Viljoen wins solo men's division
Steyn-Kotze fastest woman
Racers riding solo and teams of two and four contested the fifth edition of the 340km Desert Dash over December 18-19.
Starting in Windhoek, the route climbed the Khomas Hochland up to a level of 2,000m above sea level. Racers navigated twists and turns of the descent, at one stage dropping 700m in only 10km, made more difficult by the conditions being a moonless night.
Racers crossed the rugged, unforgiving Namib Desert and finished in the quaint coastal town of Swakopmund. With the cold Atlantic Ocean on one side and the red sand dunes of the desert on the other, the town itself summarized the extremes of this race.
Up to 24 hours were allowed for racers to complete this lengthy, single stage event.
Results
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Arno Viljoen (GT Mr Price ) | 14:07:50 |
2 | Henning van Wyk (Merida 96 ) | 2:05:19 |
3 | Tjipe Murangi (Team Cycletec ) | 2:06:03 |
4 | Ian Grassow (Still ) | 3:13:29 |
5 | Heinrich Kohne (NMC Methealth ) | 3:54:27 |
6 | Noddis Uys (Noddis ) | 4:21:13 |
7 | Gerhard Liebenberg (Fil413 ) | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
8 | Andrew Reid (Langer Heinrich ) | 4:59:51 |
9 | Carl Hahn (Oops ) | 5:00:30 |
10 | Stefan van Doorn (Bushrider ) | 5:00:40 |
11 | Pierre van Rensburg (Pankop ) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
12 | Philip Steyn (Die Nama en sy baja sukkel ) | 5:11:44 |
13 | Basson van Rooyen (Basson ) | 5:12:09 |
14 | Omri Kleynhans (Omri ) | 5:17:10 |
15 | Richard Quin (The Mighty Quin ) | 5:41:42 |
16 | Robert Redecker (495) | 6:20:37 |
17 | Sias Le Roux (Team SLR ) | 6:49:15 |
18 | Terry Wilson (Team Slowbee ) | 7:36:15 |
19 | Dave Rooney (Roon Dogg ) | 7:36:58 |
20 | Johann Baard (Spykerboud ) | 7:39:05 |
21 | Bradley van der Walt (By Grace I Race ) | 7:44:44 |
22 | Johan la Grange (Splinterboud ) | Row 21 - Cell 2 |
23 | Kristian Larsson (Viking ) | 7:56:34 |
24 | Christopher Ehinger (Seal and Gasket ) | 7:56:45 |
25 | Damien Agnew (Cycles Wholesale ) | 8:25:50 |
26 | Wouter Pentz (Wouter Pentz ) | 8:31:29 |
27 | Dennis Nathrass (Team GTR ) | 8:57:38 |
28 | Christof van Niekerk (Christof van Niekerk ) | 9:09:48 |
DNS | Andrew Rowles (Cindy Lauper ) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gerhard Breed (Style ) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louis Botha (Louis ) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jacobus Diener (Willeklong ) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Martin Ciolkosz (29pgc10 ) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Michael Curtis (Half Not ) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Jannie Tromp (Skorpion ) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Louis Putter (Pupkewitz ) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Heimer Anderson (Anderson Transport ) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Etienne Jobert (Afripex Tygirs 3 ) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Andy Chase (Beka Lighting ) | 15:18:15 |
2 | Axel Otto (Axel Otto ) | 0:55:38 |
3 | Riaan Boshoff (Riaan ) | 1:04:53 |
4 | Riaan Derks (Broker ) | 2:01:24 |
5 | Ludwig Malherbe (Team Stihl ) | 3:12:54 |
6 | Johan Bezuidenhout (Afripex Tygirs 2 ) | 3:36:21 |
7 | Johan Bothma (Pointbreak Solo 2) | 3:49:33 |
8 | Aidan de Lange (Why Again ) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
9 | Hercules Viljoen (Hobodeho ) | 4:05:05 |
10 | John Vonofakidis (Vono ) | 4:06:45 |
11 | Pieter de Bruin (Pieterman ) | 4:08:50 |
12 | Henry Verhoeven (Just4Fun ) | 4:23:12 |
13 | Rob Jackson (Oldest coot ) | 4:31:17 |
14 | Jan Laubscher (JanTrap ) | 5:01:44 |
15 | Simon Hough (Agent Orenge ) | 5:31:36 |
16 | Michael Childes (Afripex Tygirs 1 ) | 5:31:43 |
17 | Willem Hyman (Martelpyp Rodeo ) | 6:25:52 |
18 | Nicolas Wessels (Streetschool ) | 6:26:34 |
19 | Daan Gerretsen (Flying Dutchman ) | 6:46:14 |
20 | Wouter Behr (Martelpyp Rodeo 2 ) | 7:05:43 |
21 | Jan Auke Dijkstra (Toearegg ) | 7:21:00 |
22 | Jaap Venter (Jaap ) | 7:21:03 |
23 | Charlie du Toit (Charlie du Toit ) | 7:21:04 |
24 | Johan van Niekerk (Johan van Niekerk ) | 7:59:23 |
