Day 9 – July 26th – Rest Day for the Recce Riders

It was rest day today for the Recce Riders organizing the annual Long Ride To Freedom in honour of Nelson Mandela’s legacy. The team washed clothes, walked the beach, cleaned and tuned their bicycles and enjoyed a short tandem ride as if they were not tired enough after 1200km of cycling from Johannesburg to Cape…

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Day 7 – July 24th – Port St Johns – Queenstown

The recce riders planning the Long Ride To Freedom, were hit by severe wind today and decided to take the day off and get some good rest in. In the meantime, we wrote to SpaceX today asking them to keep an eye on the Decentralised Sustainable Innovation Village progress we’re going to build. With a…

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Recce Team Prepare For Their Epic Ride On Nelson Mandela Day

Mark Lawson from CycleTheCape.com and his team of hardcore cyclists will hit the road starting on Nelson Mandela Day, Friday 18 July. A five strong team, Mark Lawson, Ian Privett, Kurt Stemmert, Shanel Munger and Brian Joul cycle 2830kms following the fibre optic route collecting data, photos and video footage for all our marketing material…

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