The Sappi Karkloof Trail Festival played host to a hotly contested SA Marathon Champs! Riders revelled in the exquisitely handcrafted single track that the makes the Karkloof the mountain biking haven it is! Watch the action below.
Results:
85km Marathon
Overall
1. Phil Buys 3:45:42
2. Marc Pritzen 3:46:55
3. Tristan Nortje 3:47:01
4. Matt Beers 3:48:19
5. Marco Joubert 3:48:31
6. Wessel Botha 3:50:07
7. Gert Heyns 3:50:08
8. Arno du Toit 3:52:52
9. Johan Fourie de Villiers 3:55:33
10. Keagan Bontekoning 3:57:00
Women
1. Amy Wakefield 4:49:47
2. Samantha Saunders 5:00:20
3. Theresa Ralph 5:03:32
4. Yolande de Villiers 5:10:46
5. Janice Venter 5:27:49
60km Marathon
Junior Men
1. Franjo Hattingh 2:50:58
2. Jordan Boschoff 2:53:45
3.J ustin Swanepoel 2:55:33
Youth Men
1. Omar Wilson 2:51:53
2. Jean-Jacques Koekemoer 3:01:37
3. Miles Liebenberg 3:04:08
40km Marathon
Junior Women
1. Riley Smith 2:31:20
2. Tyler Jacobs 2:32:45
3. Kayleigh Stevenson 2:47:53
Youth Women
1. Carla Jansen van Vuuren 2:27:22
2. Jodi Mackinnon 2:32:38
3. Errin Mackridge 2:35:28