Shebeen Posted November 13, 2013 Share Jaco Strydom passed away last Friday after a long intermittent bout with cancer.I’ve posted this in routes and trails, since he seemed to use his bike as a weapon in his treatment. He was either planning a trip or on one. I met him as part of my freedom challenge start group, he was riding with a broken collarbone but persevered against the odds to be last rider over the line. He was diagnosed with cancer later that year, but he did multiple BIG trips exploring. He circumnavigated Lesotho, he rode the long way from beit bridge to cape town and many more. You can read a lot more about him from his blog, a true adventurer.http://beit2cape.blogspot.com/ footdoc, Dusty, cat-i and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtrider Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbeard Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieterg Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted November 13, 2013 Share here's the Report he did from Freedom Challenge 2008 - it is in Afrikaans but has lots of pictures for those who don't verstaan. http://www.groep7.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/FC2008.pdf Lexx and Snowflake 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailrider Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Dale Posted November 13, 2013 Share Ride On In Peace, Jaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Bike Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moriarty Posted November 13, 2013 Share Very sad news, this man was an inspiration to everyone who met him. He will be missed on the forgotten, seldom used trails of South Africa. Having ridden a couple of looooong days with him I can testify that he was REALLY a hard man. RIP Jaco. Dusty and Tumbleweed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowpoke Posted November 13, 2013 Share Condolences to friends and family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtbreath Posted November 13, 2013 Share Very sad but so inspirational. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witkop Posted November 13, 2013 Share Rode with him,RIP Jaco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassasdaindia Posted November 13, 2013 Share RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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