The race, which is a seeding event for the Cape Town Cycle Tour attracted some of the country\u2019s top cyclists, despite the clash with the South African road champs being held in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n
The 116km event, which carries with it the prestigious Ernest Hunt Trophy, was won by Reynard Butler (team Telkom) in a time of 02:53:55.<\/p>
Closely following was his teammate, Nolan Hoffman, the defending Cape Town Cycle Tour champ, while third place was taken by Tyler Day, the 2015 Dis-Chem Ride for Sight winner.<\/p>\n
The first elite woman home was defending champion Lynette Burger, with a credible time of 03:19:17.<\/p>\n
The first woman veteran home was Yasmina Nagdee (35+), in a time of 03:28:02.<\/p>\n
The men\u2019s veterans category winners were:<\/p>\n
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- \u00a0Steven Holm (30 \u2013 39) with a time of 02:58:01.<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Jacques Fullard (40 \u2013 49) with a time of 02:59:28.<\/li>\n
- \u00a0Bruce Viljoen (50+) with a time of 03:06:16.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The first junior home was Joshua Lubbe, in a time of 03:01:12, followed by Brendan Havenga and Jason Abbott.<\/p>\n
Casper Moodie and Bryce Hennessy finished in first place, in the men\u2019s tandem event.<\/p>\n
The searing heat forced the race organisers to bring the cut-off time forward by one hour.<\/p>\n
In the 62km Vita-thion cycle event, the overall race winner was William Oosthuizen.<\/p>\n
The first junior u-14 male to cross the finish line was Luhandre Ludik, in a time of 01:55:10.<\/p>\n
The first junior u-14 female to cross the finish line was Elizabeth Lubbe, in a time of 02:19:26.<\/p>\n
The first junior u-16 male to cross the finish line was Henri Coetzer, in a time of 01:55:06.<\/p>\n
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