The 100 Toughest Races in the World
- 1. Tour de France
- 2. Tour D'Afrique
- 3. Peak Death Race
- 4. Odyssey Endorphin Fix
- 5. Race Across the West
- 6. Texas Water Safari
- 7. Arrowhead (Footrace)
- 8. Cape Epic
- 9. Yukon River Quest
- 10. Great Divide Race
- 11. Arrowhead (ski)
- 12. Barkley Marathons
- 13. Atacama Crossing
- 14. Adirondack 540
- 15. Jungle Marathon
- 16. Tour of California
- 17. Hurt 100
- 18. Furnace creek 508
- 19. Gobi March
- 20. Hard Rock 100
- 21. St. Croix Coral Reef Swim Race
- 22. BC Bike Race
- 23. Badwater 135
- 24. Marathon De Sable
- 25. Planet Adventure
- 26. Wasatch Front 100
- 27. 24 Hours of Lappe
- 28. Trans Rockies
- 29. Mount Rushmore Trail 100
- 30. Bear 100
- 31. Bighorn 100
- 32. Primal Quest
- 33. Kayak the Nile
- 34. Avalon 50 Miles
- 35. Leadville Trail 100 (Run)
- 36. Manhattan Marathon Island Swim
- 37. La Ruta Maya Belize River Challenge
- 38. McNaughton Park 150 Mile Trail Run
- 39. AuSable River Canoe Marathon
- 40. Rock and Ice Ultra
- 41. Grand Tetons 100
- 42. Plain 100
- 43. Massanutten Mounta Trails 100
- 44. Canadian Death Race
- 45. Peak Races 200 Mile Funeral Run
- 46. Kettle Moraine 100
- 47. Zane Grey 50
- 48. Coastal Crawl 10K Swim
- 49. Arctic Circle Race
- 50. Ironman Lake Placid
- 51. Devizes to Westminster
- 52. IronMan Lanzarotes (Spain)
- 53. IronMan Canada
- 54. IronMan Hawaii World Championship
- 55. Silver State 50
- 56. Breckenridge 100
- 57. Swim Miami
- 58. Dusi Canoe Marathon
- 59. Isuzu Berg River
- 60. Mt Hood PCT 50
- 61. White River 50
- 62. Quicksilver 50
- 63. Leona Divide 50
- 64. Bridge to Bridge Swim
- 65. DaIsland Canoe Marathon
- 66. McKenzie River 50
- 67. Western States 100
- 68. WildFlower Long Course Triathlon
- 69. Avon Descent
- 70. North Routt Coureur des Bois
- 71. Alcatraz Challenge
- 72. La Traversee du Lac Saint-Jean
- 73. Oosik Classic Ski Race
- 74. Grand Defi des Glaces
- 75. The Big Swim
- 76. Horsetooth Open Water 10K
- 77. Peak Ultra Challenge
- 78. Iditarod
- 79. Gold Rush Adventure Challenge
- 80. MegaDose 4-Day Adventure
- 81. Untamed VA
- 82. Raid the North Extreme
- 83. Polar Challenge
- 84. North Face Tour du Mont Blanc
- 85. Overmountain Extreme
- 86. Herc Open Hiking Race
- 87. The BEAR (Beach Extreme Adventure Race)
- 88. Soggy Bottom 100
- 89. Cascade Cream Puff
- 90. Leadville Trail 100 (Bike)
- 91. Crocodile Trophy
- 92. La Ruta de Los Conquistadores
- 93. MT Hood Cycling Classic
- 94. RAAM
- 95. Trans UK
- 96. Equinox Ski Challenge
- 97. Vasaloppet
- 98. Pittsfield Snowshoe Marathon
- 99. Xtrail Asics trail race series
- 100. The Great amazon River Raft Race
#2
Tour D'Afrique
Description
Tour d.Afrique Ltd. is a Toronto based company named for its flagship cycling tour that annually traverses the African continent from Cairo to Cape Town. Since its birth in 2003, two more transcontinental tours have been added; the Orient Express, crossing Europe from Paris to Istanbul, and The Silk Route, crossing Asia from Istanbul to Beijing.
