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AUGUST 2014

IN THE BUNCH

RESIDING IN LE TOUR’S RED LIGHT DISTRICT LEGENDS OF THE PEDAL

LESTER A MAN WITH A PLAN MIGHTY MCLEAN AND HIS MATE DO IT AGAIN NEL OUTCLIMBS RIVALS AT JOCK

PINARELLO F8 LAUNCHED

FASTER SPRING CLASSICS • • • •

PENNYPINCHERS SILVERSTAR MTB CHALLENGE BESTMED SATELLITE CLASSIC BESTMED CAMPUS2CAMPUS SUPERCLASSIC LIGHTS BY LINEA HERO CHALLENGE

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NEL OUTCLIMBS RIVALS

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Editor

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From the Editor: We salute Andrew Mclean

Wynand de Villiers wynand@cyclingnews.co.za

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In the Bunch: Residing in Le Tour’s red light district

Consulting editor

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Product Feature: Pinarello launches fastest bike yet

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Pulse pages: Polar Loop gets smarter and even more helpful

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Legends of the pedal: Lester a man with a plan

Gerhard Burger

FEATURES

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Mighty Mclean and his mate do it again

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Mr Walkerville looks back – and ahead, of course

Nel outclimbs rivals at the Jock

RACE PREVIEWS

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Phil Liggett, Coetzee Gouws, Andrew Mclean

Pictures Photosport International, Michelle Cound, Frank Bodenmueller, My Picture

Design Cinnamon Graphix C.C. Chris Dawson – chris@cgraphix.co.za

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Contributors

2014 Bestmed Satellite Classic: The test that everyone enjoys

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Silverstar MTB Challenge has everything – and more

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Lights by Linea Hero Challenge: Road series lights up Western Cape

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We salute Andrew Mclean ANDREW MCLEAN’S TOP-20 finishes in the world’s two most arduous mountain-bike stage races this year has confirmed that he has no equal in South Africa among riders of his generation.

This is the perfect time to pay tribute to “Mighty Mouse”, who has also had the biggest impact, commercially, on the sport in South Africa over the past 20 years.

Now 50 years old, Mclean was the founder of the SuperCycling television show and started Cycle Lab, the most influential cycling chain store in the country. It now boasts a massive Megastore in Fourways, Sandton.

When he was a young rider he was one of the best climbers in the world.

There is no doubt that he would have won some of the biggest races and many king-of-the-mountain jerseys in Europe had South Africans not been banned from international sport those days.

At the age of 33, in the dusk of his “professional” career, he out-climbed some of the best riders to finish third overall in the Tour de Langkawi.

That SA team included a 20-year-old sprinter named Robert Hunter.

Those days, the Tour of Langkawi attracted most of the best cyclists in the world, thanks to a prize purse of 4 million US dollars. Mclean mixed it with them.

It is simply amazing how competitive he still is at the top level. Just recently, he and his Austrian teammate Heinz Zorweg added an overall 20th place in the Transalp to their 15th position in this year’s Absa Cape Epic. All the other top-20 riders were at least 20 years younger than they are.

Mclean is an inspiration to everyone in cycling, and in all other sport.

We at Cyclingnews magazine salute him.

Wynand de Villiers

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IN THE BUNCH WITH COETZEE GOUWS

Residing in Le Tour’s

red light district Let’s face it, we are addicted to the Tour de France because we love a good story.

And what better cinema than gladiatorial athletes going head-to-head in the public domain?

THESE DAYS the unravelling of the plot is beamed, streamed and broadcast to a worldwide audience who observe, analyse and criticise from the seats of what is now a virtual Colosseum.

The main storyline always revolves around the heroes and villains and their single-minded pursuit of the yellow jersey. But there are other, equally fascinating stories that need telling.

And although many of these are as unbelievable as they are inspirational, a handful have made their way into Tour folklore to awe and inspire yet another generation of cycling fans.

While the main characters in this year’s race were plotting and planning

their way to Paris upfront, my interest was piqued by a story that was unfolding at the rear of the peloton.

Stone last for much of the three-week race, China’s debutant Ji Cheng had by default assumed the mantle of what the French call the “Lanterne Rouge”.

The phrase, coined from the red lamp that used to dangle from the last carriage of a train, traditionally describes the rider that occupies the same spot in the general classification.

With millions of Cheng’s overachieving countrymen reportedly glued to their tellies and tablets to watch the Tour for the first time, I wondered whether they were proud of his courage or cringing at the dishonour.

The Lanterne Rouge has a rich and colourful history – and for good reason.

The sport is largely floated by sponsorship money and therefore the garnering of publicity is at the cornerstone of any team’s objectives.

The most obvious way of achieving this is to win, but, as we know, there can only be one of those. However, in an ironic twist, the rider finishing at the opposite side of the spectrum is also assured of some limelight.

The story of the poor soul who lags behind everyone else and who obviously doesn’t know when to call it quits always grabs the ordinary man’s imagination and is often one worth telling.

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Apart from the publicity, the Lanterne Rouge is historically also a popular invitee to the lucrative post-Tour crits (Vincenzo Nibali raced in Belgium the day after winning) and therefore his market value increases overnight.

