Johan van Zyl won the junior men’s cross-country race at the Western Cape’s opening round of the Schools MTB League in Somerset West today.
Van Zyl completed the six-lap course in 35:24 ahead of Daniel van der Walt (35:31) and Jamie Penfold (35:44).
Stefke Tolmay led the women’s race (four laps) home when she finished in 28:02. Michaela Beaton (28:35) came in second with Nienke Mostert (28:49) in third.

Some of the children at the start of the Western Cape’s opening round of the Schools MTB League in Somerset West today. Photo: facebook.com/SpurMTBLeague/
More results can be viewed below.
Junior men (6 laps)
1. Johan van Zyl 0:35:24
2. Daniel van der Walt 0:35:31
3. Jamie Penfold 0:35:44
Junior women (4 laps)
1. Stefke Tolmay 0:28:02
2. Michaela Beaton 0:28:35
3. Nienke Mostert 0:28:49
Nipper boys (3 laps)
1. Ryan Koorzen 0:14:16
2. Malan Louw 0:15:26
3. Jean Hamman 0:15:57
Nipper girls (2 laps)
1. Rebecca Jacobs 0:11:09
2. Liliana Dockter 0:11:36
3. Catalina Rose Lamers 0:12:00
Sprog boys (2 laps)
1. Jeandre Ungerer 0:13:00
2. Robert Nieuwenhuizen 0:13:18
3. Jordan Eric Bridger 0:13:42
Sprog girls (2 laps)
1. Eryn Marais 0:16:41
2. Zoe Green 0:17:02
3. Isabel Lutz 0:17:29
Sub junior high school boys (4 laps)
1. Philip George van Schalkwyk 0:24:57
2. Alec Coleske 0:25:09
3. Luke Craig Kavanagh 0:25:24
Sub junior high school girls (3 laps)
1. Olivia Penfold 0:22:25
2. Emily Rogers 0:22:31
3. Christelle Joubert 0:23:20
Sub junior primary school boys (3 laps)
1. Adriaan Junior Louw 0:21:01
2. Amila Mntuyedwa 0:21:39
3. Luke Keyser 0:22:06
Sub junior primary school girls (2 laps)
1. Angeliq Coetzer 0:14:41
2. Jessie Munton 0:15:26
3. Megan Scholtz 0:15:28
Sub nipper boys (2 laps)
1. Carl van Huyssteen 0:12:26
2. Ethan Weyers 0:12:35
3. Ben Viljoen 0:12:37
Sub nipper girls (2 laps)
1. Chloe Etherton 0:14:15
2. Vivienne Dockter 0:14:42
3. Lisa Palvie 0:15:13
Youth men – 15 years (5 laps)
1. Vincent Buter 0:31:06
2. Henning Venter 0:31:38
3. Roche Malherbe 0:32:21
Youth women – 15 years (3 laps)
1. Anna Marx 0:21:56
2. Kayleigh Scholtz 0:23:06
3. Anna-Mart Klem 0:23:23
Youth men – 16 years (5 laps)
1. Luca Ruwiel 0:30:24
2. Philip Kotze 0:30:32
3. Aidan Penfold 0:30:33
Youth women – 16 years (3 laps)
1. Andrea Schofmann 0:20:36
2. Danielle Barnard 0:22:37
3. Mika Leigh Nisbet 0:22:43





