Cyclingnews August 2014

VOL 15 NO 6 AUGUST 2014

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RESIDING IN LE TOUR’S RED LIGHT DISTRICT

IN THE BUNCH

LESTER A MANWITH A PLAN

LEGENDS OF THE PEDAL

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

MIGHTY MCLEAN AND HIS MATE DO IT AGAIN

NEL OUTCLIMBS RIVALS AT JOCK

SPRING CLASSICSDOGMAFASTERPINARELLO F8 LAUNCHED

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01Cyclingnews August 2014

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EditorWynand de Villiers [email protected]

Consulting editorGerhard Burger

ContributorsPhil Liggett, Coetzee Gouws, AndrewMclean

PicturesPhotosport International, Michelle Cound,Frank Bodenmueller, My Picture

DesignCinnamon Graphix C.C.Chris Dawson – [email protected]

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Published by ASG Events 116B, Glen Avenue, Willow Glen, Pretoria. Tel no: 012 751 4130/31/32/33Fax: 086 730 3099

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2 From the Editor: We salute Andrew Mclean

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

11 Product Feature: Pinarello launches fastest bike yet

20 Pulse pages: Polar Loop gets smarter and even more helpful

35 Legends of the pedal: Lester a man with a plan

FEATURES

18 Mighty Mclean and his mate do it again

23 Mr Walkerville looks back – and ahead, of course

RACE REVIEWS

27 Nel outclimbs rivals at the Jock

RACE PREVIEWS

8 2014 Bestmed Satellite Classic: The test that everyone enjoys

15 Silverstar MTB Challenge has everything – and more

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

38 Good, better… Bestmed Campus2Campus SuperClassic

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FROM THE EDITOR

02 Cyclingnews August 2014

We salute Andrew Mclean

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ANDREW MCLEAN’S TOP-20 finishes in the world’s two most arduousmountain-bike stage races this year has confirmed that he has no equal inSouth Africa among riders of his generation.

This is the perfect time to pay tribute to “Mighty Mouse”, who has alsohad 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 televisionshow and started Cycle Lab, the most influential cycling chain store in thecountry. 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 andmany king-of-the-mountain jerseys in Europe had South Africans not beenbanned from international sport those days.

At the age of 33, in the dusk of his “professional” career, he out-climbedsome 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 inthe world, thanks to a prize purse of 4 million US dollars. Mclean mixed itwith them.

It is simply amazing how competitive he still is at the top level. Justrecently, he and his Austrian teammate Heinz Zorweg added an overall20th place in the Transalp to their 15th position in this year’s Absa CapeEpic. All the other top-20 riders were at least 20 years younger than theyare.

Mclean is an inspiration to everyone in cycling, and in all other sport. We at Cyclingnews magazine salute him.

Wynand de Villiers

IN THE BUNCH WITH COETZEE GOUWS


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

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

And although many of these are asunbelievable as they are inspirational, ahandful have made their way into Tourfolklore to awe and inspire yet anothergeneration of cycling fans.

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

their way to Paris upfront, my interestwas piqued by a story that wasunfolding at the rear of the peloton.

Stone last for much of the three-weekrace, China’s debutant Ji Cheng had bydefault assumed the mantle of what theFrench call the “Lanterne Rouge”.

The phrase, coined from the red lampthat used to dangle from the lastcarriage of a train, traditionally describesthe rider that occupies the same spot inthe general classification.

With millions of Cheng’s overachievingcountrymen reportedly glued to theirtellies and tablets to watch the Tour forthe first time, I wondered whether theywere proud of his courage or cringing atthe dishonour.

The Lanterne Rouge has a rich andcolourful history – and for good reason.The sport is largely floated bysponsorship money and therefore thegarnering of publicity is at thecornerstone of any team’s objectives.

The most obvious way of achievingthis is to win, but, as we know, therecan only be one of those. However, inan 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 lagsbehind everyone else and who obviouslydoesn’t know when to call it quitsalways grabs the ordinary man’simagination and is often one worthtelling.

Residing in Le Tour’s

red light districtLet’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?

Pictures: Photosport International

Apart from the publicity, the LanterneRouge is historically also a popularinvitee to the lucrative post-Tour crits(Vincenzo Nibali raced in Belgium theday after winning) and therefore hismarket value increases overnight.

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

I remember reading of an instancewhen a rider hid in the bushes next tothe road to make sure he would be thelast to Paris.

Then there is the 1978 LanterneRouge, Philippe Tesnière, who, in aneffort to finish last again, missed the

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

The organisers reportedly did not likethe attention that the Lanterne Rougewas getting and in 1980 devised a rulethat the last person on GC on stages 14to 20 would be eliminated, making itnear impossible to finish last on purpose.

Unperturbed by the inherent dangersof his strategy, Gerhard Schönbacherbeat the odds to “win” for the secondyear running.

While watching Cheng being lappedby the field on the Avenue desChamps-Élysées, a passage in PaulKimmage’s book about doping in thepeloton came to mind and I realisedthere was nothing deliberate about it.

