Mike Woolnough won the Race to Cradock, which formed part of the Freedom Challenge, in Cradock recently.
Woolnough finished the 575km, non-stop and self-navigated mountain bike race that started in Rhodes, in a time of 46 hours and 30 minutes.
Mike Woolnough clocked the fastest time in the Race to Cradock, which formed part of the Freedom Challenge. Photo: Llewellyn Lloyd/Reblex Photography
This was the third fastest time in the event’s history and the winner’s new personal best.
Woolnough only had seven minutes sleep to get him through his flawless race.
Jurjen Draaijer came in second, while Ingrid Avidon, who was plagued with mechanicals and navigational mishaps, claimed third.
Riders were allowed a maximum of six days to complete the ride.
View more results below.
Overall results (days:hours:minutes)
1. Mike Woolnough 1:22:30
2. Jurjen Draaijer 3:06:09
3. Ingrid Avidon 4:06:20
4. Justin Dowdle 4:11:00
5. Charles Hughes 4:12:30
6. Greg Fisher 4:12:30
7. Mike Harker 4:12:36
8. Andrew Langford 4:12:36
9. Mark Pattison 4:12:36
10. Alastair Nairn 4:12:36
11. Jason Wesson 4:12:36
12. Lee Macpherson 4:14:42
13. Grant Cowen 4:14:42
14. Ray Sephton 5:05:53
15. Debbie Basel 5:06:30
16. Mark Basel 5:06:30
17. Roger Nicholson 5:09:46
18. Dominic Giampaolo 5:09:46
19. Robert Verseput 5:09:46
20. Andrew Walker 5:09:46
