Schoeman ready to reclaim her title

SPORT REPORTER Desert Dash women’s champion Rene Schoeman has her sights set on retaining her title at this year’s Nedbank competition.The gruelling race will take place on 9 December. It starts in Windhoek and riders will make their way through the desert to Swakopmund.Schoeman won the women’s solo race in impressive fashion in the 2015 Desert Dash. “After my first mountain-bike ride, I haven’t looked back. I’ve loved every minute of it since. There have been multiple city rides that I have done and with the wind in my hair and the sun on my face, I felt free and alive as if I was riding in the countryside.“At the start I was really nervous, of everything, every little drop-off, root or rock, but regardless of the fear I felt it was exhilarating and exciting and I found myself with a permanent smile on my face and wanting more,” Schoeman says of her first Desert Dash.She believes that the Desert Dash is a race against herself and there are many variables in such a long race.Schoeman hopes that she can race this year with no technical problems and get to the finish uninjured.Schoeman and her family emigrated to Australia last year and she is eager to return to Namibia to enjoy the hospitality, the challenge and the experience.“If I can inspire others to participate, all they need to do is to come prepared and to enjoy the experience, it’s a life-changing one”, she says.

Schoeman ready to reclaim her title

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Namibian Sun 2025-04-17

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Schoeman ready to reclaim her title

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