Urs Huber (Team Bulls) and compatriot Ariane Kleinhans (Team RE:CM) stormed to victory with Swiss precision in a soaking wet Sabie in Mpumalanga South Africa for the first round of the UCI World Marathon Series and the second leg of the South African Marathon National Series.
The in form Huber finished the 120km marathon in a time of 5:28:57 followed by his teammate and Cape Epic teammate Karl Platt in a time of 5:31:07. Kevin Evans (Fedgroup Itec) was the first South African to cross the line in third place in a time of 5:43:33, almost 15 minutes behind Huber.
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urs Huber (Swi) | 5:28:57 |
| 2 | Karl Platt (Ger) | 0:02:10 |
| 3 | Kevin Evans (RSA) | 0:14:36 |
| 4 | Andrew Hill (RSA) | 0:16:54 |
| 5 | Gert Heyns (RSA) | 0:17:26 |
| 6 | Nico Bell (RSA) | 0:18:09 |
| 7 | Gabriel Combrinck (RSA) | 0:19:04 |
| 8 | Matthys Beukes (RSA) | 0:21:53 |
| 9 | Neil Macdonald (RSA) | 0:22:32 |
| 10 | Ben Melt Swanepoel (RSA) | 0:47:32 |
| 11 | Henry Uys (RSA) | 0:53:54 |
| 12 | Christopher Wolhuter (RSA) | 0:54:56 |
| 13 | Timo Cooper (RSA) | 1:01:04 |
| 14 | Luis Alberto Costa Leao Pinto (Por) | 1:01:27 |
| 15 | David Low (RSA) | 1:03:36 |
| 16 | Remi Laffont (Fra) | 1:08:38 |
| 17 | Timothy Hammond (RSA) | 1:10:43 |
| 18 | J P Jung (RSA) | 1:12:33 |
| 19 | Simon Gegenheimer (Ger) | 1:29:14 |
| 20 | Renay Groustra (RSA) | 1:30:57 |
| 21 | Sipho Madolo (RSA) | 1:36:12 |
| 22 | Phetetso Monese LES | 2:06:13 |
| 23 | Given Phetla (RSA) | 2:55:12 |
| 24 | Glen Colby (RSA) | 3:06:03 |
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| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ariane Kleinhans (RSA) | 4:22:22 |
| 2 | Robyn De Groot (RSA) | 0:08:38 |
| 3 | Amy Mcdougall (RSA) | 0:11:57 |
| 4 | Cherise Taylor (RSA) | 0:17:43 |
| 5 | Candice Neethling (RSA) | 0:18:58 |
| 6 | Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) | 0:23:47 |
| 7 | Ashleigh Parker-Moffatt (RSA) | 0:31:44 |
| 8 | Eszter Erdelyi (RSA) | 0:31:45 |
| 9 | Kim Westbrook (RSA) | 0:41:22 |
| 10 | Janine King (RSA) | 0:52:14 |
| 11 | Diana Carolin (RSA) | 0:53:20 |
| 12 | Nicola Giliomee (RSA) | 1:49:15 |
| 13 | Nicolene Van Der Sandt (RSA) | 2:31:26 |
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