SOMETHING FRESH hosted by Doug Bird

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The Imbuko Big 5 MTB challenge is one of the incredible events that we have been fortunate enough to work with. Theunis Van Zyl and his team are putting in the hard work to create something truly world class with this event in terms of the route, competition, and the overall participant experience.

This is an exciting time for single day marathon events in South Africa, and in the world! We believe the Imbuko Big 5 is at the sharp end of the sport's progression locally and could even rise to be a globally recognised event.

Doug and Jason discuss some of what it takes to create a world class event, what the Imbuko Big 5 has going for it and what about the future of this race and the sport they find most exciting!

Find all the content from the 2023 Imbuko Big 5 here: https://wildairsports.com/tag/imbuko-big-5-mtb-challenge/

Visit the event website here:
https://imbukobigfivemtbchallenge.co.za/

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After having the most incredible experiences riding the Karoo Crossing and Cross Cape gravel routes by Cape Cycle Routes, it was time for us to venture into the arid and majestic Cederberg Wilderness Area to ride the journey that is the Cederberg Circuit!

Join Doug and J-Dogg as they reminisce on the adventure, share a laugh over some of the funny moments, discuss essentials for a tour of this nature, and what they would do differently next time!

Links:
WA Experiences

Cape Cycle Routes

Watch The Cederberg Circuit Film

Ciovita

Ryder

Cannondale

Giro

All content from the Cederberg Circuit

Jason Van’t Slot is a 27 year old cyclist from Cape Town South Africa who recently set a new world record for the fastest 'Everesting' ride by someone with Cystic Fibrosis (a genetic disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system with thick and sticky mucous).

"Everesting" is repeating a climb over and over until your cumulative elevation gain is that of Mount Everest – 8848m. Jason took on this challenge with the goal to raise awareness about CF and raise funds for a lifesaving medication called Trikafta that is not readily available to sufferers of the disease in South Africa and completed the climb in 16 hours and 12 minutes.

We were blown away by his feat and reached out to sit down for a chat with the man! This is Jason Van't Slot's story.

Links:

Jason Van't Slot's Everesting Video

The Everesting Podcast

GivenGain Donation Link to support Jason's efforts to make Trikafta reality available in South Africa

This is Alan's second appearance on the something Fresh podcast, you can find the first one here, and this time we're winding back the clock and starting his story from the beginning.

We spoke about him growing up in Hillcrest and getting into racing, making the jump from local to international racing, and then we got to talk about the upcoming 2022 World Cup XCO season (Starting 8th of April in Brazil).

Alan shares some insights into what keeps the Cannondale Factory Racing team rolling smoothly and fast, interesting training and race preparation insights, developing his race craft and more!

Follow Alan on Instagram here: @alanhatherly
Follow the CFR Team on Instagram here: @cannondalemountain
Check out Kenta's skills on a bike here: @kentagallagher

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Undoubtedly one of the toughest one day marathons in the MTB calendar. The Imbuko Big 5 delivered superb racing this year!

Get the WILD AIR take on the racing action, what makes this event so tough, and a few stories from out in the field!

Join J-Dogg and Grant Hiscock (the race broadcast team from the 2022 event) as they recap all the action and more!

Check out the event highlights here: https://wildairsports.com/thrilling-racing-at-the-2022-imbuko-big-5-mtb-challenge/
Watch the Race Broadcast Replay here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17958602944608522/
Read the Race Recap here: https://wildairsports.com/thrilling-racing-at-the-2022-imbuko-big-5-mtb-challenge/
Podcasts referred to: Matt Beers Wins Cape Epic
Event Website: https://imbukobigfivemtbchallenge.co.za

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A classic XC bike has just received a full on overhaul! It is the Giant Anthem. A bike that many XCO or marathon riders would have spent time on at some point in their lives. For 2022 it has been redesigned with a new suspensions platform, significant geometry changes, wider rims and tires, 35mm bars, and the latest Fox Live Valve suspension!

The first two production bikes were raced at the 2021 Cape Epic by two of Imbuko Giant’s (@imbukogiant) team riders, Marco Joubert (@marcojoubert) and Tristan De Lange (@tristan_delange). We have Max Sullivan, who played an Intricate part in that operation, as well as Tristan join us on on the podcast to discuss the juicy details on the new bike and the experience of racing it at the limit!

Links:

2022 Anthem Launch Article

Tech Tuesday on the 2022 Anthem

Giant Bicycles Website

The FNB Wines2Whales is the most iconic 3 day mountain biking stage race in the Western Cape. The route traditionally makes its way from the Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset West through Grabouw and the Paul Cluver / Oak Valley wine estates to finish in Onrus. This year is the first ever SwitchBack edition, reversing the route and incorporating a host of new trails!

J-Dogg sits down with Sulli (who is currently racing the event with him) and our special guest Johan Kriegler, the founder of the event, to talk about it’s inception, evolution, and future. With the SwitchBack has also come the first year of E-Bike racing at the Wines2Whales, or any South African stage race for that matter! Johan, or JK as he is known, shares about his own cycling journey, finding the W2W route, getting the event off the ground, starting Cape Trails, and now the future of E-Bike Racing!

To see more of what are about and what we get up to, head over to our website www.wildairsports.com or our Instagram page www.instagram.com/wildairsports 

Links:

Wines2Whales - https://wines2whales.com

Cape Trails - https://wines2whales.com/involve/cape-trails/

E-Bike Content from the event - https://www.instagram.com/tv/CWBjtaHqESc/?utm_medium=copy_link

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