Kimmage wrote that no one wantedto suffer the ignominy of being droppedon the Champs-Élysées and, with nodoping controls after the final stage in those years, it was the perfect

opportunity to do just that if you wantedto save face.

The Chinese rider was obviously notconcerned about appearances; onlyabout the task at hand. His job was tocreate opportunities for teammateMarcel Kittel and to do that he had toget his ass to Paris.

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

Even when a sore knee made itdifficult for him to walk, he pushed onwhen others might have wimped out.

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

Through his courage, Cheng has nodoubt brought honour to his people andis assured of living on in our memories.

After all, nobody remembers whofinishes second last. •CN

IN THE BUNCH


“ His job was to create opportunities forteammate Marcel Kittel and to do that he

had to get his ass to Paris”

THE ROAD CLASSIC, a premier seedingevent for the Cape Argus Pick n PayCycle Tour, takes place on SaturdayOctober 18 and the mountain-bikeclassic the next day.

The Bestmed Satellite Classic is theonly seeding event that offers twooptions. Participants can choosebetween the 106km and 80km races.

R10 of every race entry goes towardsthe Cancer Foundation of South Africa.

The venue The venue was moved to Saloon Route66 on the Hartbeeshoek Road last year.The change went a long way towardssolving some historic challenges andmade the event more “user-friendly”

and easier to manage logistically. The organisers also invested in the

infrastructure at Route 66 and thestart/finish chute is now tarred all theway from the main road to near thedoorstep of the Saloon building.

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

This means there will be sufficientroom and easy access to starting blocksand a smooth run-in to the finish.

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

2014 BESTMED SATELLITE CLASSIC

The test that everyone enjoys

RACE PREVIEW


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

DATE18 October 2014

VENUESaloon Route 66

DISTANCES106km, 80km

ENTRY FEES106km: R270.00, 80km: R250.00

ONLINE ENTRIESwww.cycleevents.co.zaEntries close: 7 October 2014

MTB EVENT

DATE19 October 2014

VENUESaloon Route 66

DISTANCES40km, 20km

ENTRY FEES40km: R170, 20km: R130

ONLINE ENTRIESwww.cycleevents.co.zaEntries close: 12 October 2014

RACE PREVIEW


Route 66 is on the race route past the satellite station on the left (comingfrom the Krugersdorp/Maropeng side.)

Ample and secure parking is availableinside Route 66 and security officers willbe on duty throughout. A largerestaurant and various vendors servingeats and drinks will take care of otherneeds throughout the day.

Mountain-bike ClassicThe 20km event has a few mildlytechnical challenges, but remains amanageable family ride. The 40km is a

true mountain-biker’s test with uphillchallenges and excellent downhillrewards. It is a “toughie”, but the routeoffers a variety of challenges and isdesigned to be rideable and flowingthroughout.

Pre-entry registrationRegistration will take place at: • CyclelabFourways – October 16 from

09:00 to 17:00• Solomons Cycles, Gift Acres Centre,

Pretoria East – October 17 from09:00 to 17:00

No registration on the morning beforethe start of the events

Entries for the event are open onwww.cycleevents.co.za

For information contact ASG Eventson 076 621 1807 or [email protected] •CN

“The Bestmed Satellite Classic is the onlyseeding event that offers two options”

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FROOME CRASHED OUT of the Tour,but his team played an important partin developing the latest version of thebike from the Dogma 65.1 series,which, at last count, had raked in anestimated 65 World Tour victories.Team Sky brought one of their

sponsors, Jaguar Land Rover, on boardand issued the challenge: “Make itthe same, but make it faster.”The English auto manufacturer

did just that by increasing theaerodynamics by a whopping 47 per cent, which is no mean feat.

More marginal gains were achievedby looking at ways to improveindividual components.The legs of the Onda fork now splay

out a little wider, a design perhapsborrowed from Pinarello’s time-trialbike, the Bolide. >

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.

PINARELLO LAUNCHESFASTEST BIKE YET

In a design they call “Flatback profile”,the down and seat tubes consist oftruncated airfoil that tricks the wind intobehaving as if the tubes are longer thanthey actually are. This, along with the forkadjustment, increases the aerodynamicprofile of the bike.

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

These modifications translate intoincreased stiffness (12 per cent to beexact), making the bike more responsive.

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

Pinarello decided to stay with the classicasymmetric shape, and the drive train is no exception. The design ensures thepedalling is counter-balanced and theenergy a rider expends goes directly intopropelling the bike.

When testing the bike for the first timein Nice, Froome was suitably impressedwith the additions.

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

Another feature carried over from the65.1 to the F8 is that it can accommodateeither a mechanical or electrical groupset,depending on preference.

