Gerald Coniel shares his epic 12 000 KM long adventure across the African continent. His daily struggle to ride every last inch of the Tour d’Afrique is truly captivating. ‘Slow Way Down’ gives a fun and fresh look at Africa while exposing the challenges of racing a bicycle on some of the most daunting roads on the planet. An entertaining and exciting story so inspiring that it might even get you jumping on the saddle yourself…
Table of Content
Cover
Title
Imprint
Map of Africa
Introduction
Mzungu, Where are you go
1 – New Year to Cairo – Inshallah
2 – Cairo to Khartoum – Sand, heat and dead camels
3 – Khartoum to Addis – Kids and Guns
4 – Addis to Moyale – Flying Stones
5 – Moyale to Nairobi – Hells Bells
6 – Nairobi to Mneya – Good Morning Madam
7 – Mbeya to Lilongwe – The Warm Heart of Africa
8 – Lilongwe to Victoria Falls – Rollercoaster
9 – Victoria Falls to Windhoek – The Calm and the Storm
10 – Windhoek to Cape Town – Every Last Inch
Epilogue
TDA in Cape Town
About the TDA Foundation
Acknowledgements
Backcover
About the author
Modern day globe trotter, self-made business man, and passionate mountain biker, are just a few of the very different ways you could describe Gerald Coniel. His career as an entrepreneur in the publishing world has taken him and his family to live all over the world in the past two decades. Father of two, married to a Finnish woman, and fluent in several languages, Gerald is the epitome of the 21st century global lifestyle. Add to this his resilient attitude of never giving up, a strong sense of humor, a large dose of French culture, a hint of Scandinavian coolness, and you start to understand who we are dealing with. Beware, his enthusiasm is contagious!
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