Annie Last won the elite women’s race at the first SA MTB Cup Series XCO event in Bloemendal, Cape Town, today.
Great Britain’s Last won the six-lap race in 1:25:40, edging Switzerland’s Kathrin Stirnemann into second, while South Africa’s Mariske Strauss closely followed in third.
Mariske Strauss (pictured) finished just less than a minute behind internationally-renowned riders, Kathrin Stirnemann and Annie Last. Photo: BOOGS Photography/Andrew Mc Fadden
View provisonal results below.
Elite women (six laps)
1. Annie Last 1:25:40
2. Kathrin Stirnemann 1:25:54
3. Mariske Strauss 1:26:55
4. Candice Lill 1:30:08
5. Cherie Redecker 1:30:27
6. Sarah Hill 1:31:33
7. Tiffany Keep 1:34:55
8. Lehane Oosthuizen 1:39:52
9. Janice Venter 1:40:49
10. Amy Tait 1:30:07 (-lap)
Junior women (four laps)
1. Frances Janse van Rensburg 1:02:19
2. Stefke Tolmay 1:05:45
3. Julia Marx 1:06:46
4. Emma van Coller 1:06:54
5. Hijke Coetzee 1:08:06
Youth girls (three laps)
1. Chante Olivier 44:32
2. Bernice van Wyk 45:29
3. Andrea Schefmann 46:51
4. Kayleigh Scholtz 49:54
5. Kayleigh Stevenson 52:47
Sub-junior girls (two laps)
1. Lilian Baber 29:49
2. Olivia Penfold 31:57
3. Riley Smith 33:14
Sprog girls (three mini laps)
1. Jodi Mackinnon 33:20
2. Eryn Marais 35:19
3. Mieke van der Merwe 35:50