The spoilt-for-choice idea is carriedfurther with the Pinarello My-Way™personalisation system, which is an onlinefeature. 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 aroundwith when you’re thinking of purchasingthe bike that was on the most feared UCIteam’s wish list. •CN

PRODUCT FEATURE


PRODUCT FEATURE


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FRAMETorayca T1100 1K nanoalloy carbon

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REAR STAYOnda RS F8™ Torayca T1100 1K nanoalloycarbon

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FRAME WEIGHT860g (size 54)

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Standard 50.0, 51.5, 53.0, 54.0, 55.0, 56.0,57.5, 59.5, 62.0

FRAME COLOURSAvailable now: 950 naked black/red, 952gloss black/red

Available this Spring: 953 gloss black/yellowfluo, 955 gloss titan/orange fluo, 956 glossred/white/silver, 957 BoB (matte frame withgloss F8 logo)

SPECIAL ORDER COLOURS951 naked black/silver, 954 glosswhite/black/red, 958 Team Sky (matte blackwith sky blue), 959 naked black (gloss silverlogos), My-Way™

“Team Sky brought one of theirsponsors, Jaguar Land Rover, on

board and issued the challenge:

Make it the same, but make it faster”

RACE PREVIEW


THE PENNYPINCHERS SilverstarMountain-Bike Challenge offers truemountain biking in the heart of suburbia,with spectacular views of the City of Gold as an extra.

Race organiser Wynand de Villiersbelieves this scenic contrast is whatmakes it one of the most picturesqueroutes in South Africa. “Although you’reclose to the city, you feel part of natureand enjoy unsurpassed views and greatriding terrain.”

The out-and-back route takes ridersfrom the casino through a series ofneighbouring farms that include thewell-known Laurentia Flower Farm andon to King’s Kloof Trails.

Since the Hero Adventure team havetaken over King’s Kloof, the seventhedition of the West Rand race will be thefirst opportunity for riders to experience

the trail upgrades that have been underwraps until now.

Route director Darren Herbst says theexisting trails have been remoulded and a couple of new additions inserted. “The route hasn’t changed much for anumber of years, and I think that’s whatmakes this event so special,” says Herbst.

“It’s all about experiencing awesomeroutes with memorable features, a greatatmosphere and the feeling ofaccomplishment when you finish. Peoplecome and ride the event to relive thatexperience year after year.”

With the introduction of HeroAdventure Park King’s Kloof, the trails will be even better than in previous years.“Hero and ASG have a close relationshipand together we are working hard toensure the 2014 race will be moreenjoyable than ever.” >

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

Words: Coetzee Gouws • Pictures: Jetline Action Photo

DATE6 September 2014

VENUESilverstar Casino

DISTANCES40km, 20km


ONLINE ENTRIESwww.asgevents.co.zaEntries close: 31 August 2014

MORE INFORMATIONEmail [email protected] orphone 076 621 1807

Herbst says his team are expectingmore than 1 500 riders for the event,which would once again comprise the40km feature race and 20kmshort-course options.

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

Herbst’s personal objective is to offersomething for everyone. “There arecyclists who look for certain types ofdistances and difficulty, and we try tocater for them.

“There are those who want a goodchallenge to make their trainingworthwhile, and then there are theaverage Joes who are just out there for a great day.”

No marathon distance is on offer, but Herbst says riders should notunderestimate the challenge of theshorter courses. “The distances may notbe long but the rides are by no meanseasy, especially the 40km. We attracted anumber of pros in the past and I don’tthink that will change.”

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

“It’s something truly special. It hassome serious climbs and technicalsections that can only put a smile on your face. The descents are fast andwinding, so you have to keep your wits about you. Look forward to givingyour legs a good workout, but it’s allworth it.”

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

Incorporating single and jeep track,forest trails and a couple of small hills tokeep the juices flowing, the ridingpromises something for everyone.

Registration takes place from 10:00 to16:00 on the Thursday before the race atCycle Lab Fourways and between thesame hours the next day at Leewee’sCycles at Featherbrooke Village.

Enter at www.asgevents.co.za beforeAugust 31. No late entries will beaccepted on race day.

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

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Words: Wynand de Villiers • Picture: Sportograf

IT WAS THEIR SECOND long stage racewin this year. They also won the GrandMasters category at the Absa Cape Epicin March, when they took, equallyremarkably, 15th place overall.

Mclean, a member of the Cycle LabSupercycling club (powered by Toyota),again teamed up with Zorweg for theseven-day 587km race fromOberammergau in Germany to Riva delGarda in Italy.

Competing in the grand-mastersdivision (50 years and over), they led fromstart to finish in their age category. Theywon six stages, but it was their 20th placeoverall in an international field of full-timeprofessional racers that impressed most.

The race across the Alps included atotal of 19 227 metres of vertical ascent,

making it one of the toughest climbingevents in cycling.

Torrential rain on two stages madeconditions even more challenging. Andon the fifth day a stomach bug forcedZorweg into survival mode for the 100kmleg, with 2 800 metres of climbing.

