Many locals took on the 94.7km ride

The Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge moved to Riversands Commercial Park in Fourways. It is a new view for this race and a total new route for cyclists.

Samantha Traill

November 19, 2014

Dean Traill, wearing GG Cycles race kit, finished his second Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge on Sunday, November 16 in a time of three hours and 17 minutes.

On Sunday, November 16 approximately 33 000 cyclists took part in the cycle challenge.
It was overcast in the morning, but later on it became hotter.

The cyclists started in different time slots throughtout the morning.
Marianne Vos from the Netherlands and Till Drobisch of Namibia became the first winners of the new look route.

Many cyclists said that the new route was tough and involved lots of climbing.

Competing in the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge on Sunday, November 16 was another local from eMalahleni, Atholl Flemming.

Neels Vermeulen finished the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge on Sunday, November 16.

The results from cyclists from eMalahleni who competed in the challenge are:
Dean Traill (03:17), Barry Crouch (02:35), Morné Lansberg (02:49), Angel Angelhov (02:50), Ricky Peixoto (02:59), Grobbies Grobler (02:59), Nick Pretorius (03:00), Andre van der Berg (03:07), Stian Burger (03:10), Wayne Crouch (03:12), Dan Cronje (03:20), Hans de Wet (03:20), Sagrys Coetzer (03:20), Quinton Pienaar (03:27), Stefan Roux (03:28), Empie Deyzel (03:32), Jarod Pienaar (03:44), Warren Graham (03:45), Mariëtte Graham (03:46), Jan Snoer (03:46), Madelaine Snoer (03:46), Tristan Snoer (03:54), Connie Haupt (03:54), Paulo Gomes (04:02), Atholl Flemming (04:02), Johan Frost (04:07), Annelie Cronje (04:20), Hilda van der Westhuizen (04:23), Matt Ratcliffe (04:30), Neels Vermeulen (4:57), Haddon Hayden (05:05), Michael van der Westhuizen (05:05), John Bendixen (05:37), Nienie Pienaar (05:37), Jean Snoer (05:39), Adri Frost (06:03), Pieter Marx (06:10), Retha Roos (06:57) and Hans Roos (06:57).

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