Event Details
| Categories | Other |
| Host | not provided |
| Location | not provided |
| Contact | not provided |
| Website | http://www.tourdafrique.com/ |
Vote for this event
| On Nov 7, 2009 Brian Hoeniger: | Having ridden the TdA, I can say it's absolutely awesome from start to finish. |
| On Nov 13, 2009 Daniel: | Great! I want to ride too... |
| On May 30, 2010 ana: | well, hey there, i can do few essays purchase around your topic |
| On Aug 1, 2010 David Goldberg: | are you serious about putting this at number 2 or even tour de france at 1-until you have ridden the TDR completely self supported don't even think about putting these comfort loaded supported rides up near the top--trust me I rode the TDR this year through snow, rain, sleet, 200000 ft climbing 110 degree days with 35 mph headwinds and if you have something that comes close (other than a pampered tour or pro race with support since I am way too old) let me know and I will try it |
EFI Update
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 EFI Every Fucking Inch Club; 12 riders remain Every Fucking Inch is a designation dedicated to the few souls hardy (and lucky) enough to manage to ride every inch of road we throw at them. Through the off roads of Sudan’s Dinder National Park, the brutal lava rock road of North...
For Those Grouchy Days...
A couple of days ago Andra, one of our perennially positive and infinitely inspiring riders, approached me as I puttered about in our sweaty camp kitchen just outside of Nata, Botswana. I'd been filling in for our chef, James, who has been on vacation this week. It was a hot day, and I was searching the truck's various bins and crates for spices and oils to flavour the night's feast of...
River Cruise
After a quick ride from Livingston, Zambia into Botswana many riders took in the opportunity to enjoy a safari cruise down the Chobe River. An afternoon in the hot Botswana heart took its toll on the riders and many took the first part of the river cruise as an opportunity to nap. (ahem Sunil and Paddy) Once the animals arrived everyone was wide awake! ...
Mouldy Mornings
If the Tour d'Afrique were a crate of oranges, right about now we'd be the squishy one in the bottom of the cardboard box, the one covered in a musty-smelling damp green mould the colour of oxidized copper that causes you to recoil in disgust when your fingers meet its slimy flesh. Yep. It's been a rainy week to live in a tent.We're still a day away from reaching Windhoek,...
The Longest Day
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 At 5:00 am it was cold and dark, heaving rains poured down on the 70 plus tents strewn over the sandy ground. As riders slowly emerged from their nylon cocoons the darkness was dotted with pinpoints of light from their headlamps like fireflies in the bush. ...
O Dia Mais Longo do Tour
Às 5:00 da manhã estava escuro e frio, e chovia forte sobre as mais de 70 barracas espalhadas pelo terreno arenoso. À medida que os ciclistas lentamente surgiam de seus lares de nylon, a escuridão foi sendo enfeitada pelo brilho das lanternas de cabeça, como vaga-lumes na mata. O dia seria o mais longo de todo o Tour, 207 kms pela Botsuana até a...
On the last day of the (Donkey) Elephant Highway
Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Heading into large cities I prefer to call off the race day for safety but I wanted to throw something slightly different at our riders to try to shake off the doldrums of long flat riding days. So on the last day of the (Lack of) Elephant...
TdA Race Update - One Section To Go!
Here is a summary of the latest results from the 2010 Tour d'Afrique Race. It was the ladies who shone on an otherwise rainy Elephant Highway section. They finished with 4 of the top 10 times among the 28 racers from Victoria Falls to Windhoek, Namibia:Women1. Gizzy Gartmair 45:092. Lynne Wolfson 50:023. Juliana Austin-Olsen 50:164. Jennifer Crake 50:525. Erin Sprague...
QUILÔMETRO PELADO
De cabeça, consigo pensar em vários lugares onde me sentiria bem, nua: o chuveiro, o quarto, a sauna, um lago. Mas, pelada pedalando uma bicicleta numa estrada de cascalho no sol do deserto da Namíbia não me vem logo à cabeça. Não vem logo. A estrada para Sesriem, na Namíbia, nos presenteou com paisagens...
Driving in Africa
(photo by Jason Becker) Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Driving in Africa is fun, stressful and at times exhausting. On any given day you are just as likely to see donkeys, kudu or cows standing in or crossing the...
