Clint Hendricks was in immaculate form as he sprinted his way to the finish line and clinched the Elite Men’s 114km race in the Wilro Lions Cycle Challenge. The RoadCover Cycling team rider who was in second position at last year’s event, finished the race in a time of 2:46:27, just a hair’s length ahead of Luso Cycling teams’ Calvin Beneke who also crossed the line in 2:46:27.
A second behind the first two finishers was Rand Water Velokaya rider Thulasizwe Mxenge in a time of 2:46:28. Defending champion and RoadCover rider Nolan Hoffman could only manage a fourth place finish in 2:46:28, the same time as Mxenge.
Hendricks was happy with his victory, which will put him in good stead as he prepares to represent South Africa in Doha in the World Road Race Championships. He will be in a team with Dimension Data riders Reinhard Janse van Rensburg and SA champion Jaco Venter.
It was a tighter affair in the Elite Women’s 114km race as a sprint finish saw Team Clover rider Carla Oberholzer edge out Lotto-Soudol Ladies rider An-Li Kachelhoffer for first place in an identical time of 3:25:00. Time Freight eTeam rider Lise Olivier was in third position and also finished with a time of 3:25:00.
In the junior men’s category, Jason Oosthuizen won in a time of 2:46:27. Joshua Lubbe was in second place, just a frame ahead of Josh van Wyk. Both riders clocked a time of 2:53:20.
In the veterans 30–39, Mike Hewan finished first in 2:51:10, followed by Richard Baxter in 2:51:12 and Matthys Koekemoer in a time of 2:51:13. In the veterans 40–49, Thys Oosthuizen finished in first position with a time of 3:01:12. Samuel de Swart was second in 3:01:14, followed by Martyn Davies in third position with a time of 3:01:19.
In the boys U/16 41km race, Morne Soule was ahead of his peers and took first place in a time of 1:12:25. Luke Griffith was second in a time of 1:17:14 followed by Kieran McKenna in third place with a time of 1:17:14.
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