SUM M ER
20 19 /2 02 0
CONTENTS
PHOTO GALLERY
ON OUR COVER
10 Pure, unadulterated
Mathieu van der Poel
wins the OVO Energy
Tour of Britain 2019
Photo: Alex Whitehead
/SWpix.com
#livetoride stoke
MEET THE PEOPLE
24 Mathieu van
der Poel
Could he be the
world’s best biker?
35 Orla Chennaoui
The pro cycling
spokeswoman
56 Gus Morton
Pro rider turned
bikepacking filmmaker
80 Thulasizwe Mxenge
Rising up the ranks
92 John Wakefield
Reporting for
Head Coach duties
at Team-UAE
PAGE
24
TEAM NTT PRO CYCLING
50 Amanuel
Ghebreigzabhier
His cracking year,
plus more from Stefan
de Bod
54 Ryan Gibbons
Check out his BMC
Timemachine Road 01
ROAD TITANS
68 Record breaker
Mark Beaumont rides
around the world in
80 days
98 Savage but sweet
Back from the dead,
Grant Lottering tackles
1 314km across SA
PAGE
56
TRAINING
70 Get Inside
We profile the best
indoor trainers
86 Cycle Tour Success
Donovan van Gelder’s
12-week program will
get you amped
ROAD BI K E
| 05