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Cape Epic - NE
South Africa, April 2-9, 2005
Stage 1 - April 2: Knysna - Saasveld
Brentjens and Paulissen win first stage
At 7:00 a.m. sharp this morning a field of 866 mountain bikers from 32 countries around the globe started the 2005 Cape Epic. In just 8 days the 433 two-person teams will ride 900 kilometres and climb 16,000 metres (i.e. almost twice the height of Mount Everest) on their way from Knysna at the Garden Route to Spier Wine Estate in Stellenbosch near Cape Town.
Lined up in the front were some of the best mountain bikers in the world: 1996 Olympic champion Bart Brentjens, the current number one in the UCI World Ranking Roel Paulissen, the reigning overall World Cup cross country champion, Christoph Sauser, top World Cup rider Fredrik Kessiakoff as well as last year's winners Karl Platt and Mannie Heymans with their new team partners Jacques Rossouw and Carsten Bresser. Together with amateur riders from all over the world between the ages of 18 and 75 they take up the strenuous challenge of an 8-day stage race, among them also a one legged mountain bike athlete from Seattle, USA. In total, the top teams will win a total prize purse of R150 000.
The international start field consists of 243 men's teams, 131 masters (the age of both riders combined must be 80 years), 48 mixed, and 11 women's teams. Around 25 per cent of the athletes have travelled across the globe to compete in the Cape Epic, 75 per cent originate from South Africa.
Day one of the Cape Epic started with a tough but exciting and technical ride. Route chief Leon Evans tried to put all the scenic beauty and diversity South Africa has to offer into his first stage - indigenous forest, desert, splendid vistas, river crossings as well as many stunning trails. And the riders awarded him with compliments. "It was an awesome stage," Roel Paulissen said at the finish. "The diversity of the scenery was absolutely incredible. And I was surprised that South Africa has these kinds for mountain bike tracks."
Roel and his team partner Bart Brentjens (Giant) put on a phenomenal start to the 8-day race. When they reached the finish line in the Saasveld Forestry Training College after 4 hours 31 minutes and 16.58 seconds they had build up a lead by more than 21 minutes to Christoph Sauser and Fredrik Kessiakoff (Siemens Cannondale). "Roel was very strong in the beginning, I was strong in the end," Bart Brentjens summarised their extraordinary team performance. "During the first 80 kilometres I really had to suffer. The track was very difficult with lots of short and steep climbs. It was a constant up and down and very tiring."
Despite heavy rainfalls on registration day, the route was in top condition with firm ground and only few muddy sections. Fredrik Kessiakoff and Christoph Sauser who came in second today also raved about the first stage. "The course was WOW," Kessiakoff said with a bright smile. "So varied - we went through thick green rainforest-like jungle and a few kilometres later through the desert." The two Siemens Cannondale Riders that are normally competitors at the World Cup enjoyed the team experience. "It is great to ride in a team," said Fredrik. "You look after each other, can help when you have a mechanical, and talk during the ride. It gives racing another dimension and is quite a nice change to our World Cup routine."
Last year's winner in the women's category, Hanlie Booyens, who was still handicapped by a bad flu, and her team partner Michelle Lombardi (Scott Ladies), decided to ride stage one at their pace today regardless of possible attacks of teams. Yet they had a leading role in the first suspense battle between the top two teams in the Women category, which they won with a lead by 2.5 minutes today. Marshals along the route watched a constant change at the front between Hanlie and Michelle and team Fiat Bianchi Adidas 2 with Hannele Steyn-Kotze and Zoe Frost. "We really rode our own race today and we didn't expect this result at all," Hanlie said in the afternoon. "In fact our goal of the day was to minimise the loss, because I was really sick this week and still in bed on Tuesday. So I had to take it easy today."
