Sugar Rush Park hosted the latest edition of the Bestmed Ballito Expedition on Saturday, November 8.
According to route director Darren Herbst, the feature route was “one tough cookie”, with a total elevation of 900m, 25km of new trails, four fresh forest sections and at least three river crossings. “There’s also some amazing single-track and a couple of hairy climbs,” said Herbst.
Kokstad-based mountain biker Tyron Bird made a daring solo escape in the final 15km to take his maiden win in the event.
Racing for team Quattro, the rider held a small but determined chasing group at bay to claim victory in the 50km race in a time of 1:53:37.
Ryan Piercey followed him across the line to earn the runner-up spot in 1:54:14, with Joshua Nelson just pipping Brad Stroberg for third in 1:55:33.
In the women’s race, multiple national veteran road champion Isabel Moolman secured a convincing win in 2:23:14.
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