Jason Meaton and Kelsey van Shoor won the Steeltek MTB Classic, one of the Eastern Cape’s toughest mountain bike races, that took place at the Hopewell Conservation Estate near Port Elizabeth yesterday.
Meaton was the clear winner of the 60km event as he crossed the line more than 10 minutes ahead of runner-up Clinton Barrow and third place finisher Steven Shirley.
Time gaps in the women’s race were far less as Kelsey van Schoor narrowly beat Andrea Shirley to take the win. Vicki Laing followed some time later to complete the women’s podium.
Reinhard Strumpfer and Michelle Scowby won the 40km event and Marcell Swartz and Kim Friggens won the 20km.
The start of this year’s Steeltek MTB Classic, which was won by Jason Meaton. Photo: Anton Havenga
Results for the event are as follows:
60km
Men
1. Jason Meaton 2:28:20
2. Clinton Barrow 2:39:34
3. Steven Shirley 2:39:45
4. Roger Pheiffer 2:43:31
5. Lian Laubscher 02:53:15
6. Kenrick Brown 2:54:45
7. David Stickells 2:55:05
8. Andrew Cherrington 3:03:36
9. Morne Knoetze 3:09:08
10. Dylan Meikle 3:09:54
Women
1. Kelsey van Schoor 3:12:31
2. Andrea Shirley 3:12:29
3. Vicki Laing 3:43:04
4. Helen Kernohan 4:20:20
5. Lizzie Tier 4:20:53
40km
Men
1. Reinhard Strumpfer 1:51:23
2. Morne Pienaar 1:53:19
3. Renao Zeelee 1:55:41
4. A Smuts 1:56:39
5. Jean Raubenheimer 1:57:43
Women
1. Michelle Scowby 2:10:46
2. Charlotte Raubenheimer 2:14:10
3. Lindy Van Vuuren 2:32:42
4. Annette Lemmer 2:32:42
5. Stella Muller 2:45:08
20km
Men
1. Marcell Swartz 1:06:40
2. Mike Goodwin 1:11:02
3. Partridge Chimwendo 1:16:33
Women
1. Kim Friggens 1:25:29
2. Zelda Krige 1:28:07
3. Belinda Louw 1:28:44
