See below the results and general classification for the first stage of the Ride2Nowhere MTB race which took place at McGregor, Western Cape yesterday.
Long route (60km)
Men’s team
1. Gideon van der Berg & Ruohan Cronje (Felco) 2:48:47
2. Heinrich Coetzee & Hermias Vollgraaf (Wynmakers) 2:50:08
3. Johan Coetzee & Jacques-Piere Maritz (Cadence Tygervalley) 3:01:39
Women’s team
1. Jana Kruger & Ilse Viljoen (Companero) 3:24:19
2. Melissa Groenink & Jill Sindle (Blonde on a Bender) 4:32:09
3. Anneli Wiese & Jo-Marie Wolfaardt (Victorious Secrets) 4:34:38
Mixed team
1. Karin van Niekerk & Mark Mahoney (SA-Lire Karma) 3:14:15
2. Halcyone Muller & Gawie Grobbelaar (Oxygen Debt) 3:50:47
3. Angie Gaffrey & Jean Austin (Jeanpants) 4:00:28
Solo men
1. Charl-Pierre Esterhuyse 2:35:58
2. Moolman Welgemoed 2:48:48
3. Adam Bothma 2:52:42
Solo women
1. Michelle Lombardi 3:06:50
2. Helene Rabie 3:21:06
3. Anneke Jacobs 3:21:29
Short route (39km)
Men’s team
1. Franco Swanepoel & Arne Venter (Pick n Pay) 2:47:57
Women’s team
1. Jenny Janisch & Sandra van Deventer (Go Go Girls) 2:49:54
Mixed team
1. Jeanine Amsel & Clive Amsel (Seajay) 2:22:48
Solo men
1.Isak Steyn 1:55:47
Solo women
1. Sandy Mattison 2:07:35
General classification
Long route (60km)
Men’s team
1. Gideon van der Berg & Ruohan Cronje (Felco) 2:48:47
2. Heinrich Coetzee & Hermias Vollgraaf (Wynmakers) 2:50:08
3. Johan Coetzee & Jacques-Piere Maritz (Cadence Tygervalley) 3:01:39
Women’s team
1. Jana Kruger & Ilse Viljoen (Companero) 3:24:19
2. Melissa Groenink & Jill Sindle (Blonde on a Bender) 4:32:09
3. Anneli Wiese & Jo-Marie Wolfaardt (Victorious Secrets) 4:34:38
Mixed team
1. Karin van Niekerk & Mark Mahoney (SA-Lire Karma) 3:14:15
2. Halcyone Muller & Gawie Grobbelaar (Oxygen Debt) 3:50:47
3. Angie Gaffrey & Jean Austin (Jeanpants) 4:00:28
Solo men
1. Charl-Pierre Esterhuyse 2:35:58
2. Moolman Welgemoed 2:48:48
3. Adam Bothma 2:52:42
Solo women
1. Michelle Lombardi 3:06:50
2. Helene Rabie 3:21:06
3. Anneke Jacobs 3:21:29
Short route (39km)
Men’s team
1. Franco Swanepoel & Arne Venter (Pick n Pay) 2:47:57
Women’s team
1. Jenny Janisch & Sandra van Deventer (Go Go Girls) 2:49:54
Mixed team
1. Jeanine Amsel & Clive Amsel (Seajay) 2:22:48
Solo men
1.Isak Steyn 1:55:47
Solo women
1. Sandy Mattison 2:07:35
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