{"id":126895,"date":"2016-07-09T07:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T05:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/126895\/vlc-paddler-claims-third-spot-in-tricky-race\/"},"modified":"2016-07-09T12:10:05","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T10:10:05","slug":"vlc-paddler-claims-third-spot-in-tricky-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/07\/09\/vlc-paddler-claims-third-spot-in-tricky-race\/","title":{"rendered":"VLC paddler claims third spot in tricky race"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Johannesburg Canoe Club hosted a river race on a very tricky, technically challenging section of the Klip River.<\/p>\n

The race started at Buksies Holiday Resort, in Walkerville, and finished 34km further on, in Daleside, at Ixoxo Manzi, last Sunday.<\/p>

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With the bitter cold sweeping through the province, as well as the highly technical and treacherous rapids on that section of the river, a very small field started out and, after some cold or exhausted paddlers withdrew, as well as a couple with boat damage, only 20 boats finished the difficult distance.<\/p>\n

Paddlers from the South took advantage of their familiarity with this section of river.<\/p>

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Colin Ledwaba,from Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC), finished in the third podium position, as well as being the first u-23 paddler to finish, having saved time by shooting the most treacherous rapid of the race, successfully.<\/p>\n

He finished in a time of two hours 49 minutes.<\/p>\n

Other VLC finishers included Richard Cele, Katiso Hlahatsi and Roland Smith.<\/p>\n

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Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n

Novices learn the ropes<\/a><\/p>\n

VLC paddlers take to the river to earn A-grade status<\/a><\/p>\n

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