Grand Junction Off-Road and the Lure of the Kokopelli Trail

‘These rocks rock,’ I thought after pre-riding the uber-technical Grand Junction Off-Road XXC course at the second round of the Epic Rides Off-Road Series. In Friday night’s fat tire crit, I just tried to keep all…

Spring Swing

Instead of making excuses about not blogging because the intensive process of writing, I will now attempt the impossible (for me): a micro blog recapping all the recent racing and events. Back in March you followed…

Jeremiah Bishop and Team Topeak-Ergon at the 2017 Cape Epic

The Absa Cape Epic (March 19th to 26th) is the toughest mountain bike stage race in the world and is being held for the 14th time this year. Eight days of dust – eight days of…

Racing the Tankwa Trek

The deep soreness in my glutes and quads is something I only get from racing. Over the past two weeks, I’ve had six high-level race days spread over three events – the most ever for me…

Wow, First Race Win of 2017

The Fairtree Capital Simonsburg Contour Stage Race, held just a short ride away from our base camp here in Stellenbosch, was our chance to get in some speedy race practice. It’s one thing to train hard,…