Orange Babies Tour Zambia - Challenge Accepted

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Orange Babies managing director and founder Baba Sylla cycles with us from 30 September until 9 October 2016 in the Orange Babies Tour Zambia. To him this is also a personal challenge. He tells you why:

''I’m going for it! From 30 September until 9 October 2016 I’ll participate in the Orange Babies Tour Zambia. Of course I think it’s important as the manging director and founder of Orange Babies to cycle along in the tour, but this is also a personal challenge. In Senegal, where I grew up, people don’t usually own a bike. Whereas in Holland people learn how to ride a bike before they can walk, we had to share one bike with fifty people. Sometimes I could ride it for an hour but only after convincing my father I really needed the bike. Just riding around for fun was not an option. No, riding a bike was not something I grew up with. Even in Amsterdam the old ladies (read 70+) are passing me on their bikes. Can you picture it? I’ll immediately speed up to overtake them or at least stay closely behind them. Often I don’t succeed and I wonder what I’m doing wrong. In my bike store they couldn’t answer this question either. I requested a faster bike but he laughed and answered: “There’s nothing wrong with your bike. Cycling faster is entirely up to you.” I still think of these words every day. And I am really trying. I’m trying to cycle in a different manner and trying out different techniques….. It never works. Now I’m going to cycle many kilometres through Zambia with well-trained cycling fanatics. More than that, I don’t want to cycle behind everyone. I want to be the frontrunner and mark my words… I will do this! If my cycling techniques fail me, I will compensate this with my outstanding running condition. At least, I hope so….. I’ll let you know. Will you support my personal mission? Make a donation at my action page. I promise you to send a report after the tour. I’m sure the stories will be good fun. Merci! Baba Sylla.''

Support Baba's personal mission at his action page!