NAD Pro’s Gawie Combrinck won the Mankele MTB Challenge in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, today.
NAD Pro’s Gawie Combrinck, pictured here during the 2017 National MTB Series in Dullstroom, won the Mankele MTB Challenge in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, today. Photo: Marike Cronje (www.zcmc.co.za)
Combrinck, who hails from Mbombela, finished the event in 2:29:39 to beat Max Knox, from Sabie, in the 65km sub veteran men’s race. JP Jung completed the podium.
The women’s race was led home by Claudia Slattery in 3:40:49. She was followed by Neline Kellerman Hoffman and Christelle Meyer.
The results were as follows:
65km
Sub vets
Men
1. Gawie Combrinck 2:29:39
2. Max Knox 2:29:40
3. JP Jung 2:41:55
4. Christo Carelsen 2:55:48
5. Wernre Bosman 3:03:10
Women
1. Claudia Slattery 3:40:49
2. Neline Kellerman Hoffman 4:01:38
3. Christelle Meyer 4:02:27
4. Christine de Jager 4:20:39
5. Melissa Grobler 4:32:49
Vets
Men
1. Burger Bester 2:56:01
2. Hennie Kriek 3:06:30
3. Gerrit de Vries 3:09:43
4. Francois Joubert 3:11:17
5. Johan Moller 3:22:04
Women
1. Heila Meintjies 3:32:15
2. Heather Slabbert 4:04:51
Masters
Men
1. Gerhard Shaw 3:09:41
2. Carl Mare 3:25:41
3. John Menster 4:06:12
4. Jonathon Williams 4:52:00
5. Louis Venter 5:16:14
Senior
Men
1. Franco Pelser 2:36:07
2. Alain Slabbert 2:48:40
3. Armand du Randt 2:52:41
4. Heine Engelbrecht 2:53:01
5. Martin Oosthuizen 3:06:56
Women
1. Andie du Randt 3:26:57
2. Monet Blofield 4:27:18
34km
Youth
Men
1. Jean du Plessis 1:34:31
2. Konrad Spanig 1:37:59
3. Jean van der Merwe 1:38:02
Women
1. Hijke Coetzee 1:52:58
2. Jade Slabbert 2:00:37
3. Suzanne Mare 2:02:22
Junior
Men
1. Rikus Booyens 1:32:01
2. Dylan Nel 1:39:44
3. Mike Odendaal 1:41:00
Women
1. Zandri Strydom 1:45:06
2. Monique Swart 2:20:53
Sub junior
1. Jooste Coetzee 1:44:10
2. Dillon Botha 1:55:37
3. Luan Snyman 2:05:28
Women
1. Jessica Svacha 2:13:07
Sub vets
Men
1. Karel de Jager 1:47:49
2. Hannes Nel 1:53:52
3. Renard Breet 1:59:23
Women
1. Megan Stephen 2:51:37
2. Carey Clarke 3:15:46
3. Eiwet Nel 3:25:19
Vets
Men
1. Jacques Nel 1:50:38
2. Jan Bredenhann 1:52:48
3. Andre Smith 1:53:00
Women
1. Adele Senekal 2:20:51
2. Lara Pretorius 2:37:42
3. Annelize Knipschild 3:06:34
Senior
Men
1. Dario Almeida 1:45:26
2. JP Moller 1:52:33
3. Papilon Maarifo 1:53:22
Masters
Men
1. Johannes van der Walt 1:51:49
2. Andre de Lange 2:13:09
3. Antonie van Heerden 2:23:19
