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Di Carolin and Robbie Powell rode the spectacular iSimangaliso MTB stage race for Full Sus. Follow her on Twitter: @di_carolin, read her reports from Stage 1 & 2 here, or visit www.isimangaliso-mtb.co.za to find out more about the race. Stage 3 Last night was spent in a tent and at breakfast this […]
Di Carolin and Robbie Powell are riding the spectacular iSimangaliso MTB stage race for Full Sus. Follow her progress on Twitter: @di_carolin, read her daily reports here, or visit www.isimangaliso-mtb.co.za to find out more about the race. Stage 1 With the St Lucia Wetlands being a world heritage site it has always been […]
Words by Diana Carolin | @di_carolin In preparation for Masters Marathon Champs at Cascades next weekend the Arabella Challenge seemed to be a perfect test of my form. Having raced only XCO the last three and a half moths the longer distances promised to be a challenge. Registration was quick […]
I think that last night’s thunderstorm was a battle of the Gods going on up there; it was a storm of epic proportions. As were the climbs today! Monstrous and never ending are words that pop into my mind. We pretty much started straight into some super-fast flowing single track. […]
Sus the Imana Wild Ride Report by: Diana Carolin – @di_carolin Dates: 1 – 6 August 2015 Where: Eastern Cape Wild Coast Race Website: www.imanawildride.co.za Imana Wild Ride is a legendary event that has been going for almost two decades! There is no marked route so it is an event […]
Di Carolin has clocked many a mile on the bike and knows a thing or two about both comfortable and uncomfortable kit. So here’s what you need to know about cycling kit, before taking off on a long ride or doing a big race. Be prepared for all weather because […]
After having ridden my first season of XCO it turned out that SA Champs was to be held in Stellenbosch at the same course that we had had WP Champs. But the track had a few sections added to it namely the rock garden, a super steep rock drop, a […]
“Ooh look its 5 degrees”” said Theresa as we were driving to Van Gaalen Cheese Farm. I looked over at the dash board and did a double take. “T, Its 0.5 degrees!” I said. Never in my life have I been so cold at the start of a race. the […]
This month, ladies, Diana Carolin will take a deeper look into your riding skills, your biggest obstacle, and hopefully she can help with a few tips she’s picked up along the way. First though I’d like to share a major fear that I had when I starting out and how […]
What a fantastic day we had on Saturday, writes Diana Carolin. Perfect weather conditions and a great turnout at the Coetzenburg XCO track in Stellies. Thanks so much to Novus Holdings, Paarl Media, Subaru, Giant, Cadence Nutrition and all the other sponsors that made this event possible. It was the […]
