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Freedom Challenge 2024: Race across South Africa
In 2022, as we were coming out of COVID, I took part in an ultra endurance bike “race” across South Africa. The event is a Mountain Bike...

Craig Bosenberg
Dec 4, 20245 min read
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Freedom Challenge RASA 2024
Video by Simon Marlin of his and Trevor White's 2024 ride. Including Nick Rizzato RTR.

Simon Marlin
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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The Kiwis' race reflections | RASA 2024
By Kate Jeffreson: I did not really know what to expect from RASA, being a fit but novice bike rider, this has been a steep learning ...

Kate and Syd
Jul 10, 20241 min read
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Tim James
Jul 8, 20240 min read
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Stettyns, or is it Satyns, (Afrikaans for Satin’s)
As per the narrative, the distance from Trouthaven to Diemersfontein is 51km. Only 51km – that is less an average coffee ride for a group...

Andrew Cromhout
Jul 4, 20246 min read
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Race to Rhodes 2024
Preamble The corrugations send ripples through my aching muscles as I roll out of Rhodes. The roadside grass, adorned with predawn frost,...

Mike Woolnough
Jul 3, 202422 min read
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Winter Wonderland - Swartberg Pass
By the time you reach Prince Albert on the Freedom Challenge RASA pilgrimage, the routine of waking up long before it gets light,...

Greg Fisher
Jun 30, 20244 min read
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Lehana’s
The violent gust of wind on the tin roof awoke me abruptly. I honestly thought the roof might blow away. I rolled over and looked at my...

Greg Fisher
Jun 21, 20245 min read
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Bosenbergs' RASA diary
Father and son, Craig and Connor Bosenberg are taking on the 2150km Freedom Challenge Race Across South Africa. Craig is an expat and...

Craig Bosenberg
Jun 19, 20241 min read
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Karoo Meander Video
Video compiled by Desi Doran from their recent Karoo Meander Ride.
Christopher Fisher
Jun 4, 20241 min read
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Karoo Meander
The Karoo Meander last week was about riding the Freedom Trail from the Stormberg Battle site (halfway between Brosterlea and...

Mike Woolnough
Jun 3, 20242 min read
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Tim James' Up-ride Diary
Diary of Tim James' reverse Freedom Trail ride before he starts RASA 2024.
Christopher Fisher
Jun 2, 20242 min read
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The Freedom trail humbled me
Nothing hardly ever goes to plan or the way you would like it to. I wasn’t planning on doing RASA again, but as many people on this...

Martin Victor
Jan 10, 20247 min read
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Freedom Trail World Cup Rugby Tour October 2023
Eastern Cape, hosted by the Buffalo Herders Main tour 500km (seven days): Klipfontein (Stormberg) – Rietfontein (nr Hofmeyer) –...

Mike Roy
Nov 7, 20236 min read
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Finished business!
[Scratched! Part 2] Winter’s nearly over. It’s Spring. Time to keep our promise to ourselves, to return to finish our Race to Rhodes, to...

Kim Ward
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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RTP Impressions from a Namibian Novice
During the RTP one’s mind and thoughts are clouded by doubt and by incisive and nagging questions you ask yourself about the kinds of...

Theo Wassenaar
Jul 24, 20237 min read
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A ROOKIE AND HIS WIFE
Our Freedom Challenge story goes back to when Angela entered RASA 2018 with little or no navigation experience other than going to the...

Patrick Green
Jul 24, 20237 min read
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Gavin Horton's post race reflections
The following was sent to Gavin's gym members who he has trained over the years. A week has past now that I finished the 2023 RASA and...

Gavin Horton
Jul 13, 20233 min read
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