The annual Sungardens Carousel Classic bike race was again presented with great success by Sungardens Hospice and the Reserve Bank Cycling Club over the weekend.This Women’s Day Cycling event was hosted for the 15th year in a row and the goal was to raise money for the Sungardens and Mamelodi Hospice. The race consisted of the usual 110km and 70km road races, a 10km fun ride and a free 1km kiddie’s race.According to many participants this fifteenth race was the best one ever. In the past there were complaints about the condition of the first part of the route on the so-called old Warmbaths road. This part of the trail is reused at the end of the route just before participants end at the Carousel Casino’s site on their way to the finish. Fortunately this part of the road was newly resurfaced since last year’s race and the cyclists all agreed it was a great improvement.Unlike last year’s rainy weather, conditions for this year were good – although a bit windy, the sun was shining. There were fewer professional riders involved in this year’s race, but the battle between the leaders was still very tough. Anton Duvenage from the Phakisa club eventually won the 110km race, after a fierce battle in the home stretch with Jac-Louis van Wyk from Velo Cycling. Duvenage (2h: 42m: 55s) crossed the finishing line just before Van Wyk and his victory margin was so small the two drivers’ official time was the same. Johann Naude from Bestmed was third, barely a second behind Van Wyk (2h: 43m: 02s).The 70km race was won by a private cyclist, Waldo de Beer (1h: 46m: 54s), followed by JP Venter from the Cycle Lab (1h: 46m: 58s) and Alfred Horne from Peloton Cycle Racing (1h: 47m: 55s).