Cyclist complete Africa marathon

Four young Irish volunteers have arrived back home at the end of a 30,000km cycling odyssey which took them to Africa's southernmost tip... and then back home again.

Magnus Collins Smyth, David Burns, Brian O'Shea and Alan O'Dwyer, who are all aged 24, saddled up in early June of last year to embark on a marathon nine month journey that is set to take them through close to a dozen countries in eastern Africa.

Magnus and Brian, who are from Limerick, David from Coleraine and Alan from Tipperary covered the full costs themselves, and succeeded in netting nearly 40,000 euro for three chosen charities.

Four young Irishmen set off on
an epic cycling expedition through
eastern Africa - from Cairo to
Capetown this Summer.

Funds raised from the effort will go to build a community grain store in Kenya, and to support environmental rehabilitation work in Ethiopia.

The boys kicked off their fund-raising efforts with a hugely successful St. Valentine's Day Ball in Limerick last year, and book-ended their trip when they returned to Limerick's Clarion Hotel in March for another fundraising celebration - on this occasion to mark the successful conclusion of their trip.

To find out more, and read the blog that the cyclists updated during their four month cycle, visit their web-site below.

www.bikeafrica2009.com

Video Update

Check out this link and view a video Bike Africa has posted from Tanzania.

Bike Africa cyclists reach Kenya

Check out this link and view a Bike Africa video from Ethiopia.