A beautiful summer day saw epic conditions for the SA National DH Championships at Contermanskloof, Paarl, Western Cape. Race Day, 28 March, was warm and dry with very light winds blowing from the south, a good day for competing.
As sports events start opening up across the country and the world, it was great to see so many people competing at the DH Championships. The competition was fierce from the get-go. Riders were primed and ready, and the event was packed.
There was an incredible number of riders entered into the event, possibly the most competitors for this race in the last 20 years, with so many regulars and new faces entered.
In the Elite Men’s Division, Theo Erlangsen had an excellent day’s competition to emerge victorious in a highly competitive field.
Young Stellenbosch rider Ike Klaassen also had an excellent day, taking the Junior division. The young Monster Energy rider was a bit nervous, with so many people on the track.
Klaassen won the Junior SA Champ title with a 2.2-second margin, an impressive feat on such a tight track, beating Rory Kirk who came second. This meant that Klaassen was the fifth-fastest rider overall on the day.
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