Eugene van Rooyen won the 80km main race of the Karoo Cycling Bazaar mountain-bike event in Steytlerville, Eastern Cape, yesterday.
Van Rooyen completed the race in 2:46:22, beating Devrin Muir into second by six-and-a-half minutes. Juan Groenewald completed the podium.
Riders in action during a previous Karoo Cycling Bazaar mountain-bike race, which takes place in and around Steytlerville, Eastern Cape. Photo: Facebook/Steytlerville Cycling Bazaar
Salome Loots won out of only two women who took part, finishing in 3:22:48, beating Maggie van Veijeren.
Sakkie Erasmus (1:38:23) and Mariette Hattingh (1:51:28) were the respective winners in the 60km race.
View more provisional results below.
80km
Men
1. Eugene van Rooyen 2:46:22
2. Devrin Muir 2:52:56
3. Juan Groenewald 3:04:24
4. Andrew Cherrington 3:05:31
5. Christo Viljoen 3:11:07
6. EP van Niekerk 3:22:46
7. Paul Broeksma 3:22:52
8. Willem Bouwer 3:22:54
9. Duane Nel 4:09:53
10. Jonathan Gilmour 4:10:09
Women
1. Salome Loots 3:22:48
2. Maggie van Veijeren 4:14:26
60km
Men
1. Sakkie Erasmus 1:38:23
2. Wesley Strydom 1:38:26
3. Manny Coelho 1:38:42
4. Paul Kemp 1:44:30
5. Jacques Ehlers 1:46:46
Women
1. Mariette Hattingh 1:51:28
2. Lana Bruyns 2:10:27
3. Arnie van Jaarsveldt 2:29:29
4. Kerry van Schalkwyk 3:26:13
35km
Men
1. Reynier Pietersen 1:35:02
2. Rudi Struwig 1:51:58
3. Brian Antonich 1:53:16
Women
1. Maryke McLachlan 1:53:57
2. Annamarie Fouche 1:55:00
3. Almarie Janse van Rensburg 2:03:50