Results
1 Roel Paulissen/Bart Brentjens (Giant) 4.31.16 2 Christoph Sauser/Fredrik Kessiakoff (Siemens Cannondale MTB Racing Team) 10.37 3 Sandro Spaeth/Thomas Zahnd (Papival-Stoeckli-Move Magazine) 15.26 4 Karl Platt/Carsten Bresser (Rocky Mountain) 17.00 5 Kevin Evans/Silvio Wieltschnig (Adidas/Fiat Rotwild/Scott) 21.05 6 Robert Novotny/Martin Horak (Cyklomax Rock - Machine Salomon) 25.23 7 Roan Exelby/Petr Cirkl (Strops Mongoose) 32.37 8 Shan Wilson/Brandon Stewart (Red Mr Price) 35.20 9 Rob Enslin/John Veness (Evans Cycles Racing Team) 37.18 10 Jacques Rossouw/Mannie Heymans (GT/Focus) 46.36 11 David Kinjah/Davidson Njau (Imperial Logistics3) 48.56 12 Peter Paelinck/Dominiek Sacre (Www.Reevax.Be) 54.15 13 Anthony Pearton/Mark Bassingthwaight (GT Africa) 57.26 14 Fritz Pinaar/Ben-Melt Swanepoel (Team Mazda) 58.47 15 Oyvind Aas/Patrick Aaserud (North Cape) 1.01.54 16 NA (Vav Versicherung / 2radchaoten.Com) 1.07.06 17 David Labuschagne/Johan Labuschagne (Cyclelab-Trek) 1.10.19 18 Barry Pauw/Conrad Stoltz (Remey / Enduren) 1.14.50 19 Adrian Enthoven/Duncan Siegfried (Spier) 1.20.08 20 Johan Greeff/Lloyd Priestman (Mountaincycle) 1.21.12 21 John Bullens/Marc Otten Van (Van Otten 1) 1.22.33 22 Grant Impey/Gavin Marais (Plastomark) 1.22.38 23 Marthinus Esmeyer/Danie Van Tonder (Era Properties) 1.26.24 24 Craig Ridgard/Arno Daehnke (Linden Cycles) 1.27.49 25 Ben Van Niekerk/Karl Schubert (Fat Bastards) 1.29.38 26 Gavin Wood/Karl Lambrecht (Polyoak) 1.29.43 27 Dennis Mark/Edwin Hofstee (The Dutch Paramedics) 1.31.26 28 Stijn Delagaye/Michaël Loits (Silver Go4it Team) 1.32.07 29 Greg Von Holdt/Mike Von Holdt (Imperial Logistics1) 1.33.30 30 Kevin Ross/Steven Shirley (Action Cycling Knysna) 1.33.33 31 Travys Wilkins/Renay Groustra (5bob) 1.33.41 32 Brad Boonzaier/Jeffrey Mauer (Proveg Cycle Hq Scott) 1.33.44 33 Anthony White/David Genders (Manchesters Raving Rough Riders) 1.35.53 34 Kevin Jacobs/Nick Coyne (Alcolin) 1.35.57 35 Pierre Cloete/Shaun Mackenzie (Supersport2) 1.38.54 36 Louis Venter/Charl Pienaar (Blueline) 1.41.17 37 Jan Van Rooyen/Jac Louis Van Wyk (Velo Bianchi) 1.41.18 38 Trevor Quigley/Callan Victor Sexton (Seattle Coffee Company) 1.41.55 39 Mike Reed/Jason Reed (Aspen Prep Team) 1.43.16 40 Tim Ziehl/Juan Mason (Falke) 1.45.30 41 Xavier Scheepers/Bjorn Vye (180 Degrees) 1.45.54 42 Albert Olivier/Mike Brunke (Club100-8) 1.47.38 43 Inus Van Rooyen/Johan Volschenk (Flying Frog Legs) 1.49.32 44 Nick Qotoyi/Paul Minaar (Adidas Cape Epic) 1.50.22 45 Tim Brink/Todd Helmick (Trek Bicycling2) 1.52.17 46 Ryan Dingley/Roger Kerr (Last Chance) 1.55.23 47 Heiko Hennes/Michael Swanepoel (Ktm Namibia) 1.59.26 48 Neil Bradford/Marius Du Plooy (Fast Fuel) 2.02.00 49 Grant Salter/Greg Wittstock (G-Squared) 2.02.22 50 Ross Elliot/Marc Anley (Amascottish) 2.05.02 51 Roger Blewett/Paul Cannon (Plastomark1) 52 Crofton Mclaughlin/Shamus Kreuger (Illovo Cycles) 2.05.04 54 Anton Smal/Jacques Bedeker (Velo) 2.05.05 53 Mark Haarhoff/Greg Goodwin (Paper Tigers) 55 Maciej Arsenowicz/Marcel Zasepa (Dragon Hunters) 2.05.28 56 Alexis Apostolellis/Mark Thijs (Cyclelab Switch) 2.07.38 57 Guillaume Taupenas/Philippe Taupenas (Senteurs De Garrigues) 2.08.43 58 Riaan Boshoff/Andeon Louw (Corporate Guarantee) 2.08.59 59 George Bell/Nico Bell (Jock) 2.14.20 60 Telly Parys/Wouter Van Tilborg (Pachthofbikers) 2.16.22 61 Christoph Cords/Stephan Venter (Africanswisspower) 2.17.02 62 Henk Wouters/Robert De Louwere (Barbas-Gielen 1) 2.17.36 63 Loan Burger/Quinn Colananni (First Choice) 2.18.41 64 Marcel Remijn/Kees Veerhoek (De Vandijks) 2.19.52 65 Jonathan Stenson/Richard Thomas (Weekend Warriors) 2.19.53 66 Kevin Kelly/David Wright (Itolofiya) 2.20.10 67 Jaco Kamfer/Maarten Van Der Klooster (Phonak) 2.20.21 68 Andre De Jager/Johan Fourie (Impact-Aj) 2.20.27 69 Russell Nugent/Mark Kapnoudhis (Lactic Acid Heads) 2.23.10 70 Lloyd Barker/Bruce Mckinlay (Hollard Bateleur) 2.23.47 71 Rory Attridge/Graham Monteith (P - Squared) 2.25.20 72 Brett Sachs/Thys Neser (Diesels) 2.26.00 73 Robert Ambler-Smith/Michael Dixon (Fortitude) 2.26.42 74 Aminu Mohammed/Joseph Annan (Ghana) 2.27.05 75 Brian Bontekoning/Shaun Peschl (Kwagga) 2.27.43 76 Rodger Walters/Shawn Stockigt (Abvest) 2.31.18 77 Hans Swaans/Sven Ory (Contente) 2.32.07 78 Duane Porter/Robin Olbrich (Club100-Beanies) 2.32.14 79 Nicholas Mulder/Clinton Mackintosh (Cyanosis 2) 2.32.54 80 Cedric Jakobsen/Gert Joubert (Dimension Data) 2.33.29 81 Grant Biddulph/Neil Cable (Life'S Good) 2.35.52 82 Lodewyk De Beer/Thor Hansen (Cyclelab Supercycling Tornadoes) 2.36.21 83 Richard Clarke/Michael Whitehouse (Cymax) 2.37.33 84 Gareth Davies/Gavin Dickson (Crusty Demons) 2.38.16 85 Ismail Mammon/Csaba Balogh (Chronic Crankers) 2.41.09 86 Mark Moir/Phillip Kantor (Craft Box Corrugated) 2.41.10 87 Garyth Harris/Andre Le Roux (Operation Winkle) 2.41.18 88 Gavin Markgraaff/Troy Pople (Imperial Logistics 5) 2.42.25 89 Gerrie Olivier/Steven Dimond (Pragma) 2.43.43 90 Olaf Wyberneit/Andre Britz (Linden Socials) 2.44.06 91 Francois Strauss/Riaan Derks (Rock Spiders) 2.44.14 92 Mark Courtney/Russell Wegner (Chainbreakers) 2.44.41 93 Achim Ernst/Michael Ward (Alpha Betas) 2.44.44 94 Marc D'Offay/Mark Hitchins (Mach 2) 2.44.47 95 John Wood/Craig Woods (Badseeds) 2.44.58 96 Michael Broekman/Jeremy Sharland (All Sorts) 2.44.59 97 David Crewe-Brown/Gareth Simpson (Noble Knobblies) 2.45.24 98 Alex Otto/Christo Van Den Heever (Club100-Rm9) 2.45.34 99 Tony Wright/Pierre Conradie (Capestorm) 2.45.48 100 David Vandenbosch/Jan Geys (Golden Go4it Team) 2.46.17 101 Sakkie Van Wyk/Benjamin Van Wyk (Airborne) 2.47.10 102 Dany Bertschinger/Rolf Stebler (Swiss Bike Brothers) 2.47.23 103 Hendrik Marx/Willie Kotzee (Century 2000) 2.49.37 104 Roland Fuchs/Michel Haenggi (Snowrider) 2.49.56 105 Robert Gnude/Clive De Sousa (What'S Up!) 2.51.01 106 Hans Jurie Zietsman/Jacobus Basson (Bond Choice(Mossel Bay)) 2.51.22 107 Steven Loubser/Guy Dviri (Sb) 2.51.54 108 Dennis Finch/Sean Badenhorst (Trek Bicycling) 2.52.05 109 Colin Anderson/Geoff Lander (Smartsource) 2.52.31 110 Paul Facer/Jim Dickson (Skid Marks) 2.52.33 111 Francois Millard/Pieter Smith (Eveready) 2.53.02 112 Nic Dawes/Raoul De Villers (Bowmans Cycle) 2.55.30 113 Hans Lombard/Erik Saayman (Reflex) 2.56.59 114 Marchel Van Der Heijden/Ed Wiersema (Multiserv) 2.57.27 115 Jacques Marais/Greeff Moolman (Club100-Bmax) 2.59.33 116 Thys Fourie/Manus Geyer (Mad To Bike) 3.02.30 117 Owen Hannie/Hans Schulte (Supersportone) 3.03.02 118 Peter Velloza/Simon Robertson (Cyanosis) 3.03.58 119 Carl Grim/Warwick Langebrink (Club100-15) 3.05.54 120 Douglas Lederle/Paul Haumann (4canal) 3.07.17 121 Hein Van Loggerenberg/Vernon O'Reilly (Terrible Twins) 3.10.12 122 Jeff Van Driel/Anton Bosman (Imperial Logistics4) 3.10.15 123 Roelof Burger/Simon Lamond (Blou Bliksems) 3.10.27 124 Paul Reyburn/James Clements (Titaniooms) 3.10.47 125 Eugene Van Rooyen/Nico Fowler (Sandown Isle) 3.10.53 126 Mark Willimott/Scott Chenue (Dfl) 3.12.43 127 Jörg Sendele/Arno Bublitz (Ride4charity.De) 3.13.59 128 Bart Verbraeken/Gilles Dellaert (Castor & Pollux) 3.14.20 129 Craig Turnbull/Charles Steyn (Downhill Junkies) 3.14.38 130 Alan Cotton/Albert Retief (Plan A - Live2ride) 3.14.39 131 Martin Mccabe/Kelly O'Keefe (Mccabeokeefe) 3.16.05 132 Deon Cilliers/Garett Paton (Club100 Frost Bite) 3.17.42 133 Wojtek Wydro/Tomek Lubowiecki (Upside Down) 3.18.55 134 Anthony Makin/Bradley Hemphill (Slow But Sure) 3.19.34 135 Francois Maritz/Jaco Rheeder (Maritz Rheeder) 3.19.48 136 Max Benetti-Longhini/George Smit (Team Nicol) 3.19.49 137 James Butland/Daniel Keown (In Your Face) 3.19.54 138 Jacques Du Toit/Kris Jooste (Easy Does It) 3.20.17 139 William Stelling/Ian Solomon (Harvey Whisteling Guava'S) 3.20.20 140 Mario Roma/Paulo Noto (Webike-Imigrantes-Bike Magazine) 3.21.00 141 Ricco Friedrich/Sean Friedrich (Sanlam Investment Management) 3.21.15 142 Ryan Steele/Roger Heslop (R Spot) 3.23.22 143 Werner Van Vuuren/Hermann Wessels (Phizer) 3.23.57 144 Cobus Pienaar/Chris Florence (Adidas Ystervark) 3.24.41 145 Brad Dewet/Adrian Muller (Cnw Raptor) 3.24.49 146 Johann Ribbens/Clint Curtis (Bianchi Amakrokko'S) 3.25.27 147 Barry Boswell/Nevil King (The Outsiders) 3.25.54 148 Nik Steffny/Grant Harris (Whynot) 3.26.07 149 Mike Arthur/Steve Blanckberg (Island Tribe Young And Wise) 3.26.32 150 Richard Grant/Andrew Ryan (The Hillbilly Boys) 3.28.54 151 Craig A Bothma/Manie Redelinghuys (F.U.B.A.R.) 3.29.01 152 Kevin Buchler/Brett Stevens (Team Switch Back) 3.29.04 153 Paul Mc Vaigh/Richard Baxter (Numnuts) 3.29.30 154 Bertus Van Der Spuy/Paul De Klerk (Wilde Projects) 3.30.01 155 Gregory Dixon/Paul Goldin (Club100 - Mf Psycholists) 3.30.22 156 Barry Mocke/Roy Endenburg (Club100 - Boet En Swaer) 3.30.30 157 Dirk Maarsingh/Riaan Van Niekerk (Mounties Fs) 3.31.56 158 Timothy Blegenhout/Holger Poppendieck (Hotice 2005) 3.35.23 159 Pieter Du Plessis/Corne Klem (Granite Avengers) 3.35.25 160 Reinhard Haenisch/Stefan Van Doorn (Bushriders) 3.35.27 161 Nic Claassen/Gary Coulson (Flavourome) 3.35.30 162 Marness Swart/Allen Dinham (Imac) 3.35.31 163 Larry Class/Mervyn Dinkelman (Bruce Reyneke Cycles Centurion) 3.36.16 164 Michael Hughes/Stuart Mac Gregor (The Flying Dustbins) 3.39.10 165 Markus Webhofen/Dominik Scherer (Rennsemmel) 3.39.17 166 Bruce Ravenhill/Graham Rogoff (Club100 - Gone Inc.) 3.39.50 167 Bradley George/Mike Creedon (Assos Starfish) 3.40.49 168 Kurt Terblanche/Deon Fawell (Compass Sport) 3.41.28 169 Graham Van Zijl/Dave Ives (Nvisionit) 3.44.53 170 Michael Neser/Hendrik Du Toit (Dire Straits) 3.44.54 171 Marten Spencer/Kayn Woolmer (Club100 Fast Fuel Tass Eng'Ers) 3.44.56 172 Martin Buck/Grant Hill (Tall And