Piet Swiegers claimed victory on the 50km third and final stage of the Namaqua Quest MTB Stage Race in the Northern Cape today.
Swiegers completed the race in 2:07:37, beating Callen Watson by almost 10 minutes. Ulrich Lategan completed the podium.
Halcyone Muller won the women’s race in 2:38:11, with Colleen Jacobs and Vivienne Turvey completing the podium.
Piet Swiegers claimed victory on the 50km third and final stage of the Namaqua Quest MTB Stage Race today. Photo: Chris Hitchcock
Swiegers won the overall race in a general classification time of 7:00:22, beating Lategan into second by over 17 minutes. Muller took the overall spoils in the women’s race with a GC time of 8:31:34.
Sebastian Strauss (54:26) and Magret van der Merwe (1:08:18) won the respective men’s and women’s 20km race.
View more results below.
50km
Men
1. Piet Swiegers 2:07:37
2. Callen Watson 2:16:24
3. Ulrich Lategan 2:16:36
4. Frans Grotepass 2:16:39
5. Fourie Kotze 2:16:48
Women
1. Halcyone Muller 2:38:11
2. Colleen Jacobs 2:41:26
3. Vivienne Turvey 2:42:09
4. Jeanette Treherne 2:42:10
5. Erika Brand 3:04:38
20km
Men
1. Sebastian Strauss 54:26
2. Adrian Steyn 54:54
3. Gerrit van Wyk 57:49
Women
1. Magret van der Merwe 1:08:18
2. Wilmari Strachan 1:10:58
3. Nadia Van Staden 1:13:22
General classification
‘Tough’
Men
1. Piet Swiegers 7:00:22
2. Ulrich Lategan 7:17:40
3. Fourie Kotze 7:17:41
4. Frans Grotepass 7:27:07
5. Werner Pretorius 7:43:46
Women
1. Halcyone Muller 8:31:34
2. Vivienne Turvey 8:47:32
3. Jeanette Treherne 8:47:36
4. Jennifer Blackshaw 8:51:28
5. Colleen Jacobs 8:51:30
‘Lite’
Men
1. Adrian Steyn 4:06:54
2. Gerrit jnr van Wyk 4:26:27
3. Gerrit van Wyk 4:58:59
Women
1. Wilmari Strachan 5:30:08
2. Nadia van Staden 5:42:25
3. Margret van der Merwe 5:42:44
