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ZIMBABWE Cycling Federation (ZCF) president David Martin together with five other cyclists from Kenya, South Africa, Egypt and the UK yesterday entered the final stretch in their bid to set a new world record for the fastest human-powered crossing of the African continent.
BY SPORTS REPORTER
The Carocap team which comprises of Martin, Nicholas Bourne from the UK, former South African professional cyclist Mark Blewett, David Kinjah from Kenya and Egypt's Adham Mahmoud left Cairo on October 8 with a goal to reach Cape Town in a record-setting 34 days.
Through Egypt and then the Nubian Desert in Sudan, 45+EöC temperatures made cycling nearly...