Hennie Myburg was the solo men’s winner at the first edition of the Ride The Karoo in Middelburg today.
He completed the 160km course in a time of 5:48:22. Jan Louis Stevens finished second in 6:57:30, with WJ le Roux third in 7:23:39.
A mountain biker in action during the Ride The Karoo in Middelburg. Photo: Facebook/@RideTheKaroo
The women’s race was won by Kendall Slater in 7:54:15, with Tessa Lefrere second in 7:56:42 and Natalie Robbs third in 8:10:16.
Greg Macfarlane and Mike Monteiro won the men’s team race, while Rob Hill and Adele Conyers won the mixed category.
The 80km solo men’s winner was Meyer Leeb. Shazzie Fay won the women’s edition.
View more provisional results below.
160km
Solo men
1. Hennie Myburg 5:48:22
2. Jan Louis Stevens 6:57:30
3. WJ le Roux 7:23:39
4. Stephen Brown 7:35:59
5. Johan Slabbert 7:40:23
6. Bruce Leighton 7:41:39
7. Sebastian Fieberg 7:46:20
8. Malcolm Henning 7:51:27
9. Frank du Plessis 7:53:27
10. Joseph Richter 7:53:34
Solo women
1. Kendall Slater 7:54:15
2. Tessa Lefrere 7:56:42
3. Natalie Robbs 8:10:16
4. Smiley de Kock 8:21:33
5. Mariekie Spies 8:34:48
6. Vanessa Juby 8:52:38
Men teams
1. Greg Macfarlane, Mike Monteiro (Team Abbeydale) 6:48:10
2. Anton Terblanche, Mark Conyers (Kanonkop Warriors) 6:53:54
3. Willy Alcock, James Alcock (Brothers.com) 7:08:08
4. Koos Basson, Sean Gannon (Koos with a D) 7:52:07
5. Christo Linde, Christoff Linde (Blikbesems) 8:21:25
Mixed teams
1. Rob Hill, Adele Conyers (Personal Best) 7:35:54
2. Charles Steyn, Tania Steyn (Gauteng Dairy) 8:12:01
3. Izemari Swart, Piet Swart (Bicicleta de montana) 8:17:32
80km
Solo men
1. Meyer Leeb 2:51:49
2. Johan Fourie 3:20:48
3. Gaetan Hubert 3:20:52
Solo women
1. Shazzie Fay 3:54:17
2. Teresa Cross 4:54:30
3. Shelley Conyers 3:56:35
