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The Sufferfest Renews Title Sponsorship

December 19, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

The Sufferfest Renews Title Sponsorship We are very pleased and proud to announce that The Sufferfest will continue as our title sponsor. The team will register with the International Cycling Union (UCI) for the 2018 season with the same name – The Sufferfest African Dream Team. This will be the fifth season as a UCI

End of Season Success

December 2, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

Ending 2017 in Style Lesotho Sky Lesotho Sky is the traditional epilogue for the season, being the last UCI Class race we contest every year. This year, preparations for the race did not go well as we had a lot of juggling around with teams. We had long decided that Phetetso would stick with his

UCI National Federations’ Newsletter October 2017

October 23, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

SPOTLIGHT ON… LESOTHO’S MOUNTAIN BIKE TEAM The Sufferfest African Dream Team hails from Lesotho and is the only African-registered UCI Mountain Bike Team in 2017. And although Lesotho can by no means be described as a traditional mountain bike nation, the talented riders from this landlocked nation would appear determined to prove otherwise. This

World Championship Report

September 22, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

The dust has settled on the Smithfield Trails at the 2017 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Cairns, Australia, and now it’s time for reflection. To be honest, we have mixed feelings. On the one side, we are immensely proud to have riders representing Lesotho and Africa at such a prestigious event, but on the

World Championships in Cairns

September 2, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

We are proud to announce that Lesotho will be sending a team to the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships to be held in Cairns, Australia from 05-10 September and that our riders will be featuring in the team. This is the first time that Lesotho will be represented since 2013, when the Championships were held

African Championships and May results

June 2, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

May has been a crazy month for the team, with 6 races contested over consecutive weekends. It has also been a very successful month, winning Continental Championship medals, as well as 11 podiums/ 7 wins across the various categories. To our great surprise and excitement, we have climbed a few places to 25th in the

Lesotho Annual Sports Awards

March 11, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

Two of our riders, Phetetso Monese and Teboho Khantsi, have been nominated for the Lesotho Annual Sport Awards Sports Star of the Year award for 2016. The final placing will be determined by a public vote using the Lesotho mobile phone networks. Some of our #DreamMakers from other countries have asked how they can help

Racing at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria

January 28, 2017Mark WestUncategorized

The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria commemorates the Pioneer history of South Africa and, in particular, the history of the proud Afrikaner (Dutch) people. To some it is a symbol of Hope and to others it is a symbol of Oppression. I’m not even sure if the 6 Lesotho boys noticed the impressive monument in the

Win a Cool Pair of Oakley Eyewear

November 30, 2016Mark WestUncategorized

Help us share the news about our supporters' club and you could win a pair of Oakley's. Join our #DreamMakers club at http://africandreamteam.net/dreammaker-club-membership/ OR https://fundrazr.com/DreamMakers To celebrate Black Friday, we are giving away one pair of black Oakley Jawbreaker sunglasses to one lucky supporter - just like the ones worn by Cav. All you have

Limar Helmets Ultralight+ Review

November 23, 2016Mark WestUncategorized

Our team riders have been wearing Limar Ultralight+ helmets for training and racing for a full two years now. These really are beautifully designed Italian helmets - conceived for use in road racing, but equally adept to performance mountain biking. We have worn Ultralight+ at World Cup, World Championships and Olympic Games and the helmets

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