A Savage Double Century 2017

A Savage Double Century 2017

We’re about 31 kilometres into the 2017 Coronation Double Century, maybe 35 – it’s all a bit blurry at the moment but Tradouw Pass looms. Right now it feels like an episode of Prison Break because the veins in Theunis de Bruin’s calves look a lot like Michael...
PPA Sportif 5 – Some Savage Sprinting

PPA Sportif 5 – Some Savage Sprinting

For the final event of the Pedal Power Sportif series we were treated to a new route from the previous four events. The route looks rather familiar to the Medihelp Stellenbosch cycle tour, except the start take place at Simonsvlei farm. The facilities were great and...
PPA Sportif 4

PPA Sportif 4

In the week leading up to Sportif 4 the banter on the WhatsApp group was pumping as we had entered most of the team in the event. Unfortunately it started to unravel on Saturday as Theunis found out he was needed at work on Sunday then, Kevin and Calvin came down with...
Road cycling in the Western Cape

Road cycling in the Western Cape

Having gotten into cycling in the past 6 years we have already seen the sport shift a lot since the days of our secret socks, unshaved legs and spare tube around our waist. So we decided to have a look at what’s been happening with road racing in the Western Cape over...