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RTW 2022 Results
Mike Woolnough 2d 11h58 Daniel Otto 2d 14h40 Anthony Avidon 2d 16h12 Christopher Mortimer 2d 22h23 Mark Basel 2d 22h23 Grant Cowen 3d...
Christopher Fisher
Mar 31, 20221 min read
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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...

Gill Graaf
Mar 31, 20225 min read
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RTC 2022 Results
Mike Woolnough 2d 12h47 Ingrid Avidon 3d 07h11 Guy Cluver 3d 15h12 Andrew Pearson 4d 09h11 Chris Harburn 4d 09h11 Clyde...
Christopher Fisher
Mar 26, 20221 min read
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From the Clubhouse | RTW daily
Yesterday I finished my race to Willowmore and to borrow a golfing term I am the Leader in the Clubhouse. RTW like golf has competitors...

Mike Woolnough
Mar 26, 20223 min read
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Strategies….and how they play out.
Mike Woolnough (true to character) went all out all guns blazing, and tried to hit the 13:00 gate, but failed….why? who knows, he’s...

Roger Nicolson
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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The Race… to Willowmore
With the riders all chasing down those “Crazy Runners” that departed on Monday afternoon, the 2 racing batches of Race to Willowmore...

Roger Nicolson
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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Freedom's Real Heros
Race to Cradock winds down as the Race to Willowmore gets underway. A bus load of riders arrived today headed up by Ron Smythe who got...

Mike Woolnough
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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2022 RTC | RTW | Race report #1 | Mike Roy
Before we know it the Freedom Challenge 2022 season is upon us. And what a year it promises to be. Multiple events, an encouragingly...
mtbmikeroy
Mar 18, 20225 min read
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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...

Gill Graaf
Mar 16, 20223 min read
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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...

Mike Woolnough
Mar 13, 20222 min read
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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...

Steven Burnett
Nov 19, 20213 min read
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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...

Mike Roy
Aug 19, 20213 min read
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2021 RASA | RTR | RTP Race report #23 | Mike Roy
Final wrap-up. The 2021 Freedom Challenge season is finished (although there is talk of a 2021 Spring Ride to Rhodes). This serves as the...

Mike Roy
Jul 27, 20215 min read
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2021 RTP Results
Anthony Avidion 2d 18h27 Stefan Nel 4d 12h07 Josh Hayman 4d 12h24 Sally Hayman 4d 12h24 Peter Roux DNF Jerome O'Regan DNF...

Chris Fisher
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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2021 RTR Results
Ingrid Avidon 3d 10h06 Phillip Fullaway 4d 09h52 Justin Dowdle 4d 11h44 Bruce Mckinlay 4d 11h44 Mark Cowley 4d 13h35 Johann...

Chris Fisher
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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2021 RASA Results
Fjord Jordaan 13d 13h26 Axel Poser 14d 06h27 Gavin Horton 14d 09h25 Kemsley Wood 16d 09h45 Derrick Bingham 16d 12h42 Kevin...

Chris Fisher
Jul 22, 20211 min read
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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
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The day the Buffalo Herders needed some herding | Fiona Coward
Buffalo Herder John the Geologist in a race against time to herd the 13:00 bus from Cambria Buffalo Herding is just one branch of a...

Fiona Coward
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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Observations of a rookie Buffalo Herder | Part 3 | Fiona Coward
RASA Riders are inherently interesting. Everyone has a story. As a herder, it's like being in an elevator. The doors open, a rider steps...

Fiona Coward
Jul 18, 20211 min read
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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
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