“That was tough! There was a lot ofclimbing; huge climbs compared to whatwe have in South Africa. We had hardrain, cold and heat throughout the eventso it was a real allround challenge,” saidMclean.

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

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

“I struggled a bit on some of the steep,technical descents. I wasn’t expectingsuch difficult downhill sections and hadto go slow and walk some parts. Thegeneral skill level among riders in Europeis a lot higher than in South Africa, but it makes for a complete mountain-bikingchallenge,” Mclean recalled.

The German pair of Jochen Kaess andMarkus Kaufmann of Team CenturionVaude, who briefly led the 2014 CapeEpic before dropping to tenth place, won the Bike Transalp title overall for the second year in succession. •CN

Mighty Mclean and his mate

do it againSouth African Andrew Mclean and his Austrian teammate Heinz Zorweg won theircategory and finished 20th overall in the 17th annual Bike Transalp internationalmountain-bike stage race in Europe last month.

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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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POLAR LOOP GETS SMARTERAND EVEN MORE HELPFUL

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WHEN THE POLAR LOOP made its debutin October last year it quickly becameone of the most sought-after newproducts on the market. Being smart and simple to use, it

gained popularity by enabling people tomeasure almost every aspect of theiractivity throughout the day – from theirfirst choices in the morning tomonitoring their quality of sleep atnight, and counting the number of stepsand burned kilojoules in between. Motivational guidance on how to

reach daily activity goals has beenamong the most highly-rated features.The Polar Loop also shows the user’sheart rate when paired with the Polar H6or H7 Bluetooth Smart heart-rate sensor;still a rarity among similar devices. Being waterproof, the Polar Loop

can supply reading when the user isswimming. And, of course, it also showsthe time.After the successful launch in black, it

now also comes in misty blue and

blackcurrant, although smoky blackcontinues to be regarded as a stylish andclassic choice. New designs will be addedat a later stage.In addition to iOS, the Android version

of the Polar Flow app is now available. It works with selected devices usingAndroid 4.3 or newer versions, andincludes Samsung Galaxy S3, S4 and S5,and LG Nexus 4 and 5, as well as selectedSony and Motorola models. Polar continues to test the Polar Flow

app and will announce more compatibledevices later. The free app can bedownloaded from Google Play.Besides Android compatibility, there

are many improved features that anyonewho already has this product can obtainwhen updating it online. For instance, the Polar Flow mobile

app and web service now provide aneven 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 alsomeasure restful sleep against restlesssleep. Through this reading, users canquickly see if their sleep is affected byany changes in daily life. Another much-awaited refinement is

that the updated Polar Flow tallies thedistance based on activity. It shows howmany kilometres the user has covered bywalking or running during the day.Besides providing tips on how to stay

active throughout the day, the PolarLoop alerts users when it is time to getup 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 appearon the wristband itself as an animatedLED reminder. It is one of the most important

functions of the activity tracker: itencourages users to take even shortbreaks, which are important for theiroverall health and wellbeing. •CN

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“WALKERVILLE WAS THE FIRSTmountain-bike classic in Gauteng, asfar as I’m aware,” says Davies.

Then a member of the RockhoppersMountain-bike Club, Davies and hisfellow enthusiasts were determined toshare their love of the burgeoningsport.

“When the popularity of classicsstarted gaining momentum, we alwayshad to drive down to KwaZulu-Natal or some other place to compete.

“So we decided to start theWalkerville Classic and to assist someother people in starting races.”

They plotted courses, did the timingand helped with other practicalitiesthat brought events such as theMabalingwe Lion Man to life.

But it was Walkerville that capturedthe Hartzenbergfontein native’simagination from the outset. “It’stough, technical and cold. If yousurvive Walkerville, you can callyourself a real mountain biker.”

Billed as Gauteng’s oldest andcoldest race, the temperatures do notseem to deter the up to 1 500 riderswho sign up annually. “Mountainbikers are a funny breed,” says Davies.“They’ll have a go at anything thatsounds impossible.”

He recalls telling a colleague aboutthe Rhodes Mountain-bike Challengein the Eastern Cape, another event hewas involved in from the start.

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

The route, which passes Tiffindell SkiResort, is therefore subject to extremeweather conditions. “We’ve had yearswhen it snowed, and rainstorms andwind that blew people off theirbicycles. I told him [the colleague] howI’d actually seen it happen.” >

Mr Walkerville looks back– and ahead, of course

When the Bestmed Walkerville Mountain-bikeClassic rolled out in July, Ken Davies wasonce again on hand to oversee it, just as hehad done since its inception 17 years ago.

Words: Coetzee Gouws

Thinking no more about theirconversation, Davies was surprised whenhis co-worker came back to him. “Hesaid, right, he’d bought himself a bike,now how does he enter? And he wasn’teven a mountain biker!

“It is this rugged quest for adventurethat so many of the early mountain bikersshared.”

Davies himself was introduced to thesport in the nineties when he got awake-up call with regard to his health.“As a carrot to get fit again, I decided torun Comrades.