So with the incentives of residing in the Tour’s red light district quite obvious, the battle between the also-rans have spawned many tall and interesting tales.

I remember reading of an instance when a rider hid in the bushes next to the road to make sure he would be the last to Paris.

Then there is the 1978 Lanterne Rouge, Philippe Tesnière, who, in an effort to finish last again, missed the

time cut in the final time-trial and was taken out of the race.

The organisers reportedly did not like the attention that the Lanterne Rouge was getting and in 1980 devised a rule that the last person on GC on stages 14 to 20 would be eliminated, making it near impossible to finish last on purpose.

Unperturbed by the inherent dangers of his strategy, Gerhard Schönbacher beat the odds to “win” for the second year running.

While watching Cheng being lapped by the field on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, a passage in Paul Kimmage’s book about doping in the peloton came to mind and I realised there was nothing deliberate about it.

Kimmage wrote that no one wanted to suffer the ignominy of being dropped on the Champs-Élysées and, with no doping controls after the final stage in those years, it was the perfect

opportunity to do just that if you wanted to save face.

The Chinese rider was obviously not concerned about appearances; only about the task at hand. His job was to create opportunities for teammate Marcel Kittel and to do that he had to get his ass to Paris.

In the process, he earned the nickname “Breakaway Killer” from his teammates as he helped lay the platform for Kittel’s four sprint victories.

Even when a sore knee made it difficult for him to walk, he pushed on when others might have wimped out.

Eventually trailing by six long hours, his performance embodies what the Lanterne Rouge is all about for me.

Through his courage, Cheng has no doubt brought honour to his people and is assured of living on in our memories.

After all, nobody remembers who finishes second last. •CN

“ His job was to create opportunities for teammate Marcel Kittel and to do that he had to get his ass to Paris”

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RACE PREVIEW

2014 BESTMED SATELLITE CLASSIC

The test that everyone enjoys The 2014 Bestmed Satellite Classic is more than a cycling event; much, much more.

It offers a whole weekend of cycling activities, culminating in two big races in which top-class riders will push each other to the limit.

ROAD EVENT DATE 18 October 2014 VENUE Saloon Route 66 DISTANCES 106km, 80km ENTRY FEES 106km: R270.00, 80km: R250.00 ONLINE ENTRIES www.cycleevents.co.za Entries close: 7 October 2014

MTB EVENT DATE 19 October 2014 VENUE Saloon Route 66 DISTANCES 40km, 20km ENTRY FEES 40km: R170, 20km: R130 ONLINE ENTRIES www.cycleevents.co.za Entries close: 12 October 2014

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THE ROAD CLASSIC, a premier seeding event for the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, takes place on Saturday October 18 and the mountain-bike classic the next day.

The Bestmed Satellite Classic is the only seeding event that offers two options. Participants can choose between the 106km and 80km races.

R10 of every race entry goes towards the Cancer Foundation of South Africa.

The venue The venue was moved to Saloon Route 66 on the Hartbeeshoek Road last year.

The change went a long way towards solving some historic challenges and made the event more “user-friendly”

and easier to manage logistically.

The organisers also invested in the infrastructure at Route 66 and the start/finish chute is now tarred all the way from the main road to near the doorstep of the Saloon building.

The entrance to the start/finish chute has been widened significantly and the tarred stretch is now 600 metres long.

This means there will be sufficient room and easy access to starting blocks and a smooth run-in to the finish.

The move from Necsa to Route 66 means there is only one right turn on the 80km circuit and two on the 106km.

This has enhanced the safety considerably.

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“The Bestmed Satellite Classic is the only seeding event that offers two options” Route 66 is on the race route past the satellite station on the left (coming from the Krugersdorp/Maropeng side.)

Ample and secure parking is available inside Route 66 and security officers will be on duty throughout. A large restaurant and various vendors serving eats and drinks will take care of other needs throughout the day.

Mountain-bike Classic The 20km event has a few mildly technical challenges, but remains a manageable family ride. The 40km is a

true mountain-biker’s test with uphill challenges and excellent downhill rewards. It is a “toughie”, but the route offers a variety of challenges and is designed to be rideable and flowing throughout.

No registration on the morning before the start of the events Entries for the event are open on www.cycleevents.co.za For information contact ASG Events on 076 621 1807 or email eventsupport@asgworld.co.za •CN

Pre-entry registration Registration will take place at: • CyclelabFourways – October 16 from 09:00 to 17:00 • Solomons Cycles, Gift Acres Centre, Pretoria East – October 17 from 09:00 to 17:00

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PRODUCT FEATURE

PINARELLO LAUNCHES FASTEST BIKE YET The Pinarello Dogma F8, touted as the most aerodynamic bike on the planet, was launched at this year’s Critérium du Dauphiné with the main aim of carrying Team Sky’s Chris Froome to victory in the Tour de France.

FROOME CRASHED OUT of the Tour, but his team played an important part in developing the latest version of the bike from the Dogma 65.1 series, which, at last count, had raked in an estimated 65 World Tour victories.

Team Sky brought one of their

sponsors, Jaguar Land Rover, on board and issued the challenge: “Make it the same, but make it faster.”

The English auto manufacturer did just that by increasing the aerodynamics by a whopping 47 per cent, which is no mean feat.

