Nico Bell and Wessel Botha won the men’s team Race at the 3 Towers mountain bike event in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, yesterday.
Wessel Botha, in action during one of the Trailseeker events, and Nico Bell won the men’s team competition at the 3 Towers mountain bike race in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, yesterday. Photo: Trailseeker Lionman
The NAD pair, who rode to victory on all three stages, finished almost 20 seconds ahead of Darkhorse Wheels’ Shaun-Nick Bester and Timo Cooper. Progast-Absolute Motion’s Lodewicus Breytenbach and Willem van Eck, who finished more than 40 minutes behind Bester and Cooper, took third.
Carli Cooke and Melissa Kretinger topped the women’s podium. Second were Lee Ziervogel and Michelle Zulch, followed by Tracey Reynolds and Val Bontekoning.
The mixed event saw Yolandi du Toit and Andrew Grobler take the win over Adrienne and Anton Moolman. Christiaan Kellerman and Kirsten Gillespie rounded out the podium.
Warren Turner claimed the solo men’s victory ahead of Greg Davis and Carl Theron.
More results can be viewed below.
Stage three (Race) results
Men’s teams
1. Nico Bell & Wessel Botha (NAD) 1:55:52
2. Shaun-Nick Bester & Timo Cooper (Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling) 2:00:44
3. Lodewicus Breytenbach & Willem van Eck (Progast-Absolute Motion) 2:02:17
4. Keagan Bontekoning & Chris du Plessis (Jaguar-Dotcloud) 2:04:29
5. William Mokgopo & Clement Mabula (Trivirom Project Management) 2:12:51
Women’s teams
1. Carli Cooke & Melissa Kretinger (Team Carli & Milly) 2:55:42
2. Lee Ziervogel & Michelle Zulch (Team Z) 3:05:49
3. Tracey Reynolds & Val Bontekoning (DMR) 3:58:39
Mixed teams
1. Yolandi du Toit & Andrew Grobler (Team Garmin) 2:25:43
2. Adrienne Moolman & Anton Moolman (Rotsvas) 2:35:52
3. Christiaan Kellerman & Kirsten Gillespie (Valencia) 2:41:26
4. Rusermie Russouw & Pieter Russouw (Suck it up and be brave) 3:53:12
General classification
Men’s teams
1. Nico Bell & Wessel Botha (NAD) 7:21:53
2. Shaun-Nick Bester & Timo Cooper (Darkhorse Wheels Pro Cycling) 7:41:27
3. Lodewicus Breytenbach & Willem van Eck (Progast-Absolute Motion) 8:06:00
4. Keagan Bontekoning & Chris du Plessis (Jaguar-Dotcloud) 8:15:19
5. William Mokgopo & Clement Mabula (Trivirom Project Management) 8:45:58
Women’s teams
1. Carli Cooke & Melissa Kretinger (Team Carli & Milly) 11:30:07
2. Lee Ziervogel & Michelle Zulch (Team Z) 11:48:58
3. Tracey Reynolds & Val Bontekoning (DMR) 15:32:58
Mixed teams
1. Yolandi du Toit & Andrew Grobler (Team Garmin) 9:13:43
2. Adrienne Moolman & Anton Moolman (Rotsvas) 9:56:36
3. Christiaan Kellerman & Kirsten Gillespie (Valencia) 10:23:46
4. Rusermie Russouw & Pieter Russouw (Suck it up and be brave) 13:47:41
Solo men
1. Warren Turner 10:04:20
2. Greg Davis 11:14:05
3. Carl Theron 15:42:54
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