Half a million South African children walk for more than an hour to school, which means every day they may be walking more than 12 km to school and back. The direct effects are tardiness, frequent absenteeism, exhaustion, lack of concentration and often the complete withdrawal from the education system. What can YOU do, you wonder? The simple solution is a bicycle! Bicycles change everything. Children … Continue reading Put kids on Bicycles
XCO Racing is certainly not for the faint hearted, but if you like the ‘blood’ zone effort (the area beyond red) and enjoy riding rock gardens, don’t mind the odd drop in the trail and some airtime in between then this is certainly for you. I wanted to try out something new and so I entered the XCO champs in June. With some high intensity … Continue reading Pushing Limits at the SA XCO Champs
A spectacular long weekend has come to an end. The #RECM200 3 day stage race was certainly one for the memory book. The limited entry of riders allowed for a wonderful intimate atmosphere and the location of the race village in the middle of the Knysna lagoon gave it that special touch. The nutrition during and after the race was superb, providing stamina while racing, … Continue reading RECM 200 – Racing in Paradise
It was Amarider 100 Miler time again this past weekend. Well, 102 miler to be correct, and some additional climbing for good measure. These old-classic-type of events make one realise how time is running or should I say cycling? This was the 4th 100miler for me and definitely felt much better and more prepared than the previous years. Some 361 km riding last month certainly … Continue reading Amarider 100 Miler
Flip, this was tough. Toughest thing I’ve done so far. Insane race! But highly recommendable. I am still trying to understand how I managed to arrive at the finish line. It’s all a bit blurry. I was sure to bail, at least twice but somehow ended up on my bike again continuing my long way to the finish. Well, here is how the race unfolded. … Continue reading 36ONE Challenge – Welcome to 361 km of non stop racing in the Karoo
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