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...
Sep 22, 2016 | Stories
Lesotho Sky 2016 race report day 4 Today was another awesome day as Phetetso Monese celebrated his 32nd birthday and took the stage win with teammate Stuart Marais for team Vodacom Lesotho. Daniel Gathof rode over a ploughed field and had to down a beer as punishment....
Sep 21, 2016 | Stories
All photos: Wayne Reiche This stage is probably among the toughest stages in any official mountain bike race in southern Africa. It is 86km of pure grind and grit. For the first half of the stage, riders had tricky river crossings to deal with, and battled up and down...
Sep 20, 2016 | Stories
Lesotho Sky 2016 Race Report Day 2: The Malealea Loop took riders on the same route as the legendary Lesotho race, The Malealea monster. 52 km the route is a perfect blend of fast flowing single tracks, gnarly downhill switchbacks and endless climbs. Due to the...
Sep 19, 2016 | Stories
It was a day that started in icy cold conditions. After another great evening at the legendary Ramabanta Trading Post lodge, everyone was eager to get one their bikes and take on the gruelling 69 km journey all the way to Malealea. The 2016 race boasts the biggest...
Sep 18, 2016 | Stories
The Maletsunyane Falls is a 192-metre-high waterfall in Lesotho. The fall of the water from the Maletsunyane River crashes in a puff of smoke down into the majestic gorge. No wonder the name of the nearby town, Semonkong literally means “place of smoke”. The gorge is...
Sep 18, 2016 | Stories
A big part of the Lesotho Sky stage race revolves around the history of the Lesotho trading post. Two of the well know historical tradings are at Roma and Ramabanta. Starting and eventually finishing at the Ramabanta Trading Post, the race follows the ancient trade...
Sep 18, 2016 | Stories
During the stage race, riders will traverse the most prominent landmark during the Lesotho Sky stage race – Thaba Li Mele, also known as Nipple Mountain. Keen observers and regular Lesotho Sky riders will know that the outline of this mountain peak inspired the...
Sep 18, 2016 | Stories
Makhalaneng River The Lesotho Sky race, criss-cross and snakes alongside one of Lesotho’s beautiful rivers, The Makhaleng. The river originates north-west of the 2886 m high Machache in the Maluti Mountains. It flows south-west across the Lesotho Highlands past the...
Sep 18, 2016 | Stories
Gate of Paradise Pass The Gate of Paradise Pass is a well known (and feared) climb during the Lesotho Sky stage race. Founder of the Malealea trading post, Mervyn Bosworth-Smith had a passion for road-making. He built the road from the Malealea Lodge to the Gate of...
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