Hoffman revels in windy conditions
“I’m good in the crosswinds and today it just showed again.”
The windy conditions in Brakpan were no problem for Nolan Hoffman as he won the elite men’s category of the Macsteel Cycle Classic at Carnival City, on Sunday.
Hoffman enjoyed the conditions as he emerged victorious in the race he had previously won in 2016.
“Before the race I was hoping for such weather conditions and I must say it was pumping today,” said Hoffman.
“I’m good in the crosswinds and today it just showed again.”
Hoffman took the lead in the last 30km and used his sprinting abilities to win the race ahead of second-placed Louis Visser and Jason Oosthuizen.
Ekurhuleni’s Lynette Burger showed that she has recovered from the near fatal crash she suffered last year as she won the women’s elite race.
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She saw off competition from Kim Le Court and Jo van der Winkel.
The results from different categories, on Sunday, are as follows:
• 110km Elite Men: 1 Nolan Hoffman, 2 Louis Visser, 3 Jason Oosthuizen, 4 Dusty Day, 5 Marc Pritzen.
• 110km Elite Women: 1 Lynette Burger, 2 Kim Le Court, 3 Jo van der Winkel, 4 Carla Oberholzer, 5 Paris Edwards.
• 110km Junior Men: 1 Christiaan Klopper, 2 Travis Stedman, 3 Kimhan van der Merwe.
• 110km Vets Men (30-39): 1 Werner Roux, 2 Adolph Krige, 3 Franco Ferreira.
• 110km Vets Women: 1 Desray Foyn, 2 Liezl Rosenstein, 3 Elaine Saayman.
The results from Saturday’s mountain bike races are as follows:
• 60km Open Men: 1 Shaun-Nick Bester, 2 Erick Heyns, 3 Arno Labuschagne.
• 60km Open Women: 1 Adrienne Moolman, 2 Amy Green, 3 Steph Wohlters.
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