The Tour d’Afrique 2010 race has just concluded and the winners were a Australian man and a German female.

The tour ended in the Cape Town which began from Cairo in Egypt. The participants had to travel about 1200 kilometers and 120 days across the continent of Africa through the toughest terrains known to man. This is a physical and metal challenge like no other with extreme dedication and will from participants. The participants have to pass through terrains that are beautiful yet treacherous. The mandate’s for the tour are multiple with the intention of testing the human spirit, raising awareness about the conditions of Africa and finally to raise funds for environmental protection by promoting bicycles.

The race was won in an overall time of 398 hours by the Australian Stuart Biggs and the second was South African Jethri de Decker with a time of 414 hours. In the woman’s category the German Gisela Gartmair won the first place with 404 hours. Some 55 participants took part, some of them mostly to experience the natural beauty of the African countries like Sudan, Nigeria, Zambia, Namibia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa and many other outcries.

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