Berge en Dale a chance for Marc Pritzen to extend team’s success
OfficeGuru Team owner Jamie Taylor has put in an enormous effort to make it a success.
South African U/23 champion Marc Pritzen is thriving in the team atmosphere of OfficeGuru Racing and will be looking to extend the outfit’s success in the Takealot Berge en Dale cycling race tomorrow.
One of the country’s most popular road classics, the 20th edition of the 108km event takes place on the West Rand, starting at the Silverstar Casino.
The 19-year-old Marc achieved a major goal when he won the U/23 race at the SA Road Championships in Pretoria this month and followed that with a victory in the Ride for Sight event last weekend.
Although he broke away with 35km to go in the latter race, to create a gap he never relinquished, Marc was quick to praise the team ethic of his outfit. “The team has been awesome,” he said. “If you look at the mood within the OfficeGuru camp, it’s been great.”
He added they were motivated to continue that success in the West Rand classic. “I think the team is in a good space and very positive. We are a young outfit, but we have a very good leader in Dylan Girdlestone, who is guiding us in the right direction, and all the members are hungry for a win.”
While Marc said he was not fully aware of what to expect from the new Berge en Dale route or the opposition, he had done enough racing to know that nothing can be taken for granted. “You can make so many plans for the team, but it’s all about what unfolds on the day,” he added. “That’s what you have to deal with and, so far, we have been able to manage the racing on the day, which means things have worked out nicely for us.”
“But we know that anyone can pull anything out on the day, so nobody can be counted out,” he admitted.
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