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<\/a>Samantha Sanders<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n
Vital Stats<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Date of birth: <\/strong> Hometown: <\/strong> Currently lives:<\/strong> Team: <\/strong> She started cycling during her university years to keep fit, but her passion developed when she competed in her first cross-country race at Fountains, in Pretoria.<\/p>\n There are so many people, events and words that Sam finds inspirational, and she tries to find something positive, motivational and inspiring each day. \u201cI think you need that when every day is spent working towards a goal.\u201d<\/p>\n Samantha\u2019s training time varies, depending on what her training block is focused on. An endurance-training week could be anything over 15 hours, while a power-focused week will be much less.<\/p>\n Her greatest personal achievements are when she obtains goals that she has been working toward. \u201cSometimes beating a personal best in a training session is a massive personal achievement. For me, it\u2019s the small things like that which keep me motivated, not always huge wins.\u201d Sam also lists her current SA Elite National XCO Champion title as one of her greatest achievements.<\/p>\n The hardest part of being a woman cyclist?
21-08-1983<\/p>\n
Hoedspruit,
Mpumalanga<\/p>\n
Hoedspruit<\/p>\n
Valencia\n<\/div>\n
\u201cIt seems that the majority of people seem to think that because the guys put in faster lap times, they race harder and train harder, when women put in the same time and effort. Getting sponsorships is quite challenging too.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n