Our Top 10 Blogs of 2015

1. Cycling Antarctica to the South Pole

The announcement of our ambitious plans for Antarctica and cycling on fat bikes to the South Pole certainly got people’s attention. It was one of our most read blogs of 2015.

2. 2016 Silk Route – New Route, New Challenges

The Silk Route was already known as one of our most challenging tours. We decided to include Mongolia, Russia, and Kazakhstan into this famed route.

3. The 2015 Tour d’Afrique Arrives in Cape Town

Our longest running, and founding cycling expedition arrived on schedule for the 13th time in the city of Cape Town.

4. 6 Cycle Tours for Coffee Geeks

Coffee and cycling go well together and we thought we would highlight some areas of the world we are very familiar with that would be good cycling destinations for coffee lovers.

5. “Why Cycle South America?” A Short Video

TDA Founder Henry Gold discusses our intentions for making this video which was filmed in Colombia during the South American Epic.

6. The Call of the 8th Continent

This is a new tour we are very excited about. Madagascar – unlike anywhere else in the world. The announcement of a new tour on an island one book referred to as the ‘8th Continent.’

7. 50 Shades of Cycling

Henry’s quirky response to the 50 Shades of Grey movie release turned a few heads.

8. Tour d’Afrique Ltd. Becomes TDA Global Cycling

We updated our company name this year too. The blog announcing the change was a popular read.

9. 7 Excellent Reasons to Choose a Supported Cycling Trip

This is an important topic for those setting out on a cycling tour. There are many factors in deciding what is right for you – solo or with a cycling group – and this blog lays it out clearly for you.

10. Another Attempt to Break the Cairo to Cape Town Record

Henry discusses the popular challenge of cycling from Cairo to Cape Town in the fastest time. It seems that the record is broken every few months now – after we set the original mark in 2003.