{"id":99618,"date":"2015-09-14T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-14T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/99618\/vlc-paddlers-excel-in-race\/"},"modified":"2015-09-14T10:23:56","modified_gmt":"2015-09-14T08:23:56","slug":"vlc-paddlers-excel-in-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2015\/09\/14\/vlc-paddlers-excel-in-race\/","title":{"rendered":"VLC paddlers excel in race"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Dabulamanzi Canoe Club, based at Emmarentia Dam, hosted a two-day training race on the Liebenberg\u2019s Vlei River, from the Reitz Water Works to the Zorgvliet farm in Tweeling, near Frankfurt, on September 5 and 6.<\/p>\n

Despite the cold temperatures and rain on the first day the paddlers enjoyed the 64km mileage they achieved over the weekend.<\/p>

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Richard Cele, a coach at the Victoria Lake Canoe Club (VLC), partnered with a relatively new paddler, Patrick Chappel, who is also from the local club and heading for his first Fish River event.<\/p>\n

The pair finished fourth, in two hours, 20 minutes, on the first day, and in a time of two hours, 19 minutes, on the second day.<\/p>

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VLC had a large number of paddlers participating and Colin Ledwaba, also from the local club, won the K1 single race in a time of two hours, 20 minutes, as the first u-23 participant to finish.<\/p>\n

Participants conquered the challenges on rolling wave trains, with big white water stopper waves which provided excellent preparation for the upcoming Hansa Fish River Marathon.<\/p>\n

The marathon, an 80km challenge, is scheduled to take place in Cradock, in the Eastern Cape, in October.<\/p>\n

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Youngsters earn points at VLC’s race meeting<\/a><\/p>\n

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