Viljoen wins solo men's division

Racers riding solo and teams of two and four contested the fifth edition of the 340km Desert Dash over December 18-19.

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Solo men 23-39
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Arno Viljoen (GT Mr Price )14:07:50
2Henning van Wyk (Merida 96 )2:05:19
3Tjipe Murangi (Team Cycletec )2:06:03
4Ian Grassow (Still )3:13:29
5Heinrich Kohne (NMC Methealth )3:54:27
6Noddis Uys (Noddis )4:21:13
7Gerhard Liebenberg (Fil413 )Row 6 - Cell 2
8Andrew Reid (Langer Heinrich )4:59:51
9Carl Hahn (Oops )5:00:30
10Stefan van Doorn (Bushrider )5:00:40
11Pierre van Rensburg (Pankop )Row 10 - Cell 2
12Philip Steyn (Die Nama en sy baja sukkel )5:11:44
13Basson van Rooyen (Basson )5:12:09
14Omri Kleynhans (Omri )5:17:10
15Richard Quin (The Mighty Quin )5:41:42
16Robert Redecker (495)6:20:37
17Sias Le Roux (Team SLR )6:49:15
18Terry Wilson (Team Slowbee )7:36:15
19Dave Rooney (Roon Dogg )7:36:58
20Johann Baard (Spykerboud )7:39:05
21Bradley van der Walt (By Grace I Race )7:44:44
22Johan la Grange (Splinterboud )Row 21 - Cell 2
23Kristian Larsson (Viking )7:56:34
24Christopher Ehinger (Seal and Gasket )7:56:45
25Damien Agnew (Cycles Wholesale )8:25:50
26Wouter Pentz (Wouter Pentz )8:31:29
27Dennis Nathrass (Team GTR )8:57:38
28Christof van Niekerk (Christof van Niekerk )9:09:48
DNSAndrew Rowles (Cindy Lauper )Row 28 - Cell 2
DNFGerhard Breed (Style )Row 29 - Cell 2
DNFLouis Botha (Louis )Row 30 - Cell 2
DNFJacobus Diener (Willeklong )Row 31 - Cell 2
DNFMartin Ciolkosz (29pgc10 )Row 32 - Cell 2
DNFMichael Curtis (Half Not )Row 33 - Cell 2
DNFJannie Tromp (Skorpion )Row 34 - Cell 2
DNFLouis Putter (Pupkewitz )Row 35 - Cell 2
DNFHeimer Anderson (Anderson Transport )Row 36 - Cell 2
DNFEtienne Jobert (Afripex Tygirs 3 )Row 37 - Cell 2
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Solo men 40+
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Andy Chase (Beka Lighting )15:18:15
2Axel Otto (Axel Otto )0:55:38
3Riaan Boshoff (Riaan )1:04:53
4Riaan Derks (Broker )2:01:24
5Ludwig Malherbe (Team Stihl )3:12:54
6Johan Bezuidenhout (Afripex Tygirs 2 )3:36:21
7Johan Bothma (Pointbreak Solo 2)3:49:33
8Aidan de Lange (Why Again )Row 7 - Cell 2
9Hercules Viljoen (Hobodeho )4:05:05
10John Vonofakidis (Vono )4:06:45
11Pieter de Bruin (Pieterman )4:08:50
12Henry Verhoeven (Just4Fun )4:23:12
13Rob Jackson (Oldest coot )4:31:17
14Jan Laubscher (JanTrap )5:01:44
15Simon Hough (Agent Orenge )5:31:36
16Michael Childes (Afripex Tygirs 1 )5:31:43
17Willem Hyman (Martelpyp Rodeo )6:25:52
18Nicolas Wessels (Streetschool )6:26:34
19Daan Gerretsen (Flying Dutchman )6:46:14
20Wouter Behr (Martelpyp Rodeo 2 )7:05:43
21Jan Auke Dijkstra (Toearegg )7:21:00
22Jaap Venter (Jaap )7:21:03
23Charlie du Toit (Charlie du Toit )7:21:04
24Johan van Niekerk (Johan van Niekerk )7:59:23
DNSJohan Le Roux (Sinister se Pa )Row 24 - Cell 2
DNFDennis Mc Donald (Aardvark 1 )Row 25 - Cell 2
DNFJohan Bester (Pcychocyclist )Row 26 - Cell 2
DNSJames Parkin (Litespeed Homeward Bound )Row 27 - Cell 2
DNFGus Klohn (InfraDEV )Row 28 - Cell 2
DNFNick du Plessis (Nick Du Plessis )Row 29 - Cell 2
DNFJohann Liebenberg (Liebster )Row 30 - Cell 2
DNFJohan Fourie (Bleskop )Row 31 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Williams (Spartan unity )Row 32 - Cell 2
DNFDeon Viljoen (Obelix )Row 33 - Cell 2
DNFJC Faul (Oglala )Row 34 - Cell 2
DNSMichael Swanepoel (Solo )Row 35 - Cell 2
DNSRussell Paschke (Desert Rat )Row 36 - Cell 2
DNFWayne Hartmann (Wayne Hartmann )Row 37 - Cell 2
