{"id":6732,"date":"2023-12-05T13:14:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T13:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=6732"},"modified":"2023-12-05T13:14:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T13:14:21","slug":"africa-through-the-eyes-of-a-cyclist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/05\/africa-through-the-eyes-of-a-cyclist\/","title":{"rendered":"Africa Through The Eyes of a Cyclist"},"content":{"rendered":"

Agencies – Sudan Events\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

She was four when she got her first bicycle, a Fahrradmanufaktur TX-400 but never imagined that she would use one to tour other countries.<\/p>\n

The 24-year-old left Europe in December last year ready for her once-in-a-lifetime experience, and in January 2023, she started cycling from Egypt.<\/p>\n

What inspired her?<\/strong><\/p>\n

“I am a super curious person. I love learning other people live and like to try new things. My dad was the one who taught me how to ride a bike, but back then I would do it once in a while like summer. There is a French couple who came to my school narrating their trip they walked across Africa and it took them three years. I was amazed and amused,” she says.<\/p>\n

She says as a cycling newbie, she is learning a lot from her Africa trip for instance fixing flat tires.<\/p>\n

In her trip across Africa, she recalls Northern Sudan as the most memorable. While there, a region called Nubia, rich in history and culture, caught her attention.<\/p>\n

“The people there were the most hospitable and kind I have ever met. Plus, landscapes in the Sahara were amazing, and camping under the stars was a dream. Now I am heading to South Africa and will be crossing the southern African countries.<\/p>\n

Long-distance cycling has become a pastime for many, and Florence advises that cycling long distances is not for the fainthearted. In her case, she says cycling long distances is meditative in a way as it helps her have time to think.<\/p>\n

In terms of endurance and exercise, she does not do anything other than cycling, some days she tries and stretches but sometimes she forgets.<\/p>\n

“I am not a pro cyclist, far from that. Like I said, I owned a bike when I was four, and did not cycle much growing up. So anyone can do it. Your body gets used to it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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