Huge numbers at popular event

A GRAND total of 574 off-road, mountain biking enthusiasts dropped a gear and disappeared at the 2014 Grantleigh Curro MTB Challenge on Sunday at Grantleigh School.

Competitors raced it out over a 10km, 25km or 50km distance along the farms and surrounding land around and near the school property.

Despite not having as many participants as last year (680), the vibe and atmosphere was amazing.

The 10km race came down to a sprint finish, which saw Daniel Wessels claim the honours in a time of 25.28 minutes.

Alexander Ferret rode to a comfortable victory in the 25km event, beating second placed Jett Bradshaw by almost one minute.

But Joshua Nelson was in a class of his own in the 50km event, taking podium position by three minutes.

Results

10km

Overall – 1 Daniel Wessels 25.28, 2 Martin Holder 25.29 and 3 Jade Louw 25.33

U11 Male – 1 Kyle Hulley 25.39, 2 Jarod Heyns 26.31 and 3 Kyle Schnuir 27.20

U11 Female – 1 Wyllona Paxton 28.50, 2 Paige Vorster 28.52 and 3 Cheneille Hall 30.09

U13 Male – 1 Dareo Chiole 33.47, 2 Siyanda Zulu 34.11 and 3 Jamie Triggiani 35.47

U13 Female – 1 Jade Louw 25.33, 2 Hannah Volker 28.26 and Hannah Vermaak 30.26

25km

Overall – 1 Alexander Ferret 49.32, 2 Jett Bradshaw 50.21 and 3 Matthew Makrinos 50.22

Overall Male – 1 Alexander Ferret 49.32, 2 Jett Bradshaw 50.21 and 3 Matthew Makrinos 50.22

Overall Female – 1 Candice Farland 55.58, 2 Megan Harrison 57.02 and 3 Delia van den Berg 1.01.10

Junior Male – 1 Jett Bradshaw 50.21, 2 Matthew Makrinos 50.22 and 3 Brian Sclanders 50.25

Junior Female – Megan Harrison 57.02, 2 Georgia Gutteridge 1.01.23 and 3 Kerryn Farrell 1.13.54

Senior Male – 1 Alexander Ferret 49.32, 2 Sakhile Mthembu 54.21 and 3 Richard Viljoen 57.30

Senior Female – 1 Danielle Dalton 1.04.44, 2 Carmen Afonso 1.10.16 and 3 Amy Jane van Heerden 1.12.55

Sub-Vet Male – 1 Brian Lamb 52.59, 2 Emgee du Plessis 55.33 and 3 Mthokozisi Fakude 55.56

Sub-Vet Female – 1 Candice Farland 55.58, 2 Delia van den Berg 1.01.10 and 3 Jenna Venter 1.01.13

Vet Male – 1 Rohan van der Westhuizen 56.36, 2 Mason Harrison 57.03 and 3 Mike Stevens 57.04

Vet Female – 1 Simone Scrase 1.01.14, 2 Sharon Louw 1.01.22 and 3 Rikki Dunn 1.01.40

Master Male – 1 Andre Louw 55.54, 2 Andrew Marx 57.41 and Pieter Searle 57.58

Master Female – 1 Sophia Howcroft 1.09.20, 2 Karin Jacobs 1.14.33 and 3 Andrea O’Connor 1.15.03

50km

Overall – 1 Joshua Nelson 1.40.16, 2 Nicolas Westman 1.43.13 and 3 John Ntuli 1.44.41

Overall Male – 1 Joshua Nelson 1.40.16, 2 Nicolas Westman 1.43.13 and 3 John Ntuli 1.44.41

Overall Female – 1 Desiree Verwey 1.55.11, 2 Melanie Palframan 2.01.01 and 3 Linda Doffay 2.11.02

Junior Male – 1 Joshua Nelson 1.40.16 and 2 Benjamin Owen 1.49.55

Senior Male – 1 Nicolas Westman 1.43.13, 2 Dane Antill 1.46.12 and 3 Werner van Heerden 1.55.38

Senior Female – 1 Melanie Palframan 2.01.01, 2 Amy Burger 2.18.25 and 3 Ella Teasdale 3.17.23

Sub-Vet Male – 1 John Ntuli 1.44.41, 2 Brad Kinsey 1.53.41 and 3 Pieter Lamont 1.53.43

Sub-Vet Female – 1 Desiree Verwey 1.55.11, 2 Camilla Howard-Browne 2.14.42 and 3 Nicola Stone 2.21.54

Vet Male – 1 Dirk Barnard 1.46.58, 2 Oliver Sclanders 2.03.29 and 3 Gert Leenstra 2.04.02

Vet Female – 1 Linda Doffay 2.11.02, 2 Marna Goosen 2.39.18 and 3 Stephenie Mollentze 3.47.16

Master Male – 1 Craig Russell White 1.46.56, 2 Paul Holt 2.05.52 and 3 Kevin Hoffmann 2.18.02