DNFWillie Engelbrecht (Pointbreak Wille Willie )Row 38 - Cell 2
DNSPaolo Beltramo (Azzuri )Row 39 - Cell 2
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Solo women
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Hannele Steyn-Kotze (Sludge )16:23:08
DNFElmien Wagenaar (Elmien )Row 1 - Cell 2
DNFClaire van Aardt (Oolahwan )Row 2 - Cell 2
DNFHesmar Venter (Hesmar )Row 3 - Cell 2
DNFCarmen Tromp (Kelkiewyn )Row 4 - Cell 2
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Solo Under 23 men
#Rider Name (Country) Team
DNSSion Le Roux (Mister Sinister )
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Two-person teams 23-39 men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Team Cathy (Willie Mac Van Zyl and Nico Ruppel)15:54:11
2HKGK (Johann Pretorius and Dirk Uys)2:21:09
3Forklift and Allied (Klaus Papendieck and Sven Tegethoff)2:41:45
4African Shipping Services 1 (Andre Steinfurth and Rainer Sentefol)3:02:35
5African Shipping Services 2 (Stephan Drayer and Rene Graf)3:02:37
6The Rocket Scientists (Andre Christensen and Barry van't Slot)3:39:54
7Team Nokia 2 (Henri de Bruine and Mark Salisbury)4:47:26
8Koggelramme (Jannie Oberholzer and George Diener)4:53:24
9Further on up the Road (Michael Treloar and Kenneth Treloar)5:43:39
DNSKea Camper Hire (Reinhard Haenisch and Christoph Haenisch)Row 9 - Cell 2
DNFStorage Solutions (Sem Shaanika and Junias Ndjuluwa)Row 10 - Cell 2
DNFDOK en DOOM (Ernst Coetzee and Christoff Coetzee)Row 11 - Cell 2
DNFThe Odd Couple (Adrian Lee and John Knust)Row 12 - Cell 2
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Two-person teams 40+ men
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pointbreak Adrenalin (Wim de Vos and Corrie Muller)13:20:00
27 Minute Disciples (Barry Cooper and Ian Macleod)1:54:12
3Hartlief masters (Christo Van Niekerk and Kevin Adendorff)2:18:20
4Gochas Movers (Wessel van Wyk and Philippus van Wyk)2:25:50
5Desertrats (Stefan Bohlke and Hans du Toit)2:57:20
6J and B (Jan Nel and Brendan Dawson)3:15:09
7Terason Nightriders (John Pope and Moller Nel)4:03:22
8Khomas Peddlers (John Cuff and Ingram Cuff)4:09:59
9Flying Doctors (Vincent Shaw and Hoffie Conradie)4:22:50
10Crew 111 (Volker Tiller and Thomas Rath)4:38:04
11Wheeling Willies (Lean Venter and Jan van den berg)5:00:22
12Desert Pistols (Chris Bartholomae and Hansie Jacobs)5:43:28
13Team Nokia (Gary Johnson and William-John Willis)5:52:13
14Laurel and Hardy (Karl Grunschloss and Naude Theron)6:07:20
15Dirt Devils (Nicolaas Venter and Sakkie Schreuder)6:16:05
16Desert Donkies (Chris Muir and Louis Wessels)6:47:02
17Desert Stormers (Michael de Kock and Wayne Wolmerans)6:58:16
18Spanibangli (Johan Mouton and Bill Jooste)7:59:02
DNFToeka en Nou (Hendri Bornman and Philip Badenhorst)Row 18 - Cell 2
DNFPharmaton pro active (Herman Maritz and Wessel Visser)Row 19 - Cell 2
DNFGerus Team (Paul Bosman and Hagen Seiler)Row 20 - Cell 2
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Two-person female teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pink Panthers (Stephanie Faul and Elanor Grassow)20:33:27
2Desert Divas (Astrid Helm and Lidia Theron)0:00:03
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Two-person mixed teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Hartlief mix (Helaine Dos Santos and Henning Blaauw)15:29:00
2Gecko Explorers (Pierre Rocher and Marisu Rocher)1:25:36
3Man takes wife (Susanne Borg and Leander Borg)2:13:45
4Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (Christine Thirion and Johan Diener)5:18:37
