Biography of Chris Wolhuter
1. Name and Surname:
Chris Wolhuter
2. Age?
28
3. Where were you born?
Middleburg, Mpumalanga
4. Where did you grow up as a child?
Lived in Middleburg until I was 5 years old and then we moved to Pietermaritzburg in KZN.
5. Where did you go to school?
Laddsworth Primary School and then St Charles College.
6. Did you go to University/College, if so which University/College and what did you study?
Yes, I did a Bcom Management Accounting degree at Stellenbosch followed by an Honours degree in Management Accounting through UNISA.
7. What other jobs do you do, other than being a professional mountain bike cyclist?
I am a co-owner in Bikalot, Bikalot is an import and distribution business in the cycling industry.
8. Your favourite route?
There are many! Welvenpas in Wellington is always a highlight, Karkloof in Howick KZN. At home here in Cape Town Tokai and the new, Newlands Trail.
9. Do you have any rituals that you do before a race to stay focused?
Hmm, probably checking and re-checking my bag and equipment over and over. Always have two coffees before a race, but besides that not really.
10. What is your diet like?
Big focus on making sure I get enough quality protein and fruit and vegetables in. I do have a sweet tooth that needs to be managed, love a coffee and some of Imbuko’s finest red wines!
11. What is your biggest accomplishment in MTB?
Winning a stage of the Cape Pioneer in 2015, it was and still is a UCI race so ranks on the international side of things. Besides this I have won several Ultra Endurance races which I also enjoy in a strange way. TransBaviaans, Transkaroo, Amarider 100 Miler and the Cederberg 100 Miler come to mind.
12. What one or two things do you currently do in your training that are keys to your success?
I use a power meter to do specific training.
13. Please list your achievements / awards / trophy summary.
2016 Summary:
– 2016 Highlights Garden Route 300 – 2nd Overall Cape Epic – 20th overall, 4th African team
– Liberty Cape Winelands Encounter – 1st Overall and won every stage
– Gravel and Grape – 1st Overall and won every stage Transkaroo – 1st
– Great Zuurberg Trek – 1st Stage 1
– Mauritius Tour Beachcomber – 2nd Overall
– Transbaviaans – 1st
– Isuzu Trucks PE2Plett – 2nd Overall
2015 Highlights
– Cape Pioneer Trek Stage 5 – 1 st
– Western Cape Marathon Champion – 1st at Seweweekspoort
– PEPlett – 1st Solo
– Dusi2c – 1st Overall
– Great Zuurberg Trek – 2nd Overall, two stage wins
– Liberty Cape Winelands Encounter – 1st Overall
– Amarider 100 Miler – 1st
2014 Highlights
– Ride the Rhino – 1st Overall
– Amarider 100 Miler – 2nd
– Tip Trans Experience – 2nd
– Du Toit Tankwa Trek Stage 3 – 3rd
– Old Mutual Joberg2c – 4th Overall
– Bridge Cape Pioneer Trek – 10th overall
– UCI World Marathon Championships – 72nd
2013 Highlights
– Hincapie Series River Falls – 1st (USA)
– Friday Night Fights Criterium – 2nd
– SRS Montgomery Criterium – 2nd
– SRS Points Jersey
– Tour de PPA – 3rd
2012 Highlights
– Cape Pioneer Trek – 3rd Overall
– Swartland Marathon – 1st
– Keeromberg Marathon – 1st
– WP XCO Provicncial – 1st
14. What would be your ultimate achievement?
A big team goal for us over the next few weeks is a podium in the ABSA African Competition at the Cape Epic, we were very close last year and it would be a big achievement for us.
15. What was the best advice you were ever given?
As cliché as it may sound, never give up. Mountain biking can be such a cruel sport, sometimes it’s your turn to have that untimely puncture or whatever may be the case, other times our fellow races suffer the same fate. Either way, just keep on pushing, you never know what could happen
16. Do you have a saying or motto that you live your life by?
It could always be worse. In tough situations, always try look for the positives, so what I’m trying to say, is that even though it is a tough moment, it could be worse, that seems to ease the suffering a bit.
