Keegan Longueira

Filed in Adventurers by phatrat on February 5, 2015 • views: 3490

Keegan Longueira

Cycling from Cairo to Cape Town in 59 days and 8 hours breaking the then world record… raising money for Operation Smile.

Keegan’s venture will see him taking on the elements across Africa with his main focus being breaking the World Record of 71 days in a self supported cycle from Cairo to Cape Town.“The record stands at 71 days, if everything works out I plan to beat it in 64 days, we have planned for 68 days, just in case of delays and rerouting,” he continued. (he did it in 59 days)

Fastest non supported bicycle trip across South Africa with Gert Janse van Rensburg in 2012 (1900km in 10 days)

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Just last year Keegan cycled for Operation Smile in his third trip from eMalahleni to Cape Town, smashing records and setting personal bests. With a year’s worth of planning in the works, along with the support of Operation Smile, Keegan is now set Cairo to Cape Town.
This trip is no holiday and a lot of planning and preparation has gone into it, Keegan flies to Cairo on December 31, once he lands he books into the hotel and starts with assembling his bicycle, fitting it with his trusty carry bags and harnesses.

Taking into consideration the length of the trip, Keegan has packed the bare necessities for survival as well as the spares needed for this excursion – this will be the greatest challenge he has yet faced as he sets off from Cairo on January 2.
All that remains right now is for him to finish packing and preparing his bicycle as well as a sit down session with the team from Operation Smile.
“It’s something really amazing, watching one of these surgeries happen, a life being changed forever, – what I am doing is not just about raising the money for these surgeries, but making a change in people’s lives, for the better,” he added.Keegan wishes to thank all the sponsors that have gotten involved, especially to Johan Stemmet and Gerhard van der Walt, and those that have contributed in any way to the trip and Operation Smile.“It’s like a first date, but rather a date with adventure, you don’t know what to expect,” said Keegan, slightly nervous but at the same time confident in his ability.

Keegan’s route will see him doing close to 11 000 kilometres of cycling across Africa.

Leg 1: Cairo – Khartoum
1) Cairo – Matay (205km)
2) Matay – Asyut (173k)
3) Asyut – AR Rawatelo (163km)
4) AR Rawatelo – AS Sibaiyah (200km)
5) AS Sibaiyah – Aswan (141km)
6) Ferry crossing
7) Ferry crossing
8 ) Wadi Halfa – Abri (182km)
9) Abri – Dongola (230km)
10) Dongola – Al Dabbah (160km)
11) Al Dabbah – Desert/ Truckstop (160km)
12) Desert – Khartoum (210km)
Total km: 2146km
Average p/day: 195km
Days: 12 days + one allowance = 13 days.

Leg 2: Khartoum – Addis Ababa
1) Khartoum – Al Hilaya (127km)
2) Al Hilaya – Al Poa / veld (160km)
3) al Pora – Doka (200km)
4) Doka – Magana (118km)
5) Magana – Gondor (163km)
6) Gondor – adet (220km)
7) Adet – Dejen (209m)
8 ) Dejn – Debre Gurucha (80km)
9) Debre Guruchu – Addis Ababa (80km)
Total km: 1471km
Average: 163km
Days: 9 days + one allowance = 10 days

Leg 3: Adis Ababa – Nairobi
1) Addis Ababa – Meki (132km)
2) Meki – Mirga Alem (180km)
3) Mirga – Hagere Maryan (190km)
4) Hagree – Mega Mega (196km)
5) Mega – Veld (160km)
6) Veld – Mersabit (200km)
7) Mersabit – Archers Post (225km)
8 ) Archers post – Nanyuki (115km)
9) Nanyuki – Nairobi (200km)
Total km:1737km
Average: 193km
Days: 9 days + one allowance = 10 days

Leg 4: Nairobi – Livingstone
1) Nairobi – veld (66km)
2) Veld – Arusha (200km)
3) Arusha – Baboti (200km)
4) Baboti – Mnyoni (180km)
5) Mnyoni – Runga (230km)
6) Rungwa – Chunga (230km)
7) Chunga – Tanduma (174km)
8 )Tanduma – Iskota (120km)
9) Iskota – Chitembo (204km)
10) Chitembo – Chimutenda (170km)
11) Chimutenda – Mkhushi (241km)
12) Mkhusi – Kabwe (161km)
13) Kabwe – Lusaka (140km)
14) Lusaka – Mazambuka (126km)
15) Mazambuke – Choma (164km)
16) Choma – Livingstone (191km)
Total: 2763km
Average: 162km
Days: 16 days + one allowance = 17 days

Leg 5: Livingstone – Cape Town
1) Livingstone – Kazangula (65km)
2) Kazangula – Sibuya Forest Reserve (150km)
3) Sinuya – Nato Bird Sancyuray (200km)
4) Nato – Francis Town (175km)
5) F.Town – Palape (170km)
6) Palape – Gaberone (277km)
7) —- Gaberone —-
8 ) Gaberone – Mahikeng (150km)
9) Mahikeng – Hartswater (255km)
10) Hartswater – Hopetown (244km)
11) Hopetown – Victoria west (233km)
12) Victora west – Beufortwest (136km)
13) Beaufortwest – Lainsberg (200km)
14) Lainsberg – Worster (157km)
15) Worster – Waterfront (110km)
Total: 2671km
Average: 160km
Days 15 + one allowance = 16 days