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

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

road bike to do most of his training on. “I nearly didn’t run Comrades because Iwas so enjoying being back on the bike.But I completed the marathon and carriedon cycling.”

He joined the veterans’ cyclingassociation and a friend introduced himto mountain biking.

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

“At events, you entered all threedisciplines: downhill, cross-country andfoot-ups (riding around an obstaclecourse without touching the ground).”

Davies’s skills improved substantiallyand he was selected for the worldchampionships in 1997 and ’98.

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

my country at that stage of my life. It wassuch an honour that I decided to givesomething back.”

He helped take over the running of theRockhoppers club, joined various nationaland provincial bodies and became anational selector for mountain biking.

At about that time, the face ofmountain biking began to change. “A lotof pleasure riders found lap-based ridingboring. Things changed as soon as funriding became possible off road.”

Davies and his club mates noted thepossibilities and started Walkerville, whichdrew just a couple of hundred riders in itsfirst year.

“I’m just trying to think back. That’s the problem with getting old,” says alaughing Davies, who turns 70 this year.“You don’t remember these things.”

“Each year presents a new challengein terms of route designing. The maindriving force is to create somethingthat the guys are going to enjoy”

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The early years offered a blank canvasin terms of undeveloped land and theywere able to host an 80 to 85km racewith lots of challenging climbs andwithout crossing any main roads.

But because of ongoing developmentin the area, the start/finish venue had tobe relocated four times over the years.

“The first one was at what is now Eyeof Africa. Then we moved to Sun ValleyRiding Ranch, Lapeng Hotel and now theshowgrounds.”

Despite this, Davies says his teamemployed creative thinking to keep thebulk of the route, including thelandmark Platberg climb, the same overthe years.

“Each year presents a new challengein terms of route designing. The maindriving 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 andthings. You have some serious mountainbiking.”

The proof of this lies in the fact thatthe 2002 event doubled as the nationalchampionships.

Besides route marking, Davies is stillinvolved in all aspects of organising. This includes land access negotiationsbeforehand and the big cleanupafterwards.

“The farmers on the route will oftenmove their cattle, let us cut fences anddo all sorts of things. It’s been anabsolute pleasure working with them.”

After a brief hiatus from the

administrative side, Davies is now theGauteng mountain-biking commissioner.

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

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

Never one to sit still, Davies and fellowcycling stalwart Wendell Bole havedecided to breathe new life intocross-country racing. “Wendell is alsopassionate about cross-country, so we’relooking at setting up a couple of eventsthrough the Target Trails Club.”

Asked whether he had plans to retirefrom mountain biking, Davies’s answer is immediate and definitive: “No. None. I’d love to get more involved.” •CN

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RACE REVIEW


IN ADDITION TO the overall win, the22-year-old Nel also notched up the kingof the mountains title in the three-stagerace, which was held for the 32nd timethis year.

Although all three stages went toBonitas riders – Clint Hendricks,defending champion Dylan Girdlestoneand Herman Fouché – Nel’s consistencywon through in the end.

The young Westvaal-BMC ridersprinted to second-place finishes on thefirst two stages.

On stage three he finished safely inthe bunch at the Mbombela Stadiumnear Nelspruit to take the honours in the 151km race in 3 hours 58 minutesand 41 seconds.

James Fourie of Europcar SA andWillie Smit of Vini Fantini-Nippo weresecond and third respectively, bothrecording a time of 3:59:04.

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

The Johannesburg resident said it wasa welcome return to form for him after adisappointing early season. It was also apromising precursor to the CloverLowveld Cycle Tour in August.

“I’m really happy to have my formback. The team did a superb job ofkeeping everything together for me onthe last stage and I’m glad I couldmanage the win for them,” he said.

Nel and Smit were the first to go onthe attack in the 43km opening stagefrom Nelspruit to White River. Fourie,Peter-Lee Jeffries of Inter-Active andBonitas’s Hendricks immediately gavechase and quickly reeled them in.

The five-man breakaway then workedtogether to open up a minute lead overthe chasing bunch, which theymaintained throughout the stage.

On the Heidel Eggs ascent at the40km mark Nel claimed the first king ofthe mountains hotspot and then it allcame down to a sprint at the finish atRob Ferreira High School.

There was drama in the closing metreswhen Smit broke his cleat, which puthim out of contention in the sprint. Thestage victory went to Hendricks withTime Freight-VeloLife’s Lise Oliviercrossing the line first in the women’srace.

After a series of short-lived attacks bythe likes of Bonitas’s Jayde Julius andWestvaal-BMCs national studentchampion Kevin Patten, Abantu’sReynard Butler was able to escape 20kminto the 45km second stage. >

Nel outclimbs rivalsat the JockJC 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.

Words: Coetzee Gouws • Pictures: Jetline Action Photo

“Girdlestone showed his hand on the gruelling 7km climb as he and

Nel powered away from the bunch”

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His 40-second margin was graduallyeaten away until, with 15km to go, hewas brought back by the peloton beforethe Spitskop climb. Girdlestone showedhis hand on the gruelling 7km climb ashe and Nel powered away from thebunch, with the latter taking his secondKOM prime.

