WITH 52 riders finishing the 50km route and 194 the 25km, the third leg of the Bell Big 5 MTB Series proved tough with most riders admitting to a hard and difficult day out around the farmlands outside KwaMbonambi on Sunday.
But they need not blame the organisers of the Buildit Kwambo Lion Challenge for the conditions, they were brought on by much-needed rain.
After soaking rain throughout Saturday night, officials decided to continue with the race, but with the 50km riders doing the 25m route twice owing to very difficult conditions further out on the track.
The rain continued for most of the morning, but the tough kept going.
The series now moves to Monzi for the Monzi Hippo Challenge, which will be held on Sunday, 4 September.
Results
50km – men
Overall – 1 Tyronne White (2:20:00); 2 Klaas Meintjes (2:21:26); 3 John Ntuli (2:23:32)
Juniors – 1 Ernest Franzsen (3:23:13)
Seniors – 1 Njabulo Cele (2:26:18); 2 Sanele Shabalala (2:29:15); 3 Gareth Cook (2:34:14)
Sub veterans – 1 Tyronne White (2:20:00); 2 Klaas Meintjes (2:21:26); 3 John Ntuli (2:23:32)
Veterans – 1 Werner Moolman (2:26:12); 2 Neville Schuit (2:32:52); 3 Riaan Durand (2:46:59)
Masters – 1 Jasper van Vessem (2:30:40); 2 Paul Holt (2:36:55); 3 Riaan Swanepoel (2:39:17)
Grand masters – 1 Quentin Benningfield (3:07:36); 2 Chris Vlok (3:53:05)
50km – women
Overall – 1 Desiree Verwey (2:44:59); 2 Karen Fortune (3:16:10); 3 Lize Swanepoel (3:17:56)
Sub veterans – 1 Desiree Verwey (2:44:59); 2 Candice Farland (3:26:09); 3 Victoria Erasmus (3:40:26)
Veterans – 1 Lize Swanepoel (3:17:56); 2 Lara Mansfield (3:44:24)
Masters – 1 Karen Fortune (3:16:10); 2 Elizabeth Clark (4:14:44)
25km – men
Overall – 1 Sakhile Mtembu (1:13:48); 2 Peter Lamont (1:15:36); 3 Matthew Makrinos (1:17:13)
U16 – 1 Travis Stedman (1:17:58); 2 Ryno Swanepoel (1:27:01); 3 Devon Baird (1:30:18)
Juniors – 1 Matthew Makrinos (1:17:13); 2 Calvin Hume (1:22:55); 3 Waldo Durand (1:46:19)
Seniors – 1 Sakhile Mtembu (1:13:48); 2 Logan Clark (1:14:04); 3 Rupert Searle (1:17:12)
Sub veterans – 1 Peter Lamont (1:15:36); 2 Mthokozisi Fakude (1:16:30); 3 Regardo Muller (1:19:30)
Veterans – 1 Jason Ashington (1:18:19); 2 Ronald Ackerman (1:23:00); 3 Coenraad Holl (1:25:42)
Masters – 1 Pieter Searle (1:36:57); 2 Troy Martins (1:39:10); 3 Richard Everingsham (1:52:17)
Grand masters – 1 Louwrens Badenhorst (1:52:46); 2 Jozua Badenhorst (1:56:01); 3 Anton Jansen (2:05:31)
25km – Women
Overall – 1 Cynthia Ramsey (1:30:34); 2 Melanie Palframan (1:33:40); 3 Heilke Ackerman (1:42:19)
U16 – Frances Janse van Rensburg (2:21:18); 2 Saige Chitttenden (2:15:41); 3 Grace Engelbrecht (2:17:13)
Juniors – 1 Siqiniseko Mahamba (3:52:39)
Seniors – 1 Melanie Palframan (1:33:40); 2 Jessica Benningfield (2:02:19); 3 Zamokuhle Mthembu (2:04:53)
Sub veterans – 1 Sone Coleman (1:48:36); 2 Shareen Snyman (1:57:40); 3 Eveline Hamman (1:59:29)
Veterans – 1 Heilke Ackerman (1:42:19); 2 Nicola Stone (1:42:42); 3 Christina Durand (1:43:36)
Masters – 1 Cynthia Ramsey (1:30:34); 2 Rikki Dunn (1:52:46); 3 Cris Creswell (2:06:14)
Grand masters – 1 Kim Perry (2:24:09); 2 Lorna Rautenbach (2:31:44); 3 Derinda Cronje (3:17:31)
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