First out of the gate is the 10th anniversary edition of the incomparable Tour d`Afrique, departing Cairo on January 14th, 2012.

Five days later, the Indian Adventure gets underway from the Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

One week after the Tour d`Afrique riders finish their epic cross-Africa expedition in Cape Town, another group of cyclists will set out from Shanghai on May 19th, heading west towards Istanbul along the Silk Route.

Finally, on July 8th, riders on the Amber Route will head west from St Petersburg, pedaling through Eastern Europe before arriving six weeks later in Venice.