Andrew Hill rode to victory on stage one of the Route 66 MTB Experience at Maropeng in The Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, yesterday.
Andrew Hill won stage one of the Route 66 MTB Experience at Maropeng in The Cradle of Humankind, Gauteng, yesterday. Photo: Graham Daniel/369 Communications
Hill, who hails from Hillcrest in KwaZulu-Natal, finished the 85km mountain-bike stage from Kloofzicht Lodge in 3:19:58. He was followed home by Lucky Mlangeni (3:28:28) and Pressmore Musundi (3:28:30).
The women’s race was won by Bonny Swanepoel in 4:19:45. Second was Melanie Knowles (4:37:22), followed by Marjolein Mansvelder (4:50:06).
Coenie Hoffman (3:56:41) claimed the honours in the 64km men’s race to beat Bert Ruizendaal (3:59:43) and David van der Merwe (3:59:48).
Inge Zietsman (3:58:47) finished ahead of Eveline Hamman (4:32:57) and Sabine Cowie (4:36:55) in the women’s race.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage one results
85km
Men
1. Andrew Hill 3:19:58
2. Lucky Mlangeni 3:28:28
3. Pressmore Musundi 3:28:30
4. Shaun-Nick Bester 3:32:40
5. Erick Heyns 3:36:05
6. Khutso Tlou 3:37:21
7. Steven Bark 3:37:34
8. Rudiger Hinze 3:40:17
9. Shaun Oosthuizen 3:43:08
10. Reuben Vorster 3:46:30
Women
1. Bonny Swanepoel 4:19:45
2. Melanie Knowles 4:37:22
3. Marjolein Mansvelder 4:50:06
4. Ann Olivier 4:57:21
5. Leentie Smit 5:09:02
6. Susan Gerber 5:09:06
7. Susan Hewitt 5:15:25
8. Ronell Talbot 5:24:54
9. Adele Tait 5:25:41
10. Karen Cumming 5:53:11
64km
Men
1. Coenie Hoffman 3:56:41
2. Bert Ruizendaal 3:59:43
3. David van der Merwe 3:59:48
4. Jean-Pierre Calitz 4:03:10
5. Ashley Roestoff 4:03:21
6. Albert Viljoen 4:12:31
7. Wouter de Beer 4:16:24
8. Adriaan du Toit 4:18:39
9. Markus du Plessis 4:28:10
10. Juan Kaszas 4:30:00
Women
1. Inge Zietsman 3:58:47
2. Eveline Hamman 4:32:57
3. Sabine Cowie 4:36:55
4. Malanie Heynike 4:43:21
5. Olivia Forner 4:43:45
6. Jane Taljaard 4:46:13
7. Christina Durand 4:46:15
8. Refilwe Mogorosi 5:25:35
