SA marathon champion Robyn de Groot (Biogen Toyota) extended her lead in this year’s Nissan Trailseeker Mountain Bike Series when she took a dominant win at round two which took place at Hakahana, near Hartebeespoort Dam, at the weekend.
Biogen Toyota’s Robyn de Groot, photographed here at the start of the 2014 South African Marathon Championships, won the second round of the Nissan Trailseeker Series in Gauteng at the weekend. Photo: Mylene Paynter
The 31-year-old De Groot led the tough 65km race from start to finish to claim maximum points.
Combined with her win at the opening round of the series in Cullinan last month, De Groot now holds strong advantage over her rivals with three events remaining.
“I only managed to do two rounds of the Trailseeker Series last year, but this year I’ve won the first two and plan to do as many of the others as possible. It seems as if it’s not possible for me to win the MTN National Series again, but I’m focused on winning the Trailseeker Series, which is hugely popular and prestigious,” said De Groot.
De Groot, who finished sixth overall at the Marathon World Championships in Pietermarizburg last week, is now taking a break from racing in order to recover from a hard first half of 2014.
“We are so fortunate to have so many high profile marathon races and stage races on the South African calendar.
“I have really been racing a lot in the first half of the year and will now take a short break to recharge for the last five months where I’m aiming to compete in stage races like the Cape Pioneer Trek and the Wines2Whales as well as a few more marathons,” explained De Groot.