More marginal gains were achieved by looking at ways to improve individual components.

The legs of the Onda fork now splay out a little wider, a design perhaps borrowed from Pinarello’s time-trial bike, the Bolide. >

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In a design they call “Flatback profile”, the down and seat tubes consist of truncated airfoil that tricks the wind into behaving as if the tubes are longer than they actually are. This, along with the fork adjustment, increases the aerodynamic profile of the bike.

The top tube has been flattened, achieving a weight loss of about 120g when compared to the 65.1.

These modifications translate into increased stiffness (12 per cent to be exact), making the bike more responsive.

The bicycle marque’s long-time partner, Toray, has given them exclusive rights to use the T1100 1K Dream Carbon, which, until now, has been used only in aviation and represents the cutting edge in nanoalloy technology.

Pinarello decided to stay with the classic asymmetric shape, and the drive train is no exception. The design ensures the pedalling is counter-balanced and the energy a rider expends goes directly into propelling the bike.

When testing the bike for the first time in Nice, Froome was suitably impressed with the additions.

“All the power from your legs is transferred to the road without any flex or movement,” he said.

Another feature carried over from the 65.1 to the F8 is that it can accommodate either a mechanical or electrical groupset, depending on preference.

The spoilt-for-choice idea is carried further with the Pinarello My-Way™ personalisation system, which is an online feature. It allows riders to customise their Pinarello F8, print out the specs and take it to their nearest Pinarello dealer.

These customisations are purely cosmetic (mostly colours), but it’s fun to play around with when you’re thinking of purchasing the bike that was on the most feared UCI team’s wish list. •CN 12

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RACE PREVIEW

Silverstar MTB Challenge has everything – and more Gauteng mountain bikers have a chance to stretch their legs and shake off the winter cobwebs when the first of the spring races takes place near Krugersdorp on September 6.

DATE 6 September 2014 VENUE Silverstar Casino DISTANCES 40km, 20km ENTRY FEES 40km: R170.00, 20km: R130.00 ONLINE ENTRIES www.asgevents.co.za Entries close: 31 August 2014 MORE INFORMATION Email eventsupport@asgworld.co.za or phone 076 621 1807

THE PENNYPINCHERS Silverstar Mountain-Bike Challenge offers true mountain biking in the heart of suburbia, with spectacular views of the City of Gold as an extra.

Race organiser Wynand de Villiers believes this scenic contrast is what makes it one of the most picturesque routes in South Africa. “Although you’re close to the city, you feel part of nature and enjoy unsurpassed views and great riding terrain.”

The out-and-back route takes riders from the casino through a series of neighbouring farms that include the well-known Laurentia Flower Farm and on to King’s Kloof Trails.

Since the Hero Adventure team have taken over King’s Kloof, the seventh edition of the West Rand race will be the first opportunity for riders to experience

the trail upgrades that have been under wraps until now.

Route director Darren Herbst says the existing trails have been remoulded and a couple of new additions inserted.

“The route hasn’t changed much for a number of years, and I think that’s what makes this event so special,” says Herbst.

“It’s all about experiencing awesome routes with memorable features, a great atmosphere and the feeling of accomplishment when you finish. People come and ride the event to relive that experience year after year.”

With the introduction of Hero Adventure Park King’s Kloof, the trails will be even better than in previous years.

“Hero and ASG have a close relationship and together we are working hard to ensure the 2014 race will be more enjoyable than ever.” >

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“It’s something truly special. It has some serious climbs and technical sections that can only put a smile on your face. The descents are fast and winding, so you have to keep your wits about you. Look forward to giving your legs a good workout, but it’s all worth it.”

The 20km route, on the other hand, should suit every type of rider. “There are no seriously technical sections but there is more than enough single-track and features along the way to ensure a great day out.”

Incorporating single and jeep track, forest trails and a couple of small hills to keep the juices flowing, the riding promises something for everyone.

Registration takes place from 10:00 to 16:00 on the Thursday before the race at Cycle Lab Fourways and between the same hours the next day at Leewee’s Cycles at Featherbrooke Village.

Enter at www.asgevents.co.za before August 31. No late entries will be accepted on race day.

Facebook: Silverstar MTB Challenge; Twitter: @SilverstarMTB. •CN

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Herbst says his team are expecting more than 1 500 riders for the event, which would once again comprise the 40km feature race and 20km short-course options.

“There’s a definite demand for fun, family-oriented races. Events are about escaping from everyday pressures. We all want to take part in races that make us forget about the work week and stress.”

Herbst’s personal objective is to offer something for everyone. “There are cyclists who look for certain types of distances and difficulty, and we try to cater for them.

“There are those who want a good challenge to make their training worthwhile, and then there are the average Joes who are just out there for a great day.”

No marathon distance is on offer, but Herbst says riders should not underestimate the challenge of the shorter courses. “The distances may not be long but the rides are by no means easy, especially the 40km. We attracted a number of pros in the past and I don’t think that will change.”

Catering for the more seasoned cyclist, the 40km offers a monster climb, long, hairy descents on old oxwagon trails and rocky single-track sections.

