OSLO FJORD, NORWAY – This past weekend saw Jeep Team’s longest standing athlete, Barry Lewin (Jeep Team/Epic Kayaks) continue his successful European tour when he took the Gold medal at the Norway National Surfski Champs in Southern Oslo Fjord, just a week after winning Gold in the 2017 Seamasters Downwind surfski race in Sweden.  Norway National Surfski Champs was organised by the Oslo Kayak Club, and featured 25 strong paddlers, including international paddlers from South Africa, Germany and Sweden. Surfski paddling is still a young concept in Europe as the sport was only introduced at the Oslo Kayak Club in 2011. Conditions on race-day were very tough and flat with a 10-knot wind, making for a tactical 12km out-and-back race.  Lewin took the win in 56m49, ahead of German paddler Steffen Burkhardt in second in 57m30 and Gleb Greben from Norway in third in 57m40.

 Results - Norway National Surfski Champs

1. Barry Lewin (RSA) - 00:56:49
2. Steffen Burkhardt (GER) - 00:57:30
3. Gleb Greben (NOR) - 00:57:40  

###  OTHER JEEP TEAM NEWS Cycling – Smith’s Everesting Challenge for the SPCAThis past weekend, Jeep Team mountain biker extraordinaire took on the impossible and won. Pierre Smith, set out to attempt the Everesting Challenge - the concept challenge being to choose any climb, anywhere in the world and ride it repeatedly to climb the cumulative elevation of Mt. Everest - 8848m. Smith took his challenge to a 500m long hill with an elevation gain of just 30m near Leewspruit Primary School in Sasolburg. Smith needed to repeat this hill almost 300 times to complete the challenge within 24 hours.  Riding from 5am on Sunday morning, Smith invited friends and family to support his cause, join in on the ride and bring food donations for the SPCA.  After riding for 23h54m13s, Smith covered 421.5km, accumulating a total of 8905m of elevation gain.  

Paddling – Euro Steel McGregor Paddle Series Race 4Saturday, 25th August 2017 saw the Euro Steel McGregor Paddle Series return to its home base at Blue Lagoon for Race 4 - Bidvest McCarthy Toyota Durban North Race, the penultimate race of the series. This series’ race attracted over 70 young paddlers, all eager to see multiple world champion, Hank McGregor, in action. The Jeep Team / Euro Steel paddler is dedicated to giving back to the sport, introducing newcomers to the sport and providing a platform for them to grow. McGregor took part in the 8km race, taking the win in a time of 34m43.05s. Second and third wen to the Lovemore brothers, with Hamish taking second in 35m05.49s and Thomas a few seconds behind in 35m13.38s. The final race of the series will take place at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg on Friday, 1 September. The 2016 World Surfski Champion and eight-time World Marathon Champion, McGregor, is preparing for the 2017 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships from 7 to 10 September in Pietermaritzburg. Watch McGregor’s interview with CGTN Africa here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lZOFEEXxx4 

Results – 8km Bidvest McCarthy Toyota Durban North RaceMen (K1)

1. Hank McGregor - 00:34:43.05
2. Hamish Lovemore - 00:35:05.49
3. Thomas Lovemore - 00:35:13.38 

Women (K1)

1. Christie Mackenzie - 00:39:03.43
2. Emma Anderson - 00:39:57.64
3. Sabina Lawrie - 00:40:40.09 

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 SAINT-LARY-SOULAN, FRANCE - The Grand Raid Pyrenees, now in its 10th year, attracted over 4000 athletes, who, despite the weather, raced the Pyrenean summits in the south of France.

The 2017 edition of the Grand Raid Pyrenees included 5 races: the 5-stage/114km Pyrenees Tour Trail Challenge, the 220km Ultra Tour, the 120km Tour des Cirques, the 80km Tour des Lacs, and the 43km Tour du Néouvielle. South Africa’s top Ultra-Trail athlete, Christiaan Greyling (Jeep Team/Salomon/Garmin), and his wife and champion trail runner, Landie Greyling, tackled the technical Tour du Néouvielle along with almost 1400 other runners. The 43km/+2415m race started in the centre of Saint-Lary-Soulan, a ski village in south-western France, departing in the direction of Pla d'Adet, a steep climb frequently used as a stage finish in the Tour de France cycle race.  The runners climbed by roads and ski slopes up the Col du Portet mountain pass, and from there on past numerous lakes to reach the highest point in the race at Col de Bastanet at 2507m.  

