Barend Burger and Bernice van Wyk have been named the men’s and women’s winners respectively of the first event in the Demacon MTB Series.
Barend Burger and Bernice van Wyk were named the winners of the first event in the Demacon MTB Series. Photo: Sunshine Events FB
The race took place at the Casterbridge Lifestyle Centre in White River today.
Burger finished the 50km race ahead of Christo Carelsen, who was second, and Franco Pelser, third.
Finishing behind Van Wyk for the women were Samantha Sanders, second, and Jessica Svach, third.
Sanders and Carelsen were the winners of last year’s feature race.
In the 25km race, Bongani Mathebula was the men’s winner while Johane Swanepoel was the women’s winner.
View provisional results below:
50km
Men
| 1 | Barend Burger |
| 2 | Christo Carelsen |
| 3 | Franco Pelser |
Women
| 1 | Bernice van Wyk |
| 2 | Samantha Sanders |
| 3 | Jessica Svach |
25km
Men
| 1 | Bongani Mathebula |
| 2 | Dieter Sephton |
| 3 | Christo van der Walt |
Women
| 1 | Johane Swanepoel |
| 2 | Zanke Louw |
| 3 | Mieke Grobler |
15km
Men
| 1 | Ubisi Mahlatse |
| 2 | Cecil Kroucamp |
| 3 | Tshunxeko Mathebula |
Women
| 1 | Abigail Barnard |
| 2 | Maya De Vries |
| 3 | Morgan Smit |
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