Coetzee and Holtrup crowned 2025 Desert Dash winners

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2025-12-07
WINDHOEK, 05 December 2025 - Namibia’s endurance cyclist Drikus Coetzee in action during the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 05 December 2025 - Namibia’s endurance cyclist Drikus Coetzee in action during the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 07 DEC (NAMPA) – Drikus Coetzee and Nina Holtrup were on Saturday crowned champions of the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash after finishing first in their respective solo categories in the gruelling annual race.
The 21st edition of the iconic endurance event set off from the Grove Mall in Windhoek and concluded at Platz Am Meer in Swakopmund, with more than 1 000 cyclists from across the globe taking on what is widely regarded as the world’s...
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SWAKOPMUND, 07 December 2025 - Namibian cyclist Nina Holtrup  pictured at the finish line after winning the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash. The 21st edition of the iconic endurance event saw riders take off from the Grove Mall in Windhoek and concluded at Platz Am Meer in Swakopmund, riding across the Namib Desert. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
SWAKOPMUND, 07 December 2025 - Namibian cyclist Nina Holtrup pictured at the finish line after winning the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash. The 21st edition of the iconic endurance event saw riders take off from the Grove Mall in Windhoek and concluded at Platz Am Meer in Swakopmund, riding across the Namib Desert. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 05 December 2025 - Endurance cyclist Drikus Coetzee in action during the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA
WINDHOEK, 05 December 2025 - Endurance cyclist Drikus Coetzee in action during the 2025 Nedbank Desert Dash. (Photo by: Hesron Kapanga) NAMPA

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