Vaalgras ride earns good reviews

Mountain biking
  • 3 Days Ago 16 September 2024
The Vaalgras MTB mountain bike race, at a new venue included for the first time as part of the Gravel & Dirt Series powered by Hollard, brought a lot of thumbs up from all participants.

About 160 riders had entered to partake in the final event of the series, offering the one-lap half-marathon distance of 37 km, or the full marathon of 74 km.

The overall top three 74 km finishers were:

Men’s race:

1 Martin Freyer (elite, Team Hollard) 2:25:42

2 Ingram Cuff (veteran, Team Hollard) 2:25:43

3 Justus Beulker (elite, Team Mannie’s Bike Mecca) 2:27:09

Women’s race:

1 Anri Greeff (elite, Team Hollard) 2:53:04

2 Michelle Döman (sub-veteran, Team Food Lover’s Market) 3:09:26

3 Delsia Janse van Vuuren (elite, Team Mannie’s Bike Mecca) 3:16:08

Other selected winners over 74 km:

Grand master women: Astrid Helm.

Grand master men: Frank Snyman.

Master women: Elanor Grassow.

Master men: Therald Murch.

Rhino class (90 kg plus): Marcel Henle.

Veteran women: Maike Bochert.

Veteran men: Ingram Cuff.

Sub-veteran women: Michelle Döman.

Sub-veteran men: Drikus Coetzee (2:43:30).

The 37 km overall male and female race winners were Christiaan van der Westhuizen (junior men, 1:18:06) and Jackie Shipena (1:31:26).

Full results of the Vaalgras MTB at www.raceday.events/gd-mtb-series.