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Mighty Mclean and his mate

do it again

South African Andrew Mclean and his Austrian teammate Heinz Zorweg won their category and finished 20th overall in the 17th annual Bike Transalp international mountain-bike stage race in Europe last month.

IT WAS THEIR SECOND long stage race win this year. They also won the Grand Masters category at the Absa Cape Epic in March, when they took, equally remarkably, 15th place overall.

Mclean, a member of the Cycle Lab Supercycling club (powered by Toyota), again teamed up with Zorweg for the seven-day 587km race from Oberammergau in Germany to Riva del Garda in Italy.

Competing in the grand-masters division (50 years and over), they led from start to finish in their age category. They won six stages, but it was their 20th place overall in an international field of full-time professional racers that impressed most.

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making it one of the toughest climbing events in cycling.

Torrential rain on two stages made conditions even more challenging. And on the fifth day a stomach bug forced Zorweg into survival mode for the 100km leg, with 2 800 metres of climbing.

“That was tough! There was a lot of climbing; huge climbs compared to what we have in South Africa. We had hard rain, cold and heat throughout the event so it was a real allround challenge,” said Mclean.

“Heinz had two bad days – Stage 2, when he struggled with the cold and rain that we weren’t exactly prepared for in terms of clothing, and Stage 5, when he

was ill. But he’s tough and just kept soldiering on. He’s an incredible athlete.

“I struggled a bit on some of the steep, technical descents. I wasn’t expecting such difficult downhill sections and had to go slow and walk some parts. The general skill level among riders in Europe is a lot higher than in South Africa, but it makes for a complete mountain-biking challenge,” Mclean recalled.

The German pair of Jochen Kaess and Markus Kaufmann of Team Centurion Vaude, who briefly led the 2014 Cape Epic before dropping to tenth place, won the Bike Transalp title overall for the second year in succession. •CN

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POLAR LOOP GETS SMARTER AND EVEN MORE HELPFUL Some significant updates and new features have been included in the new version of Polar’s popular Polar Loop activity tracker.

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WHEN THE POLAR LOOP made its debut in October last year it quickly became one of the most sought-after new products on the market.

Being smart and simple to use, it gained popularity by enabling people to measure almost every aspect of their activity throughout the day – from their first choices in the morning to monitoring their quality of sleep at night, and counting the number of steps and burned kilojoules in between.

Motivational guidance on how to reach daily activity goals has been among the most highly-rated features.

The Polar Loop also shows the user’s heart rate when paired with the Polar H6 or H7 Bluetooth Smart heart-rate sensor; still a rarity among similar devices.

Being waterproof, the Polar Loop can supply reading when the user is swimming. And, of course, it also shows the time.

After the successful launch in black, it now also comes in misty blue and

blackcurrant, although smoky black continues to be regarded as a stylish and classic choice. New designs will be added at a later stage.

In addition to iOS, the Android version of the Polar Flow app is now available.

It works with selected devices using Android 4.3 or newer versions, and includes Samsung Galaxy S3, S4 and S5, and LG Nexus 4 and 5, as well as selected Sony and Motorola models.

Polar continues to test the Polar Flow app and will announce more compatible devices later. The free app can be downloaded from Google Play.

Besides Android compatibility, there are many improved features that anyone who already has this product can obtain when updating it online.

For instance, the Polar Flow mobile app and web service now provide an even deeper insight into sleeping habits.

As before, the Polar Loop starts tracking sleep time automatically when the user lies down and body

movements slow. But now they can also measure restful sleep against restless sleep. Through this reading, users can quickly see if their sleep is affected by any changes in daily life.

Another much-awaited refinement is that the updated Polar Flow tallies the distance based on activity. It shows how many kilometres the user has covered by walking or running during the day.

Besides providing tips on how to stay active throughout the day, the Polar Loop alerts users when it is time to get up and move.

Until now, users have received a reminder on their phone to inform them when they have been inactive for too long. Now this alert will appear on the wristband itself as an animated LED reminder.

It is one of the most important functions of the activity tracker: it encourages users to take even short breaks, which are important for their overall health and wellbeing. •CN

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FEATURE

Mr Walkerville looks back – and ahead, of course When the Bestmed Walkerville Mountain-bike Classic rolled out in July, Ken Davies was once again on hand to oversee it, just as he had done since its inception 17 years ago.

“WALKERVILLE WAS THE FIRST mountain-bike classic in Gauteng, as far as I’m aware,” says Davies.

Then a member of the Rockhoppers Mountain-bike Club, Davies and his fellow enthusiasts were determined to share their love of the burgeoning sport.

“When the popularity of classics started gaining momentum, we always had to drive down to KwaZulu-Natal or some other place to compete.

“So we decided to start the Walkerville Classic and to assist some other people in starting races.”

They plotted courses, did the timing and helped with other practicalities that brought events such as the Mabalingwe Lion Man to life.

But it was Walkerville that captured the Hartzenbergfontein native’s imagination from the outset. “It’s tough, technical and cold. If you survive Walkerville, you can call yourself a real mountain biker.”

Billed as Gauteng’s oldest and coldest race, the temperatures do not seem to deter the up to 1 500 riders who sign up annually. “Mountain bikers are a funny breed,” says Davies.

“They’ll have a go at anything that sounds impossible.”

