Julie Rezler

Chang Kim

Kristin Mattocks

I am a women's health researcher who studies pregnancy and mental health among women Veterans. I've been a lifelong trail runner but bad knees have turned me to cycling, and I have fallen in love with mountain and gravel biking. I recently made my first trip to Africa and did an amazing bike tour of Tanzania, and now I want to see more of the world by bike. Looking forward to this incredible tour!

Richard Provencher

Jennifer Wells

Mike Lehmann

Taking a year+ off (likely retired) enterprise software product guy working off a few bucket list items that were put off until I made enough time. I am 56 years old, live in Vancouver, Canada and am married with daughter in university. Biking wise, I have been more of a road biker but did bike 1,100 km across British Columbia late summer 2020 on the Great Trail/TransCanada Trail as a warm up for this. I have travelled widely on business and vacations but in Africa only a little - Morocco, Tunisia and Kenya - so am looking forward to learning and seeing a lot more. I am a little intimidated by the whole thing but that is a good part of the reason to do this :)

John Fitzgerald

Alexandra Ruch

After having cycled the Tour d`Afrique 2018 and Hippie Trail & Canada 2019, I am Looking Forward to another Cycling Adventure, this time in Westafrica.

Gregory Wiseman

Wendy McDonald

Russel Ogden

Raza Akhtar

Jane Tagney

Stephane Lancereau

Stephanie Small

Justin Ripley

Rita Tellerman

Hi! My name is Rita and I am a retired Public Health Nutritionist living in New York City. I can’t wait for the next TDA adventure. Since I started cycling at 49 and doing lots of bike trips to see the world, , I have ALWAYS and continue to be the oldest woman on each and every tour. My message to anyone who might consider it a barrier… don’t … just do it and you’ll have the time of your life.

Cheryl Yates

Dick Buter

Cycling is the best way to discover the world.

Silvia Thiessen

Kevin Thiessen

Laura Garrett

Friso Broertjes

Dutchman, 28 years old and working from home now for two years so time to treat and challenge myself. Really looking forward!

Mayumi Stroy

55 year old who enjoys bicycle touring, traveling, hiking, and downhill and xc skiing. Lives in Soda Springs, CA. This will be my forth trip with TDA - 2020 Tour d’Afrique, 2021 Great American Road Trip, and 2022 Bamboo Road. Down time activities includes cooking, eating, listening to music, watching futbol, and reading. This trip is the top of my bucket list and I can’t wait to explore that same areas that Genghis Khan and Marco Polo traveled. What adventures we will have!

Erika Lindquist

Retired biology scientist Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Deborah Cohen

Adriaan Besemer

Brigitta Varadinek

Made Cairo to Arusha in 2020 - we got stuck because of covid; went from Victoria Falls to Cape Town last year. So this year I wanted to go from Nairobi to VicFalls but had to cancel. Happy to have another chance next year and see all my friends from the 2020 tour

Kevin McAleer

Kim Wright

WILLIAM MARTIN

Reto Lehmann

Anne Thompson

Looking forward to this trip!

Milan Jansen

Ingrid Vlaar

Annelize Roos

I'm 62 years old and haven't cycled a lot for quite some time due to work commitments. However, for many years, I was a very active on my bike and is still perfectly comfortable on it. I'm also a nature- and adventure lover and particularly Africa is dear to me. My intended participation in this tour is specifically aimed at starting a new life post-retirement with a bang!

Bill Wilson

This will be my 12th trip with TDA, as I've previously ridden all or part of the Trans Europa, the Orient Express, the Hippie Trail, the Bamboo Road, Magical Madagascar, the Tour d'Afrique, the Trans Oceania, the Odyssey, the North American Epic, the South American Epic and the Great American Roadtrip . I retired eight years ago, after more than 35 years prosecuting criminal cases for the Ontario government, and spend the bulk of my time cycling, golfing, reading and travelling. I am looking forward to getting together with some old friends and making some new ones.

Madhuri Pendharkar

Retired school principal; avid bicycle traveller!

Charlotte Lawson

Jannes Nijland

Rona Lowe

Retired. Love to cycle. Love to travel. Completed the SAE (Buenos Aires to Ushuaia) in 22 and looking forward to another tour.

Ron Lowe

Audax cyclist - 10 years Super Randonneur, Paris-Brest-Paris 2019; Midnight Sun 1200k 2022; London-Edinburgh-London 1500k 2022. Time Trial - all distances, including 24hr; Occasional hill / trail runner and Inadequate swimmer

Douglas Isaac

Ronald van Doorn

Elizabeth Purdon

I am an almost retired family doctor, working just enough to help pay for this type of grand adventure! I do lots and lots of kayaking and expeditions, but this will be my first big bike tour. One might as well start off with a challenge! Growing up on Canada's balmy wet west coast, I have been bike riding for commuting and exercise most of my life, but I have only done a couple of tours in the past - Ireland and New England. This Covid delay has given me even more time to get some experience on the bike before the trip,

Robert (Bob) Purdon

Angus Mitchell

Karen Mitchell

Bruce Taylor

Johanna Platt

What have I signed up for!!! I must admit my main sporting passion is ocean swimming, it doesn't sound like there'll be much of that on offer! We, that is myself, & Nick (husband, also on the tour) got a taste for cycle touring on a recent trip to Costa Rica - Challenging, yes, rewarding, absolutely. Not too sure how this long distance cycle touring will go, however, always looking for the next challenge, so will give it my best shot. At least it's heading south - that is downhill - isn't it? Chao Chicos, nos vamos en Julio.

Nicholas Harrison

I live in Perth Western Australia, married to Johanna (Jo) who is also on the Trip. I am reasonably active enjoying outdoor activities, ocean swimming, windsurfing, snowboarding and of course riding. I ride a hard tail mountain bike in preference to a standard road bike even when commuting, makes me work harder chasing guys on road bikes. The longest bike trip I have done was in 2015 when we completed the Epic South America Trip. Since then we have ridden from Manali to Leh through the high mountain passes of Ladakh. Since returning from South America I have competed in several long distance offroad endurance rides and enjoy the physical and mental challenges. I have worked as a Surveyor for about 40 years on land and sea, remote areas to urban centres. Have travelled, worked and lived in a number of different countries including Southern Africa, Guatemala, Venezuela, Qatar, Mauritania and of course Australia.

Bob Jensen

I am a Calgary commercial lawyer who is semi-retired (will be fully retired when this trip starts). I enjoy reading (historical fiction), cycling, running, swimming, triathlons, racket sports, paddle boarding, canoeing, kayaking, travelling (and what better way than by bike), and volunteering. Fondness for beer (part owner of a craft brewery) and fine wines, rum and whisky. I am married with two adult children and 2 dogs.

Maggie Williamson

New year, new adventure … just the way I like it! Excited about exploring and experiencing two new countries, South Korea and Japan. Super pumped for the opportunity to live on South Korean and Japanese cuisine.

Marnie (Margaret) Denton

I'm retiring in August 2022 and decided to kick it off with an adventure! I've cycled for years and I love setting goals with physical challenges - but I've never done anything quite this challenging. I'm excited to be able to explore this beautiful continent by bike and make friends with like-minded people.