Short) 3.45.21 173 Shaun Ryan/Warren Lane (Ryanlane) 3.45.34 174 Ivan Van Lier/Jeff Willcocks (Knysna Equipment Hire) 3.47.55 175 Cornelis Van Den Berg/Gys Van Zyl (Megchem Meanteam) 3.49.34 176 Hans Du Toit/Stefan Bohlke (Time Bandits) 3.49.36 177 Eckhard Scholtz/George Thom (Bittereinders) 3.49.46 178 Henco Rademeyer/Conrad De Wet (Karoo Part 2) 3.49.50 179 Peter Foster/David Thomas (Doublejack) 3.50.48 180 Derek Redfern/Peter Hobden (Triple J) 3.51.17 181 John Cullen/James Cullen (Flaming Bonkers) 3.51.24 182 David Cochran/Bradley Cochran (He Ain'T Heavy) 3.53.25 183 Craig Allsopp/Dale Paterson (Mud Dogz) 3.56.28 184 Tom Luyten/Tom Dirks (Tt Belgium) 3.57.29 185 Brett Wolfe/Kurt Levy (Adidas Washington Boys) 3.59.24 186 Wynand De Jager/Richard Serradinho (Mk Dentists) 4.01.41 187 Fred Gras/Francesco Wessels (Roelofs/Santos Biketeam Netherlands) 4.02.33 188 Hj Nel/Craig Brown (Dirt-E-Riders) 4.03.13 189 Erik White/Andre White (Team Mudchute) 4.06.48 190 Andre Jansen Van Vuuren/Jaco Brand (Pasco) 4.09.09 191 Gert Peens/Neil Du Toit (Felix) 4.09.31 192 Tienie Nothnagel/Nolan Daniel (Keerapa.Com) 4.10.02 193 Michael Sherman/Sean Du Toit (Madness) 4.11.45 194 Johannes Davel/Frans Naude (Dirt Trackers) 4.13.35 195 Jonathan Dyer/Jason Cumming (Buff Ogilvy) 4.14.50 196 Marthinus Retief/Nic Van Schalkwyk (Donhaar) 4.15.30 197 Jeremy Davies/Paddy Cresswell (Club 100 - Madness) 4.16.10 198 Jaco Van Zyl/Jaco Conradie (Vasbyt Jaco) 4.17.53 199 Riaan Meintjes/John Gale (Club100-Mad Docs) 4.18.45 200 Louis Kirsten/Anton Kirsten (Lucky Luke) 4.19.12 201 Per-Fredrik Emanuelsson/Daragh O'Dwyer (Sofa Kings) 4.20.15 202 Eben Venter/Gert Venter (West Rand Cycles) 4.22.52 203 Marcel Deacon/Heino Engelbrecht (Susan Deacon Properties) 4.23.17 204 Peter Allwright/Jason Lind (Bike Addiction Racing) 4.24.38 205 Neil Brown/Jason Rieper (Carpe Diem) 4.26.18 206 Konrad Röhrs/Hercules Alexander Paquet (Boggom & Bliksem) 4.26.59 207 Trent Collins/Daniel Wills (Drongoes) 4.27.57 208 Petrus Steenkamp/Nicholas Mallandain (Topgear Oudtshoorn) 4.28.12 209 Johan Van Niekerk/Christof Van Niekerk (Van Niekerk) 4.28.54 210 Ian Hoffmann/Stefan Schoeman (Adcheck) 4.29.27 211 Chris Thorpe/Craig Wapnick (Nandos) 4.30.14 212 Jeff Whitely/Petr Samanek (Southern Cycling Honopers) 4.33.43 213 Hugo Gous/Willem Van Der Merwe (Rmd Slimteam) 4.34.46 214 Horst Deckert/Hermann Janssen Samuels (Border Guard Power) 4.34.54 215 Christopher Seagram/Nicolaas Wessels (Whatzup) 4.35.31 216 Mark Jason/Nicholas Jordan (Marnic) 4.39.59 217 Kris Vandenbroucke/Dirk Vandenbroucke (Orekinetics) 4.41.16 218 Terry Flack/James Templeton (Mooners Extreame) 4.41.57 219 Guy Hayward/Daryl Dingley (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) 4.45.50 220 John Mark Beckley/Guy Fyvie (Hills Billies) 4.46.34 221 Gerald Coniel/Felix Erken (Junk Mail) 4.49.51 222 Thorsten Freitag/Michael Burkhart (Fat Family Fathers) 4.50.38 223 Gregory Mccue/Cassie Lessing (Chain Gang) 4.51.46 224 Marius Moss/Pierre Geagea (The China Spinners) 5.02.06 225 Matthew Zoutendyk/Sebastian Zoutendyk (Cobra Beer Corporate) 5.03.59 226 Rob Jackson/Owen Skae (The Coots) 5.05.28 227 Rowan Jackson/Miles Jackson (Elvis & Clydesdale) 5.05.29 228 Nicolas Glossoti/Graham