Nico Bell and Samantha Sanders won the 60km feature of the Hippo Hollow MTB Challenge in Hazyview, Mpumalanga, on Saturday.
Bell completed the race in 2:38:05, beating NAD Pro teammate Gawie Combrinck into second. Heine Engelbrecht completed the podium.
Nico Bell (front) won the 60km feature of the Hippo Hollow MTB Challenge in Hazyview, Mpumalanga, on Saturday. Photo: Anthony Grote
Sanders won the women’s race in 3:02:44. Dalene van der Leek came home in second, with Liezel Rosenstein finishing third.
Reinhardt Viljoen (1:41:49) and Bernice van Wyk (1:58:39) won the men’s and women’s 40km races respectively.
View more results below.
60km
Men
1. Nico Bell 2:38:05
2. Gawie Combrinck 2:41:54
3. Heine Engelbrecht 2:51:13
4. Armand du Randt 2:53:38
5. Emile Fourie 3:01:48
Women
1. Samantha Sanders 3:02:44
2. Dalene van der Leek 3:19:33
3. Liezel Rosenstein 3:22:18
4. Angelique du Randt 3:42:25
5. Vivienne Turvey 3:53:42
40km
Men
1. Reinhardt Viljoen 1:41:49
2. Jean van der Merwe 1:46:16
3. Bheki Dlamini 1:54:07
Women
1. Bernice van Wyk 1:58:39
2. Hijke Coetzee 2:01:53
3. Victoria Nunan 2:05:23
