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2021 RASA | RTP Race report #22 | Mike Roy
Ride to Agadir (Prince Albert) | 18 July | 20h30 The race has moved way down the trail and is fast coming to a close. In two or three...

Mike Roy
Jul 18, 20215 min read


2021 RASA | RTP Race Report #21 | Leon Erasmus
• Snot & Trane • Elation • Achievement Pretty soon I will put down my two fingers (I use to type) and move back to my neglected day job....

Leon Erasmus
Jul 17, 20213 min read


2021 RASA | RTP Race Report #20 | Mike Woolnough
It’s just a blanket | Friday 16th July 19h00 Richard Cole and Greg Perrett have just arrived in Diemersfontein. Each of them will just...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 16, 20214 min read


2021 RASA | RTP Race Report #19 | Leon Erasmus
Thursday 2300 • Rock – Paper – Scissors • Cross provincial travel • Time Warp For the past day or so I was outside proper contact with...

Leon Erasmus
Jul 16, 20213 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #18 | Mike Woolnough
Wed 14th 20h30 Today the weather has been a lot kinder on the riders. It’s still bitterly cold but the tormenting headwind and icy rain...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 14, 20213 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #17 | Steven Burnett
13 July 19h00 The beast we know today as the Freedom Challenge wasn’t initially called that. Its origins go back to founder David...

Steven Burnett
Jul 13, 20214 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #16 | Leon Erasmus
12 July 18h00 • Doctors • Posers • Lovers • Fighters With the number of doctors riding this year’s Freedom, it’s no wonder we need Cuban...

Leon Erasmus
Jul 12, 20213 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #15 | Mike Woolnough
Sunday 11th 18h00 Kemsley Wood crossed the finishing line today a little before 15h40 to be the first rider home RASA 2021. Still covered...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 11, 20215 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #14 | Leon Erasmus
The three nipples: • Lehanas • Osseberg • Stettynskloof We had quite a few first-time riders in this year’s rendition of the Freedom...

Leon Erasmus
Jul 10, 20213 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #13 | Leon Erasmus
Friday 9 July | 23h00 Sitting in Osseberg with tears running done his face it dawned on him that he was not going to make the 1300 gate....

Leon Erasmus
Jul 9, 20215 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #12 | Mike Woolnough
Thursday 8th 21h00 Another day on the trail without too much drama. Of interest is the difference in speed and distance once the riders...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 8, 20214 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #11 | Mike Woolnough
Wednesday 7th 21:00 It’s been a day where everyone has simply got on with the job. I’m not going to bore you with a blow by blow but...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 7, 20215 min read


2021 RASA Race Report #10 | Leon Erasmus
Tuesday 6th 22:30 Dust settles on a day another “normal” Freedom challenge day: • Minus 18 degrees on the Witteberg plateau • Cut-offs...

Leon Erasmus
Jul 6, 20213 min read


2021 RASA | RTR | Race Report #9 | Mike Woolnough
Monday 5th 23:00 Let’s work our way through the field from back to front. Father and son pair of Leon and Brian Kruger rolled into Rhodes...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 5, 20215 min read


2021 RASA | RTR | Race Report #8 | Leon Erasmus
As the last full Freedom riders (The Brothers Payne) arrived in Rhodes yesterday evening at 20h30 and the Kruger Clan setting off from...

Leon Erasmus
Jul 5, 20213 min read


2021 RASA | RTR | Race Report #7 | Mike Woolnough
Sun 4th 9:00am The Race Across South Africa has been on the go for 13 days. In that time dreams have been realised and shattered. Goals...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 4, 20214 min read


2021 RASA | RTR | Race Report #6 | Mike Woolnough
Sat 3 July 10:30am Alex Harris took a tumble on the first night leaving the Ntsikeni reserve and having sustained a rib injury he has...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 3, 20212 min read


2021RASA | RTR | Race Report #5 | Mike Woolnough
Timeline: 2 July 06:00am It’s 24 hours since the racing batch set off from outside Pietermaritzburg Town Hall. The entertainment from...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 2, 20214 min read


2021 RASA | RTR | Race Report #4 | Mike Woolnough
The racing batch are off today and I’m sure they are going to amaze, astound, perplex and impress us with their antics. But it’s worth...

Mike Woolnough
Jun 30, 20212 min read


2021 RASA | RTR Race Report #3 | Mike Roy
Sunday morning and the Buffalo Herders find themselves in Rhodes. We were a bit confused for a moment until we remembered that it is...

Mike Roy
Jun 27, 20215 min read
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