I rode my fourth 36one on the trot on residual fitness and did a fair amount of complaining and made many excuses. Still good fun. Despite vows to the contrary I may take on my fifth one next year. I can’t be the only one who doesn’t have that black...
One way of looking at the Munga Grit Tankwa is a 180km ride, then a hike up table mountain pushing your bike, then another 300km ride. But it is much harder than that, and more beautiful. This was my second attempt at the Tankwa Grit, the first ended at RV1,...
The Munga is more than a bike race. To me it seems a container for a spiritual journey. The route is explicitly designed to take a rider on an inner sojourn as well as an outer pilgrimage across the most beautiful, harsh and ancient places of our land. The race...
Being humbled in the face of the hugeness of life, opens empathy and understanding for others. In the spirit of gonzo reporting here’s an account of an abortive attempt at the Munga Grit Tankwa 2024. I withdrew at race village one – after 17 hours and 219 of the hardest...
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