{"id":22077,"date":"2013-01-28T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2013\/01\/28\/stoltz-and-van-huyssteen-successfully-defend-titles-at-totalsports-xterra-buffelspoort-r422\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T12:33:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T12:33:58","slug":"stoltz-and-van-huyssteen-successfully-defend-titles-at-totalsports-xterra-buffelspoort-r422","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/stoltz-and-van-huyssteen-successfully-defend-titles-at-totalsports-xterra-buffelspoort-r422\/","title":{"rendered":"Stoltz and Van Huyssteen Successfully Defend Titles at Totalsports Xterra Buffelspoort"},"content":{"rendered":"

The picturesque Buffelspoort Dam (North West Province) was a hub of excitement on Saturday, 26 January 2013 with 800 multisport warriors toeing the line at the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Full presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Defending men\u2019s and women\u2019s champions Conrad Stoltz and Carla Van Huyssteen came out with guns a blazing. Leaving no room for error, they took the lead early in the race and never looked back, crossing the finish line in spectacular times of 02hours22minutes52seconds and 02hours49minutes56seconds respectively. <\/p>\n

According to Stoltz, the level of racing in South Africa has definitely gone up. \u201cI knew there would be serious competition on the day with Stuart Marais, Dan Hugo, Bradley Weiss and Theo Blignaut. Unfortunately Theo had to withdraw due to illness. I heard that Pieter van der Mescht is a good swimmer, so I decided to stick to him on the swim and managed to make a comfortable transition onto the mountain bike discipline. I passed Dan on the first dirt road and managed to make up time. I expected Stuart Marais and Bradley Weiss to run hard. Being injury free I was able to put in some run training for the first time in three years. I\u2019d say there\u2019s definitely one hill too many on this route, with awesome kloofing sections, cliff climbs and tunnels. I just love the excitement of XTERRA. The sport is growing like crazy and it\u2019s really exciting. I\u2019m really proud to have won my 50th<\/sup> XTERRA title today, especially because it was at a local XTERRA\u201d, says Stoltz. Dan Hugo came in second, while Stuart Marais finished third.<\/p>\n

XTERRA legend Conrad Stoltz took gold at the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Buffelspoort Full presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT on Saturday, 26 January 2013 with an impressive finishing time of 02hours22minutes52seconds.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Photo Credit ~ Jetline Action Photo<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Van Huyssteen was ecstatic with her hat trick win at the Totalsports XTERRA Buffelspoort. \u201cThe combination of the heat and altitude definitely added to the toughness of today\u2019s XTERRA. Coming out of the water my legs felt a little tired, but I just had to keep on. On the mountain bike discipline I found myself riding with a strong group of guys, so I knew that I was in the mix, even though everything felt so slow. I knew the run would be tough and I really didn\u2019t want to walk, but I had to on some of the hills. I just loved having my family here. You miss that when you race overseas. Today\u2019s event was definitely good exercise for XTERRA Grabouw\u201d, says Van Huyssteen. Susan Sloan came in second, while Sylvia Van Tromp finished third.<\/p>\n

Carla Van Huyssteen walked off with her hat trick win at the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Buffelspoort Full presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT on Saturday, 26 January 2013 with an impressive finishing time of 02hours49minutes56seconds. <\/span><\/em>Photo Credit ~ Cherie Vale \/ Newsport Media<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

In the team category Team \u201cLebone College\u201d was the first men\u2019s team to cross the finish line on the day. Team \u201cJust for Fun\u201d was the first female team home, while Team \u201cImpala RCD\u201d was the first mixed team home on the day. \t<\/p>\n

For the first time since its inception the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Buffelspoort presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT has been split over two days with the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Full taking place on the Saturday, 26 January 2013 followed by the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Lite on the Sunday, 27 January 2013.<\/p>\n

EVENT INFORMATION<\/span><\/strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Full Buffelspoort presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Saturday, 26 January 2013<\/p>\n

Venue:\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/strong>Buffelspoort Dam, North West Province<\/p>\n

Event Format:<\/strong>\t\t\t 1.5km swim, 26.5km mountain bike and 12km trail run<\/p>\n

Start<\/strong>:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t08:30<\/p>\n

TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Lite Buffelspoort presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n

Date:\t\t\t\t \t\t <\/strong>Sunday, 27 January 2013<\/p>\n

Venue:<\/strong>\t\t\t\t\t\t Buffelspoort Dam, North West Province<\/p>\n

Event Format:\t\t\t <\/strong>400m swim, 17km mountain bike and 6km trail run<\/p>\n

Start<\/strong>:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t09:00<\/p>\n

Family and friends are encouraged to come support their favourite XTERRA Lite Warrior on Sunday!<\/p>\n

Follow us on Twitter:<\/em><\/strong> @xterrasa <\/strong><\/p>\n

Follow us on Facebook:<\/em><\/strong> Stillwater Sport & Entertainment<\/strong><\/p>\n

For more information on the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT please contact Stillwater Sport & Entertainment on 086 138 3591, email entries@stillwatersports.com<\/a> or visit www.stillwatersports.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The picturesque Buffelspoort Dam (North West Province) was a hub of excitement on Saturday, 26 January 2013 with 800 multisport warriors toeing the line at the TOTALSPORTS XTERRA Full presented by REHIDRAT\u00ae SPORT. Defending men\u2019s and women\u2019s champions Conrad Stoltz and Carla Van Huyssteen came out with guns a blazing. Leaving no room for error, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-22077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22077","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22077"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22077\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22077"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=22077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}