The race crossed the Hourquette de Caderolles, along the Col de Bastanet and Col de Portet, and cresting Cap de Pède before the descent to the finish in Vielle Aure. Greyling finished the race in an outstanding second place in 04:26:28, eight minutes behind race winner, Jaouad Zeroual. Third place went to Frenchman, Adrien Tuffery, in a time of 04:34:18. Greyling’s wife, Landie finished 1st in the women’s race and 12th overall in a time of 04:56:47. Said a triumphant Greyling, “It was a successful day for the Greylings in France. Landie won the women’s race in 4h56m, and I finished 2nd in 4h26m. When I crossed the finish line, I had no idea that I'd worked myself into 2nd place; I was just happy to feel good on the day after being plagued by a stomach bug leading up to the race. The scenery was mind-blowing, the views were heavenly, and we are loving the experience of running in new places; the 2400m ascent was indeed a good test for the races to come this year!” 

Results - Tour du Néouvielle – FULL RESULTS HERE - http://chrono9.geofp.com/grp2017/v3/

Men

1. Jaouad Zeroual (MOR) - 04:18:23
2. Christiaan Greyling (RSA) - 04:26:28
3. Adrien Tuffery (FRA) - 04:34:18 

Women

1. Landie Greyling (RSA) - 04:56:47
2. Alexandra Cook (GB) - 05:51:02
3. Mélanie Gaudin (FRA) - 05:51:49

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In an epic weekend of paddling, eight-times World Marathon Champion Hank McGregor (Jeep Team/Euro Steel) and S2 partner, Lee Furby claimed a double victory, winning the KZN north coast’s 2017 Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge and claiming the South African Doubles Surfski title.It was a busy weekend for McGregor, who also won Race 3 of the Euro Steel McGregor Paddle Series at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg on the Friday night. Despite freezing weather conditions, the event attracted 179 paddlers of all abilities. The race broke records in terms of development paddlers – over 70 young paddlers from various academies in KZN attended the race.

Following his victory on the Friday, McGregor set off to the KZN north coast to defend his title at the two-day Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge with S2 partner, Lee Furby. The two-day stage race saw paddlers take on a 32km out-and-back route from the Durban Underwater Club on Saturday, and a 32km paddle from Zinkwazi to Salt Rock on the Sunday. McGregor and Furby dominated from the start, winning the first stage with a 20-second lead. Seasoned paddlers, McGregor and Furby finished the first stage in 02:03:44.47, with Steve Woods and Luke Nisbet second in 02:04:04.05, and in third were Gene Prato and Bailey de Fondaumiere in 02:04:18.78.

Going into Stage 2 with a solid advantage, McGregor and Furby needed to maintain their strong paddling prowess but Woods and Nisbet still forced a sprint for the finish, with McGregor and Furby beating Steve Woods and Luke Nisbet to the line, claiming consecutive stage wins. The winning duo finished the second stage in 02:14:44.03, just ahead of Woods and Nisbet, who finished in 02:15:06.43. Third place again went to Gene Prato and Bailey de Fondaumiere in a time of 02:15:57.70 “I am really stoked to take the win at the Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge and the SA Double Surfski Champs with my partner Lee Furby – it was his first national title win. We had to dig deep on Sunday to get to the finish 1st, making this win very memorable!” said McGregor after the race.

Results - 2017 Gara Dolphin Coast Challenge

Results - Euro Steel McGregor Paddle Series Race 3

Men

1. Hank McGregor - 00:34:16.63
2. Bryan Leroux - 00:34:17.35
3. Brandon van der Walt - 00:34:18.30 

Women

1. Bridgitte Hartley - 00:35:56.37
2. Emma Anderson - 00:37:06.72
3. Kerry Segal - 00:37:27.19 

### OTHER JEEP TEAM NEWS Paddling – Seamasters Downwind 2017

On 20 August, Barry Lewin (Jeep Team/ Epic Kayaks) took the win in the 2017 Seamasters Downwind surfski race in Sweden. The 25km Seamasters is a downwind, ocean race in the Baltic Sea around Oxelösund on the Swedish east coast. Now in its 7th year, the race attracts paddlers from Europe, South Africa and America.

