Etnard Louw and Hanco Kachelhoffer won the first stage of the Storms River Traverse in the Eastern Cape today.
Mountain bikers traveled 62.2km with a total ascent of 844m on the first stage.
See below the results for this event.
Stage one results
Men’s team
1. Etnard Louw & Hanco Kachelhoffer (NFB/Altech Autopage) 2:25:26
2. Neville Collett & Cwynton Collett (Collett) 2:42:22
3. Carl Rohwer & Juan Slabbert (Pesto Power) 2:58:59
Mixed team
1. Neill Ungerer & Yolandi de Villiers (Dirt Eaters) 2:34:25
2. Michael Kingston & Liza Kingston (32gi) 3:02:44
3. Ross Reuvers & Victoria Reuvers (Rufus Dballs) 3:18:42
Women’s team
1. Anja van Zyl & Gemma Grobbelaar (CBC Troopers) 3:18:09
2. Tania Hanekom & Wendy Brand (Double Trouble) 3:34:45
3. Jade de Hutton & Kathy Crabbe (Could get messy) 4:09:21
Solo men
1. Aaron Borrill 2:34:47
2. Wynand Louw 2:37:00
3. Justin Behrendt 2:42:11
4. Anthony de Jager 2:42:57
5. Koos Basson 2:43:51
Solo women
1. Jenna Borrill 2:59:18
2. Maryna Baard 3:14:46
3. Luetta van der Westhuizen 3:17:18
4. Irma Theron 3:21:53
5. Bridgit Hill 3:23:23
General classification after stage one
Men’s team
1. Etnard Louw & Hanco Kachelhoffer (NFB/Altech Autopage) 2:25:26
2. Neville Collett & Cwynton Collett (Collett) 2:42:22
3. Carl Rohwer & Juan Slabbert (Pesto Power) 2:58:59
Mixed team
1. Neill Ungerer & Yolandi de Villiers (Dirt Eaters) 2:34:25
2. Michael Kingston & Liza Kingston (32gi) 3:02:44
3. Ross Reuvers & Victoria Reuvers (Rufus Dballs) 3:18:42
Women’s team
1. Anja van Zyl & Gemma Grobbelaar (CBC Troopers) 3:18:09
2. Tania Hanekom & Wendy Brand (Double Trouble) 3:34:45
3. Jade de Hutton & Kathy Crabbe (Could get messy) 4:09:21
Solo men
1. Aaron Borrill 2:34:47
2. Wynand Louw 2:37:00
3. Justin Behrendt 2:42:11
4. Anthony de Jager 2:42:57
5. Koos Basson 2:43:51
Solo women
1. Jenna Borrill 2:59:18
2. Maryna Baard 3:14:46
3. Luetta van der Westhuizen 3:17:18
4. Irma Theron 3:21:53
5. Bridgit Hill 3:23:23
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