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Active Hobo Podcast
David Jenkins hosts Active Hobo, a sports show with 92 episodes published.
Most riders have no idea if their TT bike would actually pass inspection. Dave sits down with Stephan, a national road cycling commissaire based at Cycle Lab N1 City, who measures TT bikes against UCI regulations for a l
We put the Switch Carbon Comp through three weeks and 500km of everything the Western Cape could throw at it: smooth tar, fast gravel, and rock climbs nobody sane would call "gravel." It didn't flinch. Titan Racing, a pr
Every rider who's done a stage race has seen it: the school kids handing out water, the local guy who's swept the same piece of singletrack all year so it's ready for you. James Beers joins The Breakaway to unpack what a
Tristan Nortje and Matt Beers made history in 2026 by becoming the first all South African team to win the worlds biggest mountain bike race - The Cape Epic. This film tells Tristan's story and how the result was his des
THIRSTI is hosting its inaugural Half Marathon and 10km on the 29th of August 2026. Active Hobo has assembled a super crew to help you get there in tip top shape whether you want to race the event and set PB's or simple
For the first time outside of COVID, Dryland Event Management had to cancel a race ten days before the start. Here's the man who made that call — and built a 20-year career on the events that came before it. Henco Rademe
Premier Wednesday 15 July 2026
This special edition of The Breakaway explores the powerful connection between cycling, community and the lives changed by every race. Do cycling races really make a difference beyond the finish line? We travelled to the
Cutting weight for the Nedbank Gravel Burn is only half the fight. The other half is not losing the strength to survive it. Five weeks ago, Dave couldn't activate some of his own muscles. He didn't know where his body wa
The latest gravel superbike has arrived, and after spending time on the all-new Pinarello Grevil F9, it's safe to say this bike exceeded every expectation. In this review, we dive into its ride quality, comfort, handling
At 13, she cried until the start gun went off — then she raced. At 17, she won the XTERRA Youth World Championship in Italy. At 18, Nadia van Wyk is just getting started. This is the intro. The full origin story episode
Bertus van Zyl is the chairman of Western Cape Schools Cycling, the structure behind one of the most overlooked grassroots sporting movements in South Africa. In this conversation he traces the whole arc: how a hobby wit
Before I can race 750km across the Karoo, I need to know exactly what I’m working with — so I head to the world renowned Sports Science Institute of South Africa in Newlands, Cape Town, for a full physiological baseline
South Africa's road cycling calendar is shrinking — and it's not because nobody wants to race. National commissaire Stephan Aucamp breaks down exactly what it costs to put on a bike race in this country, where the money
What does it take to run the world’s biggest mountain bike stage race? In this episode, we sit down with Shannon Valstar, race director of the Absa Cape Epic, to unpack her journey from growing up around endurance sport
The 2026 Giro d'Italia has a new-look leaderboard — and Jonas Vingegaard's cautious racing style is dividing opinion. Dave and guest Layla Schwellnus dig into the GC battle, debate whether Tadej Pogačar's absence has cha
Sandra Sischka shares the incredible story of cycling from Portugal to Cape Town over two years with almost no prior bikepacking experience. From crossing the Sahara Desert to navigating conflict zones in West Africa, Sa
What does it take to build the world’s biggest mountain bike stage race from scratch? In this conversation, Kevin Vermaak unpacks the untold story behind Cape Epic — from years of financial pressure and relentless risk-t
Simon Stofberg joins the Breakaway for an honest conversation about fatherhood, fitness, and finding your way back — three and a half months in. Also in this episode: Gallows 2026, the XCO Western Cape Schools League, a
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Active Hobo is hosted by David Jenkins. The show is categorised under sports (society) and has published 92 episodes.
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