The master female 35km race at the Dust Buster #3 at Halls Farm on Sunday August 4 proved to be a thrilling fight for first place.
Annabelle Dixon and Lara van Tonder pushed each other all the way on the flat, dusty course. But it was Van Tonder’s grit that earned her a six-second win over Dixon.
She finished in 01:43:19 and Dixon in 01:43:25.
Jeanette Treherne was third in 01:46:04.
The four-leg Dust Buster series is a family-orientated affair, and mention must be made of the 5km fun ride that attracts grandparents, parents and children tackling the route together.
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Dust Buster #3 had 32 finishers in this category, and the joy the children shared with their parents and grandparents makes this a special part of the event.
Aiden Slabbert finished first in the U7 male 5km ride in 00:26:48.
Dust Buster #4, which will conclude the final standings in the series, will take place on September 1, also at Halls Farm.
Top three results:
• 16km nipper female
1. Zianay Rademeyer – 00:38:28
2. Willow Victor – 00:48:54.
3. Lucy van der Westhuizen – 00:12:21
• 16km sprog female
1. Lana de Vries – 00:36:45
2. Lyancke Roelofse – 00:53:36
• 16km open female
1. Nicole Hemphill – 00:41:32
2. Tanith Gebhardt – 00:41:36
3. Soekie Human – 00:44:04
• 16km nipper male
1. Noah Wait – 00:38:42
2. Wihan van Niekerk – 00:38:50
3. Lian Scott – 00:40:36
• 16km sprog male
1. Louis Coetzee – 00:36:44
2. Dian Pretorius – 00:36:44
3. Reinhardt Strydom – 00:42:50
• 16km open male
1. Steffan Herselman – 00:37:05
2. Travis Yarr – 00:38:13
3. Ivan Rademeyer – 00:38:28
• 35km subjunior female
1. Maya de Vries – 01:22:30
• 35km youth female
1. Jemma Barnard – 00:35:49
• 35km senior female
1. Anina Bohmer – 01:38:20
2. Jana de la Port – 01:48:47
3. Zantelle Hopkins – 01:56:44
• 35km legends female
1. Johlene Faul – 01:42:46
2. Vicky Field – 01:43:40
3. Melissa-Mari du Preez – 01:43:52
• 35km subjunior male
1. Paul Coetzee – 01:22:30
2. Matias le Roux – 01:36:01
3. Sakhile Mashile – 01:48:57
• 35km youth male
1. Anro Bekker – 01:22:29
2. Adriaan Venter – 01:28:33
3. Seth Fraser – 01:30:45
• 35km senior male
1. Surprise Ndlovu – 01:20:47
2. Jethro Fraser – 01:35:44
3. Bawethu Dhlamini – 01:36:59
• 35km legend male
1. Gideon Broodryk – 01:22:40
2. Frans du Toit – 01:24:05
3. Jaco Oberholzer – 01:31:56
• 35km master male
1. Johannes van der Walt – 01:26:59
2. Lionel Black – 01:32:18
3. Jan van der Linden – 01:35:03
• 55km youth female
1. Danel de Jager – 02:07:16
2. Alissa Reynolds – 02:30:25.
• 55km junior female
1. Megan Botha – 02:00:46
2. Mia Putter – 02:10:17
3. Mikyla Herbst – 02:16:10
• 55km senior female
1. Maruschka van Rooyen – 02:17:51
2. Melissa Grobler – 02:20:45
3. Hanné Stevens – 02:22:58
• 55km legends female
1. Elsa de Beer – 02:17:45.
• 55km master female
1. Pierette Labuschagne – 02:14:52
2. Shirley Emmerick – 02:34:25
3. Santie van der Westhuizen – 02:40:53
• 55km youth male
1. Janco van Staden – 02:03:22
2. Shaun Kunze – 02:05:22
3. Abdul Ghumane – 03:14:15
• 55km junior male
1. Dalmyn Pretorius – 01:54:31
2. Carl Maré – 01:56:47
• 55km senior male
1. Emile van Niekerk – 01:45:46
2. Dewald Coetzee – 01:47:45
3. Christian Smit – 01:49:52
• 55km legend male
1. Gerrit de Vries – 01:49:44
2. Morné Jacobs – 01:50:02
3. Anton van Tonder – 01:56:46
• 55km master male
1. Marx Dunne – 01:52:37
2. Adriaan Labuschagne – 01:56:47
3. Jako Viljoen – 02:02:50.
