WC DH champs final round 2011 – by Ewald Sadie
The Western Cape had the last say in the 2011 calendar with the DH Champs at Contermanskloof. Andrew Neethling secured a comfortable first place with fellow world cup contendors Johann Potgieter and Stefan Garlicki hot on his heels…
Elite men’s podium: Andrew Neethling(1st) Johann Potgieter(2nd) Stefan Garlicki(3rd)
“The last race on the Western Cape Downhill calender took place this weekend, at the always entertaining Contermanskloof DH track. Both practice and raceday saw sunny and clear skies, with Saturday’s practice featuring a very strong backwind, causing a couple of riders to overshoot somewhat. Sunday was blisteringly hot and dry, with almost no wind, making this one of the tougher shoots I’ve ever had to do.
There was an anusually high number of crashes and even more punctures throughout the weekend with the number of entrants decreasing towards raceday. One crash in particular putting Goose in hospital with a shoulder injury, requiring surgery a couple of hours later. Get well soon buddy!
The elite men’s podium featured the usual suspects with Andrew Neethling taking the honours, and Johann Potgieter and Stefan Garlicki following closely.”
Overall results:
1 EM Andrew Neethling 02.02.78
2 EM Johann Potgieter 02.04.62
3 EM Stefan Garlicki 02.05.72
4 EM Jonty Neethling 02.09.85
5 EM Darryn Stow 02.14.09
6 EM Luke Davis 02.15.14
7 JM Adi Van Der Merwe 02.15.41
8 SV Gary Barnard 02.16.31
9 EM Dane Olsen 02.16.81
10 YM Theo Erlangsen 02.17.20
11 SV Jaco Veldsman 02.18.13
12 SV Mark Hopkins 02.18.65
13 EM Duran Van Eeden 02.19.50
14 SV Myles Kelsey 02.20.65
15 JM Roman Kumpers 02.23.87
16 EM Tyrone Van Rooyen 02.25.95
17 EM Jason Gorman 02.25.97
18 EM Devon Katzen 02.26.01
19 SV Thomas Rood 02.26.77
20 EM Chris Nixon 02.27.46
21 VM Julien Louw 02.30.46
22 JM Adrian Schwellnus 02.31.87
23 JM Nico Kellerman 02.33.39
24 SV David Hartley 02.34.88
25 EW Rika Olivier 02.38.02
26 FM Greg Mcbride 02.38.58
27 VM Craig Mc Cosh 02.39.91
28 FM Henlu Starke 02.43.77
29 SV Shaun Havenga 02.45.25
30 JM Angus Thompson 02.45.52
31 SV Andrew Little 02.47.77
32 FM Sebastian Barrett 02.48.46
33 SB Francois Du Toit 02.48.96
34 FM Chris Moriarty 02.49.81
35 FM Wilbur Van Blommestein 02.50.49
36 YM Scott Gray 02.54.50
37 EW Gina Nixon 03.00.66
38 FM Henk Brand 03.01.71
39 SV Pieter Henning 03.02.58
40 JM Peter West 03.03.28
41 JB Jacques Prins 03.03.81
42 VM Christo Van Eeden 03.06.09
43 FM Martin Lompa 03.06.94
44 YM Luke Le Roux 03.09.18
45 SB Jasper Barrett 03.15.16
46 FM Richard Argent 03.15.87
47 FM Hanco Binneman 03.19.97
48 FM Julian Morbidelli 03.51.68
49 SB MATT MUIR 03.57.40
50 FM Abraham Le Roux 04.07.28
Adi van der Merwe
Dane Olsen
Jaco Veldsman
Johann Potgieter
Myles Kelsey
Theo Erlangsen
Tags: Andrew Neethling, Contermanskloof, Cyclelab, esp photography, Johann Poetgieter, KTM, Stefan Garlicki, The Bike Shed, WC DH Champs, Western Cape DH champs
