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Mark Blewett
Cairo to Cape Town in world record time: the halfway point
On 9 October 2015, 5 athletes from Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt and the UK departed from Cairo, Egypt, in the shadow of the Giza Pyramids, towards Cape Town. This is the CAROCAP Time Trial, a race to set a new world record: the fastest human-powered crossing of the African continent. The team’s plan was […]
The fastest human powered crossing of Africa – a world record attempt
On the 9th of October, 5 athletes from Kenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt and the UK will depart from Cairo in the shadow of the Giza Pyramids, heading towards Cape Town. They are aiming to set a new world record – the fastest human powered crossing of the African continent. To break up the 10600km […]