Chris Wille, a businessman from Victoria, has come in 3rd place in the Tour D’afrique, considered by many to be one of the world’s toughest bike races.

"It’s the worlds longest and toughest bike race. I am honored and grateful to have been able to ride/race the whole way. To take 3rd place, overall, against some very tough competitors was very sweet!" Chris said. "What an experience; over 3 hundred hours of racing, contested over 85 stages, more than 10,400 kilometers, nine countries, crossing the African continent, from top to bottom- simply an amazing, wonderful experience. Truly the opportunity of a lifetime!" He added. " It’s the best placing by a Canadian in quite some time."

The race began on January 12th at the Great Pyramids in Egypt and ended in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday, a total of 11,900 kilometers later.

Canadians were dominant on the woman’s side as well, as Deb Corbeil, a Canadian from Toronto, took the women’s title in a time of 469 hours and 31 minutes.

For more information:

• Tour D’afrique – http://www.tourdafrique.com/index.html
• Chris Wille – http://cw-iman.blogspot.com/
• Deb Corbeil – http://theplanetd.com/