 Results – Seamasters Downwind 2017

Men

1. Berry Lewin - 01:43:41
2. Joep van Bakel - 01:44:31
3. Tommy Karls - 01:49:22 

Women

1. Eva Egnell - 02:27:41
2. Sara Hult - 02:40:16 

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The 19th and 20th of August 2017 saw Jeep Team OCR Athletes, Thomas van Tonder and Jay Jay Deysel, take on Race 5 of the Toyota Warrior Series, powered by Reebok, at Blythedale Coastal Estate on the KZN North Coast.Over the weekend, the Toyota Warrior Series Race 5 attracted just shy of 2000 competitors eager to tackle the world-class obstacles in the seaside race For van Tonder, the racing started on Saturday with the Reebok Individual Sprint race – a short, fast and high-intensity race covering 400m and featuring 10 obstacles. With a strong field present at the race, van Tonder was knocked out in the semi-finals.Sunday saw van Tonder and Deysel compete in the Black Ops Elite race, designed to challenge endurance, strength and agility, the most challenging race of the weekend featured 30 obstacles over a 15km trail. 

Thomas “BeastMode” van Tonder, finished the tough race in second place in a time of 01:44:06. First place went to Claude Eksteen in a time of 01:40:24, and rounding off the top three was Hlelani Radebe in 01:45:48. Van Tonder’s fellow Jeep Team athlete, Jay Jay Deysel, crossed the line in 21st place in a time of 02:20:39. Says van Tonder, “It was a crazy day of solid OCR racing. I took 2nd place behind ‘The Flash’, Claude Eksteen. Thank you to the Warrior Race for an awesome event. It was so much fun running on the beach.” The Jeep Team SA teammates then partnered with Dominique D'Oliveira to take on the Reebok Team Sprint race. The experienced trio finished in second place behind race-winners, Team Nevarest. Third place in the sprint went to the team BattleRush. 

 Results – Warrior #5 Black Ops Elite

Men

1. Claude Eksteen - 01:40:24
2. Thomas van Tonder - 01:44:06
3. Hlelani Radebe - 01:45:48 

Women

1. Trish Bahlmann - 02:16:30
2. Nedene Cahill - 02:26:37
3. Dominique D'Oliveira - 02:27:56 

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A K2 Gold and a K1 Silver medal is how the world’s most successful paddler ended his South African Marathon Team selection campaign at the South African Flatwater Marathon Canoeing Championships at Camps Drift, Pietermaritzburg this past weekend.Hank McGregor (Jeep Team, Euro Steel) knew there were just two spots on the national team in each age division and with the ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships just under a month away, only the best of South Africa’s paddling crop would make it through K1 and K2 selection.

The paddling giant, McGregor, made no mistakes.In Saturday’s K1 title race, reigning World Marathon Champion, McGregor, battled it out against seven-time Dusi Canoe Marathon winner, Andy Birkett and Czech national team paddler, Jakub Adam. The final lap of the sought-after K1 title race ended in a sprint for finish with Birkett pipping McGregor to the line by just two seconds in 02:12:16 with McGregor in 02:12 18, and Adam in 02:12:20. The K1 result ensures Birkett and McGregor will represent South Africa at the highly anticipated, ICF World Marathon Champs to be held in South Africa at Pietermaritzburg’s Camps Drift from 8 to 10 September. 

Said a happy Hank McGregor, “Job done - selection for the South African Marathon Team. It was some awesome racing in PMB. I really enjoyed my race and am stoked to be racing marathons again. I’m really looking forward to World Champs with my fellow team mate, Andy Birkett!” The men's K2 race was just as fast and furious after whittling down to just four boats turning for the final 800m dash to the finish of the eight-lap, 30km race with Hank McGregor/Jasper Mocké, Andy Birkett/Jean Van der Westhuyzen, Stuart Maclaren/ Kenneth Rice, and Brandon van der Walt/Clint Cook all firing for the line. McGregor and Mocké reigned victorious beating Birkett and van der Westhuyzen by just two seconds in 02:03:13. Birkett and van der Westhuyzen (02:03:15) fought to the line to beat third placed Maclaren and Rice by just one second in the most exciting K2 finish of all time.  "This was the first time Jasper and I jumped into a boat together since last year's world championships in Brandenberg. It was cat and mouse all the way to the finish. We managed to find our rhythm as the day went along, and were trying out new things to better ourselves because in the end, a win by a split second or two is all you have. Everything helps." said McGregor. 

