Nolan Hoffman is always motivated to prove others wrong and that will yet again be his goal when he defends his title in the Bestmed Satellite Classic road race on Saturday, 13 October.
The 110km feature event near Hartbeespoort Dam in North West Province will see cyclists from around the country testing their fitness on a challenging route which includes the infamous Hekpoort climb towards the end of the race. Renowned as a sprinter, the 33-year-old BCX rider showed he could handle a race such as the Satellite Classic by surging first across the finish line last year.
“At this stage of my career I always have a lot of motivation for these sorts of races,” said the Cape Town Cycle Tour champion. “I’m not necessarily the favourite on the bookies’ list, but I like to prove people wrong.”
“That gives me motivation to do well again and this is a big race in our programme. It’s a hard route and provides a very good indication of where you are at this stage of the season. If you can get a good result here, it’s confirmation that you have done the hard work and are on track for this period of the road-racing season.”
Hoffman recently won the Tour de Windhoek and although he said that was something of a surprise, he added he always liked to be in good shape at the start of October.
“I will be aiming to push hard in the Satellite to see where I am. A win would be good for the confidence and that is a key element for sprinters.”
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