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Above, the overarching cloudless canopy of blue was partly obscured by the foliage of the syringa tree that grew next to where I lay. The...
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Gill Graaf
- Nov 3, 2022
- 2 min
A DOGS GUIDE TO DIE LEER
A few years back we were on holiday in the Karoo and spent a few days in Die Hel prior to joining a cycle tour in Prince Albert. John had...
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Mike Woolnough
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
15 Years of Freedom
“It’s been a little over 15 years since I first rolled onto the Freedom Trail from the Pietermaritzburg City Hall. The clock tower...
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Charl Van der Spuy
- Jul 7, 2022
- 5 min
A ROUGH STETTYNS GUIDE
General points to keep in mind: You need a determined attitude, not a fearful one to complete this section, too many folk sit at...
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Roger Nicolson
- Jun 21, 2022
- 4 min
“The Racing Batch”:
The last batch of RASA riders leave Pietermaritzburg at 6am tomorrow. The “Dot Watchers” (DW’s) be watching the “Racing Batch” intently....
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Mike Woolnough
- Jun 11, 2022
- 2 min
Freedom is in the air
June in Johannesberg, when the green of summer gives way to the dull brown of winter. Fields of maize once bold stand withered, heads...
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Gill Graaf
- Mar 31, 2022
- 5 min
THE MASTER THIEF OF BROSTERLEA
I have had a few days to reflect on our Race to Cradock adventure. We had ridden the Freedom Circuit, 400km, in April last year. I...
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Gill Graaf
- Mar 16, 2022
- 3 min
Friday Bikes
Buy brand new bike in December 2020. April 2021, shifter packed up 25km from the end of the Freedom Circuit. Became a single speed and...
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Mike Woolnough
- Mar 13, 2022
- 2 min
The Intersection of Tough and Stupid | By : Mike Woolnough
In a few days I’ll be taking on the Race to Cradock. I’ve done all of the RTC events since inception. I’ve wiggled down the trail and...
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Steven Burnett
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
The magic carpet story
If the Freedom Challenge could be represented by an item, for me it would be a blanket. Not just any blanket, as you can get a perfectly...
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Mike Roy
- Aug 19, 2021
- 3 min
Be.ING Ingrid Avidon
Ingrid Avidon, Freedom Rider and Freedom Writer, doesn’t really need an introduction. Her track record as one of the leading women...
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Gill Graaf
- Jul 16, 2021
- 5 min
Becoming a dot | Illusions shattered | Gill Graaf
Ladies size bikes are not made for bike packing. John is 6’3; he can fit his whole wardrobe and a bike workshop under his saddle. I am...
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Gill Graaf
- Jul 15, 2021
- 5 min
Becoming a dot | Part One | Gill Graaf
I started this journey a bit late in life. I was never very sporty at school and my twenties were caught up with other life dramas. One...
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Mike Woolnough
- Jul 6, 2021
- 2 min
A day in the life of.... | Mike Woolnough
I’m pushing my bike through a field of daisies when a 22 wheeler appears out of nowhere. Black smoke belches from the exhaust stack as it...
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Leon Erasmus
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Die Freedom Leeuw-welpie | Leon Erasmus
Hi, my name is Leon Erasmus and I am a Freedom Junkie. My first Freedom was in 2016. Back then I called it by it's other name RASA (Race...
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Alex Harris
- Jul 1, 2021
- 3 min
You can't put in what God has left out! | Alex Harris
Over the years, whenever I am talking to someone about a recent adventure or gruelling exploit, the question I am most often asked, is...
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Fiona Coward
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
The essence of freedom | Fiona Coward
What's all the fuss? I still remember clearly where and when I truly 'got' it. It was on the track before reaching the district road that...
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Sandra Maytham-Bailey
- Jun 29, 2021
- 4 min
Art, activism and bicycles | Sandy Maytham-Bailey
I’m a cyclist and an artist so this blog may be a bit left of centre but I thought I’d look at the bicycle through a slightly different...
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Mike Woolnough
- Jun 27, 2021
- 2 min
Why do we keep coming back | Mike Woolnough
RASA and RTR 2021 is upon us. The race has already kicked off for more than half the field and a legion of dot watchers. This year I get...
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Ingrid Avidon
- Jun 25, 2021
- 4 min
How to be a lady on the trail. By: Ingrid Avidon
As a woman, riding the Freedom Challenge has taught me many lessons. I will share one of them with you: the contents of the 2 litre ice...
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