Posts by James van der Hoven
Rebooting the economy – in a very different direction for our future
We’re officially back in the saddle as of next year and along with it, we are going to reboot the economy but in a radically different direction in order for more people to benefit. After five years of a lot of work at the Ecommerce Forum Africa, we were at the right place at the…
Read More2021 Long Ride To Freedom Update
Hello dear riders. It would seem that Covid-19 has hit us for the second year running as the second wave washes over our country. At this stage we are uncertain when things will return back to normal. We are conversing with authorities on a regular basis to see if we can potentially hold the ride…
Read MoreDay 15 – A mega thank you.
There are no words that can express our gratitude to the team of Recce Riders who cycled the 2830km ride and others who helped plan the Long Ride To Freedom! From the time James met Mark Lawson last year from Cycle The Cape, he bought into the vision of Leaderless, the Non Profit Organisation organising…
Read MoreDay 9 – July 26th – Rest Day for the Recce Riders
It was rest day today for the Recce Riders organizing the annual Long Ride To Freedom in honour of Nelson Mandela’s legacy. The team washed clothes, walked the beach, cleaned and tuned their bicycles and enjoyed a short tandem ride as if they were not tired enough after 1200km of cycling from Johannesburg to Cape…
Read MoreDay 8 – July 25th – Queenstown to Port Alfred and what the Innovation Villages might look like
The Long Ride To Freedom Recce Riders stopped off today in Queenstown, South Africa after cycling 1200km to collect information for the annual ride.
Read MoreDay 7 – July 24th – Port St Johns – Queenstown
The recce riders planning the Long Ride To Freedom, were hit by severe wind today and decided to take the day off and get some good rest in. In the meantime, we wrote to SpaceX today asking them to keep an eye on the Decentralised Sustainable Innovation Village progress we’re going to build. With a…
Read MoreDay 6 – July 23nd – 172km – Kokstad to Port St Johns
The recce team cycling 2830kms from Johannesburg to Cape Town to plan the Long Ride To Freedom in September had an incredible ride yesterday. From the storms that were brewing on Windy.com we thought they might be in for a tough day but it turned out one of their best days yet as they rolled…
Read MoreDay 5 – July 22nd – 225km – Durban to Kokstad
Day 5 – July 22nd – Durban to Kokstad – At 170kms and 3000m of climbing our tough recce rider Shanel Munger had to call it a day after feeling a little woozy and tired. To be expected when you have ridden so hard four days on end. You’re a legendress Shanel, a true inspiration…
Read MoreDay 4 – July 21st – 233km- Ulundi to Durban
Day 4 – 21 July 2019 – 233Km – Today was an easier ride for the recce team compared to the crosswinds of yesterday but it was a long ride due to the team’s Garmin not being accurate and not showing them clear directions so they had to back-peddle 3 times to get back on…
Read MoreDay 3 – July 20th – 233km eMkhondo, MP (Piet Retief) to Ulundi
Day 3 – 20 July 2019 – 233Km – we have 545 weeks left until 1 January 2030 to make significant changes to our planet and this is what the recce team is helping us achieve – creating awareness! With the information collected, we will ride the Long Ride To Freedom again in September and…
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