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From there the route traverses the historical battlefields between Kimberley and Bloemfontein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourie finished his 81 km route in 2:18:06. In the second place was Johan Botha (Free State \u2013 FS) in 2:19:59. Kobus le Roux (Northern Cape \u2013 NC) finished third in this category, in 2:30:52.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the <span>f<\/span><span>emale 81 km MTB XCM category<\/span>, Irma Schlebusch (NC) was first in 3:39:45, with Jacolene Slabbert (NC) second in 4:15:02.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Results in other categories are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>81 km gravel XCM, male<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Charl Coetsee (FS) 2:19:08; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Frikkie de Wet (FS) 3:01:51<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>51 km male<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Andr\u00e9 van Rooyen (FS) 1:33:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Franco van Heerden (FS) 1:38:53<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Ludwig du Toit (FS) 1:41:17<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n <span>51 km, female<\/span>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Carla Kotz\u00e9 (FS) 1:50:42<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. 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