Max Knox from Specialized used some “Burry Stander magic” to win the MTN Barberton marathon mountain bike race for a record fourth time on Saturday while Candice Neethling, BMC, prevailed in the women’s race.
The finish was quite dramatic. When Knox entered the stadium, he slowed down and pointed one finger up to the sky in a salute to Stander, who was killed by a taxi while on a training ride earlier this year.
Knox made it clear that his sole motivation was to ride a good race in honour of Stander.
Spectators at the finish noticed that Knox rode in a Specialized jersey with Stander’s name emblazoned on the back.
There is a story behind this. When Knox signed up to ride for Specialized, he did not have any kit at first, and Stander gave him one of his own jerseys. This was the jersey in which Knox won the Barberton marathon. – cyclingnews
