It depends, but it’s one or the other! Wake before six and to the office or before seven and straight to Basic. Bike to work - I bike to work everyday on my ultra cool Specialized Langster New York. Boy does that bike attract attention!

Basic is special. Our little coffee shop, located on Church Street, the epicenter of Stellenbosch, is my consistent start to everyday, when I am here in “The Bosch”. It’s a social start to the day, where the lads meet up and talk a sense and crap combination, before our days truly kick off. We’re there anywhere between 7:30 and 7:45 and the group dissembles around 8 ish. We are Bobby known as “Die Eir” (“Irish” in Africaans!), Ernie “The Genius” Gruhn (he’s an accredited genius!!), Naudee “Coach” Jordan (instigator of “The Beast” workouts), Francois “Diesel” Maritz (Big torque curve on the bike & in the gym!), Big Piet (6ft 5 and weighing in at 115kg), Paul “Die Coppa” Haumann (Die Coppa is Africanns for “The Head”) and we might have a guest appearance from Murray occasionally. Most of the lads are traders, so I learn my bit about the markets, but sport and lads talk is mainly on the agenda.

Porridge with water, then two hard eggs on whole wheat bread with two cups of coffee and I’m fit to kill it any day!