Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom win SA MTB Marathon Champs in Karkloof

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Wessel Botha and Danielle Strydom claimed the respective men’s and women’s SA MTB Marathon Championship titles at the 85km Sappi Karkloof Classic Trail Festival on Sunday. On a cloudless, late autumn day with the mercury hovering in the mid to late twenties, the 25-year-old Botha, riding for the Imbuko Pro Cycling team, claimed his maiden SA title, finishing in 4:04:29, ahead of Tristan Nortje (4:06:19) and Jaedon Terlouw (4:08:32). Hailing from Wellington in the Western Cape, Botha enjoyed a day where it all worked out as planned. “When you are on the start line of any SA Champs event, there […]

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