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Wingchicks voltooi eerste skof van Cape Epic

Wout Alleman en Martin Stosek gee die pas aan in Kaapse berge

March 16, 2026
Tobie van den Bergh Less than a minute
Two cyclists stand beside their bikes, preparing for a race, with a crowd and racecourse visible in the background.
Thiesa Janse van Rensburg en Sanet Griesel. FOTO: Verskaf.

Een klaar, nog ses om te gaan.
Middelburg se vroue bergfietsryers bekend as die Wingchicks, Sanet Griesel en Thiesa Janse van Rensburg, het die eerste skof van die uitdagende Cape Epic in 7:21:15.5 voltooi.
Dit word nie makliker nie met die tweede skof 102km met ’n 2250m klim.
Die skof begin en eindig by Montagu.

Elite mans afdeling

Die eerste twee plekke in die elite mans afdeling word deur buitelanders ingeneem met Wout Alleman en Martin Stosek in die eerste plek met ’n tyd van 3:38:43.9.
Willie Vittoria en Luca Braidot is tweede in 3:38:44.3 met Matthew Beers en Tristan Nortje wat die skof in 3:38:46.2 voltooi het.

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Wingchicks pak die uitmergelende Cape Epic

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March 16, 2026
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Tobie van den Bergh

Tobie started as a journalist in September 1975. He was appointed editor of the Middelburg Observer in 1982 where he worked until he retired in 2024. He received numerous awards, is a founding member of the Forum for Community Newspapers and has published two books about his work. Although retired, Tobie is still very much involved in community journalism.
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