In an amazing feat of ultra-endurance cycling, Grant Lottering completed a non-stop 1314 kilometre cycle from the Eastern Cape to Paarl in 66 hours and 12 minutes.
Labelled the most brutal non-stop fundraising ride ever attempted, Lottering cycled for three days with only two hours and 50 minutes sleep in that time.
#xtremeSA2019 is complete! 1316km non stop in 62 hours. Grant Lottering has completed his 6th #im_possible tour for @laureussport. A warm welcome from friends, family and sponsors at @valdevieestate is well deserved. pic.twitter.com/2l9dK6Vifu
— GrantLottering (@MGLottering) May 26, 2019
Lottering survived a near fatal cycling accident in 2013 in which he was initially pronounced dead.
It has changed his outlook on life and the extreme rider has raised R100 000 for the Laureus Sports for Good Foundation during the ride.
The ride started from Patensie just east of the Baviaanskloof in the Eastern Cape to Paarl in the Western Cape.
Lottering cycled for three days and nights, climbed 17 mountains and a total of 12 000 metres.
The #ExtremeSA2019 Im possible Tour, was as tough as it gets.
Lottering says:”This is my first Im’Possible tour in South Africa I’ve done, five already, every year I do one and it has always been in the Alps and the Pyrenees and always a 1000 kilometres non-stop and I always ride over mountains.”
Lottering used both a road and mountain bike for his amazing feat and had to overcome major obstacles, both physical and mental.
“Over a two-three day period on a bike you go through a lot of ups and downs physically and mentally. So I can train up to 60% of the ride but the rest is pure mental.”
Lottering, who is a Laureus ambassador, has raised over R2 million with his annual Im’Possible Tours for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation to help foster a love for sport in disadvantaged areas.
An amazing feat by an amazing endurance athlete, all for a good cause in the name of sport.
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