David Saevitzon – Tour D'Afrique 2010

About the Ride

Overview

The Tour d’Afrique is a four month 11,800 km bicycle race/expedition across Africa – from Cairo, Egypt to Cape Town,  South Africa.

It comprises 98 cycling days or stages, averaging 123 km each, broken up by rest days for a total of 120 days in Africa.

Traveling through 10 countries in all, the route tracks the Nile though Ethiopia and Kenya, past Mount Kilimanjaro to Victoria Falls and finishes in Cape Town, South Africa.

The mandate of the tour is threefold:

• To create a unique athletic event for both amateurs and professionals
• To foster international goodwill
• To raise funds for a variety of causes

Here’s some information regarding the race stages:

Section Name	Start Date	End Date	Countries	From	To
Pharoah's Delight	16-Jan-10	4-Feb-10	Egypt & Sudan	Cairo	Khartoum
The Gorge	6-Feb-10	20-Feb-10	Sudan & Ethiopia	Khartoum	Addis Ababa
Meltdown Madness	22-Feb-10	12-Mar-10	Ethiopia & Kenya	Addis Ababa	Nairobi
Masai Steppe	14-Mar-10	25-Mar-10	Kenya & Tanzania	Nairobi	Iringa
Malawi Gin	27-Mar-10	6-Apr-09	Tanzania & Malawi	Iringa	Lilongwe
Zambezi Zone	7-Apr-10	15-Apr-10	Malawi & Zambia	Lilongwe	Livingstone
Elephant Highway	18-Apr-10	28-Apr-10	Zambia, Botswana & Namibia	Livingstone	Windhoek
Diamond Coast	30-Apr-10	15-May-10	Namibia & South Africa	Windhoek	Cape Town

For more information about the Tour D’Afrique organization please visit the Tour’D'Afrique website
For more information about the route please visit Tour D’Afrique Overview
For profile information of riders signed up for the 2010 tour please visit Tour D’Afrique 2010 Riders