DNS | Johan Le Roux (Sinister se Pa ) | Row 24 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Dennis Mc Donald (Aardvark 1 ) | Row 25 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johan Bester (Pcychocyclist ) | Row 26 - Cell 2 |
DNS | James Parkin (Litespeed Homeward Bound ) | Row 27 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gus Klohn (InfraDEV ) | Row 28 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Nick du Plessis (Nick Du Plessis ) | Row 29 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johann Liebenberg (Liebster ) | Row 30 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Johan Fourie (Bleskop ) | Row 31 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Kenneth Williams (Spartan unity ) | Row 32 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Deon Viljoen (Obelix ) | Row 33 - Cell 2 |
DNF | JC Faul (Oglala ) | Row 34 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Michael Swanepoel (Solo ) | Row 35 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Russell Paschke (Desert Rat ) | Row 36 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Wayne Hartmann (Wayne Hartmann ) | Row 37 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Willie Engelbrecht (Pointbreak Wille Willie ) | Row 38 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Paolo Beltramo (Azzuri ) | Row 39 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Hannele Steyn-Kotze (Sludge ) | 16:23:08 |
DNF | Elmien Wagenaar (Elmien ) | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Claire van Aardt (Oolahwan ) | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Hesmar Venter (Hesmar ) | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Carmen Tromp (Kelkiewyn ) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team |
---|---|
DNS | Sion Le Roux (Mister Sinister ) |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Team Cathy (Willie Mac Van Zyl and Nico Ruppel) | 15:54:11 |
2 | HKGK (Johann Pretorius and Dirk Uys) | 2:21:09 |
3 | Forklift and Allied (Klaus Papendieck and Sven Tegethoff) | 2:41:45 |
4 | African Shipping Services 1 (Andre Steinfurth and Rainer Sentefol) | 3:02:35 |
5 | African Shipping Services 2 (Stephan Drayer and Rene Graf) | 3:02:37 |
6 | The Rocket Scientists (Andre Christensen and Barry van't Slot) | 3:39:54 |
7 | Team Nokia 2 (Henri de Bruine and Mark Salisbury) | 4:47:26 |
8 | Koggelramme (Jannie Oberholzer and George Diener) | 4:53:24 |
9 | Further on up the Road (Michael Treloar and Kenneth Treloar) | 5:43:39 |
DNS | Kea Camper Hire (Reinhard Haenisch and Christoph Haenisch) | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Storage Solutions (Sem Shaanika and Junias Ndjuluwa) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
DNF | DOK en DOOM (Ernst Coetzee and Christoff Coetzee) | Row 11 - Cell 2 |
DNF | The Odd Couple (Adrian Lee and John Knust) | Row 12 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pointbreak Adrenalin (Wim de Vos and Corrie Muller) | 13:20:00 |
2 | 7 Minute Disciples (Barry Cooper and Ian Macleod) | 1:54:12 |
3 | Hartlief masters (Christo Van Niekerk and Kevin Adendorff) | 2:18:20 |
4 | Gochas Movers (Wessel van Wyk and Philippus van Wyk) | 2:25:50 |
5 | Desertrats (Stefan Bohlke and Hans du Toit) | 2:57:20 |
6 | J and B (Jan Nel and Brendan Dawson) | 3:15:09 |
7 | Terason Nightriders (John Pope and Moller Nel) | 4:03:22 |
8 | Khomas Peddlers (John Cuff and Ingram Cuff) | 4:09:59 |
9 | Flying Doctors (Vincent Shaw and Hoffie Conradie) | 4:22:50 |
10 | Crew 111 (Volker Tiller and Thomas Rath) | 4:38:04 |
11 | Wheeling Willies (Lean Venter and Jan van den berg) | 5:00:22 |
12 | Desert Pistols (Chris Bartholomae and Hansie Jacobs) | 5:43:28 |
13 | Team Nokia (Gary Johnson and William-John Willis) | 5:52:13 |
14 | Laurel and Hardy (Karl Grunschloss and Naude Theron) | 6:07:20 |
15 | Dirt Devils (Nicolaas Venter and Sakkie Schreuder) | 6:16:05 |
16 | Desert Donkies (Chris Muir and Louis Wessels) | 6:47:02 |
17 | Desert Stormers (Michael de Kock and Wayne Wolmerans) | 6:58:16 |
18 | Spanibangli (Johan Mouton and Bill Jooste) | 7:59:02 |