He recalls telling a colleague about the Rhodes Mountain-bike Challenge in the Eastern Cape, another event he was involved in from the start.

“It was 85km and you had a big climb; up almost into Lesotho and back down again.”

The route, which passes Tiffindell Ski Resort, is therefore subject to extreme weather conditions. “We’ve had years when it snowed, and rainstorms and wind that blew people off their bicycles. I told him [the colleague] how I’d actually seen it happen.” >

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Thinking no more about their conversation, Davies was surprised when his co-worker came back to him. “He said, right, he’d bought himself a bike, now how does he enter? And he wasn’t even a mountain biker!

“It is this rugged quest for adventure that so many of the early mountain bikers shared.”

Davies himself was introduced to the sport in the nineties when he got a wake-up call with regard to his health.

“As a carrot to get fit again, I decided to run Comrades.

“With the preparation I had planned, everyone said I was never going to make it. If it hadn’t been for cycling, they probably would’ve been right.”

Having been off the bike since his junior days, he went out and bought a

road bike to do most of his training on.

“I nearly didn’t run Comrades because I was so enjoying being back on the bike.

But I completed the marathon and carried on cycling.”

He joined the veterans’ cycling association and a friend introduced him to mountain biking.

Back then cross-country racing was the norm, with lap-based circuits designed to test a rider’s technical ability.

“At events, you entered all three disciplines: downhill, cross-country and foot-ups (riding around an obstacle course without touching the ground).”

Davies’s skills improved substantially and he was selected for the world championships in 1997 and ’98.

“Eventually it just got too expensive, but I so enjoyed being able to represent

“Each year presents a new challenge in terms of route designing. The main driving force is to create something that the guys are going to enjoy”

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my country at that stage of my life. It was such an honour that I decided to give something back.”

He helped take over the running of the Rockhoppers club, joined various national and provincial bodies and became a national selector for mountain biking.

At about that time, the face of mountain biking began to change. “A lot of pleasure riders found lap-based riding boring. Things changed as soon as fun riding became possible off road.”

Davies and his club mates noted the possibilities and started Walkerville, which drew just a couple of hundred riders in its first year.

“I’m just trying to think back. That’s the problem with getting old,” says a laughing Davies, who turns 70 this year.

“You don’t remember these things.”

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The early years offered a blank canvas in terms of undeveloped land and they were able to host an 80 to 85km race with lots of challenging climbs and without crossing any main roads.

But because of ongoing development in the area, the start/finish venue had to be relocated four times over the years.

“The first one was at what is now Eye of Africa. Then we moved to Sun Valley Riding Ranch, Lapeng Hotel and now the showgrounds.”

Despite this, Davies says his team employed creative thinking to keep the bulk of the route, including the landmark Platberg climb, the same over the years.

“Each year presents a new challenge in terms of route designing. The main driving force is to create something that

the guys are going to enjoy.

“I spend many weekends trying to add a few kilometres here and there.

“It’s certainly not the normal classic where you’re riding on farm roads and things. You have some serious mountain biking.”

The proof of this lies in the fact that the 2002 event doubled as the national championships.

Besides route marking, Davies is still involved in all aspects of organising.

This includes land access negotiations beforehand and the big cleanup afterwards.

“The farmers on the route will often move their cattle, let us cut fences and do all sorts of things. It’s been an absolute pleasure working with them.”

After a brief hiatus from the

administrative side, Davies is now the Gauteng mountain-biking commissioner.

“It’s a bit of a backwards step. I thought I’d learnt my lesson,” he says, laughing again.

“It keeps me pretty busy and my cycling suffers as a result. It’s a year or so since I rode competitively, but I’m certainly intending to change that.”

Never one to sit still, Davies and fellow cycling stalwart Wendell Bole have decided to breathe new life into cross-country racing. “Wendell is also passionate about cross-country, so we’re looking at setting up a couple of events through the Target Trails Club.”

Asked whether he had plans to retire from mountain biking, Davies’s answer is immediate and definitive: “No. None.

I’d love to get more involved.” •CN

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Words: Coetzee Gouws • Pictures: Jetline Action Photo

Nel outclimbs rivals at the Jock

JC Nel outclimbed and outsprinted his rivals to win South Africa’s toughest one-day road race, the Bestmed Jock Cycle Classique, in the Mpumalanga Lowveld last month.

IN ADDITION TO the overall win, the 22-year-old Nel also notched up the king of the mountains title in the three-stage race, which was held for the 32nd time this year.

Although all three stages went to Bonitas riders – Clint Hendricks, defending champion Dylan Girdlestone and Herman Fouché – Nel’s consistency won through in the end.

The young Westvaal-BMC rider sprinted to second-place finishes on the first two stages.

On stage three he finished safely in the bunch at the Mbombela Stadium near Nelspruit to take the honours in the 151km race in 3 hours 58 minutes and 41 seconds.

James Fourie of Europcar SA and Willie Smit of Vini Fantini-Nippo were second and third respectively, both recording a time of 3:59:04.

“This is one of the toughest races on the South African calendar and to win it is something I always wanted to do when I was growing up,” said Nel. “To come out here and win today was something of a dream come true.”

