Results and Reports for May 27-28
Republic of South Africa
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South African Championships
South
African Championships
Port Elizabeth, May 26-28,
2000
Elite Women time-trial,
May 26, 2000
Results - 20 km
1. Ronel van Wyk (CG) 29.18 (41 km/h)
2. Annelise Stander (EP) 0.37
3. Frederika Frick (WC) 1.01
Women's Elite Road, May
28, 2000
Results - 129 km
1. Anriette Schoeman (EP) 3.56.27 (32.8 km/h)
2. Ronel van Wyk (CG)
3. Annelise Stander (EP)
Under-23 Road Race, May
27, 2000
The IBM/Lotus u23 team took control of their age category with Alwyn
Scheepers, James Perry and Owen Hannie riding away from the rest of
the field. Alwyn Scheepers started the breakdown and was on his own
for a 100km. The peleton caught him and again he took the initiative
with Owen Hannie. James Perry jumped across the gap and with the remainder
of the field trailing, it came down to a sprint finish. Owen Hannie
the strongest of the three took line honours, Perry and Scheepers taking
the remaining medals.
Results - 160 km
1. Owen Hannie (RSA) IBM-Lotus 4.01.27
2. James Perry (RSA) IBM-Lotus
3. Alwyn Scheepers (RSA) IBM-Lotus
Elite Men's time-trial,
May 26
In the Elite Time-Trial no one could come close to Robert Hunter.
US Postal's David George came through in 2nd and Simon Kessler in third
place. The 2000 Argus Cycle Tour [http:--www.cycletour.org.za] winner
Morne Bester was 4th and Amore & Vita's Ryan Cox coming through in 5th.
Results - 40 km
1. Robert Hunter (RSA) Lampre-Daikin 47.15 (50.8 km/h)
2. David George (RSA) US Postal 2.28
3. Simon Kessler (RSA) Minolta 3.28
4. Morne Bester (RSA) Cycle Mania 4.11
5. Ryan Cox (RSA) Amore & Vita 4.17
Under 23 Time trial,
May 26, 2000
James Perry also earned the honours in the u23 time trial with an
excellent time over the 40km route, which would have placed him 2nd
in the Elite section.
Results - 40 km
1. James Perry (RSA) IBM-Lotus 48.23 (49.6 km/h)
2. Anton van der Merwe (RSA) Minolta 2.40
3. Daniel Spence (RSA) IBM-Lotus 3.20
4. Alwyn Scheepers (RSA) IBM-Lotus 3.49
5. Alex Galvin (RSA) IBM-Lotus 3.55
Men's Elite Road, May
28, 2000
In the Elite road race on Sunday it was Minolta's Simon Kessler, who
won for the second time in 3 years. A break of 9 riders formed after
30km, containing 3 riders from the Minolta team. Favourite Robert Hunter
was closely marked (to their detriment) by the HSBC team.
With 40km to go, the gap to the peleton had grown to 5 minutes. After
numerous attacks by David George on the last climb, Kessler launched
a counter attack from Ryan Cox and succeeded in getting away from the
5 riders as they crested the hill, 6km from the finish.
Ryan Cox was relegated to 4th place after drifting across Wentzel's
line in the sprint.
Results and reports courtesy of David Cowie, sa-cycling.com
Results - 192km
1. Simon Kessler (RSA) Minolta 4.45.26 (40.36 km/h)
2. Kosie Loubser (RSA) IBM-Lotus 1.08
3. Rudolf Wentzel (RSA) Minolta 1.10
4. Ryan Cox (RSA) Amore & Vita
5. Morne Bester (RSA) Cycle Mania 1.12
6. David George (RSA) US Postal 1.13
7. Richard Roselt (RSA) W.P 7.50
8. Douglas Ryder (IBM/Lotus) 11.06
9. Jock Green (RSA) HSBC
10. Shaun Rhodes (RSA) W.P 12.11
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