SOMETHING FRESH from JOHANN POTGIETER

SOMETHING FRESH

English - June 25, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 43 MB
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"Pottie" is one of South Africa's most well liked and respected Downhill mountain bikers! He is friendly, happy to chat to anyone, has loads of useful advice and is a great ambassador for the sport! Put him onto a start line though, and all of that changes! The red mist descends and its race on!

Pottie's love for Downhill mountain biking started at an early age. From the outset, he had his heart set on becoming a professional athlete. Through hard work and dedication, Pottie is a 5 x national champion, has placed second in the IXS Downhill Cup ( a European based series) and is one of the lead riders for Team Racing Dude's, a team which races the UCI World Cup season.

When Pottie is not racing, he finds himself in South Africa hosting skills and training camps, running his recently launch coffee label "Pottie's Coffee" and putting in those all important off-season training miles!

In this EP of "SOMETHING FRESH" we talk to Pottie about where it all began, his journey to becoming one of the most well liked riders on the global DH scene, his views on the sport locally, the next batch of SA talent and how he has managed his career from a sponsorship, brand and financial point of view!

Enjoy!