Right now a group of five riders are attempting to make the fastest human-powered crossing of Africa, covering 10,600km from Egypt down to South Africa – on race bikes.
The team will aim to cover 300-350km per day, and hope to arrive at the foot of Cape Town's Table Mountain less than 34 days after leaving Cairo. The UK's Mark Beaumont holds the current record at 41 days 10 hours and 22 minutes.
The journey is being dubbed the CaroCapRace, and is being led by another Brit – Nicholas Bourne – who already holds the world record for running across Africa from Cape Town to Cairo some 12 years ago. He raised over $300,000 for disadvantaged children with that record, and hopes to beat that figure this year.
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The CaroCapRace team hope to raise funds for the provision of 1,100 bicycles, supporting the visionary work of World Bicycle Relief (a cause we support) and Qhubeka. Another cause is Safari Simbaz – an initiative to unearth and develop talent in underprivileged children in disadvantaged communities in Kenya.
The team looking fresh prior to the clock starting
The bike
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: SwiftCarbon Ultravox Ti , Swift*ID custom paint (Carocap colours)
- Fork: SwiftCarbon Ultravox Ti (matched to frame)
- Headset: FSA integrated
- Stem: Zipp SL Sprint 120mm
- Handlebar: Zipp SL
- Tape: Double-wrapped Zipp tape with gel inserts
- Brakes: Campagnolo Super Record
- Shift/brake levers: Campagnolo Super Record
- Rear derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record
- Front derailleur: Campagnolo Super Record
- Cassette: Campagnolo Super Record 11-25T
- Chain: Campagnolo Super Record
- Crankset: Rotor 3D+ with 53/39 Q-Rings
- Bottom bracket: Campagnolo Super Record
- Pedals: Look KÉO Blade 2 CR
- Wheelset: Vittoria Qurano 46 (Black Inc Thirty C pictured)
- Tyres: Vittoria Corsa 28C
- Saddle: Selle San Marco Aspide Superleggera Open
- Seatpost: Ritchey WCS Carbon Link Flexlogic
- Bottle cages: Arundel Trident
- Age: 45
- Rider's height: 1.78m (5ft 10in)
- Rider's weight: 68kg (150lbs)
- Saddle height from BB, c-t: 750mm
- Seat tube length: 540mm
- Top tube length: 553mm
- Saddle-to-bar drop: 110mm (approx)
- Tip of saddle to handlebar: 580mm
- Total bike weight: 7.1kg
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