. Maya de Vries – 01:22:10
• 35km senior female
1. Anina Bohmer – 01:37:33
2. Zanri Hanekom – 01:50:09
3. Zantelle Hopkins – 01:51:48
• 35km legends female
1. Petra Basson – 01:35:24
2. Vicky Field – 01:46:21
3. Johlene Faul – 01:48:56
• 35km masters female
1. Annabelle Dixon – 01:44:53
2. Corné Ackermann – 01:52:30
3. Carla Davis – 01:59:28
• 35km subjuniors male
1. Paul Coetzee – 01:23:27
2. Morné van Niekerk – 01:31:06
3. Jonathan Fourie – 01:36:36
• 35km youth male
1. Anro Bekker – 01:22:10
2. Seth Fraser – 01:28:48
3. Adrian Venter – 01:29:12
• 35km senior male
1. Surprise Ndlovu – 01:24:05
2. Bawethu Dhlamini – 01:28:30
3. Terence de Klerk – 01:35:24
• 35km legends male
1. Diaan Biljon – 01:32:05
2. Jaco Oberholzer – 01:36:31
3. Wimpie Fourie – 01:37:31
• 35km masters male
1. Johannes van der Walt – 01:27:54
2. Steve Bosch – 01:29:28
3. Jan van der Linden – 01:34:17
• 55km youth female
1. Danel de Jager – 02:06:59
2. Jana Kotze – 02:13:49
3. Alissa Reynolds – 02:27:07
• 55km juniors female
1. Megan Botha – 01:59:17
2. Mikyla Herbst – 02:22:24
• 55km senior female
1. Melissa Grobler – 01:20:07
• 55km legends female
1. Sophia Louw – 02:55:40
• 55km masters female
1. Pierrette Labuschagne – 02:14:40
2. Ruchelle Berry – 02:33:30
3. Shirley Emmerick – 02:34:09
• 55km youth male
1. Janco van Staden – 01:47:29
• 55km juniors male
1. Dalmyn Pretorius – 01:47:29
2. Callie Maré – 01:49:36
3. Darryl Sibanyoni – 02:19:15
• 55km senior man
1. Emile van Niekerk – 01:46:13
2. Gawie Combrink – 01:47:22
3. Chris Smit – 01:50:01
• 55km legends men
1. Gerrit de Vries – 01:47:27
2. Nico Bell – 01:47:41
3. Bester Burger – 01:52:06
• 55km masters men
1. Marx Dunne – 01:52:07
2. Jako Viljoen – 01:59:01
3. Adriaan Labuschagne – 01:59:16.

Other 2024 Dust Buster series top three places:
• 16km nipper female
1. Zianay Rademeyer
2. Olivia Flores
3. Willow Victor
• 16km nipper male
1. Noah Wait
2. Wihan van Niekerk
3. Lian Scott
• 16km sprogs female
1. Lana de Vries
2. Lyancke Roelofse
• 16km sprogs male
1. Dian Pretorius
2. Reinhardt Strydom
3. Dzuni Khoza
• 16km open female
1. Tanitha Gebhardt
2. Nicole Hemphill
3. Imke Knipschild
• 16km open male
1. Steffan Herselman
2. Yarr Travis
3. Craig Gebhardt
• 35km legends female
1. Petra Basson
2. Johlene Faul
3. Vicky Field
• 35km legends male
1. Gideon Broodryk
2. Frans du Toit
3. Diaan van Biljon
• 35km masters female
1. Annabelle Dixon
2. Carla Davis
3. Delia Smith
• 35km masters male
1. Johannes van der Watt
2. Jan van der Linden
3. Samuel Grobbelaar.
• 35km senior female
1. Anina Bohmer
2. Zantelle Hopkins
• 35km senior male
1. Surprise Ndlovu
2. Bawethu Dlamini
3. Jethro Fraser
• 35km subjunior female
1. Maya de Vries
• 35km subjunior male
1. Paul Coetzee
2. Morné van Niekerk
• 35km youth male
1. Anro Bekker
2. Seth Fraser
3. Adrian Venter
• 55km junior male
1. Dalmyn Pretorius
2. Callie Maré
• 55km legends female
1. Elsa de Beer.
• 55km masters female
1. Pierrette Labuschagne
2. Shirley Emmerick
• 55km masters male
1. Marx Dunne
2. Jako Viljoen
2. Adriaan Labuschagne
• 55km senior female
1. Melissa Grobler
• 55km senior male
1. Emile van Niekerk
2. Dewald Coetzee
3. Gawie Combrink
• 55km youth female
1. Jana Kotze
2. Alissa Reynolds
• 55km youth male
1. Janco van Staden
2. Shaun Kunze.