Defending champion Dan Howitz of Port Elizabeth was in top form on Sunday morning to claim victory in the first round of the About IT Triathlon Summer Series held in perfect conditions between Pollok Beach and Sardinia Bay.
Howitz took the lead during the 20km bike leg after coming out of the 750m swim in third place and maintained this lead throughout the 5km trail run to finish the sprint distance triathlon in 1hr 05min and 53sec ahead of Ryan Peter and Ryan Johnson. Liza Bright was the fastest lady on the morning, winning in a time of 1hr 14min 6sec from Jade Hooke and Genelle van der Riet. Matthew Scott won the junior category in 1hr 12min from Rinaldo Morgia and Dewald Allers whilst Alec Riddle teamed up with son Jamie to win the team category.
Over 100 triathletes took part in this fun triathlon which continues with Round 2 on Sunday 23rd at Pollok Beach and concludes on Boxing Day, 26th December, with round 3 at Port St Francis.
“It was a great turnout for the start of this holiday triathlon event and bodes well for Rounds 2 and 3 next week,” said Series director Mike Zoetmulder of Zports. “There was terrific diversity in the field which is what this Series is all about – up front you have Howitz and Peter, there was World age grouper Alec Riddle and also in the mix was former Springbok rugby star Ollie le Roux along with the families who make up the team categories.”
EP Champion Dan Howitz – Series champion in 2011 wins Round 1 in 2012
About IT Triathlon Summer Series: Round 1, Sunday 16 December 2012 – Port Elizabeth
Individual Men:
1 Dan Howitz (1:05:53.6); 2 Ryan Peter (1:08:58.1); 3 Ryan Johnston (1:09:19.7); 4 Emile Van Niekerk (1:12:41.7); 5 Matthew Scott (1:12:43.0); 6 Alec Riddle (1:13:15.0); 7 Ross Helliwell (1:13:28.3); 8 Rinaldo Morgia (1:13:29.5); 9 Richard Gilbert (1:16:48.1); 10 Josh Mcgrath (1:17:15.0); 11 Bernard Playdon (1:17:57.5); 12 Stephen Van Niekerk (1:18:22.2); 13 Roger Hook (1:19:02.9); 14 Dewald Allers (1:19:21.0); 15 Wayne Brown (1:19:43.2); 16 Angelo Ciarrocchi (1:19:52.3); 17 Iain Barrow (1:20:32.3); 18 William Wilson (1:20:54.0); 19 Antony Daniels (1:21:07.0); 20 Nick Chapman (1:21:50.8); 21 Deon Boshoff (1:21:57.3); 22 Dylan Gravett (1:23:09.4); 23 Matthew Danckwerts (1:23:51.4); 24 David Hutton (1:24:23.9); 25 Jarryd Introna (1:25:33.1); 26 Tim Heine (1:25:49.3); 27 Phillip Heine (1:25:50.8); 28 Dave Grewar (1:25:55.1); 29 Louis Cloete (1:26:19.2); 30 Grant Hechter (1:26:58.9); 31 Rob Koker (1:28:34.9); 32 Hansie Vosloo (1:29:34.4); 33 Justin Knott (1:31:46.6); 34 Jack De Kort (1:33:42.0); 35 Greg De Kort (1:33:42.7); 36 Graham Richards (1:33:44.9); 37 Johan Swartz (1:33:57.5); 38 Christo Van Ryswyk (1:34:06.3); 39 Jacques Botha (1:34:35.9); 40 Rogan Moore (1:34:53.3); 41 David Enslin (1:35:29.4); 42 Pieter Strydom (1:37:04.6); 43 Johan Barnard (1:38:02.5); 44 Charlie Hills (1:38:17.1); 45 Sian O’Keeffe (1:38:30.5); 46 Jaco Potgieter (1:38:51.6); 47 Stephen Moore (1:39:16.6); 48 Charlton Kerridge (1:40:48.8); 49 Clyde Abrahams (1:40:49.2); 50 Matthew Shellard (1:40:59.1); 51 Fabrizio Morgia (1:41:03.5); 52 Paul Schoeman (1:42:00.7); 53 Dawid Mouton (1:42:19.7); 54 Rob Ermes (1:43:05.6); 55 Johan Theron (1:43:20.5); 56 Albert Verster (1:43:30.3); 57 Michael Copeland (1:43:48.9); 58 Nico Nell (1:46:43.7); 59 David Douglas (1:46:47.8); 60 Moegamet Johnson (1:47:55.7); 61 Henno Verster (1:48:12.7); 62 Paul Bester (1:48:14.6); 63 Justin Cork (1:48:23.2); 64 Reon Van Rensburg (1:49:10.2); 65 Andrew Perelson (1:49:51.8); 66 Grant Hancock (1:52:09.7); 67 Vincent Rapsat (1:53:56.7); 68 Howard Fyvie (1:54:28.9); 69 Johan Black (1:55:15.8); 70 Louis Horn (1:55:54.1); 71 Eleazar Esquivel (1:55:57.1); 72 Geoffrey Hoppner (1:57:53.9); 73 Andrew Boshoff (1:58:53.9); 74 Ignatius Venter (2:03:30.9); 75 Helder De Almeida E Silva (2:37:35.9); 76 Leslie Boshoff (2:38:36.9);
Individual Ladies
1 Liza Bright (1:14:06.5); 2 Jade Hooke (1:18:27.6); 3 Genelle van der Riet (1:24:29.8); 4 Robynne Klee (1:26:41.7); 5 Odessa Perelson (1:33:53.0); 6 Natalie Cloete (1:37:24.3); 7 Jenny Rubidge (1:42:17.3); 8 Helen Kernohan (1:42:18.1); 9 Mariska Le Roux (1:43:59.3); 10 Neylese Donaldson (1:44:49.8); 11 Amanda Shaw (1:45:23.4); 12 Pamela Labuschagne (1:46:25.9); 13 Mandy Moore (1:46:51.6); 14 Joy Van Der Walt (1:52:05.3); 15 Judy Venter (1:53:54.6); 16 Janice Kruger (1:56:37.7); 17 Trevlyn Lotz (1:57:32.6); 18 Nadia Oliver (2:01:03.9); 19 Annelie Botha (2:03:03.9); 20 Cheryl Witte (2:03:46.9); 21 Elzabe Boshoff (2:38:35.9);
Teams
1 Alec Riddle / Jamie Riddle (1:18:59.9); 2 Hein Van Der Walt (1:22:54.1); 3 Mark Oosthuizen / Wayne Oosthuizen / Jo Oosthuizen (1:26:38.8); 4 Etienne Steenkamp / Ferdinand Steenkamp / Maco Steenkamp (1:27:12.0); 5 Nico Bester / Calum Boshoff / Hein Botha (1:29:54.2); 6 Lee Arthur / JP Lottering / Wesley Theron (1:42:51.7);