Results - SA Flatwater Marathon Championships

Men K1

1. Andy Birkett - 02:12:16
2. Hank McGregor - 02:12:18
3. Jakub Adam - 02:12:20 

Men K2

• Hank McGregor/Jasper Mocké - 02:03:13
• Andrew Birkett/Jean Van der Westhuyzen - 02:03:15
• Stuart Maclaren/Kenneth Rice - 02:03:16 

Women K1

1. Bridgitte Hartley - 02:02:28
2. Melanie Van Niekerk - 02:10:27
3. Nikki Russell - 02:11:06 

Women K2 J

enna Ward/Nikki Russell 01:58:53 Bridgitte Hartley/Kyeta Purchase 01:59:40 Hayley Nixon/Michelle Burn 02:01:00 

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2017 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship The event will be hosted by Canoeing South Africa through Natal Canoe Club (NCC) at Camps Drift in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal from 8 to 10 September 2017. The week-long competition will start with the traditional Masters Cup races for Veteran and Master age group paddlers and para-athletes, before the spotlight shifts to the junior, Under 23, and senior men and women. Provisional ScheduleICF Canoe Marathon Masters World Cup

• Sunday 3 September
  • Masters Briefing, Course Open for Practice
    
    
• Monday 4th September 2017
  • Masters and Para K1 Events
    
    
• Tuesday 5th September 2017
  • Masters and Mixed K2 Events
    
    
• Wednesday 6th September 2017
  • Masters Cup Reserve Day, Meetings and Opening Ceremony
    
    
• Thursday, 7 September 2017
  • Junior Women K1, C1
  • U23 Women K1
  • Junior Men K1, C1
    
    
• Friday, 8 September 2017
  • Junior Women K2
  • U23 Men K1,
  • C1 Junior Men K2,C2
    
    
• Saturday, 9 September 2017
  • Women C1, K1
  • Men K1, C1
    
    
• Sunday, 10 September 2017
  • Women K2
  • Men K2, C2
  • Closing Ceremony

More information can be found at www.wmc2017.co.za 

Top South African triathlete, Michael Lord (Jeep Team) showed his class at the 2017 Banhoek Duo Challenge, successfully defending his title to claim his fourth consecutive title win. The Banhoek Conservancy was established in 2013 by a group of farmers in an attempt to protect the environment and to uplift the community. The conservancy generates an income by providing well-designed, permanently marked, off-road tracks for trail running and MTB.

Lord won the 37.5km Duo Challenge, a 2.5km trail run, 25km MTB and a final 10km trail run, through the scenic Banhoek Conservancy, just outside of Stellenbosch, in 02:06:00, five minutes ahead of second-placed Matthew Richard Daneel. Coming home in third was Gary Thomas in a time of 02:15:20. In the women’s race, Delmence Niland finished first in a time of 02:17:06; Marguerite van Niekerk finished second in 02:42:4, and rounding off the podium was Marleen Lourens in 02:45:35. 

Results – Duo Challenge Long

Men

1. Michael Lord - 02:06:00
2. Matthew Richard Daneel - 02:11:05
3. Gary Thomas - 02:15:20 

Women

1. Delmence Niland - 02:17:06         
2. Marguerite van Niekerk - 02:42:43
3. Marleen Lourens - 02:45:35 

###  OTHER JEEP TEAM NEWS MTB – Trans Baviaans MTB Race

This past weekend saw mountain biker Pierre Smith (Jeep Team) and mixed partner, Mariske Mclean, race the one of the toughest MTB races of the year, the epic 24-hour, 230km Trans Baviaans mountain bike marathon.  The 24hr, single-stage race from Willowmore in the Eastern Cape Karoo to Jeffreys Bay covers some 230km through the Baviaanskloof Wilderness Area, part of the Cape Floral Region World Heritage Site. 

