Cape Town cycling has a rich history...

In this episode, Graham Ward (Western Province Road Commissioner and Chair of the City Cycling & Athletic Club) takes us inside one of Cape Town’s oldest sporting communities—how the club traces its roots to 1891, what’s been preserved in minute books dating back to 1905, and the legacy of riders who went from Cape Town to the Empire Games and the Olympics.

But this isn’t just nostalgia.

We unpack why road racing in the Deep South largely disappeared, how compliance and permits changed the economics of hosting events, and what it really takes to put a race on the calendar today—from marshals and traffic support to ambulances and cost break-evens.

00:00:00 Meet Graham Ward + City Cycling’s origins (1891)

00:01:52 The archives: minute books (1905) + early club stories

00:03:47 Legends & legacy: Jack Rose, hour-record era + Green Point track

00:05:40 City riders at Empire Games & Olympics (1930s–1960)

00:08:19 The old scene: 100km time trials, trophies, Fripp Cup

00:10:53 Why SA lost time trial culture (traffic + safety realities)

00:13:48 Modern club racing: DC, safer circuits, “club races” today

00:14:21 Compliance 101: permits, police, medics, what triggers what

00:17:15 What makes a “real” club? constitution, committee, affiliation

00:19:29 WP League + provincial champs (Durbanville) + virtual colours

00:25:33 Clubs shaping change: meetings, agendas, building the calendar

00:27:27 Event permits: “Cycle Tour rules for 200 riders” + Cat 1–4 system

00:31:03 Safety calls: cancelling races, marshals, ambulance thresholds

00:40:21 What it costs to host a race + why crit racing could work

00:47:47 Deep South case study: Radial/Simonstown league race + risk planning

00:58:28 Motorists vs cyclists: hooting, etiquette, and practical fixes

01:10:03 Quick fire: DC, favourite rides, UCI classic, Cycle Tour

01:14:27 Join the club: pace groups, rides, membership (R400/yr)

01:16:51 Double Century teams + final wrap

Luke Moir went from being a kid digging “gnarly” trails with spades in the bush… to lining up at MTB World Cups and earning a spot on Mondraker Factory Racing (MFR).

This episode is the real story arc — not the highlight reel.

You’ll hear the early sparks (traveling overseas young and getting results that hinted at something bigger), the big jump (a standout junior performance that proved he belonged), and then the harsh reset that hit right after (COVID-era disruption, fewer racing chances, and the mental grind of trying to keep momentum alive when the calendar collapses).

Luke also talks about the unglamorous side:

the sponsor scramble, the pressure that comes with finally “making it,” and what it feels like to race when you’re not starting at the front — having to fight forward and learn fast at elite level.

Now he’s in a new chapter: joining MFR, spending time in Europe, and learning how to turn raw potential into consistent World Cup-level execution.

Intervals.icu (aka “Intervals RCU”) started as one developer’s side project to analyze torque intervals… and quietly grew into a serious training-analysis platform used by over 120,000 monthly active athletes. In this episode, we sit down with David, the founder, to unpack the full origin story—and what it takes to scale a niche endurance product into something the pro world starts paying attention to. 

We talk cycling progression (and why he’s chasing an age-group win at the Cape Town Cycle Tour), power-meter accuracy, and how Intervals pulls data from platforms like Garmin and Strava—plus the realities of building on APIs with shifting rules. David also breaks down what “serious” teams care about (kilojoules, durability after 2,000+ kJ, nutrition modeling), why he runs major parts of the infrastructure on real hardware (not just cloud), and how the platform evolved from evenings and early mornings into a full-time business supporting a small team.