Burry Stander

Cross-country mountain biking: competitor in the men's under 23 division at the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike and Trials World Championships held at Mount Stromlo, near Canberra, Australia. Stander wins the under 23 men's XC title.

Burry Willie Stander (16 September 1987 – 3 January 2013) was a South African mountain biker, the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup under-23 men's cross-country 2009 world champion.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, Stander finished 15th in the cross-country mountain bike race.

Career highlights

2006 to 2007 3 time U/19 SA XC and Marathon champion 10th Commonwealth Games 2006 17th U/23 World Championships 2006 South African Pro XC champion 2006/2007 6th U/23 world championships 2007 African XC MTB champion 2007 sponsor GT Bicycles / Omnico SA

2008 Mazda Drifter Barberton SA marathon series opener 1st 14th Giro del Capo Road Tour and second u/26 rider Absa Cape Epic stage win and leader for three stages (did not finish due to injury while leading) South Africa Cross Country champion 3rd U/23 SA Road Championships World Cup round 1 Houffalize Belgium 58th World Cup round 2 Offenburg Germany 7th World Cup round 3 Madrid, Spain 13th World Cup round 4 Vallnord, Andorra 2nd World Cup round 5 Fort William Scotland 5th World Cup round 6 Mont St Anne, Canada 3rd World Cup round 7 Bromont Canada 24th World Cup round 8 Canberra Australia 6th World Cup round 9 Schladming Austria 10th World Cup overall standings 5th World Cup u/23 champion U/23 World Championships 2nd Jeep Hill2Hill Marathon champion Summer Olympic Games in Beijing 15th Sponsor GT Bicycles / Omnico SA 2009 sponsors: Specialized Bikes, Mr Price, Oakley, Fever publications-weekly mountainbike column, Fast Fuel Nutrition, Crank Brothers Pedals, Garmin, Songo.info-charity involved in building BMX tracks for disadvantaged communities.

In 2010, Stander rode across the line in third place at the Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec, Canada.

He won the Absa Cape Epic back to back with team partner Christoph Sauser in 2011 and 2012.

In the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London he finished 5th.

Personal life Stander hailed from Port Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal where he attended an Afrikaans Primary and High School (Suid-Natal). He married fellow cyclist Cherise Taylor in May 2012 on the beach of Port Shepstone.