NORTH WEST CROWNED SPUR MTB LEAGUE PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONS

Hundreds of MTB riders and supporters converged at Bekker School in Gauteng for the eagerly anticipated finals of the Spur Schools MTB league and Interprovincial Championships.

A tough battle between defending champions Gauteng and 2014 runner up North West erupted as the top riders in each province competed for league supremacy and the coveted championship title.

North West clinched an impressive four wins and five podium positions and nipped the coveted trophy from Gauteng with one point scoring 236 versus 235. Western Cape finished overall third with 197 points followed by Mpumalanga in a close forth with 194 points.

Completing the provincial log is Limpopo (145 points), Namibia (113 points), Kwazulu Natal (81 points), Eastern Cape (70), Free State (68), Northern Cape (31) and Zimbabwe (19).
In the sub-junior race Adriaan Duminy (NW) went all out for line honours beating Jamie Penfold of Paul Roos by nearly a minute, while team mate Stehan Wolmarans (NW) secured a third place. Monique du Toit (GT) took first in the sub-junior girls, Kelsey van Schoor (EC) second and Christelle Coetzer (LIM) third.

In the youth men 15, Ryan Conradie (NW) had yet another great ride crossing the line nearly two minutes ahead of Charl du Plooy of Namibia and Jean-Pierre Lloyd (GT).

An exhilarating youth men 16 race saw only two minutes separating the top six riders with Pieter due Toit (NW) finishing first in a time of 00:40:31 followed by Armand Lombard (MPU) in a time of 00:41:11 Henru du Toit (GT) third in 00:41:21and team mate Gustav Rohdey fourth in 00:41:52. Western Cape team mates Joshua de Freitas and Johann Trotzky had a sprint finish for 5th and 6th place.

Tiffany Keep (KZN) won the youth women 15 with Azulde Britz (GT) second and Rimari Sutton (GT) third, while Danielle Strydom (NW) had a comfortable win in the youth women 16 followed by Allison Morton (WC) and Marnique de Swart (MPU).

Nicoline Marais and team mate Kirsten Louw finished respectively first and third in the junior women’s race with Sabrina van Wyk of KZN in second place.
Wrapping the championships were the junior men with Herbert Peters of Namibia proving his dominance after a slow start in 15th position working his way to a 4 second win over Franco Pelser (MPU) and Henry Liebenberg (Gauteng) in third

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Author: Christel Liebenberg from Peridot Communications.
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North West Province crowned 2015 Spur Schools MTB league Provincial Champions. Photo: Peridot Communications

Interprovincial girls start Photo: Peridot Communications

Junior men’s winners of the Spur Schools MTB League interprovincial championships Photo: Peridot Communications

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