Roof of Africa Hard Enduro

On November 30, the Roof of Africa Hard Enduro returned to the rugged Mountain Kingdom of Lesotho for another editon of the original hard enduro race.

The Roof has come a long way since it was first conceived in 1967 as a detour through Lesotho for a car rally route that started in Johannesburg and ended in Durban. The locals still regard the race as a drought-breaker thanks to its uncanny habit of the rains arriving with the race, but nowadays the emphasis is on technical, physically draining stages that cover 150–200km and test the riders for eight to nine hours per day.

As the legendary passes become progressively easier to conquer, new obstacles are added yearly: old favourites like Two Tits, Slide Your Arse and Baboon's Pass giving way to new challenges. But before it all starts the riders had to master an high speed time trial on an predominantly asphalt course.

To give you an idea of the first challenge, Red Bull TV expert Darryl Curtis takes you a test-run in the video below.