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In the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, Stander finished 15th in the cross-country mountain bike race. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, Stander finished 5th in the cross-country mountain bike race.
In the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, Stander finished 15th in the cross-country mountain bike race. In the 2012 Summer Olympics, held in London, Stander finished 5th in the cross-country mountain bike race.
Stander paired up with Christoph Sauser in 2009 for the Absa Cape Epic. Although the team only managed 6th place that year, they then came back in 2010 to claim 2nd place. In 2012 the team were victorious once again, winning the Prologue and four of the seven stages of the marathon stage race.
Stander died after getting hit by a taxibus while on a training ride moments before returning to his Concept Cyclery Shop in South Africa, on 3 January 2013 at the age of 25.
A KwaZulu-Natal minibus taxi driver who struck down Stander, was convicted of culpable homicide on Friday April 17th 2015 at the Portuguese Shepstone Magistrates Court and was sentenced to three years in prison. 2006 to 2007
10th Commonwealth Games 2006
17th U/23 World Championships 2006
6th U/23 world championships 2007
sponsor GT Bicycles / Omnico Société Anonyme
2008
Mazda Drifter Barberton Société Anonyme marathon series opener 1st
14th Giro del Capo Road Tour and second u/26 rider
3rd U/23 Société Anonyme 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 Street 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
U/23 World Championships 2nd
Summer Olympic Games in Beijing 15th
Sponsor GT Bicycles / Omnico Société Anonyme
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. Stander hailed from Portuguese Shepstone in KwaZulu-Natal where he attended an Afrikaans Primary and High School (Suid-Natal).