The two rode half a minute clear ofthe chasing peloton, with Girdlestonejust edging out Nel in the uphill sprint at the finish in Sabie. Nel, however, tooka convincing overall lead into the finalstage.

A little later, Olivier made it two-in-a-row to cement her lead in the women’srace.

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

Abantu’s David Maree attacked earlyon the intimidating 12km climb, openingup a gap of over a minute and takingthe last KOM prime. He was hauled backby the large chasing bunch after 30km.

Riders launched attack after attackover the final 20km, which were allquickly nullified. As the lead group

entered the finishing straight at thestadium, Fouché broke away to collectBonitas’s third stage of the race.

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

overall victory in 4:42:54. Chané Jonkerand Carla Oberholzer rounded out thepodium 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, goto Facebook or follow @jockcycle. •CN

RESULTS

OVERALL MEN1 JC Nel Westvaal-BMC 3:58:41

2 James Fourie Europcar SA 3:59:04

3 Willie Smit Vini Fantini-Nippo 3:59:04

4 Dylan Girdlestone Bonitas 3:59:07

5 Shaun-Nick Bester Westvaal-BMC 3:59:30

6 Calvin Beneke Europcar SA 3:59:30

7 Kevin Patten Westvaal-BMC 3:59:30

8 Ian Pienaar Europcar SA 3:59:30

OVERALL WOMEN1 Lise Olivier Time Freight-VeloLife 4:42:54

2 Chané Jonker Bestmed-ASG 4:46:00

3 Carla Oberholzer Bestmed-ASG 4:46:12

4 Carmen Buchacher 4:53:10

5 Charlene Roux Bestmed-ASG 4:59:08

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THE SERIES CONSISTS of shorter day andnight criterium races at the beginning ofthe season and longer circuit races, ofmore than 150km, once the season is infull swing.

Lights by Linea managing directorWayne Roberts says his company decidedto take the road less travelled andsupport road cycling, which is oftenoverlooked by sponsors in favour ofmountain biking.

“Road cycling is massive worldwide butin South Africa it has lost its edge, andthere 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 understandhow tough the sport of international road racing is.”

Roberts says the inspiration behind theHero Challenge was to showcaseup-and-coming talent and to make thefuture champions household names.

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

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

we believe the precise nature of what ittakes to be successful is similar to ourphilosophy as a brand.”

The Paardeneiland-based company,which specialises in architectural lightingand lighting effects, already played hostto the successful winter series, focusingon the longer events, in May.

“The highlight was probably the157km road race through themagnificent Franschhoek winelands,with a thrilling battle up the torturousPaarl Rock and a vertical finish at theTaal Monument.” >

LIGHTS BY LINEA HERO CHALLENGE

Road serieslights up Western Cape

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


Roberts says they also reintroducedthe classic Worcester-DutoitskloofPass-Stellenbosch road race with atwist: a handicap race that gave thosein the veterans, masters, open andwomen’s categories a 22-minute “head start” over the elite field.“This race brought a whole new

dynamic to road racing, where theelites all worked together as a team in pursuit of the ou manne, withexperience winning by a hair’sbreadth.“It turned out to be a huge success

and the planning has already begunfor the 2015 event.”The winter series races all went

ahead irrespective of weatherconditions with the aim ofacclimatising riders to compete intough and trying conditions similar towhat they would encounter in Europe.The spring criterium series returns to

the Polkadraai Circuit on the first threeSaturdays in September before movingto Green Point on September 27.By focusing on shorter criteriums,

riders coming out of the slow winterperiod will be able to work on trainingintervals and leg speed, says Roberts.“The short course is all about

high-intensity racing. It’s spectatorfriendly with lots of fanfare and DJsplaying hot sounds, and with a hugeparty atmosphere.“The Green Point event promises to

be huge with some of the top proteams signed up and a popular radiostation broadcasting live from theevent.“There will also be prizes for the

best-dressed spectator, a street artaward and a host of otherentertainment offerings.”The annual calendar, which

comprises 13 events, attracts between105 and 150 riders per race andcontinues to grow.“We’re always trying to find new

and exciting courses similar to thoseoverseas … hilltop finishes and rollinghills as well as fast, flat open spaceswhere wind plays a huge role in theoutcome.”

The events offer racing for allcategories from elites to fun riders,says Roberts.“There is prize money for all the

categories as well as overall teamprizes for the elites and sub-vets.“We’ve introduced a new

points-based scoring system, with 20 points for first place and one for20th position.”There are other incentives for riders

to push themselves. “Prize money isawarded from first to sixth and, shouldthe winner win by more than twominutes, the points for the remainderof the field are halved.“At the same time, prize money for

the minor places is halved with thebalance awarded to the winner.”The sponsor’s own Stefan Ihlenfeldt

leads the closely contested MostValuable Athlete competition and histeam is ahead in the elite category.Aurecon is at the top of the sub-vetsstandings.Enter at www.lblmyevents.co.za or

find Lights by Linea on Facebook. •CN

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“By focusing on shorter criteriums, riders comingout of the slow winter period will be able to work

on training intervals and leg speed”

No better place to ride your bike!

