Miller, Looser take 100km
Come rain or shine
Namibian cyclists Alex Miller and Vera Looser were crowned the winners of the 2022 Nedbank Cycle Challenge in the men's and women's races respectively.
Elite cyclists Alex Miller and Vera Looser stole the show in the 100km men’s and women’s races at yesterday’s 2022 Nedbank Cycle Challenge in Windhoek.
Competition was tighter than ever before, with both the men’s and women’s races won by a single second.
In the men’s race, Miller clocked two hours, 22 minutes and 15 seconds, bagging the win with a second to spare with Paralympic athlete Abraham Daniel from the Netherlands hot on his heels. The third place was taken by Gerhard Mans in a time of two hours, 24 minutes and 43 seconds.
In the women’s competition, Looser won in a time of two hours, 52 minutes and 29 seconds and was followed by Melissa Hinz, whom she beat by just a second. The third place went to Genevieve Weber, who was also just a second behind Hinz.
The event started off with rain in the early hours of the morning, but the weather gods gave the cyclists an opportunity to compete when the downpour stopped just before the race got going.
Miller said the weather was just perfect for his race, adding that he had tough competition from the cyclists in the leading pack, but that he was happy to prevail. “It was an awesome race. The pace was hard from the beginning. I saw Daniel attack with 25 km left, so I decided to attack with him. My form is good. I used December and January to train and will continue to compete this coming weekend in the Tour de Windhoek,” he said.
Looser echoed Miller’s sentiments, saying that the overcast weather the capital has been enjoying was perfect. She added that she too faced very tough competition.
For all the results and footage from the event, visit the Sport Wrap Facebook page.
Competition was tighter than ever before, with both the men’s and women’s races won by a single second.
In the men’s race, Miller clocked two hours, 22 minutes and 15 seconds, bagging the win with a second to spare with Paralympic athlete Abraham Daniel from the Netherlands hot on his heels. The third place was taken by Gerhard Mans in a time of two hours, 24 minutes and 43 seconds.
In the women’s competition, Looser won in a time of two hours, 52 minutes and 29 seconds and was followed by Melissa Hinz, whom she beat by just a second. The third place went to Genevieve Weber, who was also just a second behind Hinz.
The event started off with rain in the early hours of the morning, but the weather gods gave the cyclists an opportunity to compete when the downpour stopped just before the race got going.
Miller said the weather was just perfect for his race, adding that he had tough competition from the cyclists in the leading pack, but that he was happy to prevail. “It was an awesome race. The pace was hard from the beginning. I saw Daniel attack with 25 km left, so I decided to attack with him. My form is good. I used December and January to train and will continue to compete this coming weekend in the Tour de Windhoek,” he said.
Looser echoed Miller’s sentiments, saying that the overcast weather the capital has been enjoying was perfect. She added that she too faced very tough competition.
For all the results and footage from the event, visit the Sport Wrap Facebook page.
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