I planned this trip for over 4 years and occupied my mind for hours on end, thinking how cool it would be to ride my bike through the continent I had moved to 10 years ago. It still hasn’t quite sunk in that I just completed the first stretch of Tour D’Afrique; still pinching myself that this is all real and the sand between my … Continue reading Tour D’Afrique: Egypt (11-27 Jan)
Only four more weeks to go until the Tour D’Afrique begins and while I clock some miles (121 km) around the Cape Peninsula I realise that I will need to ride the same distance 100 times. Continue reading 121 km equals 1% of Tour D’Afrique
This last weekend was a spectacular one. I was incredibly excited. Never before had I done Wines2Whales but was intrigued by all the fuss that was going on almost 1 year before and leading up to the event. It was a new event for me but to a large extend it felt like visiting an old friend. Many years ago I had ridden the W2W … Continue reading Wines2Whales – Meeting an old friend
Today’s stage started off with a +/- 1 hour spin up Montagu Pass followed by a freewheeling flight into the community of Herold. From here on it was mostly open gravel road until Paardepoort where the climate changed to dry and hot temperature. The Karoo welcomed us with 40 degrees and made the last 40 kilometers a tough ride. While riding in these conditions it … Continue reading Cape Pioneer Trek: Stage 2 George to Oudtshoorn
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