Nico Bell and Samantha Sanders won the respective men’s and women’s Vulintaba Extreme MTB race in Newcastle today.
Bell finished the 75km course in a time of 3:03:35 and was followed home by Gawie Combrinck and Andrew Hill, who finished in 3:06:42 and 3:17:12 respectively.
Nico Bell, seen here during a previous year’s Wines2Whales Race, won the Vulintaba Extreme mountain bike race in Newcastle today. Photo: Tobias Ginsberg
In the women’s race, Sanders claimed a winning time of 3:28:52. Danielle Strydom crossed the line in second place after 3:53:04, with Joanna van de Winkel finishing in third with a time of 3:53:34.
Zahid Moola won the men’s 55km race, with Jacques Manthe and Matthew Ewart in second and third.
The women’s race was won by Sarah Ryan, while Liana van Niekerk and Natalie Strydom completed the podium.
View more results below.
75km
Men
1. Nico Bell 3:03:35
2. Gawie Combrinck 3:06:42
3. Andrew Hill 3:17:12
4. Jaco Cronje 3:19:10
5. Brand du Plessis 3:21:33
6. Luke Chambers 3:30:45
7. Wessel Redelinghuys 3:30:51
8. Abraham Christoffel Swanepoel 3:33:22
9. Dean Wortmann 3:42:14
10. David Low 3:44:44
Women
1. Samantha Sanders 3:28:52
2. Danielle Strydom 3:53:04
3. Joanna van de Winkel 3:53:34
4. Yzette Oelofse 4:00:57
5. Andrea de Boer 4:04:23
6. Kristen Louw 4:14:58
7. Michelle Benson 4:16:26
8. Christie-Leigh Bearder 4:18:19
9. Sandra Haywood 4:22:09
10. Wilmarie du Plessis 4:27:09
55km
Men
1. Zahid Moola 3:07:40
2. Jacques Manthe 3:22:46
3. Matthew Ewart 3:25:25
4. Innocent Nqothenio 3:37:59
5. Christo Dirks 3:40:10
Women
1. Sarah Ryan 3:06:12
2. Liana van Niekerk 3:26:56
3. Natalie Strydom 3:27:12
4. Rene Smith 3:33:09
4. Cara Munro 3:56:13
