Pieter Korkie and Christina Olivier won the 60km feature of the Platberg MTB Challenge, which took place in Harrismith, Free State, today.
Korkie completed the race in 2:51:45, beating Dawie Grobbelaar by just over five minutes. Paseka Makebesela completed the podium.
Pieter Korkie and Christina Olivier won the 60km feature of the Platberg MTB Challenge today. Photo: Facebook/@platbergmtb
Olivier won the women’s race in 4:30:26, ahead of Hannelie van der Walt and Lucille Cronje.
SW Kruger (2:24:20) and Adele Janse van Vuuren (3:40:06) won the respective men’s and women’s 45km race.
View more results below.
60km
Men
1. Pieter Korkie 2:51:45
2. Dawie Grobbelaar 2:56:56
3. Paseka Makebesela 2:57:43
4. Martin van der Westhuizen 2:58:23
5. Jean Fourie 2:59:11
Women
1. Christina Olivier 4:30:26
2. Hannelie van der Walt 4:38:04
3. Lucille Cronje 5:08:45
4. Maryke Scholtz 5:38:39
45km
Men
1. SW Kruger 2:24:20
2. Thys van der Riet 2:28:46
3. Mauritz Kotze 2:36:34
Women
1. Adele Janse van Vuuren 3:40:06
2. Simone Grove 3:43:11
3. Anna-Mari Koekemoer 3:49:35
25km
Men
1. Jay Zijlstra 1:20:48
2. Wouter Wessels 1:31:31
3. Marius Coetzee 1:35:14
Women
1. Michelle Crawley 1:41:29
2. Philna Moelich 2:29:08
3. Adele Pretorius 2:29:54
