Modern Athlete Magazine Issue 76, November 2015 | Page 49
ISSUE 14 / November 2015
www.moderncyclist.co.za
Comic aims
at 947
revenge
Riding the
Spring
Classic
We ride
Huddle
Park
Grant
Lottering
smashes
the
Alps
The Eqstra Spring Classic is one of the oldest mountain bike events
on the Gauteng calendar. Now hosted at Avianto in Muldersdrift, it
has the reputation of being hot, dusty and very tough thanks to the
rocky trails in the area. However, mountain bikers of all experience
levels keep on coming back for more and this year’s event
saw more than 860 riders finish the 10, 25 and 45 kilometre race
distances. Keletso Aphane managed to finish the 45 kilometre
race in a time of 3:49:24. Photograph by Erik Vermeulen.
On Our Cover
We interview Sean Stevens who plans to
ride the Momentum 947 Cycle Challenge
in a clown suit as his introduction to
competitive cycling.
Riding the Spring Classic
Our editor rides the Eqstra Spring Classic
and gets his race tactics into a knot.
We ride Huddle Park
We ride the mountain bike trail at
Huddle Park.
Grant Lottering smashes the Alps
Grant Lottering gives us in-depth
feedback about his 2015 Im’possible Tour.
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He is a tattoo artist, a superbike rider, a ultramarathon runner and a comedian. And now
Sean Stevens hopes to add cyclist onto his CV.
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We ride the Eqstra Spring Classic and find out
whether rocky trails and hot weather really
impact on race performance.
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Grant Lottering climbed 10 Alpine mountains
and rode more than 400 kilometres in his 2015
Im’possible Tour.
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The Coronation Double Century, or “DC” as it is
affectionately known by cyclists, is probably our
most well-known road cycling team event. But
it has an amazing history.
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Comic aims at 947 revenge
Features
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Regulars
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Our editor reminisces about what happened
this time last year and looks forward to what is
happening this year.
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We check out a few hot-and-happening news
items that everyone should know about.
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Our mountain bike trail feature returns with
a visit to Huddle Park. And we see how they
protect mountain bikers from flying golf balls …
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The Gabran grabs its rightful place in our
Charity Corner. Read how a whole bunch of
Cows rode this 300 kilometre event.
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With his nephew Sean jogging behind him, Grant rides the 1350 metre
high Col du Chaussy. Photograph by TrimaXhebdo.
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