Simon Stofberg joins the Breakaway for an honest conversation about fatherhood, fitness, and finding your

way back — three and a half months in.

Also in this episode: Gallows 2026, the XCO Western Cape Schools League, a young Wellington rider's miraculous recovery.

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

0:00 Intro

0:28 What's on today: Gallows, XCO schools, and the Giro

1:29 Simon Stofberg: three and a half months into fatherhood

4:58 Life stood still: postpartum depression, emergency C-section, the dark first months

6:35 Light at the end of the tunnel

7:00 David's parallel: 18 months in with Gabriella

8:00 The all-in athlete personality vs. having a baby

11:20 First race with the family — and the panic attacks that came before it

14:13 The dopamine crash: going from 20 hours a week to nothing

15:01 48T vs. 44T — GRG media weekend to GRG with a newborn

17:00 Garden Route Giro debrief: Stage 1, Stage 2 blowup at Rooibos Pass

23:39 David's GRG — Day 1 power PB and Stages 5–7 riding with Dusty

26:08 Shout out to Dryland and the 36ONE weather situation

30:15 A young XCO rider from Wellington: broke his neck, three hours alone, making a recovery

33:28 XCO Western Cape Schools League: 926 boys, 280 girls

35:30 Titan Racing, Ford and Shimano back the next generation

37:30 Elite racing highlights — and why the YouTube footage is worth your time

39:01 Jan Vitor from Tech Science — the next guest David wants in the studio

39:43 Why Simon skipped Gallows, and what's next with Cam Roach

42:15 Gallows 2026: Poffada, The Hosepipe, and the climb to Heavens View

49:20 Finding an XCO schools correspondent: Boaf ⚠️ verify timestamp

51:11 Episode 17 wrap

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