Lesotho Sky 2018 Route: A brand new adventure

Jun 18, 2018 | Stories

The all new Lesotho Sky 2018 route forms part of exciting new changes we are implementing to improve the event as a whole. This year. we will base ourselves around our home in the mountains at Roma Trading Post Lodge and for the 8th year in a row at Malealea Lodge....

Jan’s Story – Day 2

Oct 3, 2017 | Race Day, Stories

Stage 2 – Ramabanta Trading Post Lodge to Roma Trading Post Lodge (with a couple of local lodges along the way too, ?. I am not far off the mark in all seriousness. At the top of one of the climbs, I complimented a gent standing alongside his house on the view...

Jan’s Story – Day 1

Oct 2, 2017 | Race Day, Stories

Jan Withaar and teammate Grant Usher ride for Team 24/7 Security Services. They finished 3rd overall on Day 1. This is Jan’s account of the day. The past week was an act in trying to recover from traveling induced poor sleeping patterns and muscle fatigue....

Lesotho Sky 2016: Done and dusted

Sep 28, 2016 | Stories

The 6th edition of the Lesotho Sky is done and dusted. What started in 2011 with a handful of passionate mountain bikers grew into one of Africa’s most spectacular and toughest stage races. The Lesotho Sky 2016 race, with its 392km of mostly single tracks, big...

Lesotho Sky 2016 Race Report: Day 5

Sep 23, 2016 | Stories

Welcome to Lesotho Sky 2016 Day 5. There’s something special about the people who come to ride the Lesotho Sky. Throughout the week the Afrikaans word gees came up in conversation. Gees is something you have or experience. It literally means spirit, but it can also...