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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...

Gill Graaf
Jul 16, 20215 min read
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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...

Gill Graaf
Jul 15, 20215 min read
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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...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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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...

Leon Erasmus
Jul 2, 20213 min read
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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...

Alex Harris
Jul 1, 20213 min read
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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...

Fiona Coward
Jun 30, 20213 min read
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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...

Sandra Maytham-Bailey
Jun 29, 20214 min read
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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...

Mike Woolnough
Jun 27, 20212 min read
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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...

Ingrid Avidon
Jun 25, 20214 min read
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