SA MTB Cup Series XCO #5 results

Candice Lill won the elite women’s cross-country race at the fifth round of the SA MTB Cup Series XCO in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today.

She finished the five-lap course in 1:16:23, beating Cherie Redecker (1:17:52) and Mariske Strauss (1:19:18) to the victory.

Alan Hatherly (1:16:29) took the honours in the six-lap elite men’s race ahead of Cameron Wright (1:20:09) and Stuart Marais (1:20:19).

Zoe Cuthbert was crowned the junior women’s winner after she finished the four-lap event in 1:06:54. Frances Janse van Rensburg (1:09:21) took second while Holly Lubcke (1:11:15) finished third.

The junior men’s race, which consisted of five laps, saw Luke Moir take the spoils in 1:08:31. Johan van Zyl finished second in 1:08:32, followed by Tristan Nortje in 1:09:13.

More results can be viewed below.

Elite men (6 laps)

1. Alan Hatherly 1:16:29
2. Cameron Wright 1:20:09
3. Stuart Marais 1:20:19
4. Henry Liebenberg 1:21:02
5. Gert Heyns 1:21:22
6. Wessel Botha 1:21:46
7. Jan Withaar 1:22:08
8. Julian Jessop 1:22:51
9. Marc Fourie 1:23:20
10. Shlomi Halmy 1:23:20

Elite women (5 laps)

1. Candice Lill 1:16:23
2. Cherie Redecker 1:17:52
3. Mariske Strauss 1:19:18
4. Tiffany Keep 1:22:39
5. Sarah Hill 1:24:26
6. Danielle Strydom 1:25:26
7. Sarah Tucknott 1:28:46
8. Sarah Riley 1:29:45

Junior men (5 laps)

1. Luke Moir 1:08:31
2. Johan van Zyl 1:08:32
3. Tristan Nortje 1:09:13
4. Daniel van der Walt 1:10:36
5. Matteo Damilano 1:12:01

Junior women (4 laps)

1. Zoe Cuthbert 1:06:54
2. Frances Janse van Rensburg 1:09:21
3. Holly Lubcke 1:11:15
4. Phoebe Thompson 1:11:38
5. Emma van Coller 1:13:25

Veteran men (4 laps)

1. Sean O’Flynn-Madden 1:08:42
2. Jako van Heerden 1:10:37

Veteran women (3 laps)

1. Nadine Nunes 0:59:39

Sub veteran men (4 laps)

1. David Leiman 1:12:52

Masters men (3 laps)

1. Jeremy Thompson 0:49:04
2. Alan van Coller 0:49:11
3. Thorklid Nielsen 0:49:50

Youth men (4 laps)

1. Luca Ruwiel 0:59:25
2. Ian Els 1:00:08
3. Kai Von During 1:02:16

Youth women (3 laps)

1. Chante Olivier 0:51:58
2. Chloe Bateson 0:52:52
3. Bernice van Wyk 0:53:20

Sub junior boys (3 laps)

1. Philip van Schalkwyk 0:47:23
2. Hendre de Villiers 0:47:28
3. Alec Coleske 0:47:30

Sub junior girls (2 laps)

1. Lilian Baber 0:37:23
2. Emily van Heerden 0:38:29
3. Riley Smith 0:40:14

Nipper boys

1. Ryan Koorzen 0:27:00
2. Lincoln Zietsman 0:27:22
3. Cade Smith 0:28:15

Nipper girls

1. Madison Bateson 0:25:19
2. Lohan Ehlers 0:30:55

Sprog boys

1. Jeandre Ungerer 0:33:03
2. Josh Johnson 0:33:28
3. Matthew Horter 0:33:36

Sprog girls

1. Jodi Mackinnon 0:28:52
2. Errin Mackridge 0:29:11
3. Chloe Allison 0:35:31