Modern Cyclist Magazine Issue 1, September 2014 | Page 14

MC race tips

Getting

race
ready

Victory! Arran Brown managed four
podium finishes in the Momentum
94.7 Cycle Challenge, two first
places (2009 and 2011), a second
in 2010 and a third in 2012. Here he
crosses the finish line for his 2011
victory.

Hi fellow cyclists,

In 2009, professional cyclist
Arran Brown achieved
something that had
never been done before,
or since. He won South
Africa’s three biggest road
races, the Pick ‘n Pay
Argus, the Momentum
94.7 Cycle Challenge and
the Amashova Classic in
the same year. With the
Durban event next month
and the Johannesburg
race in November, he has
kindly agreed to share his
race knowledge with us so,
hopefully, we’ll all meet our
race targets.

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