{"id":265256,"date":"2025-07-03T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=265256"},"modified":"2025-07-03T13:01:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T11:01:04","slug":"kanos-al-halfpad-tussen-die-paarl-en-die-eindpunt-op-velddrif","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/kanos-al-halfpad-tussen-die-paarl-en-die-eindpunt-op-velddrif\/","title":{"rendered":"Kano&#8217;s al halfpad tussen die Paarl en die eindpunt op Velddrif"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die 2025-Bergrivier-kanomarathon van die Paarl tot in Velddrif is vandag (Donderdag 3 Julie) amper halfpad. Hou gerus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/weslander\/\">Weslander se Facebook-blad<\/a> dop vir daaglikse nuusbrokkies oor die verloop van die marathon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gameplan Media berig dat die 2025-Bergrivier-kanomarathon &#8216;n stywe wedloop gaan wees, met twee van die mees legendariese roeiers van di\u00e9 uitdaging wat vanjaar die nuwe geslag die stryd sal aans\u00ea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Lovemore (26) van Knysna het verlede jaar sy plek in die Berg-geskiedenis verower deur sy eerste oorwinning in die uitmergelende vierdaagse uitdaging van Paarl na Velddrif te behaal. 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Hy het in die tweede plek algeheel ge\u00ebindig.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Min het gedink di\u00e9 sesmalige wedvaartwenner kon verlede jaar &#8216;n ernstige bedreiging inhou. Tot &#8216;n paar weke gelede het baie gedink sy 2024-wedvaart was &#8216;n buitensporige gelukskoot en hy het geen kans om di\u00e9 vertoning te herhaal nie \u2013 totdat hy die laaste voor-Berg-wedvaart van Gouda na Bridgetown op 21 Junie gewen het om hom weer eens as &#8216;n sterk mededinger te vestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vanjaar sou Herreveld niks meer wou h\u00ea as om die wedvaart se oudste wenner te word nie om saam met die titel as die jongste wenner nog n\u00e1 sy 1991-oorwinning as &#8216;n vars 19-jarige te pronk.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die vrouewedvaart lyk ewe interessant, met die mededingendste lys deelnemers in baie jare. Die onttrekking van die SA spanlede Pippa McGregor en Nix Birkett is die tweemalige wenner Jenna Nisbett die gunsteling. 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