Dylan Girdlestone won the second edition of the Tshwane Classic in Pretoria today.
The officeguru racing rider soloed to victory in 2:09:33, beating BCX’s Marc Pritzen and AC/DC Luso’s Casper Kruger to the line of the 98km feature race.
Dylan Girdlestone of officeguru racing, pictured here the Jock Classic earlier this year, won the 98km Tshwane Classic today. Photo: Memories 4 U Photography
Demacon’s Carla Oberholzer won the women’s race in 2:38:50, with her teammate Kim le Court finishing second and Juanita Kruger third.
Christiaan Klopper (1:34:29) and Ashleigh Irvine-Smith (1:50:14) were the respective winners in the 60km race.
Provisional results below.
98km
Elite men
1. Dylan Girdlestone (officeguru racing) 2:09:33
2. Marc Pritzen (BCX) 2:09:39
3. Casper Kruger (AC/DC Luso) 2:09:53
4. Alexander Worsdale (officeguru racing) 2:09:53
5. Myles van Musschenbroek (ProTouch) 2:09:59
6. James Fourie (ProTouch) 2:10:14
7. Damon Fouchee (Vandergroup) 2:10:57
8. Orion Craigue 2:11:01
9. Jaco van Dyk (AC/DC Luso) 2:11:10
10. Bradley Potgieter (Vandergroup) 2:11:15
11. Ryan Harris (officeguru racing) 2:12:05
12. Brandon Downes (BCX) 2:12:05
13. Steven van Heerden (BCX) 2:13:12
14. Travis Barrett (officeguru racing) 2:14:11
15. Nolan Hoffman (BCX) 2:14:12
Elite women
1. Carla Oberholzer 2:38:50
2. Kim le Court 2:39:42
3. Juanita Venter 2:39:42
4. Zanri Rossouw 2:39:50
5. Sanet Coetzee 2:40:18
6. S’annara Grove 2:43:17
7. Heidi Dalton
8. Zanele Tshoko
9. Desray Foyn
10. Michelle Benson 2:43:18
11. Elmari de Wet 2:43:19
12. Marisa van der Linde 2:43:27
13. Denni Cartwright 2:44:10
14. Yasmina Nagdee 2:44:19
15. Stacey Paul 2:44:42
60km
Men
1. Christiaan Klopper 1:34:29
2. Zander Mertz 1:35:17
3. Eric Kros 1:38:08
4. Dian Janjetich 1:39:32
5. Keagan van Wyk 1:40:20
Women
1. Ashleigh Irvine-Smith 1:50:14
2. Venessa Kleyn 1:53:09
3. Kita Uys 1:54:47
4. Aphiwe Nkomo 1:59:11
5. Deirdre Beukes 1:59:43
