viagra onlineviagraviagra storiesviagra light switchviagra mexicoviagra vs cialis priceviagra professionalviagra resultsviagra pfizerviagra last longerviagra nitroglycerinviagra premature ejaculationviagra tipsviagra expiration dateviagra zoloft interactionviagra headquartersviagra alternativeviagra in womenviagra triangleviagra without edviagra heart attackviagra or cialisviagra 25mg side effectsviagra off patentviagra vs levitra vs cialisviagra manufacturerviagra questionnaireviagra super activeviagra expirationviagra questions and answersviagra usage tipsviagra kaiser permanenteviagra use in womenviagra dangersviagra gumviagra timeviagra contraindicationsviagra to last longerviagra for pulmonary hypertensionviagra kullanimiviagra jokesviagra online prescriptionviagra videoviagra jet lagviagra headacheviagra songviagra makes a romantic relationshipviagra online canadaviagra use in young menviagra voucherviagra red faceviagra patent expirationviagra and foodviagra costviagra knock offsviagra next day deliveryviagra empty stomachviagra theme songviagra zonder voorschriftviagra zoloftviagra with dapoxetineviagra erectionviagra quadriplegicsviagra and alcoholviagra vs. birth controlviagra naturalviagra going genericviagra triangle restaurantsviagra gold 800mg reviewsviagra dosageviagra young menviagra nitric oxideviagra with alcoholviagra vs genericviagra juicingviagra side effects alcoholviagra fallsviagra commercial songviagra joke labelsviagra definitionviagra effectsviagra jetviagra under tongueviagra los angelesviagra high blood pressureviagra commercialviagra pillsviagra kenyaviagra and nitratesviagra lawsuitviagra kidsviagra prescriptionviagra adviagra vs cialisviagra overnightviagra soft tabsviagra buy onlineviagra generic onlineviagra joint painviagra young adultsviagra 100mg priceviagra how does it workviagra kick in timeviagra and cialis togetherviagra best priceviagra yahooviagra vasodilatorviagra release dateviagra like drugsviagra jingleviagra retail priceviagra in canadaviagra forumviagra cialisviagra movieviagra instructionsviagra maximum doseviagra original useviagra shelf lifeviagra ukviagra doesn't workviagra useviagra genericviagra over the counterviagra versus cialisviagra generic dateviagra super forceviagra lastviagra and blood pressureviagra low blood pressure


Its sunday afternoon, and I’m in the office. (again)


January 23rd, 2012 by Conrad Stoltz

conrad-stoltz-guardian-peak-wines-stellenbosch

No no, this is not the office. BUT the fine lunch and even finer wine at Guardian Peak Winery with my lovely wife,

liezel-stoltz-guardian-peak-wines

is the reason I ended up in the office on Sunday AFTERNOON…

conrad-stoltz-road-cycling

3hrs on my Specialized Roubaix. Stellenbosch to the far side of Franschhoek pass. 4 Passes. Hard tempo up both sides of Helshoogte and both sides of Franschhoek pass, and twiddling along at 300- 330W on the flats.

conrad-stoltz-simonsberg

One of the biggest allures to me about the Stellenbosch area is the amazing scenery… Simonsberg here

conrad-stoltz-franchshoek-baboons

And if course the Franschhoek Pass baboons…

conrad-stoltz-franschhoek-lazy-baboons

The Franschhoek Baboon has got to be the laziest baboon to walk the earth…

conrad-stoltz-franschhoek-baby-baboon

Ok, this little one is still semi awake and admiring his toe.

conrad-stoltz-franschhoek-pass-specialized-roubaix1

Top of Franschhoek Pass. In this corner, Barry Pauw- my team mate at the 2005(06?) Cape Epic, rolled a front tire (because of a slow puncture) 130km into the 8th stage, already we had lost 3 chain ring bolts (fixed chain rings together with zip ties and could only use big ring!) and punctured twice. And my achilles was half torn by then. In other words- we were not filled with mirth- Barry’s front wheel washed out in the hair pin bend and he crashed wholesale across the road- Barry, bike, bottles, big words and glasses all scattering in different directions. We fixed the small side wall cut by wrapping duct tape around the tire a few times, (now THAT looked Caveman-like) and vowed never to do this bladdie stoopid race again.

conrad-stoltz-franschhoek-pass-fountain

In that same corner, you’ll find the sweetest mountain water- I never miss the refill stop.

conrad-stoltz-simonsberg-helshoogte

Back up Helshoogte you get the other view of Simonsberg. Oooh, what cute little numbers dancing around on the Wattage meter screen- its gonna be a good season. (XTERRA Buffelspoort this coming weekend)

conrad-stoltz-dorpstraat-stellenbosch

Finally- Dorpstraat Stellenbosch- home sweet home.




2012 Totalsports Challenge- Team Stoltz wins Mixed Terra Firma


January 16th, 2012 by Conrad Stoltz

liezel-stoltz-conrad-stoltz-training-stellenbosch2

Liezel played international Netball (Americans. click here for Netball video) for the past 15 years, and just recently took the endurance sport plunge. She took to the endurance thing like a springbok to the Karoo, and here, doing intervals on the Stellenbosch fields, I had to ride my bike just to keep up…

