{"id":18125,"date":"2016-05-24T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-24T09:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2016\/05\/24\/thies-and-odendaal-claim-final-enduro-series-points-r4847\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T08:12:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T08:12:59","slug":"thies-and-odendaal-claim-final-enduro-series-points-r4847","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/thies-and-odendaal-claim-final-enduro-series-points-r4847\/","title":{"rendered":"Thies and Odendaal claim final Enduro Series points"},"content":{"rendered":"

The stunning trails of Howick were an excellent final venue for the last round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series \u2013 presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles on Saturday 21 May. Thirteen-year-old mountain bike trail star, Sabine \u2018Beani\u2019 Thies and Downhill racer, Tiaan Odendaal, took the overall women\u2019s and men\u2019s titles respectively.<\/p>\n

Greg Minnaar Cycles\/Pizzology Craft Caf\u00e9\/Foxhead rider, Beani Thies, was elated to take the title. \u201cI feel awesome \u2013 I\u2019ve never gotten an overall victory before. It\u2019s always been my goal to get an overall win. I\u2019m pretty stoked,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\"ccs-62657-0-33747000-1464085262.jpg\"<\/a>Elite and overall men’s winner, Tiaan Odendaal, races to victory at the third and final round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series \u2013 presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles in Howick on Saturday 21 May. Photo Credit: Paul Botma<\/span><\/p>\n

When asked about the day\u2019s racing, Thies said: \u201cThe stages were definitely as tough as people said they would be. There was a lot of pedalling; they were very long, and quite tough with rocks and lots of drops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first stage had a lot of rocks, and unfortunately I fell but I got back up and then I T-boned a rock, which didn\u2019t end well but I still got a good time. The second stage was just as long but more through pine forests and lots of flowing sections. Stage three was the best of them all. \u201cThe Face\u201d had lots of rocks!\u201d<\/p>\n

Thies mentioned that she has loved this year\u2019s series, and that she has thoroughly enjoyed the tracks. \u201cI would just like to say a huge thank you to the organisers. And of course to my sponsors \u2013 thank you for everything and for keeping us well hydrated. I can\u2019t wait for another awesome year next year!\u201d<\/p>\n

The odds weren\u2019t in everybody\u2019s favour in the Men\u2019s category, however as Junior Men\u2019s overall log leader, Sharjah Jonsson\u2019s luck took an unfortunate turn when a crash resulted in a wrist injury.<\/p>\n

and overall Men\u2019s winner, Tiaan Odendaal said: \u201cThe trails were pretty tough but enjoyable at the same time. The ride up was quite long, but not as steep as the Cascades Enduro, and it was really nice to just cruise up and chat with my friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ccs-62657-0-08645700-1464085261.jpg\"<\/a>13-year-old Sabine Thies was the fastest Sub Junior and overall Women’s winner on the day at the third and final round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series \u2013 presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles in Howick on Saturday 21 May. Photo Credit: Paul Botma<\/span><\/p>\n

Odendaal had entered the first Enduro at St. Ives, but had to pull out due to a mechanical, and didn\u2019t enter the second round because of his major focus on the Downhill discipline.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday I decided to enter because one of my really good friends, Brian Bentley, has sponsored me a bike and helped me out. I might even be changing my major focus to Enduro, who knows?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s Enduro in Howick culminated the three-part 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series \u2013 presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles, which consistently welcomed over 120 riders to each event, cementing the popularity of this growing sort in the province.<\/p>\n

The next event is the once-off 2016 KZNMTB Provincial ENDURO Championships \u2013 presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles, and takes place at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg on Saturday 2 July. More information and entry details can be found here: http:\/\/www.roag.co.za\/eventinfo.aspx?EventID=1730<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Summary of Results \u2013 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series #3 \u2013 21 May 2016<\/h2>\n

Overall Men<\/strong>
1.Tiaan Odendaal (Senior) 21:58
2.Craig Paul (Sub Veteran) 22:11
3.Shane Martin (Senior) 22:52
4.Hilton Frost (Senior) 23:04
5.Keira Duncan (Youth) 23:30<\/p>\n

Overall Women<\/strong>
1.Sabine Thies (Sub Junior) 26:37
2.Kim Westbrook (Senior) 28:11
3.Kathryn Fourie (Sub Veteran) 28:27
4.Charne Dreyer (Sub Junior) 29:46
5.Joanne Hicks (Sub Veteran) 32:25<\/p>\n

Senior Men<\/strong>
1.Tiaan Odendaal 21:58
2.Shane Martin 22:52
3.Hilton Frost 23:04<\/p>\n

Senior Women<\/strong>
1.Kim Westbrook 28:11
2.Tammy Sturrock 32:39
3.Lauren Hoyer 33:22<\/p>\n

Junior Men<\/strong>
1.Dean Wortmann 25:31
2.Mitchell Meugens 26:05<\/p>\n

Youth Men<\/strong>
1.Keira Duncan 23:30
2.Kayle Seaward 25:41
3.Mathew Green 27:51<\/p>\n

Sub Junior Boys<\/strong>
1.Robert Jessop 28:18
2.Dreyer Botma 30:18
3.Kyle Brand 30:58<\/p>\n

Sub Junior Girls<\/strong>
1.Sabine Thies 26:37
2.Charne Dreyer 29:46<\/p>\n

Sub Veteran Men<\/strong>
1.Craig Paul 22:11
2.Duane Stander 23:34
3.Mark Millar 23:45<\/p>\n

Sub Veteran Women<\/strong>
1.Kathryn Fourie 28:27
2.Joanne Hicks 32:25
3.Tamryn Taylor 32:57<\/p>\n

Veteran Men<\/strong>
1.Oliver Burnett 24:34
2.Keith Diederichs 24:41
3.Patrick Morewood 24:42<\/p>\n

Master Men<\/strong>
1.Brian Magor 27:02
2.Michael Frost 28:00
3.Guy Ronaldson 32:05<\/p>\n

Grand Master Men<\/strong>
1.Ashley Nesbitt 30:49
2.Mike Staphorst 38:11<\/p>\n

Nipper Boys<\/strong>
1.Omar Wilson 36:01
2.Logan Stander 37:47
3.Cameron Morewood 37:51<\/p>\n

Sprog Boys<\/strong>
1.Nate Tanner Hall 30:16
2.Liam Tyler Hall 31:36
3.Keagan Brand 31:41<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The stunning trails of Howick were an excellent final venue for the last round of the 2016 KZNMTB Provincial Enduro Cup Series \u2013 presented by Greg Minnaar Cycles on Saturday 21 May. Thirteen-year-old mountain bike trail star, Sabine \u2018Beani\u2019 Thies and Downhill racer, Tiaan Odendaal, took the overall women\u2019s and men\u2019s titles respectively. Greg Minnaar […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":42425,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[220,1713,825,824,2723,1226,2533],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-18125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-enduro","tag-howick","tag-kzn-mtb","tag-kznmtb","tag-kznmtb-enduro-cup","tag-sabine-thies","tag-tiaan-odendaal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18125\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42425"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18125"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=18125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}