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McGregor Slays the Hong Kong Dragon

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South Africa’s Hank McGregor(Jeep Team) edged out fellow countryman and defending champion, Sean Rice, to claim the 2015 Hong Kong Dragon Run title on Saturday, 21 November 2015. This is the second time McGregor has won the Dragon Run.

McGregor, who first won the race in 2013, crossed the line in 1:32:20, a mere 40 seconds ahead of defending champion, Sean Rice, who completed the race in 1:33:00. Hungary’s marathon kayak world champion,and debuting in his first ocean race, Adrian Boros, finished 3rd in 1:46:46, followed by South Africa’s Clinton Cook in 4th (1:49:14) and Hong Kong’s Andrew Watts in 5th (1:49:18).

South African Nicole Russell, who also won the Women’s race in 2014, successfully defended her title winning nearly 16 minutes ahead of her closest female competitor, and finished in anoutstanding6thplace overall in 1:54:37.

Altogether, five South Africans finished in the top 10, with Craig Nortje rounding off the South African domination of the Dragon Run in 9th overall (1:56:05).

The Dragon Run forms part of the Surfski World Series, attracting a top-class field of paddlers. The 24km course was designed to use the north easterly winter monsoon, and on the Saturday, presented competitors with the biggest downwind conditions in this race’s history.

Said McGregor, “Every ocean paddler dreams of a race like this – big, burly waves and world-class downwind conditions. I’ve had an incredible trip here this year, especially having my wife, Pippa, join me. To top it off with a win in this intriguing race with its islands, cliff faces, fishing boats and massive ships, and of course the Chinese culture, which is just incredible.”

TOP 10 RESULTS OVERALL: 2015 DRAGON RUN

  1. Hank McGregor (South Africa) – 1:32:20
  2. Sean Rice (South Africa) – 1:33
  3. Adrian Boros (Hungary) – 1:46:46
  4. Clinton Cook(South Africa) – 1:49:14
  5. Andrew Watts (Hong Kong) – 1:49:18
  6. Nicole Russell(South Africa) – 1:54:37. 2015 women’s winner.
  7. Rob Wall (Hong Kong) – 1:54:58
  8. Scott Deveril (Australia) – 1:55:23
  9. Craig Nortje(South Africa) – 1:56:05
  10. Jake Hamstra (Hong Kong) – 1:58:24

Other Jeep Team results…

OCR

Race#8 and the grand finale of the 2015 Jeep Warrior series took place from 19 – 20 November at the Legend MX Rhino Park near Pretoria, Gauteng.

Jeep Team’s OCR champions, Thomas van Tonder and Dominique D’Oliveira, both claimed 2ndplace in the Black Ops Elite Men’s and Women’s races respectively. Claude Eksteen won the men’s event, with Michael Joubert 3rd. Hanneke Dannhauser claimed the women’s victory, with Jetaime Ribbink in 3rd.

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