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Amidst a successful Extreme/ Hard Enduro career, both on the world stage and at local races, Travis Teasdale attributes a big part of his success to growing up and developing riding skills in his hometown of Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. With a massive variety of riding terrain on his doorstep, we take a glimpse into Travis’ day-to-day Enduro life in Homegrown. ...

Making a comeback to racing after a horrific injury, Brett Swanepoel is back up to speed having just finished off the season by taking 3rd overall in the 2019 SA National Enduro Championship. Brett is in full preparation mode for the upcoming Motul Roof of Africa and will be heading up to Afriski in Lesotho to take part in the Snow+Rock Enduro ...

The 2018 Motul Roof of Africa saw a number of changes to the format of this iconic Extreme Enduro event. This, 51st edition, of the race more than lived up to its name as the Mother of Hard Enduro. One thing that did not change however was the name on the trophy. After the reworked Round the Houses and Time ...

Having previously won the Mother of Hard Enduro in 2012 and again in 2014, Sherco Liqui Moly Racing’s Wade Young came back with purpose and conquered the mountains of Lesotho by winning the 50th edition of the Motul Roof of Africa. Having lead from the start, Young put on a solid charge in the final climb to pull away from ...

The Mother of Hard Enduro, the Motul Roof of Africa celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, taking place from 15-18 November in Lesotho. This year’s event is also the final round of the 2017 Red Bull Hard Enduro Series and promised to be a good test of man and motorcycle. Having earned the reputation of being one of the hardest ...