{"id":125,"date":"2023-08-02T02:46:39","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T02:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freedomrower.co.za\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2026-01-22T13:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T13:41:23","slug":"the-race","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freedomrower.co.za\/?page_id=125","title":{"rendered":"THE RACE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Hero Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/freedomrower.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/7-scaled.jpg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10%||13.4%|||&#8221; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;60px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction__hover=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction__hover_enabled=&#8221;180deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position__hover=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_color_gradient_start_position__hover_enabled=&#8221;0%&#8221; background_color_gradient_end_position__hover=&#8221;100%&#8221; 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