Billy Bolt stormed to victory in the opening Time Trial of the Roof ofโ Africa inโ Lesotho today,setting a blistering pace and establishing himself asโ an early favoriteโ in the challenging mountain race.The British rider completed the courseโฃ in 23:19.3, outpacingโข Mitch Brightmoore by a margin of 1 minute and โ10.4 seconds.
The Roof of Africa is renowned as one of the mostโค demanding motorcycle and โคquad off-road races globally, โtesting riders’ endurance, skill, and navigationalโ abilities across the โrugged terrain of the Maluti Mountains. Thisโข opening Time trialโข sets the starting order for โฃtomorrow’s first full day of racing,where Bolt’sโ speed โขwill be crucial as competitors navigate the notoriously difficult โขcourse.โข
Following Bolt and Brightmoore, Marius Roman โsecured third โฃplace with a time of 24:17.6, trailingโ Bolt byโ 2 minutesโข andโฃ 8.7 seconds. Alfredo Gomez finished fourth in 25:01.3, โขwhile Thomas Scales rounded out the top five withโฃ a time of โข26:01.9.
Top 10 Time Trial results:
- Billy Bolt – 23:19.3
- Mitchโข Brightmoore – 23:19.3 โ+1:10.4
- Marius Roman – 24:17.6โข +2:08.7
- Alfredo Gomez โข- โ25:01.3 +2:52.4
- Thomas Scales โ- 26:01.9 +3:53.0
- Matthew green โฃ-โ 27:19.4 +5:10.5
- Kyleโฃ Flanagan – 28:44.0 +6:35.1
- Travis โteasdale – 28:50.6โฃ +6:41.7
- Luke Walker – 29:17.9 +7:09.0
- mathew Stevens – 29:24.5 +7:15.6
Full results โคfrom the Time Trial are available at www.my.raceresult.com/369887/results.
The race continues tomorrow with the first โฃfull day of competition, promising a grueling test for all riders asโค they tackleโข theโ challenging mountain passes and technical sections ofโค the Roof of Africa. Photoโข Credit:โ Roof of Africa.