{"id":22317,"date":"2013-09-03T02:01:47","date_gmt":"2013-09-03T00:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/minnaar-goes-downhill-fast\/"},"modified":"2013-09-03T02:01:47","modified_gmt":"2013-09-03T00:01:47","slug":"minnaar-goes-downhill-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/minnaar-goes-downhill-fast\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnaar goes downhill fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t    <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/the-fairytale-becomes-reality-for-minnaar-in-pietermaritzburg\/2013e7gregminnaarcelebrating\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15307\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-15307 \" alt=\"Greg Minnaar of South Africa defended his men's downhill World Championship title on Sunday at the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships 2013 at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Darren Goddard \/ Gameplan Media \" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/323f7_2013E7GregMinnaarCelebrating-400x600.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Minnaar of South Africa defended his men\u2019s downhill World Championship title on Sunday at the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships 2013 at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Darren Goddard \/ Gameplan Media<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Greg Minnaar became only the third rider to <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/the-fairytale-becomes-reality-for-minnaar-in-pietermaritzburg\/\" target=\"_blank\">win a men\u2019s downhill World Championship title<\/a> on home soil.<\/p>\n<p>Local runner Mapaseka Makhanya <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/makhanya-wins-pretoria-leg-of-spar-womens-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\">raced to victory in the Pretoria leg<\/a> of the SPAR Women\u2019s 10km Challenge on Saturday, virtually assuring her of winning the SPAR Grand Prix series and with it the Nissan Micra.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, world Moto GP champion Jorge Lorenzo <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/lorenzo-wins-british-grand-prix-at-silverstone\/\" target=\"_blank\">kept his championships alive<\/a> by winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.<\/p>\n<p>In the United States, <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/noise-levels-at-grand-prix-exceeds-baltimores-health-code\/\" target=\"_blank\">the city\u2019s health code fell on deaf ears<\/a> when the noise levels created by the IndyCars at the Baltimore Grand Prix went well beyond those deemed acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>To view all the Absa Premiership results from this past weekend, <a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/tag\/absa-premiership\/\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>High five,<br \/>\nEd<\/p>\n<h6 class=\"zemanta-related-title\">Related articles<\/h6>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/minnaar-inspires-young-riders-ahead-of-mtb-world-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/323f7_195606011_80_805.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysport24.co.za\/minnaar-inspires-young-riders-ahead-of-mtb-world-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">Minnaar inspires young riders ahead of MTB World Champs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"zemanta-pixie-a\" title=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zemanta.com\/?px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"zemanta-pixie-img\" alt=\"Enhanced by Zemanta\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/7c05a_zemified_h.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greg Minnaar of South Africa defended his men\u2019s downhill World Championship title on Sunday at the UCI MTB and Trials World Championships 2013 at Cascades MTB Park in Pietermaritzburg. Photo: Darren Goddard \/ Gameplan Media On Sunday, Greg Minnaar became only the third rider to win a men\u2019s downhill World Championship title on home soil. 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