Browsing Archive: July, 2010
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Sunday, July 18, 2010,
Hank re-writes the record books.
Velddrif- Hank McGregor powering into the canoeing history record
books by winning his seventh title in the Windhoek Berg River Canoe marathon,
edging past the record of six wins that he had shared with Robbie Herreveld,
while Robyn Kime dominated the ladies race over the four days.
McGregor blasted into the
finish at Velddrif victorious, without another boat in sight.
Second placed King
praised McGregor saying, “Hank deserves it. He is a true professional... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Saturday, July 17, 2010,
Kime & McGregor set to repeat 2009 wins at
the Windhoek Berg River Canoe Marathon
Zoutkloof - At the end of three days of tough
racing on the Windhoek Berg River canoe marathon, defending champions Hank
McGregor and Robyn Kime look set to paddle victorious ,once again, into
Velddrif, after tactically astute third stage performances.
After
securing a four minute lead in yesterday’s stage Hank McGregor executed a
champions strategy, working alongside a group of four top paddlers, to smas... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Friday, July 16, 2010,
Hank McGregor paddles closer to a
record seventh Berg win.
In the second and shortest day of the
Windhoek Berg River Canoe marathon, defending champion Hank McGregor made his
move on the Cape contenders on a full flowing Berg, taking a critical step
closer to a record seventh Berg title, while in the ladies race, Robyn Kime extended her lead to almost 30min.
The start of Day
Two saw Lance King starting three seconds behind McGregor, in elapsed time. King
worked hard to catch McGregor and ... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Wednesday, July 14, 2010,
McGregor and Kime claim Day One of the
Windhoek Berg River Canoe Marathon.
Hank McGregor leads Lance King and Alistair Glass into the 1st Portage just after the start in Paarl
Zonquasdrift – Defending
champions Hank McGregor and Robyn Kime stamped their authority on the 2010
Windhoek berg River Canoe marathon at the end of the 56km first stage raced in
cold rainy conditions.
McGregor led home a three boat bunch into the
finish at Zonquasdrift, while Kime shrugged off her lack of training... Continue reading ...
Posted by Alexa Lombard on Tuesday, July 13, 2010,
Paarl -
The 49th edition of the Windhoek Berg River canoe marathon gets under way in
Paarl on Wednesday morning, with the organisers assuring paddlers of perfect
racing conditions for the tricky first stage through the thick tree blocks from
Paarl to Zonquasdrift. For the 50 or so Elite paddlers it starts today with a 5km Time trial to determin there seeding for the race, which can be make or break for some.
After a weekend of rain over the Peninsula which
has raised the water level in t...
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