Freedom Trail Podcast

Hello, Freedom Family. We have such respect for the guys and ladies out there who have tackled day six of Race Across South Africa. It's not only about covering these huge distances for these riders, but overcoming all the curve balls that come with riding your bike across the country. From the storms and the mud and the bike issues. It's about how these guys and girls are able to adapt and roll w...

Hello, freedom Family. It is day five of Race Across South Africa and we have got lots of excitement lined up, lots to share. Let's not delay and let's get stuck in. Drikus has got into checkpoint three today. "It's been quite rough, to be honest. This is a beast of a race. Beautiful landscapes, absolutely beautiful, but it's, it's a beast. We had some pretty nasty rain and mud, having to deal wit...

Hello, freedom Family, and we love that with this new event that Freedom Family is growing. Thank you for listening in to the Freedom Trail Podcast as we follow all the action on day four of Race Across South Africa. Paul Ingen once said to Chris and I, "who doesn't want to ride their bike across the country". That's precisely what RASA is all about and what these brave men and women are doing. Th...

Hello, and thank you for tuning into the Freedom Trail podcast. I'm Julia Fisher, and today we are gonna be unpacking day three of race across South Africa, where riders tackle the Freedom Trail touring route, a tough, grueling to thousand kilometer cycle from just outside Durban in South Africa, all the way to Wellington in the Western Cape. Just on the outskirts of Cape Town. So these riders are...

Hello, freedom Family and thank you for joining us on the eve of day two of Race Across South Africa 2026. We have riders spanning all the way from Rhodes to Two Springs at the moment. We've just got news from Rhodes that's Drikus, race leader, has arrived and he's looking great. Not sure yet of what his plans are from there. The field goes all the way to Two Springs. A large group of riders stayi...

Hello, freedom Family, and we are back with the first day of the inaugural Race Across South Africa. Our new Freedom Challenge event that allows riders following a GPS route to race the Freedom Trail. As quoted by Sue Wadley, she says, "this race is for those who prefer riding bikes than carrying them." Race across South Africa has started today. It has been the brainchild of the original Freedom...