“To raise exposure, funds and books for Shine, I will endeavour to cycle from Cairo to Cape Town arriving in time for the 40th Cape Town Cycle Tour on the 12 March 2017. One week later I will be on the start line for the toughest mountain bike stage in the world, The ABSA Cape Epic which will kick off 8 days of grueling riding on the 19 March 2017. One week after completing the Cape Epic, I will line up for the IRONMAN SA Championships in Port Elizabeth on the 2 April 2017.”

26 December 2016

Heading into the hilly northern Ethiopian highlands with a dodgy chain…coffee stop and curious kids go together here…☕ This day I hadn’t realized it, but I ended up climbing 2000 m in 100 km and did a 40 km climb.