TIB Insurance Best4Sport’s Andrew Hill and Shaun-Nick Bester won the 60km first stage of the inaugural 150 MTB race in Ballito, KwaZulu-Natal, today.
The pair completed the race in 2:17:57, beating Ballito Bicycle Company’s Andrew Johnson and Andrew Cairns by almost 12 minutes. Beach Bums’ Julian Bryany and Ben Killian finished third.
TIB Insurance Best4Sport’s Andrew Hill and Shaun-Nick Bester won the 60km first stage of the inaugural 150 MTB race today. Photo: Tania Bester
Team X’s Estelle Gous and Gerhard Strydom won the mixed category, while Henrico Erasmus won the individual race.
View provisional results below.
Stage one
Men teams
1. Andrew Hill & Shaun-Nick Bester (TIB Insurance Best4Sport) 2:17:57
2. Andrew Johnson & Andrew Cairns (Ballito Bicycle Company) 2:29:43
3. Julian Bryany & Ben Killian (Beach Bums) 2:50:46
4. Tony Lindsay & Andrew Donkin (Isibindi) 2:52:03
5. Colin-Allan Germs & Warren Stewart (The Giraffe and the Midget) 2:54:53
Mixed teams
1. Estelle Gous & Gerhard Strydom (Team X) 3:26:00
2. Teresa Moller & Greg Biscoe (Factor 50) 3:48:10
3. Natalie Makanec & Bruce Moller (No Bike Maintenance) 3:58:39
Solo
1. Henrico Erasmus 3:03:27
2. Jose Correia 3:05:29
3. Andrew Leipus 3:11:36
4. Russel Meyer 3:13:34
5. Brett Hudson 3:13:35
