A dusty ride with route obscured

THE results of the second leg of the Bell Big 5 Series, the Pick n Pay eShowe Elephant Classic, held in eShowe on Sunday, were delayed owing to many cyclists not following the correct route causing chaos in the timing.

Many of the top cyclists were among those who lost their way as the dust made it difficult to follow markers.

Unfortunately, some markers were also changed or removed before the race.

Officials quickly responded to the crisis and managed to sort out the route for the cyclists at the back.

It has been a nightmare for the Big 5 organisers to sort out the positions, due to some riders covering more and others less kilometres than they should have, drastically affecting their times.

General comments from the riders was that it was a great race, despite the markers issue.

With the low rainfall over the last month it was expected to be a dusty and dry race.

Results

50km – Male

Overall

1 Bradley Stroberg 02:13:54

2 Tyronne White 02:13:57

3 Werner Moolman 02:20:16

Senior

1 Bradley Stroberg 02:13:54

2 Werner van Heerden 02:28:52

3 John-Michael Glen 02:36:21

Sub-vet

1 Tyronne White 02:13:54

2 Eugene Fourie 02:20:37

3 Gideon Bruckner 02:21:19

Vet

1 Werner Moolman 02:20:16

2 Dirk Barnard 02:22:47

3 Reghard Roets 02:23:13

Master

1 Paul Holt 02:25:36

2 Russell White 02:28:28

3 Kevin Hoffmann 02:31:00

Grand master

1 Cornie Malan 02:48:42

2 Louis Fourie 03:11:36

3 Chris Davel 03:11:53

50km – Female

Overall

1 Sandra Haywood 02:25:34

2 Desiree Verwey 02:31:48

3 Isabel Moolman 02:32:39

Senior

1 Hayley Smith 02:39:59

2 Amy Burger 03:12:07

3 Telaine Grobler 03:13:24

Sub-vet

1 Sandra Haywood 02:25:34

2 Desiree Verwey 02:31:48

3 Dagmar Muhlbauer 02:34:09

Vet

1 Isabel Moolman 02:32:39

2 Leoti Morkel 02:42:16

3 Lize Swanepoel 03:11:16

Master

1 Elizabeth clark 03:25:22

2 Karin Jacobs 04:19:53

Junior

1 Luke Bester 02:57:05

25km – Male

Overall

1 Nicolas Westman 01:03:43

2 Benjamin Owen 01:06:30

3 Clint Dreyer 01:08:13

Senior

1 Nicolas Westman 01:03:43

2 Jason Ackerman 01:09:11

3 Alexandre Feret 01:12:55

Sub-vet

1 Scelo Mabaso 01:09:12

2 Henry Wood 01:18:13

3 Kobus Bruwer 01:20:54

Vet

1 Clint Dreyer 01:08:13

2 Ronald Ackerman 01:13:56

3 Johan Oberholzer 01:14:50

Master

1 Andre’ Louw 01:23:23

2 Steve Untiedt 01:23:45

3 Cliff Pretorius 01:30:52

Grand master

1 Koos Jordaan 01:19:18

2 Patrick Poole 01:38:54

3 Frans Cathey 01:39:52

Junior

1 Benjamin Owen 01:06:30

2 Zanrik Smith 01:32:09

3 Nicho Mathe 01:39:24

U16

1 Denell Goosen 01:12:55

2 Matthew Makrinos 01:15:49

3 Enslin Stavast 01:15:50

25km – Female

1 Tracy van Zyl 01:24:57

2 Corine Howard 01:29:33

3 Althea Grebe 01:30:16

Senior

1 Corine Howard 01:29:33

2 Althea Grebe 01:30:16

3 Danielle Dalton 01:31:33

Sub-vet

1 Candice Farland 01:33:17

2 Maritza Bruwer 01:33:54

3 Natasha Kotze 01:43:08

Vet

1 Tracy van Zyl 01:24:57

2 Lara Bateson 01:33:27

3 Sharon Louw 01:33:59

Master

1 Ingrid Flint 02:09:08

2 Patricia Winterboer 02:13:11

3 Anien Watson 02:17:48

Grand master

1 Lorna Rautenbach 02:13:28

2 Rosemarie van der Merwe 02:43:42

Junior

1 Megan Harrison 01:42:18

2 Georgia Gutteridge 01:44:45

U16

1 Chloe Bateson 01:34:26

2 Jaze Visagie 01:57:28

3 Marelize Smith 02:21:13

10km – Male

U13

1 William Paxton 00:32:57

2 Emrick Bornman 00:37:15

3 Mnqobi Nxusa 00:40:34

U11

1 Warren Moolman 00:33:21

2 Troy Makrinos 00:33:31

3 Kyle Hulley 00:43:32

10km – Female

U13

1 Jade Louw 00:39:15

2 Samantha Dreyer 00:47:02

3 Hannah Vermaak 00:47:48

U11

1 Grace Engelbrecht 00:45:46

2 Cheneille Hall 00:48:31

3 Paige Vorster 00:49:29