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Hank McGregor won today's Durban World Cup in a fascinating contest where tactics were paramount.
 Race Start off Durban Undersea Club (Pic: Rob Mousley)
Inshore v Offshore
The crowd in the Durban Undersea Club were rivetted to the live GPS positions being displayed on the big screen...
 All eyes on the big screen...
It was clear from the start that Hank McGregor was taking an inshore line while Dawid Mocke went deep offshore. For some time it appeared that Dawid had made the right choice as he clearly moved ahead of the rest of the field, riding the 2-3m deep sea swells.
However, as the race progressed, the inshore group started to gain until they were in equally good runs - and the advantage swung in their favour.
By the time the paddlers approached the finish line, the offshore group had fallen behind and Hank won by just over 30 seconds, with Clint Pretorius crossing the line second. Dawid Mocke was another 33 seconds behind.
 Live GPS Positions on the big screen
Ladies Race
Cape Town's Alexa Cole took an early small lead on NZ paddler Katie Pocock and maintained her lead to the finish.
Here's an awesome video clip taken by Micaela Sawyer (Jasper Mocke's girlfriend...!) at the finish at Westbrook - it shows GRAPHICALLY the conditions...
http://blip.tv/file/1033656
Here are the top ten results:
1st Hank McGregor 1:56:24
2nd Clint Pretorius 1:57:07
3rd Dawid Mocke 1:57:40
4th Herman Chalupsky 1:58:59
5th Oscar Chalupsky 1:59:01
6th Jeremy Cotter (Aus) 1:59:37
7th Tim Jacobs (Aus) 1:59:47
8th Dean Gardiner 2:00:48
9th Matt Bouman 2:01:44
10th Daryl Bartho 2:02:59
Ladies:
- Alexa Cole
- Katie Pocock (NZ)
- Michele Eder
- Natalie Verkrangies
- Tiffany Kruger
- Nikki Irvine
More results, reports, photos, interviews to follow...
Full Results
Singles
|
Name
|
Surname
|
Time
|
Pos
|
Sex
|
Age
|
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HANK
|
MC GREGOR
|
01:56:24.78
|
K1 1
|
|
|
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CLINTON
|
PRETORIUS
|
01:57:07.17
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K1 2
|
|
|
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DAWID
|
MOCKE
|
01:57:40.71
|
K1 3
|
|
|
|
HERMAN
|
CHALUPSKY
|
01:58:59.35
|
K1 4
|
|
V1
|
|
OSCAR
|
CHALUPSKY
|
01:59:01.51
|
K1 5
|
|
SM1
|
|
JEREMY
|
COTTER
|
01:59:37.47
|
K1 6
|
|
|
|
TIM
|
JACOBS
|
01:59:47.07
|
K1 7
|
|
|
|
DEAN
|
GARDINER
|
02:00:48.84
|
K1 8
|
|
V2
|
|
MATTHEW
|
BOUMAN
|
02:01:44.76
|
K1 9
|
|
|
|
DARYL
|
BARTHO
|
02:02:59.31
|
K1 10
|
|
|
|
MARK
|
ANDERSON
|
02:04:52.91
|
K1 11
|
|
|
|
RICHARD
|
VON WILDERMANN
|
02:04:57.38
|
K1 12
|
|
|
|
JASPER
|
MOCKE
|
02:05:12.24
|
K1 13
|
|
|
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BARRY
|
LEWIN
|
02:06:01.45
|
K1 14
|
|
|
|
TOM
|
SCHILPEROORT
|
02:06:24.22
|
K1 15
|
|
U(21)1
|
|
TOMMY
|
WOODRIFF
|
02:06:37.16
|
K1 16
|
|
SV1
|
|
BRETT
|
BARTHO
|
02:07:13.63
|
K1 17
|
|
|
|
LEWIS
|
LAUGHLIN
|
02:08:36.46
|
K1 18
|
|
|
|
BEVAN
|
MANSON
|
02:08:50.03
|
K1 19
|
|
|
|
WARREN
|
JACOBS
|
02:09:59.95
|
K1 20
|
|
|
|
PETER
|
COLE
|
02:11:09.10
|
K1 21
|
|
SV2
|
|
TRAVIS
|
WILKINSON
|
02:11:11.96
|
K1 22
|
|
SV3
|
|
JAMIE
|
STEWART
|
02:11:14.58
|
K1 23
|
|
|
|
IAN
|
GRAY
|
02:11:25.30
|
K1 24
|
|
|
|
OLIVER
|
BURN
|
02:11:34.59
|
K1 25
|
|
|
|
MURRAY
|
SMITH
|
02:11:49.98
|
K1 26
|
|
SM2
|
|
SHADRACK
|
MKHIZE
|
02:13:14.47
|
K1 27
|
|
|
|
HENNIE
|
ROOS
|
02:13:26.02
|
K1 28
|
|
SM3
|
|
ANTON
|
FOUCHE
|
02:13:43.40
|
K1 29
|
|
V4
|
|
MATTHEW
|
COLLINS
|
02:15:31.56
|
K1 30
|
|
U(21)2
|
|
ANTHONY
|
SCOTT
|
02:16:03.63
|
K1 31
|
|
GM1
|
|
BRENDAN
|
THOMPSON
|
02:16:12.67
|
K1 32
|
|
V5
|
|
BRETT
|
HADIARIS
|
02:16:26.43
|
K1 33
|
|
|
|
MARK
|
LEWIN
|
02:16:39.21
|
K1 34
|
|
M2
|
|
LUKE
|
CHALUPSKY
|
02:16:49.82
|
K1 35
|
|
U(18)1
