Mopani MTB-series’ best riders crowned
The fifth leg of the Mopani MTB saw a cold and wet conclusion to the series at Penryn College on Saturday morning.
In the grandmaster men’s category (50 kilometres), Alan Rose took the spoils with a total of 45 points.
Martijn Mallaart reigned supreme in the master men’s category, also with a total of 45 points. Vivienne Turvey was the fastest female in the master ladies’ category. Sub vet men’s category rider, Nohan Van Tonder, was awarded first place overall in his category, and Lousanne Ackerman was the fastest female in the sub vet category.
Burger Bester was the fastest men’s veteran of the series, and Santie Van der Westhuizen the fastest female veteran. Constant Firstenberg was the fastest junior male, and Mike Odendaal took the spoils in the youth men’s category.
Results for the 25km race:
Grandmaster men – Heinrich Kammeyer
Junior (F) – Monique Swart
Junior (M) – Emile Fourie
Master ladies – Beverley Gillespie
Master men – Johannes Van Der Walt
Senior ladies – Jo Mari Smith
Senior men – Bheki Dlamini
Sprog boys – Luan Snyman
Sub junior (F) – Jessica Svacha
Sub junior (M) – Jooste Coetzee
Sub vet ladies – Juanita Kammeyer
Sub vet men – Jaco Botha
Veteran ladies – Johlene Faul
Veteran men – Willie Horn
Youth (F) – Hijke Coetzee
Youth (M) – Reinhart Viljoen.
Winners in the 15km category
Nipper boy – Lohan Pelser
Nipper girl – Kaylin Coetzee
Open ladies – Jaymerney Wahl
Open men – Morne Klopper
Sprog boys – Jean Coetzee
Sub junior – Jani Jordaan
Sub junior – JP Visagie.
