Dr Evil Stage 3

Dr Evil Stage 3

45km, 750m climbing (Single track and forest jeep track) We started day three with all the best intentions with the plan to ride in. The first spanner in the works was that our Air B&B puppy managed to nip Brendon’s already dodgy rear tyre, no problems, the plugs...
Dr Evil Stage 2

Dr Evil Stage 2

38km, 940m climbing (farm gravel roads and forest jeep track) The boys decided to head to the start today in Boet, Kev’s Ford Ranger, making use of the heater to warm the legs up instead of riding the 25km to the start venue, Kay and Monty wine farm. The weather, like...
Dr Evil Day 1

Dr Evil Day 1

Dr Evil day 1 – 72km, 1300m climbing (district/farm gravel roads and forest jeep track) We decided to ride from our accommodation in Plett to the start at Wittedrift High School. A little 13km downhill warm up, thinking about whether or not we would regret the ‘warm...
Pure Savage – West Coast Express Race Report

Pure Savage – West Coast Express Race Report

The Western Cape road racing season kicked off on Sunday with the West Coast Express. This year saw the return to a similar route to the 2015 edition, with the inclusion of a little surprise near the end of the route. Unlike many of the past races, there was very...