The two-day Staalwater MTB Challenge concluded with Shan Wilson and Kylie Hanekom being named the overall champions at Caledon Casino today.
Hein Bingle and Tiaan Smit finished second and third overall with Bingle also finishing second on today’s stage.
In the women’s category Michelle Nielsen and Tarryn Povey finished behind Hanekom, to take the final two spots on the podium.
A lone rider passes along a dirt track that winds through yellow canola fields during the the two-day Staalwater MTB Classic, which takes place in and around the Caledon area. Photo: Chris Hitchcock
Provisional results are as follows:
60km Men
1. Shan Wilson 2:18:00
2. Hein Bingle 2:24:10
3. Jan Hanekom 2:27:47
60km Women
1. Kylie Hanekom 2:40:04
2. Michelle Nielson 2:41:28
3. Tarryn Povey 2:43:54
40km Men
1. Heinie Beukes 1:21:36
2. Juan Louw 1:21:37
3. Johann Cloete 1:21:44
40km Woman
1. Nienke Mostert 1:31:25
2. Henriette Du Buisson 1:34:40
3. Jeanine Peck 1:40:40
General classfication
60km (two-day)
Men
1. Shan Wilson 4:40:17
2. Hein Bingle 4:58:29
3. Tiaan Smit 5:08:59
Women
1. Kylie Hanekom 5:29:50
2. Michelle Nielsen 5:38:55
3. Tarryn Povey 5:48:56
40km (two-day)
Men
1. Heinie Beukes 3:01:25
2. Juan Louw 3:01:28
3. Johann Cloete 3:05:18
Woman
1. Henriette Du Buisson 3:48:48
2. Yolanda Peacock 3:57:54
3. Mikaela Nielsen 4:04:16