The Johannesburg resident said it was a welcome return to form for him after a disappointing early season. It was also a promising precursor to the Clover Lowveld Cycle Tour in August.

“I’m really happy to have my form back. The team did a superb job of keeping everything together for me on the last stage and I’m glad I could manage the win for them,” he said.

Nel and Smit were the first to go on the attack in the 43km opening stage from Nelspruit to White River. Fourie, Peter-Lee Jeffries of Inter-Active and Bonitas’s Hendricks immediately gave chase and quickly reeled them in.

The five-man breakaway then worked together to open up a minute lead over the chasing bunch, which they maintained throughout the stage.

On the Heidel Eggs ascent at the 40km mark Nel claimed the first king of the mountains hotspot and then it all came down to a sprint at the finish at Rob Ferreira High School.

There was drama in the closing metres when Smit broke his cleat, which put him out of contention in the sprint. The stage victory went to Hendricks with Time Freight-VeloLife’s Lise Olivier crossing the line first in the women’s race.

After a series of short-lived attacks by the likes of Bonitas’s Jayde Julius and Westvaal-BMCs national student champion Kevin Patten, Abantu’s Reynard Butler was able to escape 20km into the 45km second stage. >

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His 40-second margin was gradually eaten away until, with 15km to go, he was brought back by the peloton before the Spitskop climb. Girdlestone showed his hand on the gruelling 7km climb as he and Nel powered away from the bunch, with the latter taking his second KOM prime.

The two rode half a minute clear of the chasing peloton, with Girdlestone just edging out Nel in the uphill sprint at the finish in Sabie. Nel, however, took a convincing overall lead into the final stage.

A little later, Olivier made it two-in-arow to cement her lead in the women’s race.

Long Tom Pass loomed large at the start of the 63km third stage as the riders headed back towards Nelspruit.

Abantu’s David Maree attacked early on the intimidating 12km climb, opening up a gap of over a minute and taking the last KOM prime. He was hauled back by the large chasing bunch after 30km.

Riders launched attack after attack over the final 20km, which were all quickly nullified. As the lead group

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entered the finishing straight at the stadium, Fouché broke away to collect Bonitas’s third stage of the race.

Olivier, who had been selected to represented South Africa at the Commonwealth Games in Scotland, completed a personal hat-trick to claim

overall victory in 4:42:54. Chané Jonker and Carla Oberholzer rounded out the podium for Bestmed-ASG in 4 hours 46 minutes and 4:46:12 respectively.

For more information on the event, which was presented by ASG Events, go to Facebook or follow @jockcycle. •CN

RESULTS OVERALL MEN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

JC Nel James Fourie Willie Smit Dylan Girdlestone Shaun-Nick Bester Calvin Beneke Kevin Patten Ian Pienaar

Westvaal-BMC Europcar SA Vini Fantini-Nippo Bonitas Westvaal-BMC Europcar SA Westvaal-BMC Europcar SA

3:58:41 3:59:04 3:59:04 3:59:07 3:59:30 3:59:30 3:59:30 3:59:30

Time Freight-VeloLife Bestmed-ASG Bestmed-ASG

4:42:54 4:46:00 4:46:12 4:53:10 4:59:08

OVERALL WOMEN 1 2 3 4 5

Lise Olivier Chané Jonker Carla Oberholzer Carmen Buchacher Charlene Roux

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Words: Coetzee Gouws

LIGHTS BY LINEA HERO CHALLENGE

Road series

lights up Western Cape The popular Lights by Linea Hero Challenge returns to the Western Cape this spring with another line-up of challenging circuit-based races designed to entice roadies out of hibernation.

THE SERIES CONSISTS of shorter day and night criterium races at the beginning of the season and longer circuit races, of more than 150km, once the season is in full swing.

Lights by Linea managing director Wayne Roberts says his company decided to take the road less travelled and support road cycling, which is often overlooked by sponsors in favour of mountain biking.

“Road cycling is massive worldwide but in South Africa it has lost its edge, and there are fewer and fewer heroes for

aspiring young athletes to look up to.

“We are trying to lay a platform where these athletes can start to understand how tough the sport of international road racing is.”

Roberts says the inspiration behind the Hero Challenge was to showcase up-and-coming talent and to make the future champions household names.

“These athletes spend hours and hours training in really trying conditions and we’d like to reward them for their effort.

“The preparation, the build-up and the healthy living can change lives and

we believe the precise nature of what it takes to be successful is similar to our philosophy as a brand.”

The Paardeneiland-based company, which specialises in architectural lighting and lighting effects, already played host to the successful winter series, focusing on the longer events, in May. “The highlight was probably the 157km road race through the magnificent Franschhoek winelands, with a thrilling battle up the torturous Paarl Rock and a vertical finish at the Taal Monument.” >

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“By focusing on shorter criteriums, riders coming out of the slow winter period will be able to work on training intervals and leg speed”

Roberts says they also reintroduced the classic Worcester-Dutoitskloof Pass-Stellenbosch road race with a twist: a handicap race that gave those in the veterans, masters, open and women’s categories a 22-minute “head start” over the elite field.

“This race brought a whole new dynamic to road racing, where the elites all worked together as a team in pursuit of the ou manne, with experience winning by a hair’s breadth.

