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The new (and only) Specialized Stumpjumper 29er built for racing.

Tuesday, May 27th, 2008

My 29er race bike…
This puppy has been specially built for me by the engineers at Specialized. (thanks Jason!) To save weight, the BB has been replaced with a large diameter shell to fit the Specialized Carbon road cranks. (Which I’m running 2×9) And most of the paint has been left off. In my opinion, the [...]

Images from XTERRA Temecula. By Rich Cruse

Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Avia photo shoot

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Avia is my new shoe sponsor. Eish! What great shoes.

Avia AVI Bolt racing flat
Since Temecula (yesterdays XTERRA race venue) is so close to the Avia headquarters north of San Diego, a photo shoot was scheduled. I hobbled around on sore legs and blistered feet, but they say we got some good shots for [...]

Nailed um. XTERRA West Championship 2008. Temecula, California.

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Picture by 2008 Rich Cruse
Railing a turn at XTERRA West Champs.

XTERRA West Championship. Temecula, California. The people who keep count says its my 6th XTERRA West win in 7 years. (the other year I was injured)
It was blazing hot. The run was absolutely brutal. Steep up- and downhills over terrain that a few days [...]

Mount Rose highway: One of my favourite long rides…

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

This 4hr ride starts in Reno at 1300m altitude, climbs straight up to 2700m (takes me about 1h40 at 130 heart rate) and descends straight down to Incline Village, on the shores of Lake Tahoe. (1800m)
Fill up the bottles, (penalty points awarded for time spent off the bike) and start climbing back over. About 50minutes [...]

Lighthouse to Lighthouse 2 day mountain bike race. 2002. Video

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

I added “My black and white photo collection” and some stories under “Story time” under “Pages”

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Conrad and Amber says goodbye to Africa. For a while

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Amber and I are about to get on the plane tomorrow and celebrated our farewell with good friends, good food and good training in some of the most beautiful settings in the world…

The Republic of Hout Bay in the background, and two tired cyclists in the mirror. Taken from one of the sharp turns on [...]

Conrad Stoltz 2008 Racing Kit

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

I’m very excited to post my 2008 race kit. As you can see, the design is the bright coloured South African flag. Which ties in nicely with the rainbow stripes of the current World Champion. A very unique look…