South African marathon champion Max Knox won the men’s title at the Trailseeker Lionman mountain bike race near Bela Bela on Saturday.
Max Knox won the Trailseeker Lionman mountain bike race near Bela Bela on Saturday. Photo: ZC Marketing Consulting
Knox (Valencia) was followed across the line by Hein Engelbrecht (Valencia) with Arno du Toit (Scott LCB Factory Racing) completing the podium.
In the women’s race, Amy Beth McDougall (Valencia) took the title ahead of Theresa Ralph (Galileo Risk) and Vanessa Bell (Team Bells Cycling).
A total of 2 700 riders took part in the event in the bushveld at the base of the Waterberg mountain range.
The second round of the series takes place at Hazeldean in Pretoria East on July 9.
View more Lionman results here.
