Hansie Joubert solos to victory at the inaugural The Munga Grit in under 23 hours this weekend. Photo: The Munga Grit
Cycle Nation’s Hansie Joubert was the inaugural winner of the The Munga Grit, which started and finished at the Cradle of Humankind over the weekend.
He completed the 500km solo mountain bike race in 22 hours and 54 minutes, beating ProTouch’s Kent Main (24:08) and Mud Buster’s Dewald Lotter (24:20).
Erika Bornman (32:47) took the honours in the women’s section ahead of Caroline Francis (34:52) and Aryna Edwards (34:57).
Results:
Men
| 1 | Hansie Joubert | Cycle Nation | 22:54 |
| 2 | Kent Main | ProTouch | 24:08 |
| 3 | Dewald Lotter | Mud Buster | 24:20 |
| 4 | Ruan Botes | Maxxis | 24:56 |
| 5 | Wade Harris | Red-Lined Motoring Adventure | 25:40 |
| 6 | Simon Rollo | 26:13 | |
| 7 | Luan Nieuwoudt | 26:16 | |
| 8 | Michael Chumbley | 26:25 | |
| 9 | Martin Bain Venn | 26:26 | |
| 10 | Michael McDermot | 26:48 |
Women
| 1 | Erika Bornman | 32:47 |
| 2 | Caroline Francis | 34:52 |
| 3 | Aryna Edwards | 34:57 |
| 4 | Sarah van Heerden | 36:02 |
| 5 | Elaine Beytell | 36:29 |
| 6 | Kim Brearley | 38:23 |
| 7 | Lolita Nel | 43:04 |
| 8 | Teresa Coetzee | 46:53 |
| 9 | Melissa Chaney | 46:57 |
Full provisional results:
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