Modern Cyclist Magazine Issue 3, November 2014 | Page 34

MC

94.7

With Robbie Hunter on his right and Nolan
Hoffman on his left, 21-year-old Arran Brown
looks notably pleased with his first place in
the 2009 Pick ‘n Pay Argus victory. Photograph
supplied.

are riding for you. We believe in you.” So
I had to stand up to the plate. Malcolm
pulled me aside the night before and told
me “you do realise that you could actually
beat Robert Hunter tomorrow”.

up, I looked at everything possible but I
couldn’t find answers. So I put it down to
overtraining. I was perhaps too confident
from the year before when I went into
2010 super motivated and hurt myself.

from 2009 until 2012. The Momentum
94.7 Cycle Challenge was definitely my
favourite race because, I think, I am a
Johannesburg boy.

Now that was a shock to me. I thought at
the time, “Well I’m 21, Robbie Hunter has
just won a stage in the Tour de France”
I never said to myself “no chance” but I
thought “phew if I do, wow, he is tough
to beat”. And, to be honest, on the day
everything worked out perfectly and I
managed to get a gap in the sprint. I
got onto Robbie’s wheel and managed
to win the race which was great for my
confidence.