Getting ready

It is only a few days before we head off on our South African cycling adventure. Preparations are going well, yet packing has not really begun. The team has faced many challenges leading up to this event including Appendectomies, Gout, Bronchitis and broken bikes.  Hopefully our preparation will be sufficient and those mountains we will ride up will be kind to us.
Our Journey (see map)

We ride from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town

Itinerary

Day 1- 26th Feb - Depart Melbourne to Livingstone in Zambia ( Via Johannesburg)

Days 2-5- 27th Feb - 2nd March Zambia ( Sightseeing and team building)

Day 5- 2nd March Fly to Port Elizabeth

Day 6- 3rd March- Getting ready to ride and Visit Addo Elephant National Park

Day 7- 4th March- Ride begins: Start Jeffrey's Bay and ride to Stormsriver (107 km) and stay at the Tsitsikamma Lodge

Day 8- 5th March - Ride to Plettenberg Bay (105km)

Day 9- 6th March- Ride to Mossel Bay (153km)

Day 10- 7th March - Ride to Oudtshoorn (150km)

Day 11- 8th March - Ride to Barrydale (178km)

Day 12- 9th March - Ride to Montagu ( 124km)

Day 13- 10th March - Ride to Cape Town (125km) 

Day 14- 11th March - Simonstone back to Capetown (120km)

Day 15- 12th March - Sightseeing day

Day 16- 13th March - "Ride the Argus" with 55,000 other cyclists around Capetown (160km)

Day 17- 14th March - Recover and Celerate

Hopefully in the next few days I will introduce you to each of the team members and a little about their riding experiences and their personal preparations for this ride.