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QUINTON
|
RUTHERFORD
|
02:16:59.89
|
K1 36
|
|
SV4
|
|
SHAUN
|
AUSTIN
|
02:18:55.70
|
K1 37
|
|
U(18)2
|
|
RICHARD
|
PHILPS
|
02:19:43.27
|
K1 38
|
|
SV5
|
|
LUKE
|
NISBET
|
02:20:30.63
|
K1 39
|
|
|
|
MARK
|
MULDER
|
02:20:45.04
|
K1 40
|
|
|
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ALEXA
|
COLE
|
02:21:01.08
|
K1 41
|
F1
|
|
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KATIE
|
POCOCK
|
02:21:25.24
|
K1 42
|
F2
|
|
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ADAM
|
NISBET
|
02:21:34.86
|
K1 43
|
|
U(21)3
|
|
SIMON
|
GROUT
|
02:21:36.45
|
K1 44
|
|
SV6
|
|
ROWAN
|
MATTHEWS
|
02:22:46.31
|
K1 45
|
|
SV7
|
|
EVAN
|
RIDGE
|
02:23:09.41
|
K1 46
|
|
SV8
|
|
WARREN
|
VALENTINE
|
02:23:19.11
|
K1 47
|
|
SV9
|
|
GAVIN
|
SEARLE
|
02:23:38.20
|
K1 48
|
|
SM5
|
|
NIGEL
|
STEVENS
|
02:23:44.40
|
K1 49
|
|
M3
|
|
ADAM
|
BOTHMA
|
02:24:20.52
|
K1 50
|
|
U(21)5
|
|
GREG
|
FRIZELLE
|
02:24:29.08
|
K1 51
|
|
SV10
|
|
WARREN
|
BEUSTER
|
02:25:05.73
|
K1 52
|
|
|
|
ANDRE
|
POHL
|
02:25:26.75
|
K1 53
|
|
SV11
|
|
MICHAEL
|
STEVENS
|
02:25:28.84
|
K1 54
|
|
V8
|
|
JUSTIN
|
GILLMER
|
02:25:31.98
|
K1 55
|
|
SV12
|
|
MICHELLE
|
EDER
|
02:25:44.96
|
K1 56
|
F3
|
|
|
GAVIN
|
TARR
|
02:26:08.47
|
K1 57
|
|
V9
|
|
TREVOR
|
VERNES
|
02:26:48.06
|
K1 58
|
|
SM6
|
|
COLIN
|
SIMPKINS
|
02:26:50.38
|
K1 59
|
|
M4
|
|
MATT
|
CARLISLE
|
02:27:29.60
|
K1 60
|
|
M5
|
|
CHRISTIE
|
AUGUSTYN
|
02:27:49.73
|
K1 61
|
|
|
|
JAMII
|
HAMLIN
|
02:27:59.93
|
K1 62
|
|
SV14
|
|
ROSS
|
POACHER
|
02:28:44.85
|
K1 63
|
|
SV15
|
|
BRETT
|
LAMBERT
|
02:28:46.26
|
K1 64
|
|
V10
|
|
TIFFANY
|
KRUGER
|
02:29:43.77
|
K1 65
|
F4
|
U(21)6
|
|
CLYDE
|
BARENDSE
|
02:30:37.26
|
K1 66
|
|
|
|
WILLIE
|
KUNZ
|
02:31:10.76
|
K1 67
|
|
SG2
|
|
PERRY
|
COBBOLD
|
02:31:34.69
|
K1 68
|
|
SV16
|
|
ANDRE
|
BOTHA
|
02:31:40.62
|
K1 69
|
|
SM8
|
|
JACQUES
|
THERON
|
02:33:19.67
|
K1 70
|
|
|
|
GRAHAM
|
HOLM
|
02:33:40.58
|
K1 71
|
|
M7
|
|
JONATHAN
|
MAEHLER
|
02:33:58.37
|
K1 72
|
|
SV17
|
|
LINTON
|
HOPE
|
02:35:31.23
|
K1 73
|
|
SM9
|
|
NATALIE
|
VECKRANGES
|
02:36:45.52
|
K1 74
|
F5
|
|
|
ANDRE
|
WOODS
|
02:37:32.22
|
K1 75
|
|
SV19
|
|
DONOVAN
|
KENNEDY
|
02:38:30.14
|
K1 76
|
|
U(18)3
|
|
PABLO
|
FERNANDEZ
|
02:39:02.20
|
K1 77
|
|
SV20
|
|
DAVE
|
MARITZ
|
02:39:37.86
|
K1 78
|
|
|
|
RUSSELL
|
KEET
|
02:40:12.91
|
K1 79
|
|
SG3
|
|
DANICA
|
VORSTER
|
02:40:46.98
|
K1 80
|
F6
|
|
|
DALE
|
VIVIAN
|
02:41:40.58
|
K1 81
|
|
SV21
|
|
ROBERT
|
CRICHTON
|
02:44:39.09
|
K1 82
|
|
|
|
CRAIG
|
THOMPSON
|
02:45:20.22
|
K1 83
|
|
V16
|
|
ALAN
|
BARTER
|
02:46:04.08
|
K1 84
|
|
M10
|
|
MARK
|
BECK
|
02:46:07.37
|
K1 85
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|
V17
|
|
KIM
|
PARKES
|
02:46:26.10
|
K1 86
|
|
M11
|
|
NIGEL
|
OXENHAM
|
02:46:34.61
|
K1 87
|
|
V18
|
|
JONATHON
|
JACOB
|
02:47:41.46
|
K1 88
|
|
U(18)4
|
|
DONNA
|
WINTER
|
02:48:36.34
|
K1 89
|
F7
|
|
|
BERNARD
|
GOING
|
02:49:06.74
|
K1 90
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|
M12
|
|
RUSSELL
|
WILLIS
|
02:49:08.49
|
K1 91
|
|
|
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MARK
|
GARDEN
|
02:49:35.67
|
K1 92
|
|
|
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BRYAN
|
TAYLOR
|
02:49:49.06
|
K1 93
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|
SV23
|
|
JOE
|
TORLAGE
|
02:51:04.09
|
K1 94
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|
M13
|
|
PETER
|
ROWAN
|
02:51:21.58
|
K1 95
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|
SG4
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|
WARREN
|
SUTHERLAND
|
02:51:39.80
|
K1 96
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SV25
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CHARLES
|
BRAND
|
02:51:58.44
|
K1 97
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SM10
|
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MARC
