Steven van Heerden snatched up the most points to take gold in the 30km elite men’s points race on the last day of the African Continental Track Championships yesterday.
Giant’s Evan Carstens and Got it Global’s Jared Poulton completed the podium alongside the BCX rider.
Bestmed’s Bernette Beyers took the win in the 20km elite women points race with Charlene du Preez and Victoria Myburgh in second and third.
Jean Spies smashed his heat to enter into the final of the elite men’s keirin, which he then won ahead of fellow South African Wade Theunissen and Rocco King of Wannabees.
South Africa’s Jennifer Abbot and Danielle van Niekerk took the elite women’s madison title, with Strasse Panda’s Victoria Myburgh and Claudia Gnudi in second, and the Algeria/Nigeria partnership of Aicha Tihar and Rita Aggo.
Steven van Heerden (right) and Evan Carstens (left) take the gold and silver respectively in the elite men’s 30km points race at the 2017 African Continental Championships. Photo: Andrew McFadden
Day four results
Elite men points 30km
1. Steven van Heerden (BCX)
2. Evan Carstens (Giant)
3. Jared Poulton (Got It Global)
Elite women points 20km
1. Bernette Beyers (Bestmed)
2. Charlene du Preez (South Africa)
3. Victoria Myburgh (South Africa)
Junior men points 15km
1. Oussam Cheblaoui (ALG)
2. Eric Jean Habimana (RWA)
3. Hamza Essadouki (MAR)
Junior women points 10km
1. Jessica Brown (South Africa)
2. Ashleigh Parsons (South Africa)
3. Courtney Smith (FSSA)
Elite men keirin
1. Jean Spies (RSA)
2. Wade Theunissen (RSA)
3. Rocco King (Wannabees)
Junior men keirin
1. Mounir El Azhari (MAR)
2. Tye Stainbank (RSA)
3. Hamza Mansouri (ALG)
Elite women madison 20km
1. Jennifer Abbott and Danielle van Niekerk (RSA)
2. Victoria Myburgh and Claudia Gnudi (Strasse Panda)
3. Aicha Tihar (ALG) and Rita Aggo (NIG)
Junior women madison 20km
1. Courtney Smith and Ashleigh Parsons (RSA)
