Planning
Mark Lawson from Cycle The Cape joins Long Ride To Freedom to organise the journey
We’re very happy and excited to announce that Mark Lawson of Cycle The Cape has come on board to help us organise the Long Ride To Freedom for next year. Mark’s passion for cycling, love of the Western Cape and experience of managing groups of people on an already established route in the Western Cape,…
Read MoreJourney up the coast of South Africa
After a few meetings with planners and sponsors, it’s been suggested that we change the route of the Long Ride To Freedom slightly to hug the coast of South Africa instead of the partial inland route we had planned initially. This allows people who cannot take 31 days off work to be able to fly…
Read MoreBuilding the team to execute this journey
The route has been ridden. Data has already been collected. The next exercise is to build a team of cyclists, motorcyclists and four wheeled enthusiasts willing to put their time and effort into this journey to make it happen. Pedal Power comes to mind because of their extensive experience to organise cycling events and we…
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