Ramses Bekkenk thrashed The Munga record after winning the gruelling 1 070km ultra-endurance mountain-bike race in Wellington today.
Bekkenk, from the Netherlands, completed the race in two days and two hours, beating the previous record set by Marco Martins last year by some eight hours.
A rider moving through an arid area during The Munga yesterday. Photo: Erik Vermeulen
The Dutchman, who also won the 36ONE MTB Challenge earlier this year, beat South African Heinrich Visser into second by over an hour. Third was Chris van Zyl who finished after two days, eight hours and two minutes.
Janine Stewart (two days, 23 hours and 40 minutes) was the first woman home. She was followed by Elaine Beytell (three days, eight hours and 28 minutes) and Sarah van Heerden (three days, eight hours and 32 minutes).
View the results below.
Men (days: hours: minutes)
1. Ramses Bekkenk 2:02:00
2. Heinrich Visser 2:03:03
3. Chris van Zyl 2:08:02
4. Kevin Benkenstein 2:10:32
5. Dion Guy 2:06:46
6. Fanie Venter 2:10:33
7. Massimo Mancini 2:13:19
8. Thinus Redelinghuys 2:13:25
9. Sthembiso Masango 2:19:23
10. Jason Peach 2:19:42
Women (days: hours: minutes)
1. Janine Stewart 2:23:40
2. Elaine Beytell 3:08:28
3. Sarah van Heerden 3:08:32
4. Francis Visser 3:18:41
5. Estelle Gous 3:20:47
