Sep 28, 2018 | Stories
Lesotho Sky Day 4 – Malealea Monster Today was a big day for Lesotho cycling. Tumelo Makae and Phetetso Monese of Alliance Insurance took their first stage win of the week. It is Makae’s first ever stage win here at Lesotho. Makae was noticeably disappointed...
Sep 27, 2018 | Stories
Day 3 – Malealea Loop It was supposed to be a rest day, but it became my toughest day on the bike. The route was awesome and the trails were some of the best I’ve ever ridden, but I just could not get my legs to work and my mind to focus. I felt as if something...
Sep 27, 2018 | Stories
Lesotho Sky Day 3 – Malealea Loop The third day of Lesotho Sky 2018 was a short and fast-paced day. It suited the XCO riders the best, while old diesel engines huffed and puffed to keep up with the frenetic pace. The route followed existing trails around Roma,...
Sep 26, 2018 | Stories
Day 2 – Roma to Malealea I knew today was going to take me to a dark place. After 5 hours my body was like: “Dude, you usually get off this thing after 55 minutes and then do some push-ups in the room where the gym keeps all those balls!” The ride The first 30km...
Sep 26, 2018 | Stories
The Leg Tester – Roma to Malealea The second day of Lesotho Sky 2018 was a real mountain trek over 85km of dirt roads and mountain passes from Roma to Malealea, totalling 2 200m elevation. The leaders stayed together until 10km after the second waterpoint. At...
Sep 25, 2018 | Stories
Every now and then you find yourself riding on a trail that puts all your worries into perspective, a trail that reminds you of your place in the world, a world beautiful beyond words and as ancient as time itself. This was my day today — actually it’s been my entire...
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