Gold for local juniors in Super series
2010-05-13
A VERY successful second leg of the Drakenstein Super Cycle Series was hosted outside Wellington on Saturday. The open race (juniors; under 23; elites) was held over a distance of 124km and young Stefan Ihlenfeldt of team Cape Town Market won the race convincingly. Ihlenfeldt was part of a 3-man break-away group from the 28km mark of the race. Ihlenfeldt, Moolman Welgemoed (Daikin GU) and Martin Wesserman (Tygerberg) worked well together to take the break until the end of the race. The veterans section 30-39 years was won by Daneel Liebenberg of Team Cycles Direct. He was followed by Neville Cragg (Club 100 MTN) in 2nd position and Christo Groenewald (Helderberg) 3rd. In the Veterans 40 plus group, Marius Nel finished first, and he was also the third overall veteran. Second was Christo Botha (Club 100 MTN) and third Jan Wiehman (New Balance). Bradwin Daniels (Peco) won the under 16 race over 78km convincingly, with Byron Louw (Peco) coming second. The under 14 race was won by Jean Claude Jantjies, with Graeme Ockhuis and Lee Arthur Green coming second and third respectively. All three riders are from Yorkshire. The next event in the series will be a 2-day tour on 12 and 13 June. ) This weekend (15 and 16 May) the WP Road and Time Trial Championships will be decided, starting at Windmeul Primary School in Agter Paarl. The first race will start at 13:00.
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