{"id":20025,"date":"2013-05-28T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2013-05-28T18:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/mclean-enters-world-masters-champs\/"},"modified":"2013-05-28T20:58:53","modified_gmt":"2013-05-28T18:58:53","slug":"mclean-enters-world-masters-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/mclean-enters-world-masters-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"Mclean enters world masters champs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former road cyclist Andrew McLean has temporarily shifted his focus to the upcoming UCI Masters MTB World Championships, which take place in Pietermaritzburg<\/a> in KwaZulu-Natal from August 21 to 25.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will certainly be out there competing in my age group in August. I\u2019m at the end of my age category which is a slight disadvantage however that certainly won\u2019t stop me from going out there and giving it my all!\u201d said Mclean, a former professional and popular television presenter.<\/p>\n

Mclean is driven by a burning desire to right the record books of last year\u2019s UCI World Cycling Tour (UWCT) Final in Pietermaritzburg where he had to settle for silver in both the time-trial and road race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere definitely is a little bit of added motivation after finishing second in both races last year. This, together with the fact that I have never won a world title on home soil, will definitely be a driving force for me on the day!<\/p>\n

McLean has taken part in events around the world and very few others can appreciate the opportunity this year\u2019s spectacle presents local riders better than him.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn opportunity like this, where one is able to compete in the most prestigious international event as a masters rider, usually only comes around once in a lifetime so I, along with the rest of the South African cycling community, really am incredibly lucky to be able to do so twice.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou only have to look at the numbers enrolling in cycling events each weekend across the country to see just how much of an impact these top international events have had.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019d say numbers are probably ten times what they were a couple of years ago and that can only be healthy for cycling as a whole, and especially for mountain biking, in South Africa.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visit www.mtbworldchamps.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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