Final race report 13 July 2022
It is Wednesday afternoon, five days after the last batch of RASA 2022 arrived at Diemersfontein to earn their blankets. All support...
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Gill Graaf
- Jul 13
- 3 min
LEARNING THE FREEDOM TRAIL
I began to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. If you are interested in something, no matter what it is, go at it...
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Charl Van der Spuy
- Jul 12
- 12 min
Race to Paarl 2022 – Observations of an accidental racer
Given all the drama around RASA in 2022 its no surprise that Race To Paarl (RTP) 2022 has taken a bit of a back seat. Unlike in 2021 when...
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Mike Woolnough
- Jul 7
- 6 min
RASA Daily 7 July
So much has happened since the last report. Dawn Bell winner of the ladies race has been joined on the podium by the mens winner who...
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Mike Roy
- Jul 4
- 4 min
Race report 4 July 2022
At least two topics for this morning’s report, probably more as I get going. I’m writing this from Trouthaven, the support station before...
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Leon Erasmus
- Jul 3
- 4 min
Winter RASA 2022 – Rugby and Red Wine
So, the Springboks narrowly beat the Wales Dragons 32 to 29. As most who watched the game will agree, South Africa was lucky to win, what...
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Mike Roy
- Jul 2
- 5 min
Race report 2 July 2022
There may well be a double report today, one early edition (this report) and possibly one later today from Freedom Writer (and rider)...
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Leon Erasmus
- Jul 1
- 3 min
Snap, Crackle, Pop – Winter RASA 2022 | 30 June
A little-known fact for this year’s event is (or was) the participation of a ex pat Saffa, now Aussie, Gawie du Plessis on a Cambelt...
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Fiona Coward
- Jun 29
- 4 min
ANOTHER DAY CLOSER TO A BLANKET – RASA Update 29 June
Mark Basel is a man in a hurry. He seems to have fired his afterburners and after overnighting in Rondavel, he's sped past the comforts...
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Mike Roy
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Race Report 27 June (Day 15) Women’s Race 2022
So many riders have dropped out of this year’s RASA, most of them men. As a consequence I have decided to use this report to focus on the...
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Roger Nicolson
- Jun 25
- 4 min
RASA Day 13 18h00.
The Race 2 Rhodes is now done and dusted. Nigel and Beth finished this afternoon…well done guys. With the last RASA rider filtering...
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Leon Erasmus
- Jun 24
- 3 min
Winter RASA 2022 - Pearshaped
Daily report by Leon Erasmus ( 24 June) Whenever anyone embarks on a challenging journey, we plan every detail and every turn. But like...
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Mike Roy
- Jun 23
- 4 min
Race Report 23/24 June
It was John Barrow’s birthday yesterday. He was holed up last night with his riding buddies (Mike Potgieter, Mike Patchitt and Paul...
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Leon Erasmus
- Jun 22
- 4 min
RASA – Winter is here – Season 9 “The Hunger Games”
Being a self-diagnosed Freedom Challenge junky, I wait for this time of the year like a 5 year old for Santa Claus. Can’t remember if I...
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