Monday, 16 September 2013

Caught up in a cycle race

Ross Methven is riding a bicycle from Edinburgh, Scotland, to Cape Town, South Africa. He is currently cycling through Tanzania and I am accompanying him on part of the Tanzanian leg. My Mt. Kilimanjaro guide, Yahoo, says cycling is one of the best training options for climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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On day 11 of riding with Ross in Tanzania, were were caught up in a bicycle race sponsored by Tanzania Breweries Limited's Safari Lager Brand. To some spectators along the way our presence in the midst of this cycle race drew curious comments, some sarcastic. I could tell the comments were impolite because when I slowly cycled past a group of spectators the entire group would laugh. 

I suspected the prevailing comment was: "In what year will these two super slow cyclists complete the race?"
Those comments did not prevent Ross from reporting who was the ideal race leader.

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