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The story of Rory

Monday, January 26th, 2009

Elephant Tales- by Rory Mackie
This is one the most hectic stories I have ever heard. Ror has told it many times- the details changing depending on how many beers he’s had and who the audience is. But here is the original version. Before the beers and before the legendary story grew tails.
Rory is from Zimbabwe: [...]

Triathletemag.com Photos of the year: Part III

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

A while ago I got this email:
Hey Conrad,
Thought I’d share this with you… Thanks for making my pictures look so good!
http://triathletemag.com
Nils Nilsen
(ph) 619.818.3187
(www)http://n2fotoservices.com
(www)http://xterraphotos.com
(Sent via iPhone)
Thanks Nils. Making a sweaty Caveman look good in the Alabama woods takes real talent!
I’m in Darkest Africa at the moment and dont get magazines or follow news on the web. [...]

2008 XTERRA athletes of the year

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Secret Trail riding. Grabouw, South Africa.

Monday, January 19th, 2009

The climb was brutal, but once we disappeared into the clouds and the trail leveled out, it was as if we were in heaven. Trail riding heaven that is! The trails were tricky, rocky and scary at times.

More Black and White Photography

Friday, January 16th, 2009

The Cheetah sculpture collection in Stellenbosch by Dylan Lewis really has my imagination going. There are 23 Dylan Lewis animal sculptures in Stellenbosch, and you literally bump into one on every street corner. As I ride my cruiser bike around town I cant stop taking pictures…
Wish I had a real digital camera, my SLR is [...]

Rich Cruse Photography…

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

 Rich Cruse has been shooting XTERRA since my 1st intro to dirty triathlon in 2001. Since then we have become great friends, and we have done a lot of “work” together.
Our working relationship:

Riding with Christoph Sauser and Conrad Stoltz…

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

It was “Make a wish” for 16 year old mountain biker Justin Pictor from Stellenbosch South Africa. Fresh off a great 3rd in the under 17 race at South African Mountainbike Nationals last week, it was good to catch up with Justin again.
A year ago I rode with him and some friends. His ability and [...]

Stellenbosch = a little piece of Coffee Shop Heaven. Its ok for training too…

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

 
Owen makes a killer Cappuccino at Mill Coffee Shop. I stayed at De Oude Meul Guest house for a few days- breakfast was

The busy insects of Africa & other snippets

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

What happens in Africa when you leave your bike stationary for too long. (Wont say how long, but not long at all!)
It is a kind of wasp that made a nest and probably laid some eggs in the suspension pivot of my Specialized Epic.

NO kidding. A perfect little wasp home. This guy is quite some [...]

Rafting trip on the Orange River over New Years

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

My friends from Stellenbosch organized a 4 day river rafting trip over New Years. We paddled South Africa’s biggest river- the (not so) mighty Orange. It runs through the driest part of South Africa and made for a truely memorable experience. Pine runs African Rafting and is a friend of a friend, so all 20 [...]