Tandem team takes on Shova for charity
Champion tandem team aims to ‘ride long’ at Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic for The Cows.
EAGER to set themselves a new challenge, the unbeaten tandem cycling team of Bryan Cusack and Brennan Anderson have set their sights on a staggering 600km endurance ride that will end with an attempt to defend their tandem title at the upcoming Tsogo Sun Amashova Durban Classic on Sunday, 21 October, l to raise money and awareness for The Cows and their CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation fundraising efforts.
“We decided that we wanted to do something for them this year at the Tsogo Sun Amashova, but we really wanted to do something differen, to get noticed. We have done the MRP Red Cap Ride from Johannesburg to Durban, which is over two days, so we decided we would ‘ride long’ and try to cover 600 kilometres inside 24 hours, finishing up with the 106km of the Tsogo Sun Amashova,” said Cusack.
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Fifty-three-year-old Cusack and his 29-year-old team mate Anderson believe they will still be competitive in the KZN classic race, despite having 500 kilometres in their legs by the time they roll into Pietermaritzburg in the early hours of 21 October to make the start of the Tsogo Sun Amashova. “We are both very competitive and we haven’t been beaten on a tandem in South Africa. We never enter a race to lose, so we will do our best to retain our Tsogo Sun Amashova tandem title,” said Cusack.
They plan to start their ride in Secunda, and break the 600 kilometre ride into segments, stopping for short breaks throughout.
Cusack admitted that the toughest section will probably be the ride through the night, when they will be riding through Newcastle and Ladysmith towards Mooi River.
The pair are planning to secure a number of sponsors for the 600km epic ride to maximise the fundraising for The Cows’ ongoing support for the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa.
Anyone willing to donate towards the 24-hour tandem challenge can visit https://www.givengain.com/ap/twentyfourhourtandemcows/
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