Labelled as the ‘longest and toughest single-stage team MTB event’ in the world, the route, through spectacular scenery and rugged mountain ranges, was unmarked, and with a late start, the over 1000 riders entered, are forced to endure night-time riding – a true test of orientation skills, character and endurance. Says Smith following the race, “The route was very dry and rough, but we managed to finish 5th Mixed Team overall in a time of 11h29m. It was a tough but very special journey.” 

Results – Trans Baviaans MTBTop 5 Mixed Team 

1. Neill Ungerer/Yolande De Villiers (Ultimate Cycling Knysna) - 08:58:00
2. Christo Roos/Tanya Kirstein (Enduroplanet) - 10:24:52
3. Peter Stopforth/Ischen Stopforth (2Stop) - 10:36:00
4. Tania Visser/Werner Strauss (Team-581) - 11:02:00
5. Pierre Smith/Mariske McLean (Jeep – UR Cycling) - 11:29:32 

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Last weekend saw Robyn Owen (Jeep Team/Best4Sports) competing in the infamous Hout Bay Trail Challenge, one of the toughest trail runs in the Western Cape. Starting and finishing at the Hout Bay Yacht Club, the 41km race, with a total massive climb of 2622m, circumnavigates the mountains surrounding Hout Bay, taking runners through pristine forests and rocky mountain trails.

The marked route is broken into 3 legs with check points at Suikerbossie Restaurant and Constantia Nek. Leg 1, from Hout Bay Harbour to Suikerbossie, covered around 15km and includes a climb up Karbonkelberg. Leg 2 travelled 15km with a total elevation gain of 1066m, traversing the back of Table Mountain from Suikerbossie to Constantia Nek.  Leg 3, from Constantia Nek to the finish at Hout Bay Harbour, is considered the easiest leg covering 11km with an elevation gain of 540m. Owen finished 2nd in a time of 05:22:08, behind the winner, South African Long-Distance Trail Champ, Meg Mackenzie in a time of 04:43:22, and 3rd place went to Julie Huckle in 06:00:10. 

Results – 40km Hout Bay Trail Challenge

Men

1. Kane Reilly - 03:59:34
2. Kevin Spratley - 04:50:53
3. Lucas Adams - 05:05:54 

Women

1. Meg Mackenzie - 04:43:22
2. Robyn Owen - 05:22:08
3. Julie Huckle - 06:00:10 

###  OTHER JEEP TEAM NEWS MTB – Smith Wins Spectrum Vaal River MTBLast weekend, Jeep Team mountain biker Pierre Smith won the Spectrum Vaal River MTB Race in the south of Gauteng. Smith finished the flat and fast 65km marathon race in 02:21:48, claiming top spot on the podium. Second place went to Johan de Villiers, who finished 3 minutes behind Smith; and rounding off the podium was Louis Harmse in 02:27:49. Starting and finishing at Stonehaven on Vaal, the route offered 75% single track with a mixture of jeep track and dirt road. 

Says Smith following the race, “I had a lot of fun racing my bike in my hometown race today. It’s always special to race so close to home, and to top it off with an overall win is even better. It is also nice to see the young talent growing in these tough races! Well done to everyone who raced and finished today. Up next is the 230km Trans Baviaans mountain bike marathon.” 

Results –Spectrum Vaal River MTB 65km marathon

Men

1. Pierre Smith - 02:21:48
2. Johan de Villiers - 02:24:49
3. Louis Harmse - 02:27:49 

Women

1. Sylvia van Tromp - 02:43:49
2. Mariske McLean - 02:50:28
3. Ronel Van Staaden - 03:00:04 

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Pietermaritzburg Girl’s High old scholar, Mikaela Jonsson (20), and Jeep Team SA international triathlete, is having an impressive first season as a professional athlete competing across Europe.

Jonsson who only turned professional a few months ago is flying the South African flag across the toughest elite Cross-Triathlon and MTB races in Europe.  Two weeks ago, Jonsson raced in Austria’s well-attended Salzkammergut Trophy, in the highly competitive 55km MTB marathon, and raced to 6th place overall elite. Over 5000 participants from 43 nations compete in eleven different events at this meeting.

