HB Kruger and Regis Maniora won the first 62km first stage of the Waterberg MTB Encounter, which finished at Elements Private Golf Reserve today.
The ASG Cape Duo pair completed the stage in 2:40:52, beating ASG Store Paarl’s Hanco Kachelhoffer and Pieter Seyffer by a mere minute. LikeToBike’s Floris Engelbrecht and Justin van der Linde completed the podium.
HB Kruger and Regis Maniora won the first 62km first stage of the Waterberg MTB Encounter today. Photo: Supplied
Adventure’s Tria Scheepers and Christi Pienaar won the women’s team race in a time of 3:52:28. They were followed home by Team Odessy’s Marie Louise Kleynhans and Rentia van Tonder, who finished in 4:23:25.
The mixed team race was won by Team \" X\"’s Gerhard Strydom and Estelle Barbara Gous in 3:25:07. Second over the line were The Dependables’ Richard Hoal and Yvette Roberts, who finished in 3:25:13. In third were Dutch Courage’s Oscar and Mireille Koster in 3:33:21.
View provisional results below.
Stage one
Men teams
1. HB Kruger & Regis Maniora (ASG Cape Duo) 2:40:52
2. Hanco Kachelhoffer & Pieter Seyffer (ASG Store Paarl) 2:41:49
3. Floris Engelbrecht & Justin van der Linde (LikeToBike) 2:45:38
4. Scott Parker & Shannon Frost (Plet) 3:01:13
5. Anton Smal & Willem Groenewald (Peaceforce) 3:04:37
6. Louis du Toit & Johann Nortje (iLead etal) 3:04:38
7. Anders Fagerlund & Jan Patrik Olsson (Team Vikings) 3:08:05
8. Johann Seyffert & Marthinus Els (TJ Liberty) 3:10:39
9. Grant Markham & Mark Preen (2Bullets) 3:16:21
10. Don Kohne & Hadley McCormick (Pretoria Box) 3:18:01
Women teams
1. Tria Scheepers & Christi Pienaar (Adventure) 3:52:28
2. Marie Louise Kleynhans & Rentia van Tonder (Team Odessy) 4:23:25
Mixed teams
1. Gerhard Strydom & Estelle Barbara Gous (Team \" X\") 3:25:07
2. Richard Hoal & Yvette Roberts (The Dependables) 3:25:13
3. Oscar Koster & Mireille Koster (Dutch Courage) 3:33:21
4. Justin Cave & Lizette Cave (Just Us) 3:34:08
5. Hanri Kruger & Tjaart Kruger (The Krugers) 4:06:03
General classification
Men teams
1. HB Kruger & Regis Maniora (ASG Cape Duo) 2:40:52
2. Hanco Kachelhoffer & Pieter Seyffer (ASG Store Paarl) 2:41:49
3. Floris Engelbrecht & Justin van der Linde (LikeToBike) 2:45:38
4. Scott Parker & Shannon Frost (Plet) 3:01:13
5. Anton Smal & Willem Groenewald (Peaceforce) 3:04:37
6. Louis du Toit & Johann Nortje (iLead etal) 3:04:38
7. Anders Fagerlund & Jan Patrik Olsson (Team Vikings) 3:08:05
8. Johann Seyffert & Marthinus Els (TJ Liberty) 3:10:39
9. Grant Markham & Mark Preen (2Bullets) 3:16:21
10. Don Kohne & Hadley McCormick (Pretoria Box) 3:18:01
Women teams
1. Tria Scheepers & Christi Pienaar (Adventure) 3:52:28
2. Marie Louise Kleynhans & Rentia van Tonder (Team Odessy) 4:23:25
Mixed teams
1. Gerhard Strydom & Estelle Barbara Gous (Team \" X\") 3:25:07
2. Richard Hoal & Yvette Roberts (The Dependables) 3:25:13
3. Oscar Koster & Mireille Koster (Dutch Courage) 3:33:21
4. Justin Cave & Lizette Cave (Just Us) 3:34:08
5. Hanri Kruger & Tjaart Kruger (The Krugers) 4:06:03
