Father and son duo Casper and Casper-John Venter won the Race to Willowmore, which formed part of the Freedom Challenge, on Friday.
They completed the 554km non-stop and self-navigated mountain bike race that started in Cradock in two days, 21 hours and 29 minutes.
Father and son duo Casper (back) and Casper-John Venter (front) won the Race to Willowmore, which formed part of the Freedom Challenge, on Friday. Photo: Llewellyn Lloyd/Reblex Photography
The 17-year-old Casper-John managed all the navigation and carried the bulk of the gear.
The two were on track to break the record before getting stuck in the Osseberg, which forced them to wait for daybreak before continuing.
Riders tackled a wide variety of off-road terrain that included dirt roads, farm roads, old historical wagon routes and animal tracks.
View more results below.
Results (days, hours, minutes)
1. Casper Venter 2:21:39
1. Casper-John Venter 2:21:39 (same time as above)
3. Bruce Biccard 3:12:28
4. Charles Hughes 3:14:36
5. Rebecca Sands 3:15:44
5. Sean Brown 3:15:44 (same time as above)
7. Charles Mansfield 4:03:28
8. Willie Esterhuizen 4:03:42
9. Gerrit van der Merwe 4:04:10
10. Fanus Vorster 4:04:29
11. Matt Hulley-Miller 4:06:05
12. Anton Wood 4:06:30
13. Ryan Butowsky 4:06:30
14. Gregg Sneddon 4:06:30
15. Madeli du Toit 4:15:36
16. Richard du Toit 4:15:36
17. Mandy Joyce 5:07:15
18. Sandra Maytham-Bailey 5:07:15
19. Sarah van Eeden 5:07:15
20. Johann Lombard 5:07:15