Beyers (Club100-Blazing Saddles) 5.05.30 229 Miles Bowker/Sean Riley (Error 402) 5.09.07 230 Gavin De Jager/Andre Lombard (Imperial Logistics8) 5.13.18 231 Johan Nel/John Low (All Of A Sudden) 5.13.53 Women 1 Hanlie Booyens/Michelle Lombardi (Scott Ladies) 6.14.48 2 Hannele Steyn-Kotze/Zoe Frost (Fiat/Bianchi/Adidas 2) 1.13 3 Kirsten Rösel/Petronella Hattingh (Hai-Bike / Scrane.De) 13.45 4 Shael Harris/Nicky Wolff (KTM Ladies) 1.37.00 5 Hillary Harrison/Michelle Schaefer (Kenda Tires) 1.50.07 6 Caroline Doka/Bettina Ernst (Salomon Swiss) 3.02.03 7 Shelley Currin/Andrea Von Holdt (4titude) 3.17.32 8 Petra Van Huyssteen/Linette Swart (Bruce Reyneke Cycles - Energas) 3.25.17 9 Estie Du Plessis/Aletta Ungerer (Alleycats) 3.39.41 Mixed 1 Geddan Ruddock/Jeannie Bomford (Manic Cycles/Enduren) 6.05.50 2 Tony Conlon/Yolande De Villiers (Marsilio Projects) 2.01 3 Nic White/Anke Erlank (Team Microsoft) 3.00 4 Louise Kobin/Eric Warkentein (Ericlouise) 12.04 5 Leon Erasmus/Liza Serfontein (Fast 'N Fresh) 20.52 6 Peter Stopforth/Ischen Stopforth (Outeniqua Rolling Stones) 21.06 7 Alison Louw/Nicholas Cloete (Bowman'S Racing) 33.43 8 James Rait (Diamond Ice) 33.48 9 Paul Keet/Janet Keet (Eye Care) 42.12 10 Mark Spratt/Melanie Alexander (Splott Rockets) 46.17 11 Evelyn Pritchard/Charles Pritchard (Entelect) 1.08.29 12 Raymond Hallam/Jane Geddes (Sunday Riders) 1.09.59 13 Jeff Cowie/Maggie Whyte (Bling!!) 1.10.23 14 Joanne Mcleod/Justin Mcleod (Mcleod) 1.12.28 15 Dominique Le Roux/Elton Holland (Business Day Wanted) 1.12.44 16 Janice Tower/James Stull (Sauna Cyclists) 1.22.58 18 Keith Bontrager/Julie Dinsdale (Bontrager Wheelworks) 1.26.42 17 Wouter Verburg/Ingrid Van Der Vlist (Beautiful Day) 19 Antonio Silva/Karin Hendry (N S S) 1.32.21 20 Bridget O'Meara/Jacques Coetzee (Club 100 - 2stupid(S)) 1.33.57 21 Mark Neill/Vivien Hazelton (Refuel) 1.38.31 22 David Collett/Ann Pearton (Singletrack Minds) 1.41.00 24 Deon Van Der Westhuizen/Elize Van Der Westhuizen (Watermark) 1.45.43 23 Pieter Van Rooyen/Liezel Schmidt (Rudi) 25 Karen Fleming/David Brent (Ming Tomb Raiders) 1.53.08 26 Dirk Joubert/Elsabe Hofmeyr (Sunflower) 1.57.30 27 Spiros Koutromanos/Lauren Wolff (Ace Packaging) 1.58.41 28 Russell Olsen/Katarina Bova (Conference Communications) 2.07.10 29 Kristof Nootens/Ingrid Peeters (88 Benelux) 2.11.08 30 Richard Putland/Natalie Smillie (The Tourists) 2.20.45 31 Leon Marais/Landy Taylor (Maverick Pmb) 2.26.26 32 Joyce Benade/John Swaine (Kwambo Dirt Trackers) 2.27.21 33 Terry Wampach/Mitchell Robinson (Creative Colour.Fuji) 2.28.50 34 Eric Nienaber/Renette Nienaber (E.R.N) 2.29.27 35 Karen Dallimore/Jonathan Perkin (Flipper) 2.34.07 36 Craig Beech/Elizabeth Ward (Ingwe) 2.39.07 37 Andrew Mearns/Suzanne Clark (Mixed Fruit) 2.42.02 38 Adam Baki/Natali Kovacs (Stinky Bugs) 2.50.32 39 Adele Tait/Martin Droskie (Ride) 3.00.49 40 Marlo Moedig/Carola Nell (2 Dutch) 3.02.45 41 Pauline Leith/Peter Mann (Shamrocks) 3.06.59 42 Natalie Corser/Aldo Rossato (Dirt Buddies) 3.16.51 43 John Mowat/Nataschka Mowat (Mowat) 3.21.46 44 Richard Corser/Bev Corser (Bundu Bashers) 3.22.50 45 Terry Kobus/Bonny Swanepoel (Adidas/Spinman.Co.Za) 3.28.09 Masters 1 Jan Siemons/Jos V. Aert (Sauna Diana) 