Buys and Speedy win African Continental Championships

Plenty of action amidst wet and muddy conditions saw the crowning of various age-group champions at the 2013 African Continental Championships for cross country and downhill mountain biking, which took place in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend.

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Elite men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Philip Buys (South Africa)1:28:20
2Yannick Lincoln (Mauritius)0:03:59
3Heinrich Köhne (Namibia)0:09:28
4Stuart Marais (South Africa)0:11:17
5Renay Groustra (South Africa)0:13:58
6Timothy Stark (South Africa)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Phetetso Monese (Lesotho)Row 6 - Cell 2
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Elite women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Yolande Speedy (South Africa)1:59:20
2Aurelie Halbwachs (Mauritius)0:01:10
3Samantha Sanders (South Africa)0:04:54
4Amy Mcdougall (South Africa)0:06:35
5Cherie Vale (South Africa)0:10:44
6Melanie Palframan (South Africa)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Kim Westbrook (South Africa)Row 6 - Cell 2
8Angela Egeland (South Africa)Row 7 - Cell 2
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U23 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Brendon Davids (South Africa)1:25:38
2James Reid (South Africa)0:01:59
3Arno Du Toit (South Africa)0:02:12
4Luke Roberts (South Africa)0:02:25
5Rourke Croeser (South Africa)0:02:38
6Gert Heyns (South Africa)0:03:02
7Travis Walker (South Africa)0:05:24
8Stephan Reyneke (South Africa)0:09:16
9Patrick Belton (South Africa)0:10:42
10Paul Rodenbach (South Africa)0:13:06
11Jason Meaton (South Africa)0:14:40
12Kyle Dorkin (South Africa)Row 11 - Cell 2
13Callen Watson (South Africa)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Shaun Craig Silver (South Africa)Row 13 - Cell 2
15Lechesa Tohlang (Lesotho)Row 14 - Cell 2
16Teboho Khantsi (Lesotho)Row 15 - Cell 2
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U23 women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Mariske Strauss (South Africa)1:48:54
2Candice Neethling (South Africa)0:03:24
3Vera Adrian (Namibia)0:14:15
4Hayley Smith (South Africa)Row 3 - Cell 2
5Ashleigh Parker-Moffatt (South Africa)Row 4 - Cell 2
6Sarah Hill (South Africa)Row 5 - Cell 2
7Tayla Odendaal (South Africa)Row 6 - Cell 2
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Junior men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Dylan Rebello (South Africa)1:13:38
2Martin Freyer (Namibia)0:00:35
3Ivan Venter (South Africa)0:01:01
4Sybrand Strauss (South Africa)0:02:34
5Harrie Malan (South Africa)0:02:39
6Louw Kriel (South Africa)0:02:57
7Alan Hatherly (South Africa)0:04:29
8Nicol Carstens (South Africa)0:04:50
9Channing Smith (South Africa)0:04:58
10Jannes Bujis (South Africa)0:05:00
11Michael Pretorius (Namibia)0:05:20
12Frans Grotepass (South Africa)0:05:59
13Gareth Andrews (South Africa)Row 12 - Cell 2
14Marc Fourie (South Africa)0:08:06
15Joel Hieber (South Africa)0:08:34
16Corbin Mann (South Africa)0:09:45
17Matthew Wilkinson (South Africa)0:10:46
18Keaton Korevaar (South Africa)0:12:48
19Bryce Rawlins (South Africa)0:15:24
20Lichaba West (Lesotho)0:15:44
21Carlo Marzoppi (South Africa)0:16:43
22Carel Van Wyk (South Africa)0:16:52
23Sean Attridge (South Africa)0:18:48
24Daniel Lindeque (South Africa)Row 23 - Cell 2
25Alex Gifford (Zimbabwe)Row 24 - Cell 2
26Clinton Payne (South Africa)Row 25 - Cell 2
27Bradley Ross (South Africa)Row 26 - Cell 2
28Guy Gross (Zimbabwe)Row 27 - Cell 2
29Bennie Hattingh (South Africa)Row 28 - Cell 2
30Mark Mackenzie (Zimbabwe)Row 29 - Cell 2
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Junior women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Bianca Haw (South Africa)1:14:25
2Marie-Christin Kempf (South Africa)0:07:55
3Marne Botha (South Africa)0:10:03
4Kimberley Le Coure De Billot (Mauritius)0:12:17
5Hazel Mogill (South Africa)0:15:22
6Catherine Colyn (South Africa)0:16:57
7Michelle Benson (South Africa)0:25:56
8Natasha Emmerick (South Africa)Row 7 - Cell 2
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