Abbey Tames All in Berg River Marathon
Defending champion Abbey Miedema took control of the Isuzu Berg River Canoe marathon with a solo charge that secured a tactically significant thirty second lead over Graeme Solomon on a very full and fast-flowing river.
Abbey Wins Wild Water First Stage
The 62km opening day of the Isuzu Berg River Canoe Marathon from Paarl to Zonquasdrift was raced on a very full and rising Berg river, and despite an eleventh-hour rule change for women paddlers, South Africa wild-water canoeing queen Abbey Miedema comfortably conquered all for a commanding early first place.