The doctor’s orders for a mountain bike stage race stipulate the controllables – like smooth logistics, great food, and a thrilling route – but even Dr Evil cannot control the weather. Despite Leon Evans’ anti-rain dances (done in private of course), the 2024 Dr Evil Experience endured two rain affected days. Mountain bikers are not [...]
I woke up to find sand in my bed, laughed Luke Lockhart-Ross, despite taking two showers after yesterday’s muddy slog at the 2024 Dr Evil Experience. Surely today wouldn’t be worse, right? Wrong! Stage 2 started with blue skies and high spirits. The gees was flowing, especially after Shaun Peters cracked a few jokes before [...]
365 days ago, I crashed, trying to keep up with the Dr Evil Experience, writes Luke Lockhart-Ross. Racing above my limits? Maybe. My fault? Definitely. The locals? Oh, they made sure to mock me! (Catch the "Lawndart Lockhart" saga here.) A year later, that grudge still nagged at me, but today, I left it in [...]
The Dr Evil Classic, the Garden Route based multi-day mountain bike stage race, has re-branded and will now be known as the Dr Evil Experience – a fitting change in name that aligns the event with its soul and commitment to its hometown, Plettenberg Bay. The name Dr Evil strikes one of two visions into [...]
