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Ermelo riders deliver strong results at TWK XCO MTB School Series
Riders from schools across the region competed for podium places at Ligbron Akademie during the TWK XCO mountain biking competition.
ERMELO – More than 440 riders from primary and high schools competed in the TWK XCO #3 Mountain Biking event hosted by Ligbron Akademie vir Tegnologie over the weekend.
Although the day started bitterly cold, conditions improved to provide excellent racing, with Ligbron receiving praise for the layout of the course and the quality of the event.
See some of the photos: HERE
Schools from across the region competed in different age-group categories:
| Section | Category | 1st | 2nd / 3rd |
| Primary | Sub Nippers Boys (6–8) | Felix Reinders (Laerskool Secunda) | Caelum Botes (Laerskool Secunda) Kryger van Niekerk (Laerskool Secunda) |
| Primary | Sub Nippers Girls (6–8) | Janke Willemse (Laerskool Secunda) | Vhené Oelofse (Witrivier Primary) Nina Prinsloo (Laerskool Secunda) |
| Primary | Nippers Boys (9) | Joshua vd Walt (JJ van der Merwe Primary) | Matthew Smith (Oranjegloed) Liam Strydom (Piet Retief Primary) |
| Primary | Nippers Girls (9) | Emma Willemse (Laerskool Secunda) | Gabriella Matthee (Goedehoop Primary) Berné Rautenbach (Home School) |
| Primary | Nippers Boys (10) | Wihan van Niekerk (Piet Retief Primary) | Griffin Eksteen (JJ van der Merwe Primary) Stephen Mouton (Goedehoop Primary) |
| Primary | Nippers Girls (10) | Wiané van der Berg (Goedehoop Primary) | Hayleigh Hodgskin (JJ van der Merwe Primary) Danelle van den Berg (Kalie de Haas Primary) |
| Primary | Sprogs Boys (11) | Reyneke van Heerden (Witrivier Primary) | Jordan Warburg (Home School) Lian Cronje (Laerskool Secunda) |
| Primary | Sprogs Girls (11) | Klara Prinsloo (Laerskool Secunda) | Lily Hattingh (Laerskool Secunda) Anke Reinders (Laerskool Secunda) |
| Primary | Sprogs Boys (12) | Christiaan Prinsloo (Home School) | Nian van Vuuren (Laerskool Secunda) Juandré Roets (Laerskool Secunda) |
| Primary | Sprogs Girls (12) | Zianay Rademeyer (Witrivier Primary) | Jaclyn van der Walt (JJ van der Merwe Primary) Marisa Mouton (Goedehoop Primary) |
| Primary | Sub Junior Boys (13) | Ewan Terblanche (JJ van der Merwe Primary) | Tiaan Wolvaardt (Kruinpark Primary) Andre Pretorius (Home School) |
| Primary | Sub Junior Girls (13) | Ennike du Plessis (Laerskool Secunda) | Willa Warburg (Home School) Michaela Bornman (Piet Retief Primary) |
| High | Sub Junior Boys (14) | Dian Pretorius (Home School) | Lauwrens Marais (Hoërskool Ermelo) Janko Pieters (Hoërskool Nelspruit) |
| High | Sub Junior Girls (14) | Leyla de Oliveira (Hoërskool Secunda) | Kayla Londt (Ligbron Akademie) Lana de Vries (Curro Nelspruit) |
| High | Youth Boys (15) | Brand Reinard du Plessis (Hoërskool Secunda) | Morné van Niekerk (Hoërskool Piet Retief) Kevin Filter (Hoërskool Piet Retief) |
| High | Youth Girls (15) | Anri Binneman (Hoërskool Secunda) | Ané Wagner (Hoërskool Piet Retief) Tanith Gebhardt (Uplands College) |
| High | Youth Boys (16) | Ruben Krugel (Ligbron Akademie) | Scholtz Boshoff (Home School) Paulus Coetzee (Uplands College) |
| High | Youth Girls (16) | Maya de Vries (Curro Nelspruit) | Carlí Venter (Hoërskool Secunda) Gabriella de Oliveira (Hoërskool Secunda) |
| High | Junior Boys (17) | Adrian Venter (Hoërskool Nelspruit) | Anro Bekker (Hoërskool Nelspruit) Henro Fourie (Hoërskool Secunda) |
| High | Junior Girls (17) | Zani Wagner (Hoërskool Piet Retief) | Anika Olivier (Hoërskool Secunda) Megan Cilliers (Hoërskool Piet Retief) |
| High | Junior Boys (18) | Janco van Staden (Hoërskool Nelspruit) | Reuel McCabe (Hoërskool Lydenburg) Ian Taylor (Hoërskool Lydenburg) |
| High | Junior Girls (18) | Lu-Mari du Plessis (Hoërskool Secunda) | Jana Kotze (Hoërskool Nelspruit) Kyla Oosthuizen (Hoërskool Piet Retief) |
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