{"id":109779,"date":"2016-01-13T10:45:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109779\/03-gcn-sports-cano-ps\/"},"modified":"2016-01-14T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T09:06:31","slug":"03-gcn-sports-cano-ps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/01\/13\/03-gcn-sports-cano-ps\/","title":{"rendered":"Dusi seeding race a success"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gauteng paddlers wasted no time kicking off their training for the New Year with the 18km Dusi training race held at Homestead Dam, Benoni, on January 9.<\/p>\n

The race, hosted by the Ekurhuleni Kayak Club (ERK), was a training and seeding race for the world\u2019s toughest endurance canoeing race, Dusi, scheduled for mid-February.<\/p>

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Richard Cele and Thomas Ngidi of Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC) were among the paddlers at the race.<\/p>\n

The winning teams were Alex Roberts, from Emmarentia Dam, partnered with Phineas Zulu, from Soweto, finishing in a time of one hour and 18 minutes.<\/p>

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Seven seconds later Florida Lake’s team of Shaun Maphanga and Melusi Nxumalo crossed the finish line while Cele and Ngidi were split seconds behind them making it a tight finish.<\/p>\n

Cele and Ngidi, both originate from the valley between Pietermaritzburg and Durban and are familiar with the river where they learnt to paddle – they anticipate a good finish.<\/p>\n

The race included two 1km portage sections where paddlers practise getting out their boats quickly and smoothly to run with their boats and ensure a smooth hiccough free re-entry to the water.<\/p>\n

This is where they likely lose time and places on the Dusi.<\/p>\n

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