{"id":4587,"date":"2021-11-29T08:14:30","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T06:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enduroworld.co.za\/?p=4587"},"modified":"2021-11-29T08:14:30","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T06:14:30","slug":"wade-continues-his-winning-streak-at-the-motul-roof-of-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enduroworld.co.za\/2023\/wade-continues-his-winning-streak-at-the-motul-roof-of-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Wade continues his winning streak at the Motul Roof of Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wade continues his winning streak at the Motul Roof of Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wade Young (Sherco Factory Racing powered by Motul) made it 4 in a row and his sixth Roof win overall, by winning the 53rd<\/sup> edition of the Motul Roof of Africa in a wet and windy Lesotho on Saturday. Young was followed home by the Gas Gas duo of Travis Teasedale (Trax TT Racing) who ended up just over 28mins behind the leader with Matthew Green (TT Racing) a further 44mins behind Teasdale.<\/p>\n

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Gold Podium, Wade Young (middle), Travis Teasdale (right) and Matt Green (left), by Kevin Sanders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The day didn’t go completely to plan for Young as a navigational issue saw him forced to return to the DSP and re-run a section of the route that had been missed. Following the treacherous conditions experienced by competitors on Race Day 1, organisers, Live Lesotho, made a change to the format for the final day to avoid riders being caught out in torrential rain once again, whilst still preserving the true spirit of the Roof.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really happy to win my 6th<\/sup> Roof, it was a proper test with the changing weather conditions and a wet Roof is always going to test the mind and body, I\u2019m just relieved it’s over and now it\u2019s time to celebrate a long year!\u201d said Young.<\/p>\n

Matt Green was also happy to see the finish line and was overcome with emotion, \u201cIt was a really long weekend, the guys did a great job again this year and I\u2019m very happy to be on the podium. \u201d<\/p>\n

Fourth and fifth places in the Gold Class, respectively, were taken by William Slater (TBR Suspension) and Blake Gutzeit (Brother Leadertread KTM). All the riders agreed that the weather conditions and a tough route, made this one of the most challenging Roof\u2019s that any of them could remember.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of Live Lesotho, I\u2019d like to extend my congratulations to all competitors who came and conquered this year\u2019s event,\u201d commented Race Director Charan Moore. \u201cI also want to thank all of our team members who worked really hard in extreme conditions to deliver this year\u2019s Motul Roof of Africa and ensure that it was a worthy successor to the iconic events of the past,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think this year\u2019s event was a very good reflection of what the Motul Roof of Africa is all about,\u201d said Mercia Jansen, Motul Area Manager for Southern and Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean. \u201cThe performances of all of the riders that finished shows how the human spirit can triumph over adversity, and that\u2019s something we\u2019ll always celebrate at Motul,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Young\u2019s triumph was the big news of the day, of course, but other remarkable achievements were unfolding in his wake.<\/p>\n

The Silver class saw only 9 finishers from 89 starters and it also happened to have the closest podium finish of the event. Sage McGregor took a well-deserved victory over Jason Stay by less than 7 minutes and despite setting the fastest time of the day, Whitey Oosthuisen (One Nine Auto) came in third overall, less than 2 minutes behind Stay.<\/p>\n

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Silver Podium, Sage McGregor (middle), Jason Stay (left) and Whitey Oosthuisen (right), by Kevin Sanders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, in the Bronze Class, Rory Gower led the class from start to finish to take first overall, followed by father and son duo Pieter Holl (Bert Smith All Stars) and Jukka Holl in Third. The Bronze class fared the best in the race against attrition with 131 finishers from 199 starters.<\/p>\n

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Bronze Podium, Rory Gower (middle), Pieter Holl (left) and Jukka Holl (right), by Kevin Sanders<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tiaan Rabe made Motul Roof of Africa history \u2013 his will be the first-ever name on the Iron Class trophy and he was followed home by Manuel Ferreira and Kowie Lombard<\/p>\n

Follow all the latest action and find awesome Roof images and video on the Motul Roof of Africa Facebook page<\/a> throughout the race.<\/p>\n