Kyle Bradford and Nina Long won the first stage 60km feature race of the 3Mountains Challenge in Clocolan, Free State, today.
Bradford completed the shortened course – due to heavy rains – in 2:41:46, beating Louis Roodt and Jacques le Roux into second and third respectively.
Kyle Bradford and Nina Long won the 60km feature in stage one of the 3Mountains Challenge in the Free State today. Photo: facebook.com/3mountains/
Long won the women’s category in 3:22:23, comfortably beating Leonie van der Merwe and Michelle van Emmenis.
Daniel Stroebel and Pieter-Ben Korkie won the open team’s category in 2:37:32, while Sheldon Erasmus and Kaylin Gombos won the 45km Lite races.
View more results below.
Stage one
60km
Men
1. Kyle Bradford 2:41:46
2. Louis Roodt 2:51:34
3. Jacques le Roux 2:59:14
4. Craig Cronje 3:11:57
5. Jannes du Toit 3:12:43
Women
1. Nina Long 3:22:23
2. Leonie van der Merwe 4:08:29
3. Michelle van Emmenis 4:08:32
Open teams
1. Daniel Stroebel & Pieter-Ben Korkie 2:37:32
2. Johan Cronje & Raymond Odendaal 2:41:50
3. Wayne van der Walt & Boela van Staden 2:44:10
4. Johan Fourie & Francois Fourie 3:11:46
5. Wiehan Cronje & Henk Pretorius 3:17:53
Mixed teams
1. John Matthews & Lelani Loubser 3:26:26
2. Karel Pretorius & Tanya van Niekerk 3:28:26
