Tour of Ara 2017: Bighead’s Big Adventure (Part Three – Final) – By Todd Leedy
Stage Five - Naaim de Vos: Calvinia to Sutherland, 161km "The morning road is, um, not in great condition" Heading over to Hantam Huis for breakfast in the usual…
Tour of Ara 2017: Bighead’s Big Adventure (Part Two) – By Todd Leedy
Stage Three - Mbotshwa Buda: Middelpos to Calvinia, 98km "There is something sticking out of your head" During our braai dinner following stage two, we heard the unfortunate news that…
Tour of Ara 2017: Bighead’s Big Adventure (Part One) – By Todd Leedy
Prologue "Because I'm 50!" The Tour of Ara is a six-day stage race over a predominantly gravel road course in the 'Great Karoo' area of Northern Cape Province, South Africa.…
Hard Men of Australia: Road Racing in the late 1940’s to early 1970’s – on Gravel
Long before the advent of tubeless tyres, electronic shifting, GPS navigation, power meters and now suspension - on gravel bikes - there were the hard men of road racing. These…