DNF | Toeka en Nou (Hendri Bornman and Philip Badenhorst) | Row 18 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Pharmaton pro active (Herman Maritz and Wessel Visser) | Row 19 - Cell 2 |
DNF | Gerus Team (Paul Bosman and Hagen Seiler) | Row 20 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pink Panthers (Stephanie Faul and Elanor Grassow) | 20:33:27 |
2 | Desert Divas (Astrid Helm and Lidia Theron) | 0:00:03 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Hartlief mix (Helaine Dos Santos and Henning Blaauw) | 15:29:00 |
2 | Gecko Explorers (Pierre Rocher and Marisu Rocher) | 1:25:36 |
3 | Man takes wife (Susanne Borg and Leander Borg) | 2:13:45 |
4 | Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum (Christine Thirion and Johan Diener) | 5:18:37 |
DNF | Aan trap rooies (Hennie van Niekerk and Louise van Niekerk) | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Sandstorms vani Kaap (Ruan van Schalkwyk and Lourens Calitz) | 13:36:42 |
2 | Methealth NMC (Heiko Redecker and Mirko Maier) | 1:10:38 |
3 | Desert Arrows (Sebastian Jahnke and Jason Reid) | 2:09:08 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Cymot 3 Duitsers en 1 Schlapohr (Jacques Celliers , Pierre Knoetze, Derrick Clark, Frans - Anthonie Gerber) | 14:36:13 |
2 | OTB Sport (Peter Brinkmann , Paul Brinkmann, Mark Brinkmann, Robert Brinkmann) | 1:46:55 |
3 | Seven Minute Heathens (Oliver Pierson , Mathew Dalling, Nick DeLuca, Ian Maxwell) | 1:47:09 |
4 | FNB Namibia (Theo Neethling , Jaco Vermaak, Jacques Cloete, Herman Reinders) | 2:24:19 |
5 | Desert Rats (Peter Herle , Andrew Theunissen, Adrian de la Harpe, Raymond Heathcote) | 3:05:33 |
6 | Desert Duelers (Jens Unterlerchner , Axel Dainat, Max Pieper, Ricardo Coehlo) | 4:13:16 |
7 | Team Blake (Freddie Fouche , Jorrie Jordaan, Manie Scholtz, Aldo Strappazzon) | 4:41:15 |
8 | Pointbreak Beach Bums (Ockert van Schalkwyk , Kirsten Baumann, Fleidl Heiko, Andre Hoekstra) | 4:52:53 |
9 | Dust Busters (Jaco de Jager , Pierre Marais, Hennie van Wyk, Leon Smit) | 5:09:15 |
10 | Deep Impact (Andre (Os) Kruger , Fanie Terblanches, Nico Stehle, Wiks Conradie) | 7:07:27 |
DNF | wwwdotbikedotwb (Johan Esterhuyse , Gareth Brian Smith, Brian Roberts, Mark Royden Stanton) | Row 10 - Cell 2 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
1 | Pointbreak Breakers (Daneel van der Walt , William Marais, Hermann Wessels, Rein van Veen) | 16:21:58 |
2 | Foursome (Carl Brinkmann , Yorick Lostetter, Dirk van Rooyen, Rick Mey) | 0:18:55 |
3 | Pointbreak Troubleshooters (Keith Vroon , Axel Theissen, Stephen van der Walt, Mike Ehret) | 0:34:25 |
4 | BCX Dusters (Terry Cooper , Horst Heimstadt, Gunter Penzhorn, Christo Le Roux) | 1:58:54 |
5 | Desert Rollers (Herbie Blom , Eckhardt Bussel, Willie Greeff, Deon Louw) | 4:22:39 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
14 | Pointbreak Surferinas (Aretha Burger , Tania van Veen, Marguerite de Villiers, Sulinda Muller) | 19:01:50 |
23 | Desert Hills Angels (Michaela Milz , Charlotte Veldsman, Renate Penzhorn, Helen Hibbert) | 21:04:02 |
# | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
---|---|---|
2 | Pointbreak Pointers (Louis Loubser , Desiree Loubser, Pierre van der Walt, John Hamman) | 15:56:48 |
8 | Fruit and Veg City (Anthony Bassingthwaighte , Carmen Bassingthwaighte, Konrad Johannes, Otto Alfeld) | 16:58:51 |
12 | HKE Skilpad Ltd (Hans Kolberg , Kai Grossmann, Monika Grossmann, Charmaine Shannon) | 18:30:17 |
16 | Ageless Girls and Boys (Robert Lea , Jenny Everingham, Carel Bredell, Vivien Routledge) | 19:22:17 |
18 | Pointbreak Freewheelers (Andre Vermaak , Sunley Fourie, Johan Snyman, Tertius Stears) | 19:42:17 |
20 | Wesbank Transport (Fritz Lambrechts , Thomas Bayer, Rodney Theron, Georgia Bayer) | 20:09:30 |
22 | Wilderness Desert Riders (Jacky Heath , Bruno Will, Mari van der Watt, Matthias Langheld) | 21:02:10 |
DNF | Desert Riders (Magda Loftie-Eaton , Johan Coetzee, Juliana Van Es, Erik Van Es) | Row 7 - Cell 2 |
DNS | Namibia Xray (Marli Boshoff , Org van Rensburg, Jackie Norval, Tienie van Rensburg) | Row 8 - Cell 2 |
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