In the first 9 years of the tour:
387 full tour riders + 262 sectionals = 649 total riders
They represent 28 countries
Ages range from 18 to 70
75 different tour staff members
103 EFIers including 88 men + 15 women = 27% of full tour riders
2003-11 riders have cycled an estimated total of 4,769,000 km =...
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Posted February 05, 2012 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
As riders work harder and harder to hold on to their EFI’s and keep up with the rest of the pack, appetites are bound to grow at a rapid pace.
The time of holding back and pretending like you’re not hungry is evidently over now and though the amounts of food that are consumed on this ...
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Posted February 05, 2012 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
Cycling from St. Petersburg to Lisbon with the Trans-Europa Bicycle Expedition may be one of the hardest tasks anybody could set themselves in their life, but it will also be the most memorable. If you get your plans right you can see plenty of major sites. Here, we will explore stopping over in Bar...
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Posted February 02, 2012 in Trans-Europa (Amber Route+) Blog
For our first few weeks in China a lot of our meals will be in local restaurants and hotels.
When we eat as a group in China we will order for the entire group.
However when you are out cycling and want to stop at a restaurant you will need to order on your own.
In larger...
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Posted February 02, 2012 in Silk Route Blog
Updating our report on a
Dog's life in Turkmenistan, it appears that plans to mothball the golden rotating statue of Turkmenistan's late eccentric dictator (pictured above) have been altered. One year after it was toppled as authorities sought to dismantle the leader's overwhelming perso...
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Posted February 02, 2012 in Silk Route Blog
TDA cyclists rode into the dusty city of Khartoum in convoy yesterday, marking the end of the first of eight sections of the full Tour d’Afrique. Pharaoh’s Delight is now officially something of the past and riders have already notched up almost 2000km on their odometers. One down, seven...
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Posted February 02, 2012 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
Our first night out of Jodhpur was at Fort Dhamli, a quaint little property of 10 rooms set in the small village of Dhamli. It’s run by Inder – a well spoken guy with an engaging smile who pulled out all the stops for our group. Fort Dhamli, and the village Dhamli don’t appear on o...
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Posted February 01, 2012 in An Indian Adventure Blog
The other day while riding sweep I caught up with rider Ian who stopped on the side of the road to talk to some locals. The man’s name is Abudi and he invites us into the village for a cup of tea. We are only a couple of kilometres from lunch and it’s only 12:30 – the g...
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Posted January 31, 2012 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
This is the first in a series of reports from our bike in Africa -
Cinelli. More to follow. We hope you enjoy them...
I had always dreamed of visiting the pyramids. Growing up in Italy I found myself yearning for distant lands, when the opportunity came to join the Tourd’Afrique I rolle...
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Posted January 31, 2012 in Tour d'Afrique Blog
Lonely Planet writer Tom Hall
reviews 10:Celebrating Ten Years of the Tour d'Afrique Bicycle Race & Expedition.
You can also read about his experience in getting lost in Botswana on the Tour d'Afrique in 2009
here....
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Posted January 30, 2012 in News Blog Blog