5 Days... 5 Stages... 430km.

NEW ADDITION: AMATEUR TEAM COMPETITION

The 2015 Bestmed Tour de Boland will forthe first time boast a team competition indie open bunches. Open/seeded riders canorganise themselves in teams of 6 withdaily times of the best three riders to

count for the overall amateurteam prizes.

ACCOMMODATIONPACKAGES

We've arranged accommodationpackages in all of our start/finish towns,including Paarl prior to stage one, butexcluding the final day which finishes inPaarl.All accomodation is rated 3-star

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DATES: 2-6 March 2015PROVINCE:Western CapeON-LINE ENTRIES: www.asgevents.co.za

STAGE INFORMATION:

Stage 1: Monday 2 MarchFranschhoek (Solms Delta) to Worcester, via Villiersdorp (92km)

Stage 2: Tuesday 3 MarchWorcester to Op-die-Berg, via Ceres (73.8km)

Stage 3: Wednesday 4 MarchITT Op-die-Berg to Tulbagh, via Ceres (53km)

Stage 4: Thursday 5 MarchTulbagh to Riebeek-kasteel, via Piketberg (138km)

Stage 5: Friday 6 MarchRiebeek-kasteel to Paarl, via Wellington (74km)

The route for the 2015 Bestmed Tour de Boland,presented by Pinarello from 2-6 March next year, has been unveiled. A total of 430km awaits ridersover 5 stages with a total vertical ascent of 7 128metres. The Tour caters for all CSA categories as well as open/seeded fun ride categories and presentsfour road stages and a 53km individual time trial. Emulating the finest European cycling traditions,

the 2015 Tour is again set for a scintillating grandfinale with riders having to summit the PaarlMountain to finish at the Taal Monument on thefinal day.The Tour de Boland is at the forefront of

rekindling the tradition of classic road tours in South Africa. The organisers’ aim with the event is to present a true challenge to road riders whileshowcasing as much as possible of the Bolandregion.The roads in the Boland are absolutely

stunning and the Tour will pass through some of its most historic and beautiful towns, including Franschhoek, Worcester, Ceres, Tulbagh, Riebeeck-kasteel and Paarl. The field will be limited to 500 riders.

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“WHEN I WAS about twelve years old I bought my bike from my motherbecause she used to take it away whenI was naughty. So I worked out that if Ibought it she wouldn’t be able to takeit away from me.”Of course, he was never able to

escape the consequences of hisfrequent misbehaviour altogether. “I was very naughty. My sister-in-lawremembers my mother chasing mearound with a tomato-box plank; with the nails still in it!”Ultimately, it was his strategic

thinking ability that made the youngLester grow up to become one of themost successful all-round cyclists inSouth African history.“I don’t think I was physically the

best rider at any time,” says themultiple national road and trackchampion. “Guys like Willie Marx andAlan van Heerden were better sprinterson track and road respectively, but Icould outmanoeuvre them.“My tactic was to get people to ride

my race and not theirs. If youride their race, they’ll beatyou, so I’d try to confusethem by various means, likeboxing them in.”His tactics paid off as he

racked up national title afternational title in his amateurcareer. “I won the track sprint title,the 1 500m three times, the 20kmtwice, I think, and the 100-mile roadrace.”In 1967, he received Springbok

colours for the first time to compete in a track test against West Germanyand Japan. That year, he was also partof the national team that competed in the world championships inAmsterdam.Lester and teammates Willie Marx,

Johan Nicol and Martin Nefdt werealso scheduled to compete in theOlympics in Mexico the followingyear but South Africa was bannedfrom international competitionshortly before the Games. >

Lester a man

with a planJack 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.


“So that was it. But it was to beexpected,” he says philosophically. “We weren’t a democratic society andwe picked up the tab. It was as simple as that.”

Back home, however, the local crowdswere still packing out stadiums such asHector Norris Park in Lester’s hometownof Johannesburg.

“It was largely thanks to the efforts of our announcer Basil Cohen. He couldturn a pram race into a Formula Onegrand prix.”

Cohen, with his encyclopaedicknowledge and passion for cycling,stirred up public interest by creatingcharacters of the individual cyclists.

It was he who dreamed up personassuch as Joe “The Bullet: Billett, Dries “TheBenoni Bombshell” Oberholzer and, in aparticularly creative leap, “Varkie McCoythe Flying Boy” for Raymond Hogg.

“Cycling was very much an individualsport, there was no teamwork, andconsequently we were like gladiators onwheels. Make no mistake, what peoplewant to see is the rush to the line. Theywant to see bumping and barging andfalls as well.”

