The 2009 Betfair Lifecycle Challenge, which was the 11th annual Lifecycle Challenge, finished yesterday afternoon at 18:00 Turkish time as the cyclists rode into Damascus.
The Lifecycle committee described this year’s challenge as one of the toughest, but one of the best yet.
We would like to thank the Maltese public for all the generous donations they [...]
The Challenge Is Complete
19 Aug 2009, 15:34 
Day 11 – Homs to Damascus and Journey’s End
18 Aug 2009, 08:37 Updated
The last day of the 2009 Betfair Lifecycle Challenge has finally arrived, and today the cyclists are riding the final 155km from Homs southwards to Damscus, over relatively flat terrain and on good roads. The weather is clear and sunny with temperatures up to 38 degrees celsius and low humidity.
Cyclists and backup team members [...]
Day 10 – Aleppo to Homs
17 Aug 2009, 11:47 Updated
As the Betfair Lifecycle Challenge nears its end, the cyclists are in high spirits as they make their penultimate ride from Aleppo southwards to Homs, drawing ever nearer to their destination of Damascus.
Apart from the 3 cyclists who dropped out early in the challenge, and who therefore don’t qualify to finish, almost every rider is [...]
Day 9 – Hatay (Turkey) to Aleppo (Syria)
16 Aug 2009, 16:53 Today’s ride saw the cyclists bidding goodbye to Turkey and crossing into Syria. The total distance was shorter (about 114km) though border formalities inevitably take time – and the challenge spent two hours at the border, going through the necessary personal and vehicle checks.
The frontier was just over half way through the day’s route, [...]
Day 8 – Kozan to Hatay, and Review of Turkey
16 Aug 2009, 10:16 Yesterday, day 8 of the Betfair Lifecycle Challenge, went well, and morale is once again high after the difficulties of the previous two days – in particular, the sleep deprivation suffered when most cyclists didn’t reach the accommodation at the end of day 7 until 1:30am.
The first 100km were flat, though for the rest of [...]
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