5.32.16 2 Friedrich Coleské/Doug Brown (Getaway/Mongoos) 5.37 3 Gary Cooper/Mark Prince (Psychotic And Neurotic) 11.17 4 Dirk Rossignol/Franky Taelman (Scarabee 2) 19.55 5 Linus Van Onselen/Frans Van Zyl (Specsavers) 23.14 6 Jacques Malan/Corrie Muller (Willie Engelbrecht) 27.49 7 Bob Schuiling/Andre Pierre Du Plessis (Miles For Marrow) 28.41 8 Chris Fick/Rudi [Rudolph Daniel] De Wet (Aspen/Mediclinic) 32.10 9 Neil Frazer/Nick Bester (Imperial Logistics - Yster & Steel) 34.21 10 Peter Viljoen/Temlett Hockey (Shaba Desert Roses) 38.02 11 Bryan Strauss/M.C. Franken (Willie Engelbrecht 2) 40.17 12 Pea Blaauw/Henning Blaauw (C.V.T./C.S.C.) 43.47 13 Francois Lourens/Fourie Kotze (Fiat/Bianchi/Willie Engelbrecht/Adidas 1) 45.33 14 Roger Stienen/Theo Wouters (Barbas - Gielen 2) 46.32 15 Ennis Venter/Andrew Cillie (Ctfm) 47.44 16 Stephen Drew/Willy Alcock (40.Com) 48.27 17 Jan Zonnestein/Berend Maarsingh (Amacycle-Cycle) 49.16 18 Leon Van Den Schoor/Patrick Van De Vijver (ASML Lithography) 55.58 19 Bruce Reynecke/Tjaart Van Nieuwenhuizen (Bruce Reyneke Cycles B&T) 1.04.02 20 Déglise Jean-Michel/Michel Jean-Jacques (The Brothers) 1.05.47 21 Henk Lourens/Gerrie Fourie (Novices) 1.07.18 22 Dave Mitchell/Robert Mcintosh (Dimension Data/Internet Solutions) 1.11.42 23 Mark Preen/Theo Van Dyk (Airborne Images) 1.12.13 24 Paddy Murphy/Jacque Theron (Squirt Masters) 1.20.46 25 Cecil Baker/Paul Van Zyl (Litespeed Sa) 1.22.00 26 Hendrik Van Huyssteen/Andre Nepgen (Bruce Reyneke Cycles - Boomslang) 1.23.29 27 Andrew Currie/Glenn Williams (Tango) 1.33.18 28 Michael Dolinsek/Dieter Dirnberger (Wahnsinn) 1.37.35 29 Lynn Jackson/Collin Yammin (Continuity SA) 1.39.52 30 Patrick Leary/Paul Pelser (Dust Or Bust) 1.40.12 31 Stephen Wells/Hennie Van Rooyen (Club100-20) 1.40.28 32 Tim Blewett/Mark Smith (Plastomark2) 1.43.09 33 Hillegert Wilcocks/Jan Lamberts (Crew 90) 1.43.25 34 Bernard De Villiers/Herman Kriel (Bostrappers) 1.45.03 35 Gerrie Steyn/Malan Van Rensburg (Bruce Reyneke Cycles G&M) 1.45.08 36 Ronald Boogaard/Erik Boogaard (Boog) 1.45.27 37 Erno Van Dongen/Leon Schonenberg (Sibo Beti) 1.45.35 38 Ron Kinser/Perry Burtch (Myassis Dragon) 1.46.02 39 José Maria Dias Da Cunha/Nuno Jalles Tavares (Tugas) 1.46.44 40 Keith Ferguson/John Ferguson (Stanlib) 1.46.46 41 Peter Cromhout/George Oertel (Tickbirds) 1.47.26 42 Luc Bouckaert/Coenraad Jacobus Smit (Animal) 1.55.40 43 Michael Biesheuvel/Daniel Smit (Bushpig) 1.56.22 44 Craig Tingle/Ian Tingle (Hoof Hearted Spurs) 1.56.23 45 Cloete Murray/Ben Swart (Bruce Reyneke Cycles B&C) 1.59.54 46 Andy Mcpherson/Trevor Distin (Waverider) 2.00.31 47 Albert Kuhn/Grant Fraser (Team Jack) 2.01.08 48 Cobus Verster/Willem Prinsloo (Mediek Alirt) 2.01.10 49 Johan Bester/Dennis Lawrie (Global Forest Products) 2.02.05 50 Nicolaas Vergunst/Peter Hodgkinson (Bye Bye Africa) 2.02.15 52 Gerhard Oosthuysen/Wayne Smart (Dinidou) 2.03.41 51 Reginald Jager/Robert Campbell (Viking Medical) 53 Gawie Steyn/Adriaan Strauss (Nala) 2.03.43 54 Cal Burgart/Butch Richardson (San Diego) 2.05.56 55 Kris Claes/Eric Peeters (Sappi) 2.07.01 56 Peter Roux/Peter Hohne (Aspen) 2.08.39 57 Kyle Smit/Martin Theron (The Smitherons) 2.08.59 58 Andre Strydom/Anthis Maouris (Gecko) 2.10.54 