This past weekend in Romania, Jonsson raced in the 2017 Târgu Mures ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships - Elite Women.  She crossed the line in an outstanding 2nd place in the Women’s U23 category and 7th Elite Women overall. The Triathlon European Champs started with a 1km swim at the Complexul Weekend, a recreational and sports complex, with Jonsson exiting the water 9th elite female in a very fast 00:17:05. The technical MTB leg was a 3.75km race to the forest Platou Cornesti, followed by 4 x 5km laps in the forest

. Jonsson finished the leg in 01:23:22. The trail run covered two technical 3.1km laps through forest. Jonsson finished the 6.2km run in 00:33:19. Jonsson’s overall time was 02:15:09, just over a minute behind the Russian U23 winner, Daria Rogozina.  Says Jonsson, “I had the race of my life in Romania! I finished 2nd u23 and 7th elite overall at the European Cross Triathlon Championships. I am so stoked and exhausted! It was a successful Euro racing trip and first season out of Junior.” 

Results –

Women u23 - 2017 ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships

1. Daria Rogozina (RUS) - 02:13:58
2. Mikaela Jonsson (RSA) - 02:15:09
3. Antoanela Manac (ROU) - 02:19:55 

ELITE WOMEN - 2017 ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships

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PIETERMARITZBURG, 1 August 2017 – Christiaan Greyling (Jeep Team/Salomon/Garmin) took part in the 2-day, 3-stage, 60km Endurade JBayX in Jeffreys Bay on Saturday and Sunday, 22 and 23 July 2017 and got pipped at the post by six seconds after having an eleven-minute lead going into stage 2.  The unique Endurade JBayX entailed 3 x 20km trail runs, all starting 12-hours apart seriously testing the commitment and perseverance of all participants while showcasing the best scenery in the Jeffreys Bay area.The StagesThe first stage of the race started at 7:00am on Saturday. The route took runners along the beach, through Kabeljous Nature Reserve, Noorsekloof Nature Reserve, and a steady climb to the highest point in Jeffreys Bay.

Greyling finished the stage in first place in a time of 01:33:19.9. Stage 2, a night run, started at 7:00pm and saw runners complete two 10km laps from the Lower Point WinterFest Hub through the Kabeljous Nature Reserve and back. Geyling finished in second place in a time of 01:28:43.0. Stage 3 started at 7:00am on Sunday morning. The route from Zuurbron MTB Park back to Jeffreys Bay included the infamous ‘Mooidraai’ climb and was, for the most part, downhill for the last 10km. Greyling finished the stage in fourth place in 01:27:31.1. Overall, Greyling finished the race in second place with a combined time of 04:29:34.0, just six seconds behind the overall winner, Mvuyisi Gcogco. Rounding off the podium was Bradley Hyman in 04:39:36.1. Says Greyling, “Going into day 3 with a 11m39s lead maybe made me too relaxed! There were only seconds between 1st and 2nd after the third stage. In the end, it was a good training run, and I was pleasantly surprised by the exciting trails around Jeffreys Bay.” 

Results – 2017 Endurade JBayX 3-Stage Trail Run

Men Overall

1. Mvuyisi Gcogco - 04:29:27.8
2. Christiaan Greyling - 04:29:34.0
3. Bradley Hyman - 04:39:36.1 

Women Overall

1. Landie Greyling - 05:00:45.5
2. Tracey Campbell - 05:27:16.5
3. Arinda Pritchard - 06:02:50.1 

### OTHER JEEP TEAM NEWS Surfski – The Gorge Downwind ChampsThis past weekend saw Hank McGregor (Jeep Team) compete in the 22km Gorge Downwind Championships, a World Surfski Series Title Race, on the Columbia River in Hood River, USA.  McGregor, who missed the Canadian Surfski Champs on 15 July due to a chest infection, finished 7th overall and second in his category in a time of 01:37:09.64.  The race was won by Kenny Rice in 01:32:43.32; in second place was Sean Rice in a time of 01:33:18.04; and third place went to Jasper Mocké in 01:34:05.59. 