Lester recalls seeing Nefdt and Billett crashing twice in one meeting. “I remember them coming out allbandaged up and having another go!”

It was this electrifying atmosphere thatalso inspired his son Norman, a futuremultiple SA champion, to follow in histracks.

“Norman’s a gentle soul but hisbike-handling ability was legendary. Hewas the only guy who could go througha bunch with both hands off thehandlebars; he was phenomenal.

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

Lester reckons the current professionalteam-based environment is rathercolourless by comparison.

“What science has done to the sport isphenomenal but, as true amateurs, wewere closer to the world-record timesthan the guys are today. In the 4 000mteam pursuit we were only half a secondoff the world record whereas todaythey’re 30 seconds behind.”

His personal racing strategy was fairlysimple. “I basically rode to win. It wasn’tthe particular event or title that droveme.”

It was that hunger for gold that drovehim to break various junior nationalrecords and to hold the title of SouthernTransvaal league champion for twelveyears from 1964 to 1976.

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

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

In the mid-seventies he decided tocombine his twin passions for businessand cycling by starting the Jack LesterCarpeting team.

“When TV came, I said this is a goodway of getting exposure and that’sexactly what I did.”

Lester, all-rounder Dean Barnard andpro rider Johnny Koen made up the smallroad racing team. “Johnny was the idealpro, respectable, good-looking, articulate,and he knew all the ropes to getexposure.

“You don’t just have to win, you needto get to the front of the bunch and be apeople’s person. He was an excellentchoice.”

As a short-term marketing exercise theteam was highly effective, so when thebig pro teams such as M-Net/SouthernSun and SuperSport came along, itquietly disbanded.

Today, the 67-year-old father of sevenstill puts in a full day at his carpetingbusiness and shows no sign of slowingdown. “Why? It’s lovely. I love it!”

He also made a comeback at this year’sCentral Gauteng track championships. “I trained for five weeks but it wasn’tlong enough to win! I needed a fewmore days,” he says with a laugh. •CN





“Cycling was very much an individual sport, there

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consequently we were like

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IT HAS BECOME a popular, establishedevent but there is always room forsomething new and better. For this year’sevent, the venue has been moved toinside the North-West University’sPotchefstroom campus.

The start/finish action was at themilitary base near Ventersdorp for thepast two years but the Tlokwemunicipality has given permission for therace to start at the university and for theriders to cross the N12 – a first for anyroad race in Potchefstroom for manyyears.

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

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

cover 107km. Others can choose themore manageable 50km that follows aflat out-and-back course on the quietTygerfontein road.

The 107km option is the perfecttraining ride for cyclists aiming at theMomentum 94.7 Cycle Challenge. Theroute offers ample flats and mildundulations and is essentially a quick and nice ride before the Cycle Challenge.

After the turn-around, participants can look forward to a quick final 30kmwith the possibility and probability of atailwind all the way to the finish. Theroad surface is particularly good.

Those who ride the BestmedCampus2Campus Superclassic every yearpay tribute to Ertjies Bezuidenhout, whois remembered as a wonderful cyclist andan all-round nice guy. He won the King ofthe Mountains title in the Rapport Tourseven times.

Bezuidenhout, who died at the age of56 after completing the Carnival CityMacsteel Classic two years ago, was thepatron of the Campus2Campus. Hestudied at the university’s Potchefstroomcampus, earned a degree and gainedSpringbok colours.

STUNNING NEW ROUTE AND VENUE FOR 10TH EDITION

Good, better… BestmedCampus2Campus SuperClassicSpring will be in the air and cyclists will have a spring in their sprints when the tenthBestmed Campus2Campus SuperClassic, presented by North-West University, takes place on September 28.

DATE28 September 2014

VENUENorthwest University, Potchefstroom (Rag Farm)

DISTANCES107km, 50km


ONLINE ENTRIESwww.asgevents.co.zaEntries close: 17 September 2014

MORE INFORMATIONEmail [email protected] orphone 076 621 1807

RACE PREVIEW


The Campus2Campus used to start and finishat the university’s campus at Vanderbijlparkbefore the organisers introduced a change that,fittingly, set the scene for a showcase event thePotchefstroom campus, Bezuidenhout’s almamater,

The 106km ride, the North West’s nationalclassic, will challenge the best SA professionalsand will delight all other participants, supportersand fun-loving spectators.

VenueThe new start/finish venue is inside the university’srag farm where ample parking, excellent ablutionfacilities and lots of eats and drinks will beavailable. The rag committee will present all sortsof activities and create a special atmosphere.

DirectionsTo get to the venue, take MC Roode Street fromthe N21 – a right turn at the first traffic light asyou enter Potchefstroom from Johannesburg.Then turn left into Govan Mbeki Avenue. Thevenue is 3km farther on your right. Followinstructions to park your vehicle safely.

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

RegistrationRegistration will take place on

Friday September 26 at Cycle Lab, Fourwaysfrom 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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