FNB Schools MTB challenge draws to successful close

The 2017 FNB Schools mountain bike final was held at the Hollard Bike Park last Sunday. In total 70 school children aged between 6 and 18 took part in the event.The Namibian team selected to attend the Spur Schools Mountain Bike final event in Magaliesburg, South Africa on 7 and 8 October will consist of Marcel Holtz, Alex Miller, Hofmeyr van Blerk, Nicolaas Swart, Hugo Hahn, Dieter Koen, Justin Vosloo, Bergran Jensen, Cindy Rowland, Monique du Plessis and Mayvonne Swart.Against the top qualifiers from every province in South Africa, the competition will once again be fierce – although Namibian riders have achieved a fair amount of success at Magaliesburg previously.Earlier this month, Marcel Holtz competed in tough conditions at the cross-country world championships in Cairns, Australia. The Namibian suffered a puncture on the second lap, losing valuable time, and had to fight hard to stay in the race. More than 20 riders had quite serious falls during the race, while dusty winds made it extremely difficult to follow or catch up to riders ahead. Holtz however managed to finish in 63rd place – thereby keeping Namibia’s hope alive of earning a spot at the next Youth Olympics.The Namibian FNB Schools mountain bike league is open to all schools and all school going children, as age groups from under 6 to U18 are catered for. The series consists of five race events. Riders collect points for both participation and race positions. These league points then determine the league winners in respective categories.Gordon Pokolo, Sponsorship Manager at FNB Namibia, says: “The FNB Namibian Schools Mountain Bike League took place for the sixth consecutive year and has grown from a small group of dedicated cyclists to approximately 70 school children per event.“We have been part of this series since the beginning, because we see the value of the sport, especially amongst youth.”Gordon added that FNB Namibia, through the FNB Namibia Foundation Trust, has spent more than one million Namibian dollars annually on sports development over the years in codes such as tennis, table tennis, rugby, soccer, netball and horse-riding, to name a few.This remains a priority, especially when looking after the health and well-being of young Namibians,” he said.JUNIOR MEN (12 laps)1 Marcel Holtz (Waldorf) 0:30:582 Hofmeyr van Blerk (WAP) 0:32:573 Nicolaas Swart (Pro Ed) 0:32:594 Yoshua Becker (Pro Ed, 11 laps) 0:33:40JUNIOR WOMEN (10 laps)1 Steffi Grossmann (DSSW) 0:30:33UNDER 16 GIRLS (8 laps)1 Cindy Rowland (St Paul’s) 0:29:262 Mayvonne Swart (Pro Ed) 0:31:20UNDER 16 BOYS (10 laps)1 Dieter Koen (St Paul’s) 0:26:412 Hugo Hahn (St Paul’s) 0:27:523 Divan du Plooy (WHS, 9 laps) 0:27:114 Benjamin Coury (St Paul’s, 9 laps) 0:28:22UNDER 14 GIRLS (5 laps)1 Monique du Plessis (Whk Gym) 0:20:322 Fiona Vorster (Whk Gym) 0:24:34UNDER 14 BOYS (8 laps)1 Justin Vosloo (Whk Gym) 0:21:212 Bergran Jensen (DHPS) 0:22:523 Ethan Lestrange (St George’s, 7 laps) 0:22:154 Anton Engling (DHPS, 7 laps) 0:23:07UNDER 12 GIRLS (6 laps)1 Ada Kahl (WAP) 0:13:282 Adrielle Baumgarten (Suiderhof, 5 laps) 0:14:263 Anneke Opperman (Gobabis Gymnasium, 5 laps) 0:14:52UNDER 12 BOYS (10 laps)1 Kevin Lowe (DHPS) 0:18:092 Rico Steinfurth (DHPS) 0:18:153 Daniel Hahn (St Paul’s) 0:18:514 Adrian Key (DHPS, 9 laps0:18:565 Hansie de Villiers (Whk Gym, 9 laps) 8 0:19:58UNDER 10 GIRLS (4 laps)1 Delsia Janse van Vuuren (Whk Gym) 0:08:452 Rose-Marie Thiel (DHPS) 0:10:513 Hana Jackman (St George’s) 0:11:37UNDER 10 BOYS (8 laps)1 Roger Surén (DSW) 0:15:192 Marco Thiel (DHPS) 0:15:543 Sean Lowe (DHPS) 0:16:104 Nathan Chase (St George’s) 0:16:585 Dieter Setzkorn (St George’s, 7 laps) 0:15:32UNDER 8 GIRLS (2 laps)1 Nicole Surén (DSW) 0:05:302 Santa van der Westhuizen (WAP) 0:07:163 Shanisha van Wyk (Omeya) 0:10:36UNDER 8 BOYS (6 laps)1 Micah Chase (St George’s) 0:15:372 Cúan Ahrens (DSW) 0:15:383 Malik Cheikhyoussef (DSW) 0:15:584 Hugo Maritz (Omeya) 0:16:265 Max Vermaak (St George’s) 0:16:29UNDER 6 BOYS AND GIRLS (2 laps)1 Tahro Opperman (DSW) 0:05:262 Johan-Albert Vorster (Whk Gym) 0:05:273 York Ahrens (DSW) 0:05:414 Christian Vermaak (St George’s) 0:06:265 Matthew Vermaak (St George’s) 0:06:37

FNB Schools MTB challenge draws to successful close

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