Mpumalanga Cycling hosted the 2022 South African National Road and Time Trial Championships in Graskop in February. With courses favouring climbers, it was always set to be a tough and hotly contested championships showcasing South Africa’s cycling talent. The Elite men’s race saw a select quintet arrive at the finish together, after four-and-a-half hours of aggressive racing. Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg prevailed in the sprint to win his second championship, beating Willie Smit into his second consecutive bridesmaid finish. Defending champ Mark Pritzen finished third. Callum Ormiston took the U23 title.

In the women’s road race, surprise 2021 champion Hayley Preen came within a whisker of repeating, outsprinted by rising U23 star and 2021 bronze medallist Frances Janse van Rensburg, with ’21 second-placed finisher Carla Oberholzer in third.

The earlier time trials were won by Byron Munton and Oberholzer.

2022 SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIPS CATEGORY RESULTS

Elite Women
🥇  Frances Janse van Rensburg
🥈  Hayley Preen
🥉  Carla Oberholzer

U23 Women
🥇  Frances Janse van Rensburg
🥈  Courtney Smith
🥉  Kelsey van Schoor

Junior Women
🥇  Madison Mann
🥈  Geane Engelbrecht
🥉  Amore Ludik

Veteran Women 30-34
🥇  Beverley Wingfield
🥈  Robyn Lotter
🥉  Beauty Ngobese

Veteran Women 35-39
🥇  Elaine Gugliemi
🥈  Ansonia van Velden
🥉  Liezel de Preez

Veteran Women 40-44
🥇  Michelle Andrew
🥈  Faye Drew
🥉  Marissa van der Merwe

Veteran Women 45-49
🥇 Suzan Cronje
🥈 Lee-Zaan Hinrichsen
🥉 Elista Malhou

Masters Women 50-54
🥇 Linda Fouche
🥈 Natalie Madies
🥉 Adele van der Walk

Masters Women 55-59
🥇 Shirley Emmerick

Masters Women 60-64
🥇 Bets Koegelberg

T1 Women
🥇 Toni Mould

Elite Men
🥇  Reinhardt Janse van Rensburg
🥈  Willie Smit
🥉  Marc Pritzen

Under 23
🥇  Callum Ormiston
🥈  Travis Stedman
🥉  Christiaan Klopper

Junior Men
🥇  Jose Kleinsmit
🥈  Francois Hofmeyer
🥉  Blaine Kieck

Veteran Men 30-34
🥇  Christiaan Janse Van Rensburg
🥈  Gert Janse Van Rensburg
🥉  Casper Moodie

Veteran Men 35-39
🥇  Martin Pieterse
🥈  Theuns van der Bank
🥉  Egon Campbell

Veteran Men 40-44
🥇 Gert Fouche
🥈 Paul-Dean Rorich
🥉 Thys Oosterhuizen

Veteran Men 45-49
🥇 Kent Kirkwood
🥈 Trevor Rowe
🥉 Andre Potgieter

Masters Men 50-54
🥇 Paul Lewis Enright
🥈 Jeandre van Schalkwyk
🥉 Erich Meintjies

Masters Men 55-59
🥇 Bryan Cusack
🥈 Jose Antunes
🥉 Johannes Piekaar

Masters Men 60-64
🥇 Gary Beneke
🥈 Adriaan Beukes
🥉 Hendrik Olivier

Masters Men 65-69
🥇 Joe Visser
🥈 Ian Michie
🥉 Cobus Fourie

Masters Men 70-74
🥇 Willie Bausher
🥈 Nico van Eck
🥉 Rudolf Jonker

Masters Men 75-79
🥇 Jan ven den Berg

Masters Men 80-84
🥇 Hermanus van der Walt

Masters Men 85+
🥇 Arthur Duncan

T1 Men
🥇 Keenan Bickle

T2 Men
🥇 Gerhard Viljoen
🥈 Jaedan Gouws

C1 Men
🥇 Alastair Armstrong

C3 Men
🥇 Vernon Treu

C4 Men
🥇 Lionel Scholtz
🥈 Janus Potgieter

C5 Men
🥇 Reyaan Traut
🥈 Sibonakaliso Mbatha

H1 Men
🥇 Nicolas Pieter Du Preez

H2 Men
🥇 Kathelo Moetetsi

H3 Men
🥇 Johan Janse van Rensburg

H4 Men
🥇 Barend Coetzee

H5 Men
🥇 Andries Scheepers

Tandem
🥇 Gavin Kilpatrick / Roberto Gnudi