He and his wife sold their dining room table, cancelled their lease, and quit their jobs

in 2023 to chase one goal: getting South Africa onto an Enduro World Cup podium.

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Jason Boulle is South Africa's 2024 Enduro National Champion, and one of only a handful

of South Africans who have ever raced a full UCI Enduro World Cup season. In this episode

he tells the story from the beginning — discovering the sport through YouTube highlights

in 2015, qualifying for his first international races through a three-day enduro in

Lesotho, and the decision he and his wife Leslie made to leave stable jobs and a Cape Town

lease behind to give racing in Europe an honest shot.

# === CHAPTERS ===================================

0:00 — The Cape Epic footage that first pulled him into the sport

2:03 — Filling in on the Cape Epic Media E-Bike for Stefan Sahm

2:30 — The vision: getting a South African onto an Enduro World Cup podium

7:27 — Three years at Wild Air Sports, and learning to say yes to everything

9:40 — Meeting his wife Leslie at the Dusi

11:09 — Quitting their jobs in 2023, and qualifying for Europe through a race in Lesotho

15:34 — XCO, downhill, marathon: breaking down mountain biking's disciplines

22:46 — Why Stellenbosch and Cascades aren't enough: South Africa's World Cup gap

31:47 — What Enduro actually is, and why it might be cycling's most adventurous format

38:35 — The Enduro World Cup's post-COVID dip, and signs of a turnaround

39:43 — Jonkershoek, Witfontein, and the case for a South African World Cup round

43:25 — Africa: one percent of the global market, and why that's the opportunity

62:02 — The 2026 season: France in May, World Champs in Liguria in October

65:25 — Why the race vlogs stopped, and the plan to bring them back

69:04 — Where to follow Jason's season

71:29 — Closing thoughts: a duty to tell the story

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