The Active Hobo

He got up, put his head down, and crossed the SA XCO Champs finish line with a minute to spare.
That’s Massimiliano Ambrosi. 20 years old. South Africa’s 2025 Under-23 XCO Champion. And — if his trajectory holds — the next South African name that gets announced at a UCI World Cup

Matt Kieser runs Orphan Street Clothing Shop in Sea Point, Cape Town. He came from fashion and menswear. He fell into road cycling roughly ten years ago and couldn’t claw his way back out. And somewhere between his obsession with how kit looks and how a community feels, he built something that most shops never manage to become: a place people actually want to be.

This episode is about all of it. The store. The Thursday rides. The people who’ve been burning each other on Strava for fifteen years and then finally shake hands over a coffee. The Pas Normal brand summits in Barcelona, Mallorca, and Copenhagen. And what it really takes to build a third space in a city that already has plenty of bike shops.

Full episode on YouTube now. Link in bio.

What made you fall in love with cycling — and what kept you there?

StoriesThatMatter

He didn’t win the race…but everyone saw the moment. Sometimes the craziest stories aren’t about wining. New podcast out with owner, René.

He partied till 4AM…then won a pro race the next day.

What does it take to go from dreading every Sunday ride with your dad to standing on a Worlds podium three years later?

🎧 Tyler Jacobs on Femme Series. Now on YouTube.

Six national titles. Two Worlds appearances.

Errin Mackridge on what it actually takes to keep racing when strangers on the internet have already written you off.

🎧 Full episode out now on YouTube.