|
GERMIQUET
|
02:54:06.01
|
K1 98
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SV26
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JARED
|
TUBB
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02:54:14.23
|
K1 99
|
|
|
|
ROBERT
|
SCHAPERS
|
02:54:20.34
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K1 100
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SV27
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RICHARD
|
HOWES
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02:54:21.67
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K1 101
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M14
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NICOLA
|
IRVINE
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02:55:12.47
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K1 102
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F8
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|
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LOREN
|
DENEKAMP
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02:55:27.86
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K1 103
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SV28
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JACKIE
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BARNES
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02:57:02.60
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K1 104
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F9
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U(21)7
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SIMON
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STORM
|
02:58:09.73
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K1 105
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SV31
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CRAIG
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SANDS
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02:58:23.28
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K1 106
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V19
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DARYL
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STAPLES
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03:00:21.01
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K1 107
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V20
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KELVIN
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MC CORMACK
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03:00:51.81
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K1 108
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M15
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MICHAEL
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GAMMIE
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03:02:00.11
|
K1 109
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|
SM11
|
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KEVIN
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PACE
|
03:02:58.44
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K1 110
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U(18)5
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|
STHEMBISO
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MBHATHA
|
03:03:40.34
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K1 111
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U(21)8
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XOLANI
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MKHIZE
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03:03:47.74
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K1 112
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|