59 Iain Pinkerton/Christopher Pinkerton (BFH (Brothers From Hell)) 2.13.03 60 Mike Cave/Aidan De Lange (Grit Gravel & Grind) 2.17.14 61 Jacques Brink/Gary Stanley (Colorpress/Knysna Cycles) 2.18.02 62 Ivo Bernaerts/Chris Van Caesbroeck (Eighty Five) 2.20.48 63 Andries Schaap/James Denton (Tgl Dragons) 2.21.28 64 Jan Minnie/Trevor Cloete (Ingira) 2.21.32 65 Wayne Mac Farlane/Bruce Cockburn (Jorries) 2.22.28 67 Gerhard Pretorius/Burger Du Toit (Smarty) 2.24.05 66 Eugene Boniface/Ernst Behrens (Big Blade) 68 Andre Hawarden/Craig Vorster (Cape Trails) 2.25.01 69 Tony Cole/Colin Goosen (Colegoose) 2.25.32 70 Leon Steenkamp/Grant Gibbons (The Spar Boys) 2.26.24 71 Marc Fauconnier/Philippe Schuermans (2 Oude Belgen) 2.28.08 72 Kevin Mc Pherson/Thomas Potgieter (Brain Drain) 2.28.22 73 Koos Basson/David Fincham (Feel 90) 2.29.21 74 Johan De Bays/Jacques Maritz (Galacticom) 2.30.11 75 Jim Arthur/Rod Cairns (Island Tribe And Denny 2 Old Men) 2.31.43 76 Paolo Beltramo/Jeff Rahme (Azzuri) 2.32.15 77 Marius Van Zyl/Paul Van Zyl (Zululand Cycles) 2.33.15 78 Alan Gissing/Mike Lawson (Soefy) 2.34.11 79 Theo Ferreira/Achim Steinhagen (Grinders) 2.35.45 80 Werner Du Plessis/Wayne Roberts (Lights By Linea) 2.36.20 81 Fred Van Dijk/Anjo Van Der Linden (The Dutch Paramedics 2) 2.37.44 82 Rainer Brendler/Bernd Waldmann (Fahrrad-Brendler) 2.38.53 83 Hayden Wroughton/Louis Du Toit (Team Cyclopede) 2.38.59 84 Len Le Roux/Chris Muir (Wce Rock & Rut) 2.44.52 85 Douw Du Preez/Pieter Lategan (Team Activiad) 2.47.25 86 Sean Barker/Clifford Barker (Barkers) 2.47.44 87 David Chappelow/Geoff Purnell (Dmbc Full Bounce) 2.47.45 88 George Schutte/Jan Schutte (Fast & Furious) 2.48.44 89 Hendrik Lemmer/Carinus Lemmer (Lemmer Boeties) 2.51.15 90 Fritz Dietiker/Fredy Pummer (D'Faeger) 2.54.59 91 Richard Loeb/Ramon Pendones (Bananos De Costa Rica) 2.56.09 92 Russell Macmillan/Colin Mathiesen (Supersport3) 2.57.33 93 Robin Spencer- Scarr/Hartmut Albers (Single Track) 3.00.27 94 Mark Langman/Ian Michie (Club100-18) 3.06.32 95 Wayne Rebello/Kevin Makings (Forward Vision) 3.11.23 96 John Swanepoel/Rob Booth (Dealerdashboard®) 3.14.10 97 Ignatius De Villiers/Christiaan De Villiers (Calbears) 3.15.49 98 Gregory More O' Ferrall/Dave Gravett (Jackpot) 3.16.00 99 Andre Retief/Paddy Field (The Lone Rangers) 3.17.24 100 Wade Newell/John Moody (Cosmik Debris) 3.18.48 101 Louis Wessels/Pierre Le Roux (Early Birds) 3.23.51 102 Andrew Ibbotson/Robert De Lange (Durbanville Soccer Roadsters) 3.26.39 103 Ian Macleod/Darin Bryce (Geosoft) 3.27.35 104 Michael Horn/Andrew Cluttey (Computer Associates) 3.33.52 105 Ronald Jacobs/Marnic Blaauw (Dutch Magazine Mountain Bike Plus) 3.35.09 106 Ian Mcpherson/Paul Howard (Mad Dogs And...) 3.37.09 107 Gerrit Pretorius/Izak Fischer (Flippen Mal) 3.40.25 108 Gert Bosch/Conrad Steyn (Twee Minute) 3.45.33 109 Dennis Mccann/Richard Du Toit (Bowman's Hermanus) 3.47.49 110 Roland Von Gogh/Dennis Rink (Thin-Ice Artists) 3.48.34 111 Wilfried Maes/Klaus Raeymaekers (Gecko1) 3.53.53 112 Emil Burger/Stanley John Warren (Frankenstein) 3.56.14 113 Kinnie Van Eeden/George Holloway (A2 West) 4.10.25 114 Dolf Raath/Herman Raath (Bosbul) 4.19.48 115 Fulvio Villano/Giampietro Marion (120 Years) 4.26.49
