Tour d'Afrique is one of the longest bicycle expeditions in the world. It is organised by TDA Global Cycling, a Canadian company based in Toronto.[1] It runs each year from January to May, from Cairo to Cape Town. The participants are expedition riders who cover each day at their own pace, stopping in the villages and roadside cafes. There are about 20 rest days.[2] 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).[3] The 2008 Tour d'Afrique did not cross Kenya due to the political situation and reported violence.

The race component of the Tour d'Afrique was suspended after 2017, with the event continuing as an annual cycling expedition.[4]

Historical Race Results [5]

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 9002006-05-13Matt Caretti,
 United States		Joan Louwrens,
 South Africa		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2007-01-1311 9002007-05-12Adrie Frijters,
 Netherlands		Eva Nijssen,
 Netherlands		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2008-01-1210 7002008-05-10Jos Kaal,
 Netherlands		Deb Corbeil,
 Canada		Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Malawi,
Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2009-01-1011 7772009-05-09Allan Benn,
 South Africa
Taryn Laurie,
 South Africa
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2010-01-1011 8442010-05-15Stuart Briggs,
 Australia
Gisela Gartmair,
 Germany
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2011-01-1511 7182011-05-14Paul Wolfe,
 Canada
Tori Fahey,
 Canada
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2012-01-1411 6932012-05-12Christian Sailer,
  Switzerland
Femke Nelissen,
 Netherlands
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2013-01-1111 7182013-05-11Pascal Duquette,
 Canada
Bridget O'Meara,
 South Africa
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2014-01-1011 7812014-05-10David Grosshans,
 Australia
Ina de Visser,
 Netherlands
Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2015-01-0911 7812015-05-09Mike Lantz,
 United States
Sue Shuttleworth,
 United Kingdom
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2016-01-1511 3872016-05-14Douwe Cunningham,
 Netherlands
Katja Steenkamp,
 South Africa
Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa
2017-01-1311 1832017-05-13Charles Butler,
 Australia
Alexandra Pastollnigg,
 Austria
Egypt, Sudan, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania,
Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa

References

Literature

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

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