William Mokgopo was crowned the elite men’s champion at the Gauteng XCO Championships at Thaba Trails, Johannesburg, last week.
The 27-year-old first won the series as an elite four years ago and has placed within the top-three of the finals each year since then.
“After a hard week of training, my sights were still set on the Gauteng Champs, but most importantly on the SA XCO Champs coming up,” he said.
The championships will take place on the same course on July 20.
“I’m really looking forward to the event. It will be a very competitive race and I’m excited to be on the start line with the best riders in the country.”
View more results below.
William Mokgopo (middle) won the elite men’s race at the Gauteng XCO Championships at Thaba Trails, Johannesburg, last week. Photo: Supplied
Elite men
1. William Mokgopo 1:21:20
2. Christo Lourens 1:27:51
3. Eugene Elliott 1:34:38
4. Clement Mabula 1:43:03
5. Ricardo Ludeke 1:38:18
U23 women
1. Danielle Strydom 1:16:09
Junior men
1. Matteo Damilano 58:30
2. Andreas Schalekamp 1:00:31
3. Jaedon Terlouw 1:02:13
4. Cornelius van der Riet 1:03:09
5. Anton Roelofse 1:04:55
Junior women
1. Emma van Coller 53:40
2. Natalia Long 1:07:41
