Renay Groustra won the Origin of Trails mountain bike race in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, today.
Groustra, who dominated the men’s field in the long course on both stages, finished the event in 5:34:57 ahead of Jean-Pierre Lloyd (5:39:19) and Craig Uria (5:45:43).
Renay Groustra won the Origin of Trails in Stellenbosch after taking a break from competitive cycling. Photo: Supplied
Ila Stow was crowned the women’s winner after completing the two-day race in 6:38:22. She beat Marleen Lourens and Tanya Rabie (7:15:12).
The medium course was won by Daniel Groenewald in 5:08:11, followed by Rory Harris Smith in 5:14:38 and Unathi Msophi in 5:38:17.
Elrita Blignaut claimed the honours in the ladies race with a time of 2:14:06. Robyn Tully finished second (2:17:02) with Justine Laver in third (2:19:28).
Daniel van der Walt secured the men’s title of the short course race as he finished in 2:49:11. Completing the podium were Ico Coetzee (2:59:51) and Tjaart van der Walt (3:00:09).
The ladies winner was Christine van der Walt as she finished in 3:55:16 to beat Sannelize Janse van Rensburg (4:02:27) and Mikayla Forrester (4:10:49).
Below are more results:
Stage two results
Long course
Men
1. Renay Groustra 2:58:49
2. Jean-Pierre Lloyd 2:59:41
3. Craig Uria 3:00:26
4. Francois Roux 3:03:14
5. Gert Heyns 3:04:25
6. Rudi Koen 3:04:27
7. Nino Schurter 3:04:29
8. Mark Rule 3:04:42
9. Daniel Mannweiler 3:05:05
10. Herbert Peters 3:07:52
Women
1. Marleen Lourens 3:31:15
2. Ila Stow 3:31:17
3. Tanya Rabie 3:47:44
4. Ariane Luthi 3:50:10
5. Joanna Maughan 3:51:57
6. Jennie Stenerhag 3:54:28
7. Marna van Deventer 3:55:05
8. Ilse Viljoen 3:58:54
9. Carolyn Thompson 3:59:02
10. Colleen de Oliveira 4:01:02
Medium course
Men
1. Rory Harris Smith 1:39:28
2. Daniel Groenewald 1:46:06
3. Leon Prozesky 1:57:39
4. Stan Hausmann 2:01:01
5. Henlu Starke 2:02:17
Women
1. Elrita Blignaut 2:14:06
2. Robyn Tully 2:17:02
3. Justine Laver 2:19:28
4. Karla Fletcher 2:21:51
5. Emma Brewster 2:33:11
Short course
Men
1. Daniel van der Walt 1:30:47
2. Tjaart van der Walt 1:35:50
3. Ico Coetzee 1:36:16
Women
1. Christine van der Walt 2:05:21
2. Sannelize Janse van Rensburg 2:06:01
3. Mikayla Forrester 2:13:19
General classification
Long course
Men
1. Renay Groustra 5:34:57
2. Jean-Pierre Lloyd 5:39:19
3. Craig Uria 5:45:43
4. Francois Roux 5:51:17
5. Daniel Mannweiler 5:52:09
6. Rudi Koen 5:59:52
7. Frikkie Hartog 6:00:45
8. Herbert Peters 6:03:59
9. Lawrence von Gunten 6:04:33
10. Gert Heyns 6:11:12
Women
1. Ila Stow 6:38:22
2. Marleen Lourens 6:38:22
3. Tanya Rabie 7:15:12
4. Ariane Luthi 7:25:16
5. Marna van Deventer 7:26:52
6. Carolyn Thompson 7:34:16
7. Ingrid Peens 7:37:47
8. Colleen de Oliveira 7:44:59
9. Jennie Stenerhag 7:45:36
10. Ilse Viljoen 7:51:11
Medium course
Men
1. Daniel Groenewald 5:08:11
2. Rory Harris Smith 5:14:38
3. Unathi Msophi 5:38:17
4. Leon Prozesky 5:47:20
5. Riaan Loubser 5:48:37
Women
1. Justine Laver 6:08:06
2. Elrita Blignaut 6:26:36
3. Robyn Tully 6:51:19
4. Karla Fletcher 6:55:51
5. Lizemari Geldenhuys 7:19:51
Short course
Men
1. Daniel van der Walt 2:49:11
2. Ico Coetzee 2:59:51
3. Tjaart van der Walt 3:00:09
Women
1. Christine van der Walt 3:55:16
2. Sannelize Janse van Rensburg 4:02:27
3. Mikayla Forrester 4:10:49
