The Hoff wins Amashova with ease

MORE than 10 enthusiastic cyclists took part in the 27th annual Amashova Durban Classic on Sunday.

Top favourite and winner of the 2011 Amashova, Johannesburg-based Nolan Hoffman from Team Abantu, proved unbeatable this year in the Men’s Elite category with a time of 2:18:59.

He now boasts three major East Coast victories, with the Amashova Durban Classic being his latest conquest. In total, Hoffman has won 15 national classics on the SA circuit to date.

First up in the ladies elite category was 26 year old An-li Kachelhoffer of team Best Med ASG, who after having competed in the Amashova four consecutive years finally took first place with a time of 2:56:00. After the race she expressed her delight, “the race was good! We rode a little differently this year and I felt quite confident to move to the front of the pack and go for the win.”

Results of the 2013 Amashova Durban Cycle Classic are as follows:

Men’s Elite:

1 Nolan Hoffman (2:18:59)

2 Tyler Day (2:18:59)

3 Herman Fouche (2:19:00)

4 Meron Mengstab (2:19:00)

5 Clint Hendricks (2:19:01)

Junior Men:

1 Kent Main (2:21:12)

2 Gustav Basson (2:26:11)

3 Kellan Gouveris (2:26:12)

Junior U16 Men:

1 Jarrod Hattingh (2:52:48)

2 Gareth Marquiss (2:54:44)

3 Sheldon Lahner (2:54:44)

Vets Men 30 – 39:

1 Deno Van Heerden (2:38:09)

2 Michael Viljoen (2:38:09)

3 Chad Short (2:38:10)

Vets Men 40– 49:

1 Stefano Madies (2:37:10)

2 Paul Kraus (2:37:13)

3 Rynard Van Hoven (2:37:43)

4 Austin Rene Steyn (2:37: 44)

5 Johan Joubert (2:37:44)

Vets Men 50-59:

1 Mark Beneke (2:44:58)

2 Gary Beneke (2:44:58)

3 Shane Brown (2:45:02)

4 Marius Diemieniet (2:46:30)

5 Roberto Gnudi (2:46:30)

Vets Men 60+:

1 Bobby Nefolt (2:46:31)

2 Chris Rossouw (2:46:32)

3 Athol Dand (2:56:13)

Ladies Elite:

1 An-Li Kachelhoffer (2:56:00)

2 Lynette Burger (2:56:00)

3 Heidi Dalton (2:56:01)

Junior Girls: 17 – 19 years:

1 Bianca Haw (2:56:02)

2 Elzaan Matthewson (3:14:12)

3 Rochelle Van Eck (3:14:12)

Vets 30+Ladies:

1 Odelle Joubert (2:56:00)

2 Cashandra Slingerland (2:56:02)

3 Greer Wynn (2:56:03)

Vets 40+ Ladies:

1 Gail Giannone (3:07:30)

2 Merilyn Solanders (3:25:09)

3 Charmaine McCallum (3:24:26)

Hotspot 1: Nolan Hoffman

Hotspot 2: Nolan Hoffman

King of the Mountain– Jade Julius

Queen of the Mountain, Fox Hill – An-Li Kachelhoffer

Queen of the Mountain, Drummond – Lynette Burger

Tandem:

1 Con Malherbe and Warren Price

2 Dean Mason and Gavin Castleman

3 Andre Van Bavel and Casper Kruger

Tandem mixed:

1 Abraham Swanepoel and Heather Watson

2 Frederick Rossouw and Natalie Bergstrom

3 Cavin Noah and Kirsten Evans

For more results visit www.racetec.co.za