Tour d'Afrique

Tour d'Afrique is one of the longest bicycle races and expeditions in the world. It is organised by TDA Global Cycling, a Canadian company based in Toronto. It runs each year from January to May, from Cairo to Cape Town. Most of the participants are expedition riders who cover each day at their own pace, stopping in the villages and roadside cafes. The racing format is that of a stage race (~100 stages varying from 40 km to 200 km). There are about 20 rest days.[1] The organisers prepare three meals every day and transport tents and other equipment the riders need for the night stops.

The 2003 Tour d'Afrique set a Guinness World Record for fastest crossing of Africa by bicycle and this was achieved by nine participants of the race, Michael Kennedy, Chris Evans, Dave Genders (all from the United Kingdom), Paul Reynaert (Belgium), Jeremy Wex, Steve Topham, Scotty Robinson, Andrew Griffin (all from Canada) and Sascha Hartl (Austria). The 2008 Tour d'Afrique did not cross Kenya due to the political situation and reported violence.

Historical Race Results [2]

StartkmFinishWinnerFirst femaleCountries on route
2003-01-1810 9672003-05-18Sascha Hartl,
 Austria		Marie-Claude Baehler,
  Switzerland		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa
2004-01-1711 7502004-05-15Rob Van der Geest,
 Netherlands		Sandra Simon,
 Austria		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2005-01-1511 7862005-05-15Kim Bremer,
 Denmark		Francziska Morger,
  Switzerland		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2006-01-1411 9002006-05-13 Matt Caretti,
 United States 		Joan Louwrens,
 South Africa 		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2007-01-1311 9002007-05-12 Adrie Frijters,
 Netherlands 		Eva Nijssen,
 Netherlands 		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2008-01-1210 7002008-05-10 Jos Kaal,
 Netherlands 		Deb Corbeil,
 Canada 		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi,
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2009-01-1011 7772009-05-09 Allan Benn,
 South Africa
 Taryn Laurie,
 South Africa
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2010-01-1011 8442010-05-15 Stuart Briggs,
 Australia
 Gisela Gartmair,
 Germany
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2011-01-1511 7182011-05-14 Paul Wolfe,
 Canada
 Tori Fahey,
 Canada
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2012-01-1411 6932012-05-12 Christian Sailer,
  Switzerland
 Femke Nelissen,
 Netherlands
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2013-01-1111 7182013-05-11 Pascal Duquette,
 Canada
 Bridget O'Meara,
 South Africa
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2014-01-1011 7812014-05-10 David Grosshans,
 Australia
 Ina de Visser,
 Netherlands
Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2015-01-0911 7812015-05-09 Mike Lantz,
 United States
 Sue Shuttleworth,
 United Kingdom
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

References

  1. ↑ Tour d'Afrique 2010 Week 1 Update
  2. ↑ Tour d'Afrique race results

Literature

Hardy Grüne: Tour d'Afrique: 12 000 Kilometer Radrennen von Kairo nach Kapstadt, 2011

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