THE final leg of the MiWay Big 5 Series was held on Sunday with riders taking on the Build it Kwambo Lion which had its fair share of mud making riding difficult in places.
Tyronne White continued his domination of the 50km men’s race finishing in a time of 1:57:00, seven minutes ahead of second-placed Mitchell Ginsberg and Werner Moolman in third, only 30 seconds behind Ginsberg.
In the female race Nedene Cahill (02:25:33) was first across the line, with second-placed Desiree Verwey taking second place 10 minutes later and Isabel Moolman in third.
In the 25km male race, U16 rider Joshua Nelson was three minutes ahead of second-placed Samuel Erasmus who clocked in at 00:56:53.
Rupert Searle was barely a minute behind Erasmus.
The female race was closely contested with Althea Grebe, Jenna Venter and Tracy Van Zyl finishing in the top three, with one minute, 10 seconds.
The 10km race has grown in popularity and the youngster have shown that they can be just as competitive as their senior riders.
In the U13 boys race William Paxton, Danken Ellis and Sizwe Sibanis made up the podium, while in the U11 the top three riders were Warren Moolman, Kyle Schnuir and Kyle Hulley.
The girls also had a good morning ride with the top three places in the U13 section being filled Jade Louw, Hannah Volker and Kirsty Richardson.
The U11 podium finishers were Paige Vorster, Caitlyn Woods and Chenneille Hall.
The series have delivered on its promise of taking riders to some of the most beautiful spots in Zululand, each with its own set of challenges.
Sand, mountains and mud, mixed with scenery only possible from a bicycle opened up a new world to competitors.
Once the post-mortem is complete for the 2013 series, planning will start for next year’s series.
With the five races completed, the action now moves to the Zululand Multi Sports Club in Richards Bay where the final prize giving and a spit braai is planned for Saturday, 5 October.
Before the prize giving, which takes place at 2pm, there will be various events in which to participate including swimming in the bay, riding the Fish Eagle Trail while the children can play on the slip and slide.
The spit braai will be served from 4.30pm at a cost of R110 for adults and R50 for children under 13 years old.
Bookings are essential on info@big5mtb.co.za after which an invoice will be issued to facilitate EFT payment or register pay on ROAG.
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Results
50km
Male
Overall
1 Tyronne White 01:57:00
2 Mitchell Ginsberg 02:04:27
3 Werner Moolman 02:04:57
Senior
1 Tyronne White 01:57:00
2 Mitchell Ginsberg 02:04:27
3 Christiaan Watson 02:34:04
Sub-vets
1 Neil Vallance 02:17:50
2 Michael Frankish 02:22:06
3 Gideon Bruckner 02:25:16
Vets
1 Werner Moolman 02:04:57
2 Oliver Sclanders 02:22:50
3 David Yapp 02:27:53
Master
1 Paul Holt 02:21:48
2 George Eybers 02:27:48
3 Kevin Hoffmann 02:37:07
Grand master
1 Hannes Nienaber 03:09:34
2 Raymond Dickerson 03:26:57
3 Can van Zyl 03:29:39
Junior
1 Dillan Juul 02:13:41
2 Shalltin Beneke 02:48:13
3 Matthew Makrinos 02:49:54
50km
Female
Overall
1 Nedene Cahill 02:25:33
2 Desiree Verwey 02:35:43
3 Isabel Moolman 02:37:10
Senior
1 Desiree Verwey 02:35:43
2 Christa Potgieter 03:41:01
Sub-vets
1 Nedene Cahill 02:25:33
2 Isabel Moolman 02:37:10
3 Camilla Howard-Browne 03:16:17
Vets
1 Done Holt 02:56:16
2 Girtie Steenkamp 03:18:23
3 Brenda Greybe 04:12:45
Master
1 Marion Sykes 03:28:59
25km
Male
Overall
1 Joshua Nelson 00:53:45
2 Samuel Erasmus 00:56:53
3 Rupert Searle 00:57:48
Senior
1 Rupert Searle 00:57:48
2 Nicolas Westman 00:57:49
3 Njabulo Cele 00:59:07
Sub-vets
1 Samuel Erasmus 00:56:53
2 Andrew Hodson 00:59:36
3 Regardo Muller 01:05:30
Vets
1 Pierre Doffay 00:58:38
2 Ronald Ackerman 01:01:13
3 Mason Harrison 01:03:41
Master
1 Kobus Botha 00:58:30
2 James Behrmann 01:13:22
3 Pieter Searle 01:13:30
Grand master
1 Master Jordaan 01:06:30
2 Louis Fourie 01:10:49
3 Zacharias Patinios 01:14:38
Junior
1 Luke Bester 00:58:28
2 Luc Montgomery 01:30:05
3 Dylan Durant 01:35:48
U16
1 Joshua Nelson 00:53:45
2 Benjamin Owen 00:59:42
3 Brian Sclanders 01:01:24
25km
Female
Overall
1 Althea Grebe 01:13:23
2 Jenna Venter 01:13:59
3 Tracy Van Zyl 01:14:33
Senior
1 Althea Grebe 01:13:23
2 Hannelize Holl 01:26:47
3 Elmari Viljoen 01:28:46
Sub-vets
1 Jenna Venter 01:13:59
2 Angela Dragt 01:14:57
3 Candice Farland 01:16:39
Vets
1 Tracy van Zyl 01:14:33
2 Karen Todd 01:15:24
3 Sharon Louw 01:16:27
Master
1 Susanna Stockwell 01:32:51
2 Patricia Winterboer 01:33:45
3 Patricia Versfeld 01:36:45
Grand master
1 Lorna Rautenbach 01:42:28
2 Suzi Raymond 01:55:37
Junior
1 Kerryn Farrell 01:21:29
2 Megan Harrison 01:21:56
U16
1 Sabine Thies 01:19:27
2 Tamryn Morkel 01:28:03
3 Anel Jordaan 01:37:32
10km
Male
U11
1 Warren Moolman 00:29:37
2 Kyle Schnuir 00:34:52
3 Kyle Hulley 00:34:53
U13
1 William Paxton 00:26:48
2 Danken Ellis 00:27:00
3 Sizwe Sibanis 00:29:13
10km
Female
U11
1 Paige Vorster 00:36:33
2 Caitlyn Woods 00:37:25
3 Chenneille Hall 00:39:03
U13
1 Jade Louw 00:29:50
2 Hannah Volker 00:35:39
3 Kirsty Richardson 00:44:57
