Once again the weather was on our side and despite predictions of rain, with virtually no wind to hamper the riders.

Unfortunately the start was delayed by 30 minutes as the police cleared the roads of reluctant motorists. While this can be annoying, in the interests of safety, it was the best option.

The race was led off by the tandems, who were initially caught by the chasing elites up the M7.  The tandem riders had other ideas and retook the lead. This was not to last and, as predicted the first riders to cross the line were the Elites.  Winners of the Open tandem were Dean Mason & Gavin Castleman who had abandoned their usual partners and teamed up for the Tour Durban. They were hotly pursued by Dean Moore & Travis Campbell.

The Elite/U23/Junior race was marred by a number of crashes. Eventual winner, Dean Edwards of House of Paint was involved in the first crash going up the M7, but he was able to get up and continue. The win by Edwards was a triumph for KZN- the first ever KZN rider and from a KZN based team to take the Tour Durban Title. Dusty Day took second place, and last year’s winner, Christof Van Heerden of MTN came in third.

The ladies race was won by Marissa Van Der Merwe (MTN) from Karien Van Jaarsveld (Nashua) and Robyn de Groot (MTN)

All race results from both the MTB race and the Road race are available on www.elitetiming.co.za

Photos from the race can be viewed on www.actionphoto.co.za

Any rider who did not receive a medal and would like one, please send a mail to info@tourdurban.co.za , with a postal address, and one will be posted to you.

TOUR DURBAN 2010- PRIZE WINNERS

Vet 40+ Ladies
3rd Charmaine McCallum
2nd Sue Folkes
1st Annette Loubser

U16 boys
3rd Phillip Krugel
2nd Ryan Felgate
1st Wesley Eslick

VET 50+ MEN
3rd Lee Stockenstrom
2nd Maurice Connor
1st Flip Krugel

Vet 40-49 Men
3rd Stefano Madies
2nd Anton Duvenage
1st Mark Beneke

Vet 30-39 Men
3rd Craig Harvey
2nd Mark Davel
1st Dino Van Heerden

Mixed Tandem
2nd Trevor Graham & Karen Wieland
1st Craig & Antoinette Irvine

Open Tandem
2nd Hannes Wessels & Danie Maree
1st Dean Mason & Gavin Castleman

KOM Dylan Girdlestone
Qom Lylanie Lauwrens
Hot Spot Men Dean Edwards
Hot Spot ladies Marissa van Der Merwe

Junior Men & LOUTER TROPHY
3rd Myle Van Musschenbroek
2nd Kevin Patten
1st Luke Robert

LADIES (Elite/U23/Junior & Vet 30-39) & TDB Ladies TROPHY
8th Lylanie Lauwrens
7th Isabel Moolman
6th An-Li Pretorius
5th Cassandra Slingerland
4th Cherise Taylor
3rd Robyn De groot
2nd Karien Van Jaarsveld
1st Marissa Van Der Merwe

MEN OVERALL (Elite/U23/Junior) & TDB Mens Trophy
8th Mike Pepper
7th Neil McDonald
6th Jacques Greef
5th Jacobus Venter
4th Jamie Ball
3rd Christof Van Heerden
2nd Dusty Day
1st Dean Edwards