Sunday, October 5, 2008

Sean and Heidi are Big 5 champs

 

October 03, 2008

Zululand
OBSERVER
 
   

 

Sean and Heidi are Big 5 champs

Mduduzi Gumede on his way to second place in the Kwambo 55km Classic

A mud bath for Justin Bell during the last Big 5 Series fixture held in Kwambo on Sunday

The marshals who won brand-new bicycles in the lucky draws: Jabu Ximba, Khanyize Mthetwa and Goodhope Makhwasa. The prizes were part of the Dirt Trackers outreach programme and the bicycles were sponsored by Space Construction

Big 5 Series 55km winners: Heidi Dalton (first), Jackie Tompson (second) and Seonaid Beningfield (third)

Winner of the Big 5 Series - Sean Merredew (centre) shows off the trophy with Dirk Barnard (third) and Daniel Paul (second)

THE Zululand Big 5 Mountain Bike Series drew to an end on Sunday with Sean Merridew the winner in the men's Classic 55km and Heidi Dalton winning the women's.
The five events that made up the series are the Mtunzini Super Classic, Hluhluwe, Heatonville, eShowe and the RBM Kwambo Classics.
The first event takes place end of May and thereafter there is one event every month.
The dates for next year's events have been booked and mountain bikers can look forward to another series that will expose them to the different riding habitats that makes each event unique.
There will be some changes as eShowe will no longer form part of the Series and the gap will be filled by an event in Monzi.
Hopefully sponsorship for next year's series will ensure that entry fees will be either reduced or kept the same in order to make it affordable for families to participate in this great sport. Emphasis will be placed on developing and training riders for different environments to increase their self-confidence and general fitness.

Zululand Big 5 Series winners
55km
Overall (men)
1 Sean Merredew
2 Daniel Paul
3 Dirk Barnard

Overall (women)
1 Danielle Dalton
2 Jackie Thompson
3 Seonaid Beningfield

25km
Overall (men)
1 Stephen Thompson
2 James Behrmann
3 Neil McMaster

Overall (women)
1 Heidi Dalton
2 Karen Dalton
3 Karen Thevenau.

 

 

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