Play Day shines at FNB W2W MTB Adventure

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Play Day shines at FNB W2W MTB Adventure

It was all smiles on Saturday, 28 October 2017 as riders toed the line at Oak Valley Wine Estate (Elgin-Grabouw) to take on Stage Two aka “Play Day” of the FNB Wines2Whales (W2W) Mountain Bike (MTB) Adventure.

The only stage to start and finish at the same venue, Stage Two pitted ridders against a fun 71km route that featured a 1350m ascent.  Iconic sections on route included:  single tracks and bridges with names such as Waterfall, Vissie’s Magic, JK’s Edge, Sounds of Silence, Rietvlei, Witklippies 1 & 2, Raka, Swing, Ark, Cobra, Mamba, Boomslang, Pofadder, Jakkels, River Run and the much loved PERI-KROMCO Playpark to mention just a few.

Waldo Zevenster and Carl Toua of Team Dream Real Digital claimed their first stage victory in a time of 03 hours 16 minutes 01 second.  “Today’s stage suited us, except for the single tracks.  Fritz Pienaar and Francois Theron (Team Sukkel Sukkel) are just too fast on the single track,” says Zevenster.  “We pushed on the climbs though.  The route was fun and the single track was nice to ride.  Carl’s a champion.  He carved the lines and I just followed.  We’re here to have a jol, but it’s always fun to race.  We’ll try to make up time on Stage Three.”  Fritz Pienaar and Francois Theron of Team Sukkel Sukkel came in second, while Vernon Visser and Tim Ellerbeck of Team Stoney’s finished third.

 

Team Rotsvas’ Anton and Adrienne Moolman claimed their second stage victory for the weekend crossing the finish line in 03 hours 29 minutes 50 seconds.  “There was no wind today.  The trails were smooth and flowing.  It was a fun day,” says Adrienne.  “Well done to the route builders.  You can see that a lot of effort has gone into these routes.  The word “exhilarating” sums this stage up best.”  Theresa Ralph and Hamish Knowles of Team Galileo Risk came in second, while Jane Seggie and David Stonestreet of Team Rule No 5 B finished third.

 

Janine Muller and Mari du Toit of Team Oakley Group Girls beat mother and daughter duo Lolita Van Aardt and Simone Rhoda Van Aardt to the finish line in 03 hours 55 minutes 24 seconds.  “There was a nice tussle between us and the second team,” says Muller.  “We gave our all and had a great day out.  W2W was our first stage race about four years ago.  It’s nice to be back to experience these trails.”  Lolita Van Aardt and Simone Rhoda Van Aardt of Team Like Mother Like Daughter came in second, while Erica Green and Reinette Geldenhuis of Team Wines2Whales finished third.

 

EVENT INFORMATION:  FNB Wines2Whales MTB Adventure

 

Stage Three:  Sunday, 29 October 2017

 

Start Venue:  Oak Valley Wine Estate (Elgin-Grabouw)   

Finish Venue:   Onrus Caravan Park

Distance: 71km

Ascent: 1200m

Start Time:  07:00

 

EXCITING PRIZE:  This year one lucky rider (per event) will take home a magnificent 2018 Specialized Epic Comp Carbon mountain bike to the value of R59 000.

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Twitter:  @w2wmtb

For more information on the FNB Wines2Whales MTB events contact Chris on 083 760 3158, e-mail race@wines2whales.co.za, adventure@wines2whales.co.za or ride@wines2whales.co.za or visit www.wines2whales.co.za

Stage Two / FNB W2W MTB Adventure
P_Day TimeDay2 Team# TeamName Rider1 Rider2 Cat1 P_Cat2 Cat2
1 03:16:01 AM 388AB Dream Real Digital Waldo Zevenster Carl Toua Sub Vet Men 1 Men
2 03:17:24 AM 8AB Sukkel Sukkel Fritz Pienaar Francois Theron Open Men 2 Men
3 03:21:21 AM 400AB Stoneys Vernon Visser Tim Ellerbeck Sub Vet Men 3 Men
4 03:22:56 AM 384AB Gedi Frikkie Hartog Gerard Dirks Veteran Men 4 Men
5 03:24:03 AM 387AB Robert Daniel Robert Sim Dawid De Bruin Veteran Men 5 Men
6 03:24:42 AM 394AB Cargo Glen Brydges Barry Warmback Sub Vet Men 6 Men
7 03:24:43 AM 396AB Epic Grid Christo Toua Toua Gareth Harrington Sub Vet Men 7 Men
8 03:25:15 AM 383AB Team ASG Francois Louw Hanco Kachelhoffer Sub Vet Men 8 Men
9 03:25:21 AM 385AB Chunky Monkey and Stokstyf Carel Bosman Marc Greyling Open Men 9 Men
10 03:25:32 AM 10AB Specialized 002 Werner Roux Trevor Marshall Open Men 10 Men
P_Day TimeDay2 Team# TeamName Rider1 Rider2 Cat1 P_Group Group
1 03:29:50 AM 20AB Team Rotsvas Anton Moolman Adrienne Moolman Mixed Team 1 Mixed
2 03:34:03 AM 2AB Galileo Risk Theresa Ralph Hamish Knowles Mixed Team 2 Mixed
3 03:42:11 AM 420AB Rule no 5  B team Jane Seggie David Stonestreet Mixed Team 3 Mixed
4 03:47:28 AM 399AB Boys & Bikes Petrus Oelofse Yzette Oelofse Mixed Team 4 Mixed
5 03:50:13 AM 21AB whining wales Gavin Meyer Jean Meyer Mixed Team 5 Mixed
6 03:50:52 AM 24AB Not Sure Collette Bastard Gert Coetzee Mixed Team 6 Mixed
7 03:54:08 AM 34AB Anderson Transport Mixed Team Christiaan Bezuidenhout Louise Bezuidenhout Mixed Team 7 Mixed
8 04:07:23 AM 143AB Buffalo and Giraffe Pieter Uys Nikki Biesheuvel Mixed Team 8 Mixed
9 04:08:25 AM 617AB Display Mania Mario Oosthuizen Leanne Brownwaterson Mixed Team 9 Mixed
10 04:11:22 AM 417AB Eleven Wise Monkeys Derek Morgan  Nicola Walker Mixed Team 10 Mixed
P_Day TimeDay2 Team# TeamName Rider1 Rider2 Cat1 P_Group Group
1 03:55:24 AM 485AB Oakley Group Girls Janine Muller Mari du Toit Sub Vet Women 1 Women
2 03:56:08 AM 3AB likemotherlikedaughter Lolita Van Aardt Simone Rhoda Van Aardt Open Women 2 Women
3 04:09:12 AM 418AB T&T Tania Mestern Tessa Keers Veteran Women 3 Women
4 04:12:59 AM 594AB Wines2Whales Erica Green Reinette Geldenhuis Sub Vet Women 4 Women
5 04:14:48 AM 598AB Wine Lovers Melanie Knowles Carli Cooke Veteran Women 5 Women
6 04:19:46 AM 421AB KEKKEL & KLOEK Nickey Botes Esmari De Wet Sub Vet Women 6 Women
7 04:21:18 AM 52AB Cycles Direct Gina Wills Auralia Edwards Sub Vet Women 7 Women
8 04:24:28 AM 456AB Rugged Roses Caren Mills Wendy Wood Veteran Women 8 Women
9 04:24:29 AM 451AB Ginand2Nics Dawn Herbert Kim De Villiers Veteran Women 9 Women
10 04:29:40 AM 634AB Rola Motor Group Comine Claassen Zelda Van Wijk Veteran Women 10 Women