Alan Hatherly and Candice Lill won the respective elite men’s and women’s cross-country races at the sixth round of the SA MTB Cup Series XCO in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today.
Both riders also won the fifth round yesterday.
Hatherly won his race in 1:15:39, while Cameron Wright (1:19:17) placed second and Arno du Toit (1:19:24) third.
Lill completed the five-lap course in 1:16:23, with Cherie Redecker (1:17:52) and Mariske Strauss (1:19:18) second and third.
Zoe Cuthbert won the junior women’s race, with Luke Moir claiming victory in the men’s race.
More results can be viewed below.

Alan Hatherly won the elite men’s cross-country race at the sixth round of the SA MTB Cup Series XCO in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, today. Photo: Michal Cerveny
Elite men (6 laps)
1. Alan Hatherly 1:15:39
2. Cameron Wright 1:19:17
3. Arno du Toit 1:19:24
4. Stuart Marais 1:19:24
5. Shlomi Haimy 1:19:32
6. Philip Buys 1:20:43
7. Gert Heyns 1:20:52
8. Jan Withaar 1:21:25
9. Henry Liebenberg 1:21:56
10. Julian Jessop 1:22:55
Elite women (5 laps)
1. Candice Lill 1:15:37
2. Mariske Strauss 1:16:13
3. Cherie Redecker 1:19:54
4. Sarah Hill 1:21:22
5. Tiffany Keep 1:22:34
6. Danielle Strydom 1:25:05
7. Sarah Tucknott 1:26:32
8. Sarah Riley 1:30:06
Junior men (5 laps)
1. Luke Moir 1:07:44
2. Johan Van Zyl 1:07:45
3. Tristan Nortje 1:09:35
4. Daniel van der Walt 1:10:31
5. Matteo Damilano 1:10:57
Junior women (4 laps)
1. Zoe Cuthbert 1:05:16
2. Frances Janse Van Rensburg 1:07:55
3. Phoebe Thompson 1:10:24
4. Emma van Coller 1:12:41
5. Emily Wooster 1:13:13





