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<\/a>Reigning South African marathon champion, Gawie Combrinck in action<\/span><\/p>\nNow in its seventh year, the Nissan TrailSeeker Series in Gauteng sees entry sell-outs well in advance of each race, with riders drawn to the high quality organisation, family-focussed environment and various event distances to suit riders of all fitness levels and all ages.<\/p>\n
Advendurance is one of the leading mountain bike event organsing companies in South Africa, placing a great deal of focus on ensuring safety and high enjoyment factors are priorities.<\/p>\n
One of the recent additions they have made to the Nissan TrailSeeker Series is the use of dust retardants at and around the race start\/finish venues to ensure a more pleasant experience for supporters and spectators. Gauteng\u2019s winters are incredibly dry and spraying the dirt and gravel roads around each venue, as well as certain parts of the race routes, helps ensure less discomfort for supporters and higher visibility levels which assist in rider safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have to experience the volume of dust generated up by over 3000 mountain bikers to understand why we\u2019ve partnered with Dust-a-Side to make the race village experience as comfortable as possible,\u201d said Pienaar.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile the riders are expecting the dust, the spectators and supporters waiting at the finish area shouldn\u2019t have to deal with it too. We have a reputation for catering as well for the supporters as we do the riders and this is just another way that Advendurance, in conjunction with Nissan, are improving the mountain biking experience,\u201d added Pienaar.<\/p>\n
The marathon event at the weekend was won by Nico Bell (RECM) followed home by reigning South African marathon champion, Gawie Combrinck (EAI Cycling). Arno du Toit (SCOTT LCB) rounded out the men\u2019s podium places.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Dunlop hotspot early in the race really got the race off to a fast first 10 kilometres. Gawie managed to split the group in the singletrack and I managed to get clear on the rocky climb and keep the gap to the finish,\u201d recalled Bell.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a really enjoyable course with lots of singletrack. It was dusty and fast but it is a great time of the year to race against all the youngsters,\u201d commented Combrinck afterwards.<\/p>\n
In the women\u2019s race, national marathon champion Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) showed her class by galloping home in just over 3 hours, well clear of runner-up Theresa Ralph (RBS), with Vanessa Bell in third.<\/p>\n \u201cHats off to the organisers who logistically managed to avoid any congestion on the route. It is really great to be able to compete at these races that don\u2019t last too long and are close to home to sharpen up for the second half of the season,\u201d said De Groot. With two events left in the series, the final standings are still very much undecided. Bell and De Groot have two wins each but are both lying second in total accumulated series points to Combrinck (men) and Adrienne Moolman (women).<\/p>\n 2015 Nissan TrailSeeker Series, Gauteng<\/strong> Overall men \u2013 70km marathon:<\/strong> Overall women \u2013 70km marathon:<\/strong> Overall male \u2013 40km half-marathon<\/strong><\/a>TrailSeeker HazelDean Ladies winner Robyn de Groot<\/span><\/p>\n
\u201cIf we look at the times from last year the route was a bit tougher this year, but with all that winding, flowing singletrack it was such an enjoyable day out,\u201d remarked runner-up Ralph.<\/p>\n
Round 3, HazelDean, Pretoria, 29 August 2015<\/strong>
Leading results<\/strong><\/p>\n
1 Nico Bell (RECM) 2:43:28
2 Gawie Combrinck (EAI Cycling) 2:46:59
3 Arno du Toit (SCOTT LCB) 2:50:36
4 Thinus Redlinghuys 2:50:39
5 Josef Bester 2:53:54
6 Andrew McLean (CycleLab) 2:53:59
7 Fanie Venter 2:54:00
8 Pierre Smith 2:55:16
9 Kai Pritzen 2:58:01
10 Hennie Kriek 2:58:06<\/p>\n
1 Robyn de Groot (Ascendis Health) 3:04:08
2 Theresa Ralph (RBS) 3:10:54
3 Vanessa Bell 3:15:24
4 Adrienne Moolman 3:21:21
5 Michelle Benson 3:24:27
6 Mariette Hattingh 3:25:11
7 Marisa van der Linde 3:25:28
8 Janine Rawlinson 3:25:55
9 Rozalia Kubyana 3:31:08
10 Janice Venter 3:32:17<\/p>\n
1 Martien Venter 1:20:58
2 Henry Liebenberg 1:20:59
3 Wessel Botha 1:21:00<\/p>\n