{"id":46632,"date":"2023-07-27T11:41:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T09:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/jbay-wind-farm-mtb-classic-trail-run-winners-20230726\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T15:59:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T13:59:08","slug":"jbay-wind-farm-mtb-classic-trail-run-winners-20230726","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/jbay-wind-farm-mtb-classic-trail-run-winners-20230726\/","title":{"rendered":"JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic &#038; Trail Run winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The eighth edition of the J-Bay Windfarm MTB Classic &#038; Trail Run took place on Saturday, July 15, as part of the much-loved Jbay Surf Festival 2023. <\/p>\n<p>Some 500 mountain bikers and trail runners across a wide range of ages and skill levels tackled some of the finest trails around the Eastern Cape holiday town of Jeffreys Bay.<\/p>\n<p>Hailing from Gqeberha, Jayden Durrant and Kelsey van Schoor were the convincing winners of the 60km ride, and Rodney Prins and Asanda Zamisa were awarded first place in the 10km trail run (male and female categories, respectively).<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_eaa87bde\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JBay Wind Farm MTB Classic &#038; Trail Run\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8914\/0a25a11f0d6c432badae1dbbb1da0412.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/995708e6d2894860b25a7cc81235e4da.jpg\" title=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Richard Pearce<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Being carbon-free clean sports, mountain-biking and trail running fit Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm\u2019s ethos perfectly, and furthermore are a firm favourite within the local community. 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