{"id":17388,"date":"2022-03-03T11:53:19","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T11:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/03\/03\/mtb-riders-excel-in-sa-the-namibian\/"},"modified":"2022-03-03T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T11:54:18","slug":"mtb-riders-excel-in-sa-the-namibian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africannewspaper.net\/2022\/03\/03\/mtb-riders-excel-in-sa-the-namibian\/","title":{"rendered":"MTB riders excel in SA – The Namibian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NAMIBIAN Cycling reached new heights this weekend, winning four gold medals at Koedoeslaagte Trails (Free State town of Parys), which was part of South African Mountain Bike Cross Country.<\/b><\/p>\n

Namibian mountain bikers were competing against South Africa’s top riders in the 11 categories. Namibians won four gold, one silver, and two bronze medals.<\/p>\n

The event was part of the South African MTB Cross Country Cup series, as well as the international UCI Junior series. It saw South Africa’s top riders compete, with the exception being senior rider Alan Hatherly.<\/p>\n

Hans du Toit is one of Namibia\u2019s gold medallists. He is also the national MTB Coach. He said that it was Namibia\u2019s best performance in South Africa. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll of South Africa’s top cross country riders were there, with the exception of their elite men’s rider Alan Hatherly who was competing in Spain where he won an international event. Namibian riders did exceptionally well – they completely surprised the South African spectators and it was without a doubt the most successful performance by a Namibian team at a top South African event,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

After winning the masters men’s section, Du Toit was one of the gold medallists. Nick du Plessis came in third. <\/p>\n

Hugo Hahn, Alex Miller, and Hugo Hahn represented Namibia’s elite men’s category. Miller broke away with Arno du Tuit, Philip Buys, and Matt Beers in South Africa and got off to a strong start. The South Africans won the race on the second lap. Du Toit won in one hour 29 minutes and six seconds (1:29.06), beating Buys as well as Beers in a sprint. <\/p>\n

Miller fell back but he persevered and finished fourth in 1:30.35. This was also the time Miller finished as the top u23 rider in this race, ahead of fifth-placed Luke Moir, and sixth-placed Wessel Butta, who is currently the African u23 champion. <\/p>\n

Hahn dropped to 16th after a puncture but made a strong comeback to finish in 13th place in 1:35:04, while his compatriot Bergran Jensen was 22nd in 1;42:54. <\/p>\n

Monique du Plessis (still only 19 years old) was unfortunate to fall in the first round of the elite women’s race. However, she continued her fight and finished eighth overall in 1:43.34. Courtney Liebenberg came in ninth. <\/p>\n

Candice Lill from South Africa won the race in 1;25:29. She finished six minutes ahead her compatriot Mariske Strauss (1,31:28). Danielle Strydom was third in 1:34.12. <\/p>\n

In the junior men’s category of Namibia, Daniel Hahn (Namibia) and Kevin Lowe (Namibia) were in a class all their own. They won the race by a wide margin. They broke away with the field on their first lap and increased their lead steadily to finish more than two hours ahead of the chasing pack. <\/p>\n

Hanh won the race by sprinting to the finish line in 1:02:00. South Africa’s Massimiliano ambrosi came in third in 1:04;19. <\/p>\n

Adrian Key, another Namibian rider finished 17th overall, in 1:12:18. Lotte Beeulke, her compatriot, came 10th in junior women’s categories in 1:07:53. Tyler Jacobs was 10 minutes behind. <\/p>\n

Roger Suren and Nicol Suren completed Namibia’s gold-medal haul, winning their races comfortably. <\/p>\n

Roger won the boys u16 racing after finishing more that a minute ahead the second placed rider. Nicol was also a comfortable victor in the girls u12 racing. Marcel Suren, Marcel’s father, placed fifth in the veteran male category. <\/p>\n

Rosemari Thiel came in third place to win bronze in the girls under 14 category, while Delsia Van Vuuren placed sixth in the girls under 16. <\/p>\n

Franco Thiel, Sean Lowe, Marco Thiel and Franco Thiel were sixth, seventh, 25th and 25th respectively in the boys u14 categories, while Marcel Suren was fifth.<\/p>\n

Du Toit thanked the Namibian Cycling Federation and Rock & Rut for their financial support, as well as Cymot, for making a vehicle available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source: namibian<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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