Yolande de Villiers took the overall solo women’s title after stage three of the Storms River Traverse, which took place at the Tsitsikamma Village Inn in Stormsriver Village today.
Yolande de Villiers won the solo women’s race at the Storms River Traverse today. Photo: facebook.com/StormsRiverTraverse/
De Villiers’ completed the three-day stage race in 6:11:59. Second place went to Luetta van der Westhuizen (7:38:19) with Bridgit Hill (7:54:33) rounding out the podium.
The solo men’s race was won by Vincent Hill in 6:48:50. He was followed by Andrew Robinson (6:56:02) and Paul Fouche (7:04:56).
Johan de Wet and Wynand Louw claimed the honours in the men’s team category with an overall time of 7:17:08. Trevor and Richard Elliot took second as they accumulated a time of 8:29:10. In third were Henkie du Plessis and Gappie le roux (8:39:37).
Janine Muller and Mari du Toit maintained their lead from day two when they won the women’s team race in 7:45:02 ahead of Anneke Viljoen and Louise Bezuidenhout (7:51:36) and Monique Lanz and Lucienne Fild (10:23:51).
The mixed team race saw Sarah Hill and Gavin Salt take the win after 7:00:35. Cornel Botha and Anneke Lombard placed second (8:10:48) with Karla and Johan Stumpf completing the top three spots (8:21:09).
Below are more results:
Stage three (50.7)
Solo men
1. Vincent Hill 2:20:11
2. Andrew Robinson 2:20:13
3. Warren Williams 2:20:13
4. Francois van der Merwe 2:23:47
5. Paul Fouche 2:26:56
6. Joggie Rautenbach 2:38:36
7. Piero de Marco 2:39:18
8. Patrick Billson 2:39:18
9. Roelf Vermeulen 2:40:13
10. Steve Smith 2:44:16
Solo women
1. Yolande de Villiers 2:09:40
2. Luetta van der Westhuizen 2:28:38
3. Bridgit Hill 2:39:17
4. Raine Lidbetter 2:56:24
5. Katherine van der Walt 3:04:53
6. Michelle Jennings 3:10:46
7. Terry Billson 3:13:07
8. Suretha Kotze 3:14:44
9. Christine Valentine 3:15:09
10. Ankie van Niekerk 3:15:33
Men’s teams
1. Johan de Wet, Wynand Louw (Team Glacier) 2:23:52
2. Trevor Elliot, Richard Elliot (Wild Spirits) 2:52:11
3. Bart de Nil, Gavin Bowden (Team PFK) 2:53:00
4. Henkie du Plessis, Gappie le roux (Stamp en Stoot) 2:53:49
5. Tertius Human, Theo Pauw (TNT Blast) 3:00:38
6. Bernard Francis, Flip de Bruyn (Oakley 5) 3:06:14
7. Humphrey Price, Clive Battell (Knynsa Neighbours) 3:07:14
8. Clayton Prins, Henry Norman (Team Rhodes) 3:13:13
9. Max Gebhardt, Karl Gebhardt (Geb it horns) 3:22:17
10. Mark de Hutton, Derek de Hutton (DH Chicken Bandits) 3:24:25
Women’s teams
1. Janine Muller, Mari du Toit (Oakley 2) 2:26:31
2. Anneke Viljoen, Louise Bezuidenhout (Anderson Transport Ladies Team) 2:35:21
3. Monique Lanz, Lucienne Fild (Let’s do it) 3:33:37
Mixed teams
1. Sarah Hill, Gavin Salt (Liv Gauteng 44) 2:23:10
2. Cornel Botha, Anneke Lombard (The giant and the midget) 2:38:50
3. Karla Stumpf, Johan Stumpf (Tsitsikamma Microbrewery) 2:46:12
4. Shirley Bosman, Craig Bosman (Someon) 2:57:59
5. Erdine du Toit, Danie du Toit (Hantam Express) 3:01:47
6. Ame Cowley, Spencer Cowley (Oakley 4) 3:04:13
7. Joan Piek, Philip Piek (Pieke) 3:04:42
8. Jennifer Blackshaw, Chris Blackshaw (Blackshaw Pirates) 3:05:29
9. Susan de Wet, Rudi de Wet (De Wets) 3:09:45
10. Riaan Oosthuizen, Marike Steyn (Victorious Secret) 3:09:50
General classification
Solo men
1. Vincent Hill 6:48:50
2. Andrew Robinson 6:56:02
3. Paul Fouche 7:04:56
4. Warren Williams 7:12:53
5. Piero de Marco 7:54:35
6. Patrick Billson 7:54:35
7. Roelf Vermeulen 7:58:19
8. Steve Smith 8:04:59
9. Jaco Visser 8:07:04
10. Joggie Rautenbach 8:31:51
Solo women
1. Yolande de Villiers 6:11:59
2. Luetta van der Westhuizen 7:38:19
3. Bridgit Hill 7:54:33
4. Raine Lidbetter 8:46:15
5. Christine Valentine 9:11:11
6. Katherine van der Walt 9:12:01
7. Terry Billson 9:31:54
8. Ankie van Niekerk 9:34:21
9. Suretha Kotze 9:42:57
10. Marianna Marais 9:48:00
Men’s teams
1. Johan de Wet, Wynand Louw (Team Glacier) 7:17:08
2. Trevor Elliot, Richard Elliot (Wild Spirits) 8:29:10
3. Henkie du Plessis, Gappie le roux (Stamp en Stoot) 8:39:37
4. Bart de Nil, Gavin Bowden (Team PFK) 8:43:06
5. Tertius Human, Theo Pauw (TNT Blast) 9:03:59
6. Bernard Francis, Flip de Bruyn (Oakley 5) 9:14:43
7. Clayton Prins, Henry Norman (Team Rhodes) 9:46:13
8. Humphrey Price, Clive Battell (Knynsa Neighbours) 9:46:59
9. Max Gebhardt, Karl Gebhardt (Geb it horns) 9:58:59
10. Mark de Hutton, Derek de Hutton (DH Chicken Bandits) 9:59:37
Women’s teams
1. Janine Muller, Mari du Toit (Oakley 2) 7:45:02
2. Anneke Viljoen, Louise Bezuidenhout (Anderson Transport Ladies Team) 7:51:36
3. Monique Lanz, Lucienne Fild (Let’s do it) 10:23:51
Mixed teams
1. Sarah Hill, Gavin Salt (Liv Gauteng 44) 7:00:35
2. Cornel Botha, Anneke Lombard (The giant and the midget) 8:10:48
3. Karla Stumpf, Johan Stumpf (Tsitsikamma Microbrewery) 8:21:09
4. Shirley Bosman, Craig Bosman (Someon) 8:46:41
5. Ame Cowley, Spencer Cowley (Oakley 4) 8:49:54
6. Erdine du Toit, Danie du Toit (Hantam Express) 9:04:27
7. Riaan Oosthuizen, Marike Steyn (Victorious Secret) 9:24:35
8. Peter Shaw, Janet Caine (Shawsoloza) 9:25:35
9. Jennifer Blackshaw, Chris Blackshaw (Blackshaw Pirates) 9:25:52
10. Nikki Haywood, Deon Basson (Howweliv) 9:26:30