CURRENT WORLD SURFSKI SERIES STANDINGS

Men

1. Jasper Mocké (RSA) - 3490
2. Hank McGregor (RSA) - 3485
3. Dawid Mocké (RSA) - 3482 

Women

1. Hayley Nixon (RSA) - 2994
2. Teneale Hatton (NZL) - 2496
3. Michelle Burn (RSA) - 2000  

OCR – 300 OCR Race On 22 July, Jeep Team OCR athlete, Jay Jay Deysel, took part in the 300 OCR Sprint Race at 300 Obstacle Course in Vereeniging. The race was a 1.2km sprint featuring 15 obstacles. Deysel finished the course in 5m15s, earning him the top spot of the day.

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PIETERMARITZBURG, 19 JULY 2017 – Jeep Team OCR athletes, Thomas van Tonder and Jay Jay Deysel, were among the 70 athletes and 39 teams brave enough to accept the Beast Winter Challenge at the Wedge 4x4 Trail in Muldersdrift this past weekend.The Beast Winter Challenge offered two Obstacle Course Races (OCR), a 10km Polar Bear OCR and a 5km Snow Fox OCR, with both events featuring hill running, tough gripping, climbing, and crawling through numerous difficult obstacles, especially designed by elite OCR athletes.Van Tonder, never one to give up, hammered his way into the lead and stayed there, claiming a resounding first place in a time of 00:52:45.  Jay Jay Deysel was in great form coming second in 00:58:59, with Wynand Louw in third in 01:04:05.Says van Tonder, “An awesome day of OCR, with Jeep Team taking top 2 podium spots at The Beast Winter Challenge. I am stoked with another win at The Beast.” 

Results – The Beast Winter Challenge – Polar Bear 10km

Men

1. Thomas van Tonder - 00:52:45
2. Jay Jay Deysel - 00:58:59
3. Wynand Louw - 01:04:05 

Women

1. 1. Nicole Baker - 01:54:06
2. 2. Ingrid Becker - 01:56:11 

### JEEP TEAM NEWS MTB - Nissan TrailSeeker Gauteng Series Lionman – Pierre Smith

 This past weekend saw Jeep Team mountain biker, Pierre Smith, take part in the Lionman leg of the Nissan TrailSeeker Series at Mabalingwe Nature Reserve in Limpopo, after three months off from injuries. The Nissan Trailseeker Series races are tough and renowned for attracting the country’s top mountain bike elites, and this one was no different, playing host to 1921 riders.  Says Smith, “It was so exciting to be back on the start line today, racing at the Nissan TrailSeeker Series at Mabalingwe.

It was a super physical route with a lot of sand, rocky climbs and some scary downhills.” Smith competed in the challenging Marathon race, which covered 70km with 874m of elevation gain, and featured steep climbs, sharp turns and fast downhills. Smith crossed the finish line in 10th place overall (6th senior) in a time of 03:01:25. “I last raced a competitively almost 3 months ago, but I’ve had a good training block since my last race. I am happy with my top 10 finish today. Thank you to Jeep Team for making it possible, and giving me this opportunity and continued support.”concludes Smith. International MTB – Austria - Mikaela JonssonOver the weekend, Jeep Team’s international athlete, Mikaela Jonsson, raced the Salzkammergut Trophy, Austria’s biggest mountain bike event with over 5000 participants from 43 nations and eleven different events.Jonsson raced the 55km MTB marathon and crossed the finish line in 6th place overall in a time of 03:50:17.9.

A huge achievement.  Says Jonsson, “What an awesome race this weekend at the Salzkammergut Trophy, Austria's biggest MTB race! Lots of climbing and technical muddy descents. I’m happy to have finished 6th lady overall. It is such a beautiful place to race.” Surfski – Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge Race 2 – Barry LewinThis past weekend saw Barry Lewin (Jeep Team), take part in Race 2 of the Bay Union Open Ocean Surfski Challenge.  The race from the Durban Underwater Club is a 12km out-and-back loop offering good runs on the return leg, but, with the approach of the cold front, the wind picked up, making for challenging choppy conditions. Lewin finished 8th place overall in 00:58:09.37.  

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