Race Report 23/24 June
It was John Barrow’s birthday yesterday. He was holed up last night with his riding buddies (Mike Potgieter, Mike Patchitt and Paul...
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Leon Erasmus
Jun 22, 20224 min read
RASA – Winter is here – Season 9 “The Hunger Games”
Being a self-diagnosed Freedom Challenge junky, I wait for this time of the year like a 5 year old for Santa Claus. Can’t remember if I...
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Roger Nicolson
Jun 21, 20224 min read
“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 Roy
Jun 21, 20224 min read
Race Report | 20 June
In the early hours of this morning I woke to the sound of rain. Given that my cottage here in Rhodes has a zinc roof there was no doubt...
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Mike Woolnough
Jun 18, 20224 min read
RASA Daily Report | 18 June
To lean on a baseball term - the RASA 2022 bases are loaded! As I write the the ant trail of Freedom riders stretches from the Umko...
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Mike Roy
Jun 18, 20224 min read
News from the Trail
It’s Saturday 18 June, early morning, and the 2022 Race Across South Africa is well underway. Six batches are already on the route....
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Mike Woolnough
Mar 26, 20223 min read
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...
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Roger Nicolson
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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...
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Roger Nicolson
Mar 23, 20224 min read
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...
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Mike Woolnough
Mar 22, 20223 min read
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...
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Mike Roy
Jul 27, 20215 min read
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...
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Mike Roy
Jul 18, 20215 min read
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...
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Leon Erasmus
Jul 17, 20213 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....
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Mike Woolnough
Jul 16, 20214 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...
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Leon Erasmus
Jul 16, 20213 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...
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Mike Woolnough
Jul 14, 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...
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Steven Burnett
Jul 13, 20214 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...
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Leon Erasmus
Jul 12, 20213 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...
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Mike Woolnough
Jul 11, 20215 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...
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Leon Erasmus
Jul 10, 20213 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...
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