KNYSNA NEWS - About 1 500 entries were received for the two-day Knysna Cycle Tour on Saturday and Sunday, 1 and 2 July, kicking off the sports itinerary of the Knysna Oyster Festival with a bang.

The roads and trails in and around the Knysna forest come to life as cyclists took on a 45km, 76km pro, and an 85km MTB ride on Saturday. On Sunday they tackled a 40km MTB and an Enduro race. 

In cycling an Enduro race is a series of timed down hill stages. Great times were set in each category.

Day one winners

45km Ebikes:
1. Warwick Davison – 01:50:58 race
2. Uys Kruger – 01:51:41
3. Melinda Werth – 01:55:02

45km women:
1. Anna Marx – 02:29:28
2. Michell Bartman – 02:41:55
3. Josephine Matterson – 02:42:01

45km men:
1. Dean Wooley – 01:52:02
2. Luc Whaite – 01:52:04
3. Nic White – 01:53:03

76km pros:
1. Matthew Keyser – 02:36:54
2. Rogan Swarts – 02:38:29

85km women:
1. Kelsey Jade van Schoor – 03:53:52
2. Julia Marx – 04:19:28
3. Isabella Wright – 04:35:52

Day two winners

40km women:
1. Diane White – 01:38:28
2. Chandre Porter – 01:39:16
3. Madeleen van Zuydam – 01:40:25

40km Ebike women:
1. Dalene Eksteen – 01:27:10
2. Melinda Werth – 01:32:17
3. Anne Pienaar – 01:43:50

40km men:
1. Tristan Oosthuizen – 01:16:28
2. Luc White – 01:24:21
3. Johan Coetzee – 01:24:39

40km Ebike men:
1. Julian Oosthuizen – 01:24:55
2. Mike Wood – 01:25:08
3. Bas Couweloos – 01:27:08

Enduro 5km Ebike:
1. Jacques Brink – 17:55
2. Tyrone van Rooyen – 18:13
3. Lee Esterhuizen – 18:35

Enduro 5km:
1. Brandon Wilcox – 18:15
2. Paul Jordaan – 18:29
3. Samual Courts – 18:50

Enduro 3km:
1. Steohan Roth – 14:15
2. Christopher van Rensburg – 14:25
3. Frederick Neethling – 14:29

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