Philip Buys will spearhead the South African men’s challenge at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships that start on August 26, eager to do justice to the legacy of the late Burry Stander.
Olympian Philip Buys (Scott Factory) is out to prove a point at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships at the Cascades MTB Park in South Africa starting on August 26.
He is eager to ensure that his performance does justice to the late Burry Stander.
The 24-year-old Buys recently raced the World Cup in Andorra. He’ll continue preparations for Worlds at a training camp in Cape Town and then will head to Pietermaritzburg a week before the Worlds.
For Durban-born Buys, who won the Cycling South Africa national mountain bike series title, the 2013 cross country world championships is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
“I will never get a chance to compete in a world cross country champs on home soil, and racing on a track that I know well, so I want to take full advantage of this opportunity,” said Buys.
“Every track is difficult in its own way, but the Cascades track seems to suit my style. I race it at every opportunity, and the more you race it the more comfortable you feel on it,” he said.
Since the London Olympic Games, Buys has steadily climbed up the UCI rankings, and now finds himself ranked around 20th in the world, bringing with it preferential seedings at major international races.
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Author: Farai Diza from Diza WordSmith Freelance Journalist. Originally distributed by MyPR.co.za.
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