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The Lesotho Sky is a sacred mountain bike experience for many riders who return each year to fall in love with mountain biking again. It’s a true ride of passage for any person who longs for old school MTB. We don’t build little bridges or manicure any trails. Riding takes place on ancient trails made by rural life in Africa and Mother Nature.
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Jan’s Story – Day 4
Stage 4 my memory bank - The rain that dislodged any hope of racing on Wednesday pounced on us when the sun set and the moon thought it would share its light with us. It had arrived with menace, vigour and determination. A desire to see itself through until 5:30 in...
The Mother-in-Law of all stages
It's been a very tough day on the bike. Today was the Queen Stage, the route that rules them all. So just on the paper alone, riders knew that today would test their true characters. But throw in a Lesotho cold front, with icy cold and wet conditions, and suddenly the...
Jan’s Story – Day 3
Highs and lows. A theme written into the ground and into the unfolding of today’s events. Referring to it as a low is over exaggerated but if compared to Day One and Two’s experience it did not carry the same level of euphoria. As I mull over it, the day feels as...
Jan’s Story – Day 2
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 he had...
Ramabanta Loop: Got hair on your teeth?
In southern Africa people have a saying: "He's got hair on his teeth." It's a saying with German roots and it means that someone is not scared of anything. It is also used to describe something difficult that lies ahead: "You gotta have hair on your teeth!" The...
Jan’s Story – Day 1
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. Despite...