{"id":19760,"date":"2015-06-28T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2015\/06\/28\/odendaal-wraps-up-sa-mtb-cup-series-downhill-r2860\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T14:27:07","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T14:27:07","slug":"odendaal-wraps-up-sa-mtb-cup-series-downhill-r2860","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/odendaal-wraps-up-sa-mtb-cup-series-downhill-r2860\/","title":{"rendered":"Odendaal wraps up SA MTB Cup Series downhill"},"content":{"rendered":"

The cool and fresh Pietermaritzburg morning greeted riders and spectators with icy hands but warm hearts, as all geared up for the final round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup Series DHI at Cascades MTB Park on Sunday 28 June. The fast-paced and exciting action in Downhill racing always has the crowds on the edge of their seats, and this event was no different.<\/p>\n

\n\"ccs-62657-0-55424000-1435506885.jpg\"<\/a>Men’s Elite rider, Tiaan Odendaal, took the victory and overall series win at the fourth round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup DHI at Cascades, Pietermaritzburg, on Sunday 28 June. Photo: Gavin Ryan\/QuickPix Photography<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

The seeding run in the morning made for an exciting warm up, throwing names like Tiaan Odendaal, Jonathan Philogene and Andre Pretorius into the top three Elite riders, and set the pace for the afternoon\u2019s final event.<\/p>\n

The sun was out in full force for the final run at lunchtime and the action began to heat up. The Elite Men\u2019s race saw Tiaan Odendaal take the title after knocking 3 seconds off his seeding run to get him a time of 3 minutes 3 seconds. Nine seconds behind Odendaal was second placed David Hogan, and third was Andre Pretorius with a time of 03:20.<\/p>\n

Being Odendaal\u2019s fourth overall Cup Series title win, he says that he owes it all to his greatest sponsor, his mom. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool to say I\u2019ve won four times. I\u2019m not too sure how many people are able to say that, so it\u2019s an awesome feeling. I just wanted to thank my mom and all those who have been behind me all the way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Odendaal has now set his sights on great results at the SA Champs in Stellenbosch on 19 July, and will be focusing on preparation for the event over the next few weeks. \u201cI\u2019ve got some enduro racing coming up so I\u2019ll be doing that, and I have a race every weekend up to SA Champs, so it\u2019s quite a busy time now. But I\u2019ve just got to keep my head down and stay focused.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ccs-62657-0-65021300-1435506879.jpg\"<\/a>Young Sabine Thies claimed the Overall Women’s win at the fourth round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup DHI at Cascades, Pietermaritzburg, on Sunday 28 June. Photo: Gavin Ryan\/QuickPix Photography<\/span><\/p>\n

Stellenbosch rider Francois du Toit, who claimed the Youth Men\u2019s victory by \u201cthree tenths of a second\u201d was happy to have the win, but was utterly exhausted. \u201cI\u2019ve been riding for six years, and this my second time riding the Cascades course. I enjoy this course, its fun, but the pedalling is quite harsh I guess. I do really like the top sections of the track,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

When asked about his race, du Toit said: \u201cIt was tiring. Just\u2026 tiring.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\"ccs-62657-0-49244300-1435506874.jpg\"<\/a>Sub Vet Men’s winner, Craig Paul, came in 15 seconds faster than his category competitors at the fourth round of the 2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup DHI at Cascades, Pietermaritzburg, on Sunday 28 June. Photo: Gavin Ryan\/QuickPix Photography<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

One rider, who would beg to differ about the pedalling section, would be GM Cycles rider, Sabine \u201cBeanie\u201d Thies, who is usually the Sub Junior Woman in the mix. Thies took the overall Women\u2019s title as well, coming in with a time of 04:19. She also mentioned that she isn\u2019t easily intimidated to the \u201cboy:girl\u201d ratio of the sport. \u201cBecause there aren\u2019t many girls doing downhill, I\u2019m used to the numbers being less than the guys, so I just got out there to have a good time. And today I had a really good time, the jumps especially were all so nice, and the crowd was amazing,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love Cascades, it\u2019s probably my favourite \u2013 because its quite flat, and I\u2019m pretty good at pedalling,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Junior Boys category was won by Kayde Brown, followed by Dylan parker. Sub Vets winner, Craig Paul had a fantastic day of racing, with a time of 03:22, 15 seconds faster than second place Cobus Truter. Behind Truter, was Chad Curtis with a time of 03:43.<\/p>\n

A fantastic day of racing could not have ended the SA MTB Cup series off any better than the way it had, with the Vets Men (Thane Archer, Mark Sydney and Grant Dekker) once again providing entertainment for the spectators, and left those laughing in hysterics at little antics on the podium in the name of great sportsmanship.<\/p>\n

2015 Stihl SA MTB Cup Series round 4 DHI Summary of Results<\/h2>\n

Elite Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Tiaan Odendaal 03:03.554\n<\/li>\n
  2. David Hogan 03:12.478\n<\/li>\n
  3. Andre Pretorius 03:14.682\n<\/li>\n
  4. Adriaan Smit 03:20.446\n<\/li>\n
  5. Jonathan Philogene 03:20.672<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Sub Vets Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Craig Paul 03:22.467\n<\/li>\n
    2. Cobus Truter 03:37.310\n<\/li>\n
    3. Chad Curtis 03:43.000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Vets Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Thane Archer 03:52.463\n<\/li>\n
      2. Mark Sydney 03:59.256\n<\/li>\n
      3. Grant Dekker 04:04.062<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Masters Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Leon Cronje 04:01.763\n<\/li>\n
        2. Maarten Prins 04:35.904<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Youth Men<\/strong><\/p>\n

            \n
          1. Francois du Toit 03:27.233\n<\/li>\n
          2. Jason Williams 03:27.518\n<\/li>\n
          3. Sharjah Jonsson 03:31.876<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Nippers Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n

              \n
            1. Keagan Brand 05:47.308\n<\/li>\n
            2. Zachary Wolfson 06:05.152<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Junior Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n

                \n
              1. Kayde Brown 04:13.745\n<\/li>\n
              2. Dylan parker 05:08.052<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Sprogs Boys<\/strong><\/p>\n

                  \n
                1. Kyle Brand 04:39.762\n<\/li>\n
                2. Maxamillion Wolfson 05:20.764<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Overall Women<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    \n
                  1. Sabine Thies 04:19.784<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    For a full set of results, click here: http:\/\/www.cyclingsa.com\/s\/SA-National-DHI-Cup-4-2015-Results-1.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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