The 2022 Long Ride To Freedom Route

Following the fiber optic route, The Long Ride To Freedom will start on 18 July 2022 and we will ride from Johannesburg to Cape Town to educate and inspire a nation about digital disruption; jobs that will be lost to automation, and how we can create new jobs to help fight corruption and greed.

For those of you who cannot do the entire journey from Johannesburg to Cape Town, we have broken the ride up into stages making it easy to fly into one airport and out from another airport as we follow the route down the coast connecting the dots from one International airport to another.

All Stages

Johannesburg to Cape Town

Our country is known as the "world in on country". When we take off in the North, landscapes are going to be brown and covered with grasslands, exactly what you would expect from Africa.

As we head further South, the land turns into rolling green hills in Kwa-Zulu Natal and as we head into the Western Cape, everything will be lush green.

Come join us for the entire journey of the Long Ride To Freedom.

From - ToRouteDistanceComments
Johannesburg to VolksrustSuikerbosrand-Standerton-R23130kmJohannesburg - First talk about digital disruption in and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Volksrust to Piet RetiefVolksrust-R2384km
Piet Retief to VryheidPiet Retief-R543115kmPiet Retief - Second talk about digital disruption in and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Vryheid to MelmothVryheid-R34105km
Melmoth to KwaDukuzaMelmoth-R34/R66128kmRichard's Bay - Third talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
KwaDukuza to Illovo BeachKwaDukuza-R66/R102124km
Illovo Beach to Port EdwardIllovo Beach-R102107kmDurban - Fourth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Port Edward to FlagstaffPort Edward-R61129km
Flagstaff to Port St JohnsFlagstaff-R61115km
Rest DayPort St Johns-R6186kmRest day
TOTAL:1111km

From - ToRouteDistanceComments
Port St Johns to mThathamThatha-R6198km
mThatha to CofimvabaCofimvaba-R61148kmLongest ride of the Tour!
Cofimvaba to CathcartCathcart-R35192kmGraham's Town - Fifth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Cathcart to Fort BeaufortFort Beaufort-R34595km
Fort Beaufort to Kenton on SeaKenton on Sea-R343141km2nd Longest ride of the Tour
Kenton on Sea to St George's StrandSt George's Strand-R72/N2113kmPort Elizabeth - Sixth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
St George's Strand to Jeffrey's BayJ-Bay-R335/R334/N296km
Jeffrey's Bay to Storms River VillageStorms River Village-N299km
Storms River Village to KnysnaKnysna-N292kmKnysna - Seventh talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Rest DayTOTAL: 974km George - Eighth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.

From - ToRouteDistanceComments
Knysna to Mossel BayMossel Bay-N2/R102106kmMossel Bay - Ninth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Mossel Bay to CalitzdorpCalitzdorp-R328/R62126km
Calitzdorp to BarrydaleBarrydale-R62124km
Barrydale to Nuy Vallei(Worcester)Nuy Vallei(Worcester)-R62/R60127km
Nuy Vallei(Worcester) to FranschhoekFranschhoek-R43/R4590km
Franschhoek to MuizenbergMuizenberg-R45/R31077km
Muizenberg to V and A Waterfront/Grand ParadeV and A Waterfront/Grand Parade finish.85kmCape Town - Tenth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
TOTAL:748km Total
TOTAL:2,832km Grand Total

Stage 1

Johannesburg to Durban

Our country is known as the "world in on country". When we take off in the North, landscapes are going to be brown and covered with grasslands, exactly what you would expect from Africa.

As we head further South, the land turns into rolling green hills in Kwa-Zulu Natal and as we head into the Western Cape, everything will be lush green.

Come join us for the entire journey of the Long Ride To Freedom.

From - ToRouteDistanceComments
Johannesburg to VolksrustSuikerbosrand-Standerton-R23130kmJohannesburg - First talk about digital disruption in and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Volksrust to Piet RetiefVolksrust-R2384km
Piet Retief to VryheidPiet Retief-R543115kmPiet Retief - Second talk about digital disruption in and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Vryheid to MelmothVryheid-R34105km
Melmoth to KwaDukuzaMelmoth-R34/R66128kmRichard's Bay - Third talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
KwaDukuza to Illovo BeachKwaDukuza-R66/R102124km
Illovo Beach to Port EdwardIllovo Beach-R102107kmDurban - Fourth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Port Edward to FlagstaffPort Edward-R61129km
Flagstaff to Port St JohnsFlagstaff-R61115km
Rest DayPort St Johns-R6186kmRest day
TOTAL:1111km

Stage 2

Durban to Port Elizabeth

Year-round, KwaZulu-Natal experiences a mostly tropical climate. From Durban to Port Elizabeth, we hug the beautiful coastline of South Africa and enjoy the amazing rolling hills of this amazing landscape.

From - ToRouteDistanceComments
Port St Johns to mThathamThatha-R6198km
mThatha to CofimvabaCofimvaba-R61148kmLongest ride of the Tour!
Cofimvaba to CathcartCathcart-R35192kmGraham's Town - Fifth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Cathcart to Fort BeaufortFort Beaufort-R34595km
Fort Beaufort to Kenton on SeaKenton on Sea-R343141km2nd Longest ride of the Tour
Kenton on Sea to St George's StrandSt George's Strand-R72/N2113kmPort Elizabeth - Sixth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
St George's Strand to Jeffrey's BayJ-Bay-R335/R334/N296km
Jeffrey's Bay to Storms River VillageStorms River Village-N299km
Storms River Village to KnysnaKnysna-N292kmKnysna - Seventh talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Rest DayTOTAL: 974km George - Eighth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.

Stage 3

Port Elizabeth to Cape Town

From the Windy city of Port Elizabeth, we make our way through the incredible Garden Route all the way to Cape Town. The landscape changes once again from the rolling hills of Kwazulu Natal to climbing incredible heights over the mountain ranges of the Western Cape.

From - ToRouteDistanceComments
Knysna to Mossel BayMossel Bay-N2/R102106kmMossel Bay - Ninth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
Mossel Bay to CalitzdorpCalitzdorp-R328/R62126km
Calitzdorp to BarrydaleBarrydale-R62124km
Barrydale to Nuy Vallei(Worcester)Nuy Vallei(Worcester)-R62/R60127km
Nuy Vallei(Worcester) to FranschhoekFranschhoek-R43/R4590km
Franschhoek to MuizenbergMuizenberg-R45/R31077km
Muizenberg to V and A Waterfront/Grand ParadeV and A Waterfront/Grand Parade finish.85kmCape Town - Tenth talk about digital disruption and what people need to do to prepare for digital disruption.
TOTAL:748km Total
TOTAL:2,832km Grand Total

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