Lowe, Hahn, Key unstoppable

Kevin Lowe easily defeated the under-23 and elite men at the Rock & Rut Mountain Bike Club's Nedbank Cross Country Series 3 on Saturday afternoon.

The men all completed six laps around a somewhat strange technical course located at Kleine Kuppe in Windhoek, but Lowe's speed and ingenuity were unmatched by his competitors.

He completed the six rounds in 1 hour, 2 minutes, and 48 seconds, while the elite male winner, Xavier Papo, finished in 1:13:30.

In addition, Daniel Hahn and Adrian Key, who finished second and third, respectively, in the junior division, surpassed the elite riders with times of 1:05:52 and 1:08:02.

In the elite women's competition consisting of five rounds, Nicola Fester won with a time of 1:07:03, followed by Madison Mann in 1:12:26 and Luanne van der Schyff (1:15:49) in third.

Main results: Women

Elite and under-23 (5 rounds):

1 Nicola Fester (1:07:03), 2 Madison Mann (1:12:26), and 3 Luanne van der Schyff (1:15:49).

Sub-veterans (4 rounds):

1 Hester Prins (53 minutes, 17 seconds); 2 Benita Winsch (54:46).

Veterans (4 rounds)

1 Irene Steyn (54:46), 2 Marion Schonecke (1:03:06).

Juniors (4 rounds)

1 Ada Kahl (58:22).

Under-16 (3 rounds)

1 Delsia Janse van Vuuren (38:05), 2 Rosemarie Thiel (41:22).

Masters (2 rounds)

1 Elanor Grassow (29:12), 2 Mandy Huysamen (34:33).

Main results: Men

Elite and under-23 (6 rounds)

1 Xavier Papo (1:13:30), 2 Simon Kaita (1:14:45), and 3 FC Smith (1:17:00).

Juniors

1 Kevin Lowe (1:02:48), 2 Daniel Hahn (1:05:52), 3 Adrian Key (1:08:02).

Under-16 (5 rounds)

1 Marco Thiel (55:07), 2 Sean Lowe (59:57), and 3 Matti Lukachik (1:00:53).

Sub-veterans (5 rounds)

1 Petrus Human (57:34), 2 Ananias Tamati (58:46), and 3 Franco Thiel (1:02:34).

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