The Totalsports Challenge is a great season opener- its a fun event, the course is really scenic, all kinds of endurance junkies pitch up and we decided  to do the Terra Firma event as a Mixed Team: I do the 45km draft legal TT (road bike) leg, Liezel does the 13km road run leg, I do the 30km MTB leg, and she does the 9km beach run…

conrad-stoltz-totalsports-challenge-specialized-shiv-tt

The 45km bike. I used it as a trial run for the upcoming SA TT Champs. So I didnt bother with drafting or trying to attack anyone. I’m trying to make friends with my UCI legal (no nose cone) Specialized SHIV TT. However, the hard part is staying friends  with the “Flat bike” as I call it for an hour of pain. The Time Trail is called “the race of truth”, and after 40 minutes or so, no amount of speed (or big watts) makes up for the pain surging through your body…

conrad-stoltz-tt-totalsport-challenge-time-trail-specialized-shiv-tt

A gaggle of riders enjoyed my draft for 43 of the 45km, (the yellow line offers the least rolling resistance)

conrad-stoltz-totalsports-challenge-specialized-shiv-tt-rooiels-climb

But whenever the TV got near, and on the 2 big climbs (Rooiels in picture) they attacked.

conrad-stoltz-liezel-stoltz-totalsports-challenge

We finished in a pack of about 7, Liezel (in pink) waited at the change-over and burned some rubber on the way out. 13km is a long race for a first time runner, but she paced it well, and put some time into our competition.

conrad-stoltz-specialized-swork-epic-29er-caveman-totalsports-challenge-mountain-bike1

After that hard TT leg (1.02 for 45km) my legs were a little dented, but gravity provided some relief and time for play. (And to pick off a few more riders) Thanks to Fanus at Oakpics.com for the great pics

liezel-wium-conrad-stoltz-team-stoltz-totalsports-finish

Liezel blitzed the 9km beach run bare foot and brought it home 4th in the open Terra Firma and 1st in the Mixed  teams. It was so much fun being able to race with my wife and being able to watch and support each other along the way. We do some of our training together which is great, but we are both born competitors and nothing makes our adrenaline pump like a gun at the start!

conrad-stoltz-liezel-stoltz-post-rce-tv-interview

Talking to the TV  hairy squirrel (microphone) in top right…

conrad-stoltz-kevin-evans-richard-murray

Hobnobbing with fast athletes Kevin Evans and Richard Murray instead of warming up. Notice GoPro camera- when I get some time (and skill) I’ll put a video up.

conrad-stoltz-kelfords-ford-fiesta-thule-specialized

After a long day, our Team Kelfords Ford Fiesta with Thule racks, and securely locked Specialized Shiv TT and Specialized Sworks Epic 29er takes a romantic overnight break at Hangklip,  Pringle bay.

conrad-stoltz-hangklip-sunset

After an action packed, fun day, Team Stoltz takes a romantic break at Hangklip, Pringle Bay…




Married life- and why I didnt blog for 2 months


January 11th, 2012 by Conrad Stoltz

I recently received this email:

[Hey Conrad Stoltz,
You are a big hero of mine and you have inspired me to cycle from central China to Denmark, my home country. I've been a fan of you since I heard about the BAMF nail incident.
[He's referring to this blog. C]
I know you are busy with your wifey, congratulations man, but I would be really pleased if you could update your blog. You don’t have to do some crazy long blog, just a little bit and it would be great.
All the best,
your fan Henrik Hagemann]

Hendrik prompted me to start blogging again.

1st off: “Hey Hendrik Hagemann, please write me your story and I’ll post it on the blog. China to Denmark is a loooong bike ride, and I wish to know if I inspired you in a good or bad way to ride that far…

Your fan Conrad Stoltz”

What happened since the last blog after World Champs:

conrad-liezel-stoltz-wedding1

Thanks to a match made in heaven, Liezel (nee Wium) and I blitzed romance, engagement and got married on 11.11.11 in South Africa. Good wedding pictures take time, I’ll blog about the wedding when the photographer is done editing…

stoltz-honeymoon-i

Since then we have been having an amazing time, honey mooning and spending quality time together… We started on the tropical island of Mauritius,

sailing-with-liezel-on-mauritius

Stayed a while… (Here sailing over shallow corral reefs)

thesen-island-knysna-conrad-stoltz

Then Thesen Island in Knysna, South Africa,

stoltz-honeymoon-iii-knysna-elephant-park

Knysna Elephant Park was an amazing experience…

stoltz-honeymoon-ii-karoo

And after all that time in and around the ocean, we headed for the Karoo.

conrad-liezel-stoltz

Then we had a quick 2 weeks in Stellenbosch (Liezel had to work!?) and then we joined my parents on the farm for the Festive season.

conrad-stoltz-not-going-anywhere

It rained  A LOT. Sometimes flooding the road and cutting us off from the outside word…

conrad-stoltz-river-crossing

And sometimes you just have to hold your breath and take the plunge…

liezel-shona

Liezel got to meet the rest of my family and we had a great Christmas.

conrad-stoltz-farming

I re-lived my dream from when I was a 3 year old. (Back then, there was no triathlon)

liezel-machine

Training? Yes, we did some. My wife is a machine!

Here is a rough draft of my race schedule, kicking off this weekend:
Jan 14: Total Sports Challenge. Liezel and I will do the 2 man Terra Firma event under “Team Stoltz”
Jan 28: XTERRA Buffelspoort SA.

Feb 5 National road TT champs
Feb 12: National MTB Champs
Feb 28 XTERRA SA- Grabouw

March 3: Argus MTB race.
conrad-stoltz-waltervalsrivierpas

As you can see, we had an amazing 2 months together, growing even closer. We wanted to start our marriage off on the right foot, and keep joking “we’re on honeymoon for life”.  I didnt blog for these 2 months because the “bloody computer” is probably the biggest distraction from personal interaction and training, so I switched it (and the “bloody phone”) off and left it at home for 3 weeks. Was quite a liberating experience. Blogging is a hobby, not business as I have yet to make a cent from it, but I’ll gladly humour you guys, and thus keep recording memories.

Thanks for the kick in the backside Hendrik