Fast racing at the Monzi Hippo
The last race, the Hluhluwe SuperSpar Rhino Charge will be held on Saturday, 29 October
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THE fourth race in the Bells Big 5 Series, the Monzi Hippo, was held at Monzi on Saturday with 90 riders finishing the 50km and 198 the 25km route.
Ridden in perfect weather, the riders set fast times on the flat track which included large sections of cane lands on the Monzi Flats.
The last race, the Hluhluwe SuperSpar Rhino Charge will be held on Saturday, 29 October at the Hluhluwe Private School.
The series prize giving will also be held at the same venue.
Saturday’s results
Men – 50km
Overall – 1 Tyrone White (1:43:52); 2 Sean Merredew (1:46:48); 3 Joshua Nelson (1:48:42)
Senior – 1 Joshua Nelson (1:48:42); 2 Njabulo Cele (2:02:03); 3 Daniel Langley (2:15:29)
Sub-veteran – 1 Tyrone White (1:43:52); 2 Sean Merredew (1:46:48); 3 Klaas Meintjies (1:50:34)
Veteran – 1 Gideon Bruckner (1:54:44); 2 Neville Schuit (2:01:11); 3 Riaan Durand (2:09:19)
Master – 1 Riaan Swanepoel (2:04:17); 2 Paul Holt (2:07:24); 3 Freek Serton (2:09:44)
Grand master – 1 Russell White (2:02:14); 2 Quentin Beningfield (2:19:16); 3 Koos Jordaan (2:22:55)
Females – 50km
Overall – 1 Desiree Verwey (2:04:11); 2 Lize Swanepoel (2:21:29); 3 Candice Farland (2:27:22)
Senior – 1 Telaine Grobler (2:34:00); 2 Vanessa Viljoen (3:19:15)
Sub-veteran – 1 Desiree Verwey (2:04:11); 2 Candice Farland (2:27:22); 3 Christine Fouche (2:56:50)
Veteran – 1 Lize Swanepoel (2:21:29); 2 Lara Mansfield (2:42:01); 3 Kirsty Sangster (3:14:55)
Master – 1 Karen Fortune (2:32:04); 2 Marion Sykes (2:41:08); 3 Elizabeth Clark (2:47:03)
Grand master – 1 Kim Perry (3:20:48)
Men – 25km
Overall – 1 Sanele Shabalala (0:59:51); 2 Logan Clarke (1:00:58); 3 Peter Lamont (1:01:13)
U16 – 1 Devon Baird (1:02:40); 2 Antonis Patinios (1:07:47); 3 Thembinkosi Dlamini (1:09:03)
Junior – 1 Calvin Hume (1:03:59); 2 Hilton Hoffmann (1:13:55); 3 Timothy Russell (1:34:52)
Senior – 1 Sanele Shabalala (0:59:51); 2 Logan Clarke (1:00:58); 3 Rupert Searle (1:03:59)
Sub-veteran – 1 Peter Lamont (1:01:13); 2 Skumbuzu Mthembu (1:08:07); 3 Mthokozisi Fakude (1:08:15)
Veteran – 1 Leon Goosen (1:04:10); 2 Ronald Ackerman (1:04:49); 3 Rohan van der Westhuizen (1:05:07)
Master – 1 Hennie Smith (1:12:10); 2 Pieter Searle (1:13:30); 3 Garry Manning (1:13:35)
Grand master – 1 Anton Jansen (1:15:38); 2 Gawie Spies (1:23:24); 3 Jozua Badenhorst (1:23:59)
Female – 25km
Overall – 1 Frances Janse van Rensburg (1:10:33); 2 Shareen Snyman (1:15:36); 3 Rikki Dunn (1:15:36)
U16 – 1 Frances Janse van Rensburg (1:10:33); 2 René de Beer (1:23:31); 3 Taylor Munro (1:28:05)
Senior – 1 Hayley McDonald (1:20:41); 2 Jade Davies (1:23:22); 3 Vicky Sharpe (1:26:00)
Master – 1 Rikki Dunn (1:15:36); 2 Sheryl Groom (1:24:66); 3 Liz Simon (1:30:36)
Sub-veteran – 1 Shareen Snyman (1:15:36); 2 Soné Coleman (1:15:38); 3 Eveline Hamman (1:25:52)
Veteran – 1 Christina Durand (1:16:07); 2 Wilma Paxton (1:19:25); 3 Heilke Ackerman (1:20:10)
Grand master – 1 Lorna Rautenbach (1:39:20); 2 Rosemary van der Merwe (1:40:08); 3 Melinda Vermeulen (1:46:57).
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