Mariske Strauss
What you Knee(d) to know: An athletes perspective
First things first. Pain is your bodies way of saying something is wrong. With racing a bike knee pain is probably one of the most common...
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Mariske Strauss
- Sep 13
- 3 min
XCE WC - Paris, FRA
Oui Oui, PARIS! Last weekend marked a momentous occasion. Racing under the Eiffel Tower! Who would have thought I would ever get to do...
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Mariske Strauss
- Sep 9
- 3 min
XCE World Cup- Leh, IND
India, what an experience, a bit scarred, and not sure if it was just me but traveling in India with a bike seems to be quite the story!...
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Mariske Strauss
- Sep 1
- 3 min
XCE World Cup – Indonesia
I don’t know about you but the weeks seem to be blending into one another! Almost time to get ready for the next XCE World Cup and I’ve...
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Mariske Strauss
- Aug 22
- 2 min
XCE World Cup, Sakarya TUR
This past weekend was my first time back racing in what feels like forever! As an athlete, we are wired to race and when life comes at...
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Mariske Strauss
- Jul 28
- 1 min
Sometimes we are forced to stop
Today I was supposed to walk with the rest of the South African team and celebrate the start of the 22nd Commonwealth Games hosted by...
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Mariske Strauss
- Jul 5
- 2 min
SA XCO Champs 2022
What a whirlwind of emotions. To tell you the truth I am in two minds, on the one side am I disappointed that I wasn’t able to take back...
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Mariske Strauss
- May 23
- 3 min
2022 XCO Zadov-CZE
From serious pollen in Nove Mesto na Morave(NMNM) to being airlifted off the course in Zadov… I think it’s safe to say this was not my...
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Mariske Strauss
- May 18
- 3 min
2022 XCO World Cup-Nove Mesto na Morave
Life does not always go the way we plan. I have learned this simple fact many times in my life and even though I know this to be true it...
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Mariske Strauss
- May 6
- 2 min
2022 SA XCO #3 – Summerplace, Limpopo
What a jam-packed month this is turning out to be. I knew it would be that’s also partly why I decided to come home for a week before...
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Mariske Strauss
- Apr 26
- 2 min
AFRICAN Continental Championships
Hard work is paying off! This past weekend was the African Continental Championships held in Windhoek, Namibia. The track was rocky and...
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Mariske Strauss
- Apr 11
- 5 min
ABSA Cape Epic '22
Can you believe it is already over 2 weeks since we finished?! Let me take you through this year's Epic in a fraction of the time, and...
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Mariske Strauss
- Feb 28
- 2 min
SA XCO Cup #1 - Parys
What a week… The first race of the XCO SA Cup season kicked off this weekend in Koedoeslaagte just outside Parys, Free State. Never...
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Mariske Strauss
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Tankwa Trek 2022
The first race of the season is always a bit of a crazy one, although this was my second one it was my first stage race. I lined up with...
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Mariske Strauss
- Jan 17
- 3 min
Attakwas '22
I can hardly believe the year has officially kicked off, on a hot note... a very, very hot one. For those of you that don't know this...
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Mariske Strauss
- Nov 11, 2019
- 1 min
Mariske Strauss Meet&Greet
Time for some fun!! It has been a long season with loads of ups and downs. I would not be able to do what I do without my amazing...
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Mariske Strauss
- Oct 7, 2019
- 2 min
XCO World Champs – Mont Sainte Anne, CAN
Kind of kinky After a very VERY long trip from Europe I made it in one piece. Next up was well first a nice training block, followed by...
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Mariske Strauss
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
XCO WC #5&6-Val di Sole, ITA & Lenzerheide, SUI
Another one bites the dust My goodness I really do not have the best track record this season do I. After quite a stressful week at home...
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Mariske Strauss
- Oct 7, 2019
- 3 min
XCO WC #4 – Les Gets, FRANCE
Doing the racing Cha-Cha This past weekend was the 4th WC weekend, held in Les Gets France… over Bastille weekend. The crowds were superb...
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Mariske Strauss
- Jul 10, 2019
- 3 min
XCO WC #3 – Vallnord, ANDORRA
How Mariske came to crack the top 15 at the 3rd UCI World Cup.
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