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Turbi Hills Race makes cyclists work hard

Date: 29 May 2015 By: Isabel Venter

Local mountain bikers once again took on the gruelling Turbi Hills Mountain Bike Race over the past weekend.

This annual race is hosted by the MOTHs’ Turbi Hills Shellhole in Louis Trichardt in the Roodewal Plantation.

This year’s 50km event attracted 14 die-hard local cyclists. The podium in this event was dominated by men, with Kombo Bere and Nico Geldenhuys defending their 2014 Turbi Hills titles. Bere finished first, followed by Geldenhuys and Fanus Eksteen in third place.

Bere was also the first junior, while Geldenhuys was the first sub-veteran.

Jernay McLeod, the only rose among the thorns in the 50km race, took an overall ninth position.

In the 30km race, the overall winner was Richard Lambert, followed by Francois Labuschagne in second and Turner de Swart in third place.

Caron Foord was the first woman home in the 30km. She was followed by Jadie McLeod in second place and Marnelle Pessegueira in third.

In the 8km fun ride, the first boy home was Jonathan Taylor, followed by Reese Coetzee and Mulamga Malima in third place. Ngonidzashe Bere was the first girl, followed by Charlene Bothma in second and Michelle Steyn in third place.

 
 
 

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Isabel Venter

Isabel joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in 2009 as a reporter. She holds a BA Degree in Communication Sciences from the University of South Africa. Her beat is mainly crime and court reporting.

 
 

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Once again the annual Turbi Hills Mountain Bike race attracted die-hard fans.

Kombo Bere.

Kombo Bere won the Turbi Hills Mountain Bike race for the second year in a row. 

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