Highly respected German cross country cyclist\nand Olympian, Sabine Spitz, has officially joined team dormakaba. Her first few\nraces in team colours will be the upcoming Tankwa Trek in February and the Absa\nCape Epic in March where she and Amy McDougall are one of the pre-race\nfavourites to take top honours in the women\u2019s category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sabine won bronze in women\u2019s cross country at\nthe 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, silver at the 2012 Summer Olympics in\nLondon, and gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She also became the\nCross Country Mountain Bike World Champion in 2003 and Marathon Mountain Bike\nWorld Champion in 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTo have someone of Sabine\u2019s experience and\naccomplishments join team dormakaba is incredibly exciting. She will not only\nride with the team but fulfil a critically important mentorship role for our\ncyclists,\u201d says Shaun Frayne, MD of dormakaba South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For Sabine, the opportunity to become more of a\ncombined manager and mentor was an intriguing one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShaun saw value in adding me to the team based\non my mountain biking career and many years of experience in the sport. This\nwas attractive to me as I am slowing down in terms of racing and this gives me\na great way to continue to be involved in the sport,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Having come from mainly a cross country\nmountain biking background, team dormakaba\u2019s focus on mainly marathons and team\nevents provides her with a new challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOne of the things that truly differentiates\nteam dormakaba is its passion. There is an amazing energy here. The results are\nalso fantastic, and the team gets everything needed to ensure the best\nperformance possible. I am hoping to add value from my experience in the\ninternational racing scene,\u201d adds Spitz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She feels that the team environment is a\nsupportive one and that they are continually growing their structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith an environment like this, the riders are\nbound to thrive. The passion is there, the commitment is there, they love to\nsee their athletes do well. Even though it is not easy to completely stop\nracing, I will be preparing myself as best as possible for any events I commit\nto for dormakaba this year. I am very excited about the leadership role I have\nbeen given in the team and I will do my best to pass on valuable guidance to\nall around me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, there is still the Epic to prepare\nfor, an event Sabine is taking seriously as both a teammate to Amy and a mentor\nto Robyn [de Groot] and Adelheid [Morath] who will be racing as the second\ndormakaba team there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am training hard and despite getting older, I am adapting as best as possible. The Epic is a special race and has a very high standard regarding mountain bike racing. It is hard, but always exciting to compete in it. I hope that I can play a role in mentoring and supporting my partner and that we race well together. So, even thought the race might be gruelling, if we work well together the journey will be rewarding,\u201d she concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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