“It turned out to be a huge success and the planning has already begun for the 2015 event.”

The winter series races all went ahead irrespective of weather conditions with the aim of acclimatising riders to compete in tough and trying conditions similar to what they would encounter in Europe.

The spring criterium series returns to the Polkadraai Circuit on the first three Saturdays in September before moving to Green Point on September 27.

By focusing on shorter criteriums,

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riders coming out of the slow winter period will be able to work on training intervals and leg speed, says Roberts.

“The short course is all about high-intensity racing. It’s spectator friendly with lots of fanfare and DJs playing hot sounds, and with a huge party atmosphere.

“The Green Point event promises to be huge with some of the top pro teams signed up and a popular radio station broadcasting live from the event.

“There will also be prizes for the best-dressed spectator, a street art award and a host of other entertainment offerings.”

The annual calendar, which comprises 13 events, attracts between 105 and 150 riders per race and continues to grow.

“We’re always trying to find new and exciting courses similar to those overseas … hilltop finishes and rolling hills as well as fast, flat open spaces where wind plays a huge role in the outcome.”

The events offer racing for all categories from elites to fun riders, says Roberts.

“There is prize money for all the categories as well as overall team prizes for the elites and sub-vets.

“We’ve introduced a new points-based scoring system, with 20 points for first place and one for 20th position.”

There are other incentives for riders to push themselves. “Prize money is awarded from first to sixth and, should the winner win by more than two minutes, the points for the remainder of the field are halved.

“At the same time, prize money for the minor places is halved with the balance awarded to the winner.”

The sponsor’s own Stefan Ihlenfeldt leads the closely contested Most Valuable Athlete competition and his team is ahead in the elite category.

Aurecon is at the top of the sub-vets standings.

Enter at www.lblmyevents.co.za or find Lights by Linea on Facebook. •CN

No better place to ride your bike!

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DATES: 2-6 March 2015 PROVINCE: Western Cape ON-LINE ENTRIES: www.asgevents.co.za STAGE INFORMATION: Stage 1: Monday 2 March Franschhoek (Solms Delta) to Worcester, via Villiersdorp (92km) Stage 2: Tuesday 3 March Worcester to Op-die-Berg, via Ceres (73.8km) Stage 3: Wednesday 4 March ITT Op-die-Berg to Tulbagh, via Ceres (53km) Stage 4: Thursday 5 March Tulbagh to Riebeek-kasteel, via Piketberg (138km) Stage 5: Friday 6 March Riebeek-kasteel to Paarl, via Wellington (74km)

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LEGENDS OF THE PEDAL

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Lester a man

with a plan Jack Colin Lester has always been a man with a plan.

Whether it was to outwit his mother or his opponents on the track Jackie Lester’s wheels were always turning.

“WHEN I WAS about twelve years old I bought my bike from my mother because she used to take it away when I was naughty. So I worked out that if I bought it she wouldn’t be able to take it away from me.”

Of course, he was never able to escape the consequences of his frequent misbehaviour altogether.

“I was very naughty. My sister-in-law remembers my mother chasing me around with a tomato-box plank; with the nails still in it!”

Ultimately, it was his strategic thinking ability that made the young Lester grow up to become one of the most successful all-round cyclists in South African history.

“I don’t think I was physically the best rider at any time,” says the multiple national road and track champion. “Guys like Willie Marx and Alan van Heerden were better sprinters on track and road respectively, but I could outmanoeuvre them.

“My tactic was to get people to ride

my race and not theirs. If you ride their race, they’ll beat you, so I’d try to confuse them by various means, like boxing them in.”

His tactics paid off as he racked up national title after national title in his amateur career. “I won the track sprint title, the 1 500m three times, the 20km twice, I think, and the 100-mile road race.”

In 1967, he received Springbok colours for the first time to compete in a track test against West Germany and Japan. That year, he was also part of the national team that competed in the world championships in Amsterdam.

Lester and teammates Willie Marx, Johan Nicol and Martin Nefdt were also scheduled to compete in the Olympics in Mexico the following year but South Africa was banned from international competition shortly before the Games. >

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“So that was it. But it was to be expected,” he says philosophically.

“We weren’t a democratic society and we picked up the tab. It was as simple as that.”

Back home, however, the local crowds were still packing out stadiums such as Hector Norris Park in Lester’s hometown of Johannesburg.

“It was largely thanks to the efforts of our announcer Basil Cohen. He could turn a pram race into a Formula One grand prix.”

Cohen, with his encyclopaedic knowledge and passion for cycling, stirred up public interest by creating characters of the individual cyclists.

It was he who dreamed up personas such as Joe “The Bullet: Billett, Dries “The Benoni Bombshell” Oberholzer and, in a particularly creative leap, “Varkie McCoy the Flying Boy” for Raymond Hogg.

“Cycling was very much an individual sport, there was no teamwork, and consequently we were like gladiators on wheels. Make no mistake, what people want to see is the rush to the line. They want to see bumping and barging and falls as well.”

Lester recalls seeing Nefdt and Billett crashing twice in one meeting.

“I remember them coming out all bandaged up and having another go!”

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It was this electrifying atmosphere that also inspired his son Norman, a future multiple SA champion, to follow in his tracks.

