Naudesnek is the roadway over the Drakensberg on the Freedom Trail, it has to be traversed for riders wanting to reach Rhodes and it is...

A summary of the days events on the Freedom Trail.

THE FREEDOM CHALLENGE Race Across South Africa 2023 - Why we are Doing it Again - Nigel & Adrian Payne. Reflections as we are about to...

Hopefully, at some stage in your life you played snakes and ladders – otherwise this article will hardly make sense. In brief, by rolling...

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” ― Ferris Bueller Why would anyone take on...

Patrick Green tells us about his night out in the Umko Valley

We weren’t supposed to be doing the Race to Rhodes this year. Race to Willowmore was next on the list. A random WhatsApp from Hughes...

WINTER 2023… There’s a chill in the air. The unsettling whistle of the wind as it weaves its way around boulders, through trees and...

Sleeping out on the Freedom Trail elicits one of the biggest responses across a broad spectrum when spoken about. It typically sends the...

Freedom has been my mistress for 14 years now. Keven Davie, RASA 2007 (race # 13) and my Dabulamanzi Dusi canoeing partner, suggested...

The 21st edition of the Race Across South Africa starts next week from Pietermaritzburg on 13 June. Nineteen winter and two summer...

In the modern world, most of us are accustomed to using “Siri” or Google Maps to get us from place to place. Cyclists enjoy the...

There’s a painting that hangs in my living room. It’s been there for over 20 years. It hangs opposite the spot by the window where I wait...