Powerman South Africa Pretoria
Price money $ 5,000
Distance 10-56-10
19 MAY 2003
BIGGEST DUATHLON
HOSTED IN PRETORIA
By winning this year’s Energy Dynamics Powerman
Duathlon in a time of 2:35:17, Donovan van Gelder from Pinetown, KZN, not only
shattered the previous record of 2:37:24 held by Clive Chowle, but also disposed
of the international challenge of the Swiss athlete, Richard Graemiger.
The Swiss, who made no secret before the race that he
came to win the event, managed to finish fourth
and it was the 56km cycling course where the participants had to climb the 1.5km
uphill past the Union Buildings 5 times which enabled Donovan to make up the 19
seconds lead that Richard had after the first 10km run as well as a two minute
lead. The second 10km run which followed after the cycling, Donovan was able to
increase his lead with a further two minutes.
This impressive performance by Donovan van Gelder was
most definitely not a walk over seeing that second placed athlete, Andrew Payne
(Cape Town), finished only 38 seconds behind Donovan, followed by 29 year old
David Labuschagne from City of Tshwane in 2:38:42. Glen Gore from Vereeniging
managed to finish seventh in a time of 2:46:26 after leading the first 10km run
in an impressive time of 33 minutes and 39 seconds.
Just as impressive was the performance of South
Africa’s Diana MacPherson, winning the women’s section in a total time of
2:59:58 placing her 21st overall and also shattering the course
record of 3:03:10 set by Danielle Florens of Mauritius in 2001.
The Energy Dynamics Powerman Duathlon which is part
of the prestigious international series of duathlon events, is still the biggest
duathlon in South Africa with more than 1 000 athletes participating became the
first duathlon in South Africa and in the world where the winners were presented
with solid gold medals, sponsored by Harmony Gold Mines.
The president of the International Powerman Duathlon
Association, Mr John Raadschelders, from the Netherlands, who attended the event,
was extremely pleased with the event organisational standard as well as the
performance of the South African athletes. “Today the South
African Powerman Duathletes showed the world that they are ready to take part at
the World Championship in Zofingen, Switzerland on 14 September 2003”.
“Solid Gold medals to the winners, what a terrific
idea, we must definitely consider this at all the Powerman Duathlon events world
wide”, said the IPA President at the awards ceremony in Pretoria.
ISSUED
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ENERGY DYNAMICS INTERNATIONAL POWERMAN DUATHLON
RESULTS: 19 MAY 2003
1
Donovan van Gelder
32 2:35:17
00:34:56
01:23:50 00:36:31
2
Andrew Payne 33
2:35:55
00:34:09 01:24:29
00:37:17
3
David Labuschagne
29 2:38:42
00:35:37
01:25:16 00:37:49
4
Richard Graemiger
34 2:39:24
00:34:37
01:26:19 00:38:28
5
Ernest Welch
35
2:42:24
00:34:27
01:29:34 00:38:23
6
Jurg van der Walt
26
2:42:59
00:35:18
01:32:17 00:35:24
7
Glen Gore
33
2:43:26
00:33:39
01:33:11 00:36:36
8
Michael Viljoen
23
2:45:51
00:34:47
01:31:06 00:39:58
9 Glenn
Macnamara
37
2:46:17
00:35:42 01:32:11
00:38:24
10
Johan Labuschagne
31
2:48:37
00:37:32 01:27:52
00:42:13
11
Tony Silva
41
2:48:24
00:34:41 01:34:33
00:40:18
12
Joggie Rossouw 30
2:51:12
00:37:12 01:32:56
00:41:04
13
Kaizer Phakathi
33
2:54:08
00:34:18 01:40:02
00:39:43
14
Justin Theunissen
36
2:55:21
00:39:33 01:34:10
00:41:38
15
Christopher Lionnet
21
2:55:30
00:35:47 01:37:03
00:42:40
16
Carlos Fernandes
30
2:56:27
00:39:31 01:35:21
00:41:35
17 Bruce Flint 36 2:58:26 00:41:23 01:33:01 00:44:02
18 Jaco Botha 29 2:58:32 00:37:31 01:39:26 00:41:35
19 Charles Nienaber 44 2:58:59 00:41:53 01:33:36 00:43:30
20 Tony Button 41 2:59:48 00:37:42 01:41:06 00:41:00
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This year’s winner, Donovan van Gelder shattered Clive Chowle’s
previous winning time of
2:37:24.
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Also the women’s previous winning time of 3:03:10 by Danielle Florens
from Mauritius was
improved by Diana
MacPherson, who then finished second, behind Danielle.
1
Diana MacPherson
33
2:59:58
00:40:21
01:37:15 00:42:22
2
Rachel Jesson
3:09:25 00:40:56
01:44:42
00:43:47
3
Anni Wals
3:17:10 00:43:00
01:49:42
00:44:28
4
Vicky Lotter
3:17:58 00:44:58
01:48:02
00:44:58
5
Jeanette Naude
3:20:19
00:45:28 01:44:35
00:50:16
6
Kathryn Cronje
22
3:24:10
00:46:20
01:48:08 00:49:42
7
Lizette Nortje
25
3:25:46 00:46:20
01:49:55
00:49:31
8
Melanie Nijland
33
3:39:06
9
Esme du Plessis
45
3:40:34
00:51:40
01:54:23 00:54:31
10 Kinga Kuc 29 3:41:15 00:45:54 02:03:45 00:51:36