The ninth edition of the Amarider 100 Miler was met with near-perfect conditions on Saturday morning. Starting and finishing at the Malmesbury Showgrounds, the route – as always – charts a challenging path through the surrounding farms of the Swartland and along the Kasteelberg (the 50 Miler starts at the halfway mark in Riebeek Kasteel) before returning to the finish via a series of challenging climbs. It’s one tough race – both mental and physical – made tougher by the miles of untamed, corrugated gravel tracks, thick sand and leg-draining rolling topography. Back to defend his title was Topeak-Ergon team rider, Erik Kleinhans, who decimated the field yet again by riding away from the main peloton on his gravel-cum-hartail Frankenstein mountain bike – trouncing his nearest rival by more than 30min. Here are a selection of pictures of the day’s action courtesy of Chris Hitchcock.
Results 100 Miler:
Men
- Erik Kleinhans 5:33:16
- Richard Simpson 6:03:54
- Rikus Visser 6:05:41
Women
- Marleen Lourens 6:54:57
- Simone Van Aardt 7:12:53
- Elizabeth Janse Van Rensburg 7:27:14
Results 50 Miler:
Men
- Luyanda Thobigunya 3:09:53
- Dean Hopf 3:12:12
- Baphelele Mbombo 3:14:34
Women
- Nadia Visser 3:16:41
- Leanne Brownwaterson 3:43:46
- Jenna Borrill 3:46:40