“Norman’s a gentle soul but his bike-handling ability was legendary. He was the only guy who could go through a bunch with both hands off the handlebars; he was phenomenal.

“In terms of physical ability he was probably better than me but tactically I could make a plan; let’s put it that way.”

Lester reckons the current professional team-based environment is rather colourless by comparison.

“What science has done to the sport is phenomenal but, as true amateurs, we were closer to the world-record times than the guys are today. In the 4 000m team pursuit we were only half a second off the world record whereas today they’re 30 seconds behind.”

His personal racing strategy was fairly simple. “I basically rode to win. It wasn’t the particular event or title that drove me.”

It was that hunger for gold that drove him to break various junior national records and to hold the title of Southern Transvaal league champion for twelve years from 1964 to 1976.

“I stopped training seriously at the age of 21 when I opened my business, Rand

Carpet Layers. From then on I trained only about five weeks a year,” he says.

In the mid-seventies he decided to combine his twin passions for business and cycling by starting the Jack Lester Carpeting team.

“When TV came, I said this is a good way of getting exposure and that’s exactly what I did.”

Lester, all-rounder Dean Barnard and pro rider Johnny Koen made up the small road racing team. “Johnny was the ideal pro, respectable, good-looking, articulate, and he knew all the ropes to get exposure.

“You don’t just have to win, you need to get to the front of the bunch and be a people’s person. He was an excellent choice.”

As a short-term marketing exercise the team was highly effective, so when the big pro teams such as M-Net/Southern Sun and SuperSport came along, it quietly disbanded.

Today, the 67-year-old father of seven still puts in a full day at his carpeting business and shows no sign of slowing down. “Why? It’s lovely. I love it!”

He also made a comeback at this year’s Central Gauteng track championships.

“I trained for five weeks but it wasn’t long enough to win! I needed a few more days,” he says with a laugh. •CN

LEGENDS OF THE PEDAL

“Cycling was very much an individual sport, there was no teamwork, and consequently we were like gladiators on wheels”

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STUNNING NEW ROUTE AND VENUE FOR 10TH EDITION

Good, better… Bestmed Campus2Campus SuperClassic Spring will be in the air and cyclists will have a spring in their sprints when the tenth Bestmed Campus2Campus SuperClassic, presented by North-West University, takes place on September 28.

DATE 28 September 2014 VENUE Northwest University, Potchefstroom (Rag Farm) DISTANCES 107km, 50km ENTRY FEES 107km: R250.00, 50km: R140.00 ONLINE ENTRIES www.asgevents.co.za Entries close: 17 September 2014 MORE INFORMATION Email eventsupport@asgworld.co.za or phone 076 621 1807

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IT HAS BECOME a popular, established event but there is always room for something new and better. For this year’s event, the venue has been moved to inside the North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus.

The start/finish action was at the military base near Ventersdorp for the past two years but the Tlokwe municipality has given permission for the race to start at the university and for the riders to cross the N12 – a first for any road race in Potchefstroom for many years.

The route goes out and back on the wonderfully smooth road to Parys.

Licensed riders and open/seeded fun riders who feel up to the challenge will

cover 107km. Others can choose the more manageable 50km that follows a flat out-and-back course on the quiet Tygerfontein road.

The 107km option is the perfect training ride for cyclists aiming at the Momentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge. The route offers ample flats and mild undulations and is essentially a quick and nice ride before the Cycle Challenge.

After the turn-around, participants can look forward to a quick final 30km with the possibility and probability of a tailwind all the way to the finish. The road surface is particularly good.

Those who ride the Bestmed Campus2Campus Superclassic every year pay tribute to Ertjies Bezuidenhout, who is remembered as a wonderful cyclist and an all-round nice guy. He won the King of the Mountains title in the Rapport Tour seven times.

Bezuidenhout, who died at the age of 56 after completing the Carnival City Macsteel Classic two years ago, was the patron of the Campus2Campus. He studied at the university’s Potchefstroom campus, earned a degree and gained Springbok colours.

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The Campus2Campus used to start and finish at the university’s campus at Vanderbijlpark before the organisers introduced a change that, fittingly, set the scene for a showcase event the Potchefstroom campus, Bezuidenhout’s alma mater, The 106km ride, the North West’s national classic, will challenge the best SA professionals and will delight all other participants, supporters and fun-loving spectators.

Venue The new start/finish venue is inside the university’s rag farm where ample parking, excellent ablution facilities and lots of eats and drinks will be available. The rag committee will present all sorts of activities and create a special atmosphere.

Directions To get to the venue, take MC Roode Street from the N21 – a right turn at the first traffic light as you enter Potchefstroom from Johannesburg.

Then turn left into Govan Mbeki Avenue. The venue is 3km farther on your right. Follow instructions to park your vehicle safely.

Children’s rides The little ones have their own rides to look forward to. Those between 3 and 5 years can take on a 500m circuit inside the Rag Farm and those between 6 and 8 can test their skills over a delightful 3km track ride.

Registration Registration will take place on Friday September 26 at Cycle Lab, Fourways from 10:00 to 16:00 Saturday September 27 at the Rag Farm, North-West University, Potchefstroom, from 10:00 to 14:00. •CN

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