DNFAan trap rooies (Hennie van Niekerk and Louise van Niekerk)Row 4 - Cell 2
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Two person U23 teams
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Sandstorms vani Kaap (Ruan van Schalkwyk and Lourens Calitz)13:36:42
2Methealth NMC (Heiko Redecker and Mirko Maier)1:10:38
3Desert Arrows (Sebastian Jahnke and Jason Reid)2:09:08
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Four - person 23-29 men's team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Cymot 3 Duitsers en 1 Schlapohr (Jacques Celliers , Pierre Knoetze, Derrick Clark, Frans - Anthonie Gerber)14:36:13
2OTB Sport (Peter Brinkmann , Paul Brinkmann, Mark Brinkmann, Robert Brinkmann)1:46:55
3Seven Minute Heathens (Oliver Pierson , Mathew Dalling, Nick DeLuca, Ian Maxwell)1:47:09
4FNB Namibia (Theo Neethling , Jaco Vermaak, Jacques Cloete, Herman Reinders)2:24:19
5Desert Rats (Peter Herle , Andrew Theunissen, Adrian de la Harpe, Raymond Heathcote)3:05:33
6Desert Duelers (Jens Unterlerchner , Axel Dainat, Max Pieper, Ricardo Coehlo)4:13:16
7Team Blake (Freddie Fouche , Jorrie Jordaan, Manie Scholtz, Aldo Strappazzon)4:41:15
8Pointbreak Beach Bums (Ockert van Schalkwyk , Kirsten Baumann, Fleidl Heiko, Andre Hoekstra)4:52:53
9Dust Busters (Jaco de Jager , Pierre Marais, Hennie van Wyk, Leon Smit)5:09:15
10Deep Impact (Andre (Os) Kruger , Fanie Terblanches, Nico Stehle, Wiks Conradie)7:07:27
DNFwwwdotbikedotwb (Johan Esterhuyse , Gareth Brian Smith, Brian Roberts, Mark Royden Stanton)Row 10 - Cell 2
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Four person 40+ men's team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Pointbreak Breakers (Daneel van der Walt , William Marais, Hermann Wessels, Rein van Veen)16:21:58
2Foursome (Carl Brinkmann , Yorick Lostetter, Dirk van Rooyen, Rick Mey)0:18:55
3Pointbreak Troubleshooters (Keith Vroon , Axel Theissen, Stephen van der Walt, Mike Ehret)0:34:25
4BCX Dusters (Terry Cooper , Horst Heimstadt, Gunter Penzhorn, Christo Le Roux)1:58:54
5Desert Rollers (Herbie Blom , Eckhardt Bussel, Willie Greeff, Deon Louw)4:22:39
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Four-person women's team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
14Pointbreak Surferinas (Aretha Burger , Tania van Veen, Marguerite de Villiers, Sulinda Muller)19:01:50
23Desert Hills Angels (Michaela Milz , Charlotte Veldsman, Renate Penzhorn, Helen Hibbert)21:04:02
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Four-person mixed team
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
2Pointbreak Pointers (Louis Loubser , Desiree Loubser, Pierre van der Walt, John Hamman)15:56:48
8Fruit and Veg City (Anthony Bassingthwaighte , Carmen Bassingthwaighte, Konrad Johannes, Otto Alfeld)16:58:51
12HKE Skilpad Ltd (Hans Kolberg , Kai Grossmann, Monika Grossmann, Charmaine Shannon)18:30:17
16Ageless Girls and Boys (Robert Lea , Jenny Everingham, Carel Bredell, Vivien Routledge)19:22:17
18Pointbreak Freewheelers (Andre Vermaak , Sunley Fourie, Johan Snyman, Tertius Stears)19:42:17
20Wesbank Transport (Fritz Lambrechts , Thomas Bayer, Rodney Theron, Georgia Bayer)20:09:30
22Wilderness Desert Riders (Jacky Heath , Bruno Will, Mari van der Watt, Matthias Langheld)21:02:10
DNFDesert Riders (Magda Loftie-Eaton , Johan Coetzee, Juliana Van Es, Erik Van Es)Row 7 - Cell 2
DNSNamibia Xray (Marli Boshoff , Org van Rensburg, Jackie Norval, Tienie van Rensburg)Row 8 - Cell 2

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