The 100 Toughest Races in the World
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Tour D'Afrique
Description
Tour d.Afrique Ltd. is a Toronto based company named for its flagship cycling tour that annually traverses the African continent from Cairo to Cape Town. Since its birth in 2003, two more transcontinental tours have been added; the Orient Express, crossing Europe from Paris to Istanbul, and The Silk Route, crossing Asia from Istanbul to Beijing.
Event Details
| Categories | Other |
| Host | not provided |
| Location | not provided |
| Contact | not provided |
| Website | http://www.tourdafrique.com/ |
Vote for this event
| On Nov 7, 2009 Brian Hoeniger: | Having ridden the TdA, I can say it's absolutely awesome from start to finish. |
| On Nov 13, 2009 Daniel: | Great! I want to ride too... |
| On May 30, 2010 ana: | well, hey there, i can do few essays purchase around your topic |
| On Aug 1, 2010 David Goldberg: | are you serious about putting this at number 2 or even tour de france at 1-until you have ridden the TDR completely self supported don't even think about putting these comfort loaded supported rides up near the top--trust me I rode the TDR this year through snow, rain, sleet, 200000 ft climbing 110 degree days with 35 mph headwinds and if you have something that comes close (other than a pampered tour or pro race with support since I am way too old) let me know and I will try it |
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| On Dec 17, 2010 Lake Andrews: | I can echo Mr Goldberg's sentiment. Tour D`Afrique is not a race. It's a supported tour. Tour Divide is the real deal. The neat thing about Tour Divide is that is doesn't really need to seek affirmation from a site like this where rank is based purely on voting popularity. TD must have been "invited" to list themselves. |
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Single Speed
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 In the event that any of our riders were not feeling worn down and half broken by this point in the tour, Mike, our new temporary bike mechanic may have just added salt to the wound. He wasn’t the one who chose our rainy off road route, with pond sized puddles,...
Coconut Ginger Fish
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 James (the chef who joined us from Cairo to Nairobi) wrote a great blog about the amount of food we all eat on TDA. We are about 100 people right now, and keeping everyone happily fed is quite a mission, specially on stretches like the one where we are now. It’s hard to...
I'm home!
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 We’ve all ridden bikes before, we’ve all camped before and perhaps even travelled once or twice before. So, what makes this so special? “Honey! I’m home!” Yells Shuresh as he pulls into camp. Directed at no one in particular,...
Night Fun
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 It was 15 minutes before dinner when the sky got really ugly. We were ready! All day long it had changed many times, from cloudy to sunny, and we knew what was coming at some point. The road was still muddy from yesterday and as soon as we set up camp our 3 bike mechanics opened the...
Thoughts on the Foundation
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Every morning we get on our bicycles and ride to the experience challenge and joy of participating in the Tour d’Afrique. While we saddle up and clip in, millions of Africans are climbing on their bicycles to for an entirely different set of reasons. For...
Brakes not working
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 The rain has arrived. This is bad news. Particularly for the trucks which have a very high risk of getting stuck. This has great potential to cause major logistical complications – especially as the trucks contain the kitchen, everyone’s gear, a heap of...
A normal medical day
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Firstly let us introduce ourselves properly – my name is Claire, I’m a registered nurse from Brisbane, Australia and I am here with Mathias, Swiss mountain boy and paramedic. We are the “dreamer” team that is here to take care of all the...
Refresh Anyone?
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Imagine riding your bike an average of 125 kilometres per day, everyday. Now imagine those kilometres are on a dry, dusty, corrugated road, it’s 49 degrees Celsius out in the sun. You ate two tuna sandwiches for lunch but you’re already hungry again and...
Ethiopia & The Gorge
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 An epic climb, at the end of an epic day, on the last day of our epic week. The TDA has successfully completed our longest stretch of consecutive riding days in a row. If the back roads of Sudan were not a true enough test of who is here to EFI then certainly the...
EFI - Every Fabulous Inch
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 If one does a little research on Tour d’Afrique on the internet, one thing to be found in almost every blog is the EFI (Every Fabulous Inch) status. The Tour d’Afrique is considered one of the toughest cycling events ever, and the longest bicycle race in the world. Being a...
