If the Tour d'Afrique were a crate of oranges, right about now we'd be the squishy one in the bottom of the cardboard box, the one covered in a musty-smelling damp green mould the colour of oxidized copper that causes you to recoil in disgust when your fingers meet its slimy flesh. Yep. ...
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Posted April 27, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
Our intrepid scouting team (from left - Gergo, Piotr, Henry) has been busy for the last two weeks exploring the route of this summer's Amber Route Bicycle Expedition - from the canals of Venice through rural Estonia and on to amazing St Petersburg. Check out some of their
photos and keep an eye ...
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Posted April 26, 2010 in Amber Route Blog
A couple years ago I ended up in Rome for a week.
I didn’t have any particular plans, other than seeing if someone could show me a few cycling routes to be ridden in the city.
I met up with a local cycling guide, and we headed out to ride the Appian Way, one of the oldest roads...
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Posted April 24, 2010 in How it Works Blog
After a quick ride from Livingston, Zambia into Botswana many riders took in the opportunity to enjoy a safari cruise down the Chobe River. An afternoon in the hot Botswana heart took its toll on the riders and many took the first part of the river cruise as an opportunity to nap. (a...
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Posted April 23, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
A couple of days ago Andra, one of our perennially positive and infinitely inspiring riders, approached me as I puttered about in our sweaty camp kitchen just outside of Nata, Botswana. I'd been filling in for our chef, James, who has been on vacation this week. It was a hot day, and I...
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Posted April 23, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
EFI Every Fucking Inch Club; 12 riders remain
Every Fucking Inch is a designation dedicated to the few souls hardy (and lucky) enough to manage to ride every inch of road we throw at them. Through the off roads of Sudan’s Dinder National Park, the brutal lava rock road of North Keny...
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Posted April 22, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
The rest day in Lilongwe is one of those typical ones where most of your time is occupied with arranging things like laundry, bike repairs, napping, eating, et cetera, instead of site seeing, which is not a real issue as there is not much to see in this town. The campsite is nice, with even a sw...
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Posted April 21, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
Past TdA rider on the Elephant Highway
With only 3042 kilometres remaining on the world’s longest bike race and after enjoy two days of rest in Victoria Falls the tourism capital of Zambia the riders are ready to take on the last month of our journey across Africa. Many riders took the opportun...
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Posted April 20, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
The other night I was walking down the road with a friend and a funny thing happened.
But a little background first.
Ethiopia.
Three weeks in a country filled with a chaotic uncontrollable energy, some good, some bad.
Three weeks of people running at you from all sides, fran...
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Posted April 20, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
Officially the pontoon ferry across the Zambezi River at Kazungula, about 75 km west of Victoria Falls, that the Tour d’Afrique takes each year, is the crossing between the Zambia and Botswana borders. But in fact the midstream point of this sometimes treacherous ride marks the only spot in th...
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Posted April 19, 2010 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
