Modern Cyclist Magazine Issue 3, November 2014 | Page 32

MC race tips Arran’s big Champion professional cyclist Arran Brown had an amazing year in 2009. Not only did he beat Tour de France stage winner Robbie Hunter in an exciting sprint finish of that year’s Pick ‘n Pay Argus Cycle Tour, but he went on to win all three of South Africa’s biggest cycling events in the same calendar year. He shares his experiences with us. Arran Brown riding the Pick ‘n Pay Argus in 2009. He would beat Tour de France stage winner Robbie Hunter and 2014 champion Nolan Hoffman in a sprint to the finish. Photograph supplied. 32 ISSUE 3 NOVEMBER 2014 / www.moderncyclist.co.za