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CRAIG
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VAN HEERDEN
|
03:04:56.96
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K1 113
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|
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KOBUS
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OPPERMAN
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03:06:31.73
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K1 114
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U(21)9
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RORY
|
MORGAN
|
03:08:03.57
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K1 115
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|
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WYNAND
|
ROSSOUW
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03:08:58.68
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K1 116
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V21
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ANDRE
|
DU PLESSIS
|
03:09:29.64
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K1 117
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|
M16
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GUY
|
SAVILLE
|
03:09:55.45
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K1 118
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SM12
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CHAD
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ANDREWS
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03:17:40.27
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K1 119
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Doubles
| Name 1 |
Surname 1 |
Name 2 |
Surname 2 |
Time |
Pos |
| BUTCH |
MURRAY |
GARY |
ALBERS |
02:13:21.40 |
K2 1 |
| DIRK |
VAN DEN BERG |
ANGUS |
FERGUSON |
02:14:11.91 |
K2 2 |
| MIKE |
DAVIES |
PETER JAMES |
DUNCAN |
02:14:39.07 |
K2 3 |
| KEITH |
THERON |
ROGER |
HOOKE |
02:20:08.93 |
K2 4 |
| CRAIG |
WEBSTER |
CLINTON |
WISSEKERKE |
02:22:45.23 |
K2 5 |
| CHRIS |
VAN DEN BERG |
GRANT |
BOWDEN |
02:23:14.80 |
K2 6 |
| THOMAS |
PRYOR |
KELLY |
HOWE |
02:23:57.84 |
K2 7 |
| WAYNE |
ASHFORD |
MARC |
SUTHERLAND |
02:24:12.77 |
K2 8 |
| PETE |
MOTE |
ALAN |
SCHUDDINH |
02:24:52.53 |
K2 9 |
| DAVID |
GILLMER |
PETER |
OCONNOR |
02:25:38.48 |
K2 10 |
| CLAUDIO |
MANFRON |
JAMES |
TUTTON |
02:27:13.94 |
K2 11 |
| ROB |
OSTLER |
CLIFF |
WILLS |
02:28:53.11 |
K2 12 |
| WILLIAM |
HARDIE |
DEREK |
HOMPES |
02:29:10.08 |
K2 13 |
| ANDREW |
NEAL |
TORI |
NEAL |
02:29:17.56 |
K2 14 |
| JOE |
BOY |
STEPHEN |
EVANS |
02:30:56.08 |
K2 15 |
| PAUL |
KENNEDY |
LAMMERT |
STAVAST |
02:33:30.12 |
K2 16 |
| RUDI |
BENSE |
PAUL |
APOSTOLIDES |
02:33:59.40 |
K2 17 |
| DAVE |
HARKER |
JONATHAN |
HOLLINSHEAD |
02:34:58.57 |
K2 18 |
| FRED |
CRESSWELL |
TERRY |
WARREN |
02:35:35.37 |
K2 19 |
| MARK |
JOHNSON |
LEN |
DE BEER |
02:35:41.80 |
K2 20 |
| DEREK |
HAUPTFLEISCH |
LYNNE |
HAUPTFLEISCH |
02:35:47.92 |
K2 21 |
| GRAHAM |
PIGGOTT |
JAN |
VAN DE PUTTE |
02:37:02.35 |
K2 22 |
| GRANT |
SMITH |
ROSS |
PLUMBLEY |
02:37:35.68 |
K2 23 |
| NILS |
VON DELFT |
ANDREA |
HUGO |
02:41:28.61 |
K2 24 |
| MICHAEL |
FRIZELLE |
BEVIN |
WORLOCK |
02:41:39.90 |
K2 25 |
| RICHARD |
AUSTIN |
MARK |
HENDERSON |
02:45:19.85 |
K2 26 |
| MILTON |
ZWART |
CHARL |
GEYSER |
02:49:59.61 |
K2 27 |
| ANDRE |
FOX |
CLINT |
LAWSON |
02:56:50.14 |
K2 28 |
| JON |
IVINS |
ANDREW |
WALSH |
02:57:57.49 |
K2 29 |
| SEAN |
MOULD |
KEITH |
CASTLE |
02:58:23.40 |
K2 30 |
| JENNY |
CULLINAN |
BETTINA |
RISCH |
03:02:33.61 |
K2 31 |
| JOHN |
CUNNINGHAM |
MARK |
FEATHER |
03:05:31.62 |
K2 32 |
| JENNA |
WARD |
BRANDON |
VAN DER WALT |
03:08:48.76 |
K2 33 |
| BILL |
TROTTER |
DOUG |
TROTTER |
03:12:25.61 |
K2 34 |
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