Just back in Truckee - 11pm - after an epic 8hour drive through unchanging Nevada desert off a latish night out and about in the City of Sin. Race report tomorrow; with all else from a crazy weekend included. Visuals with a edgy feel from Nils:

If you were at the event, visit the Oakpics site to view and order some of yourself. Thanks to Hannes Oosthuizen for these:

(Blowing - five hours in)

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Imana Wild Ride 2008 - Best of Collection by Jon Ivins.
This to rest my case - the most visually stunning experience. Secondly, my furthering in efforts to convince my coach Gary Mandy to join me on the 10th anniversary of the Imana Wild Ride next year.

Photo’s to reflect the past weekend’s multisport event. Again, all through the lens of the gifted Jon Ivins.

(Racing in the reserve - closest encounter was with warthog’s again)

A small collection of visuals from my four day highlight of the year on the Wild Coast. All thanks to the lense of Jon Ivins. I’ll get more up some time soon, with captions too. But its time for the sack, with a 4am screening of the O-lypmics triathlon and all.

A few days around Lake Geneva near Nyon…

Belated but brilliant moments from Richmond last weekend by Nils Nilsen.

(Craig and I on Belle Isle after 2km of riding - Photo by Nils Nilsen/XTERRA)

Four photo’s from the forests of Oak Mountain and the lens of Nils Nilsen.

(Bridge crossing in the Xterra Southeast Championships - Photo by Nils Nilsen/XTERRA)

Spent the day out at Oak Mountain Park going over the course, lounging under oak shade with the misses, attending a small Xterra media gig, and having a moment at the spot of my crash last year breaking my left scaphoid.

(The hump I crashed at last year - I had a moments silence here…)

(Bike lane from Squaw Valley to Tahoe City)

As mentioned I decided to do a shoot for my sponsors so as to create an opportunity for them to use in print media, as well as for my personal needs as well. Jacques Marais (home) did me a favour a joined me for a morning in and around Stellenbosch. Although I’m yet to see all, and see anything in proper [...]

(Flying on ground level)
Nikola Tosic (nekada.com) (tosic.com) (netvibes.com/nikola-tosic) has been so really influential in opening up the Internet to me over the past year. He’s continually pushing my limits, nudging me over where I thought my edge was. I’ve come to enjoy some of these uncomfortable situations he so naturally manages to create.

(View from the house)
Ruth and I spent the Easter weekend with my family at Langebaan up the West Coast. The flickr set shows Bundi (named in honour of Silvio Bundi), the new Ridgeback puppy / watch dog to be, Nico Pfitzemaier - a German Xterra athlete who mastered slalom skiing on his first weekend, my [...]

A photo selection from the Xterra triathlon at Shongweni on the  10th of February 2008.