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3 CONTINENTS. 3 ADVENTURES. GRAB A BIKE. RAISE SOME CASH. SEE THE WORLD.

TORONTO, ON, Canada, March 1, 2007 --/WORLD-WIRE/-- If you catch yourself day-dreaming about exotic far-away places you'd like to visit and fascinating people and cultures you'd like meet someday, now is the time to make it happen. By raising some cash for the Tour d'Afrique Foundation's HIV/Aids outreach programme you could be part of the adventure of a lifetime.

Tour d'Afrique Ltd is a company passionate about life, people, culture, adventure, the environment and bicycles.

Over the past five years, they've been creating and organizing extraordinary trans-continental bike adventures and meeting and interacting with fascinating people and cultures all over Africa, Europe, Asia and China.

It all started in 2003 with the crazy idea of cycling 12 000 kilometres across the African continent from Cairo to Cape Town. Not only did the intrepid group of 33 achieve that, they also broke a Guinness World Book of Records for crossing the continent in the fastest time ever under human power. Known as the Tour d'Afrique Bicycle Race/Expedition, it's billed as the world's longest and most unpredictable bike race and is currently underway on its 5th attempt.

In 2005 the adventurous team thought it would be a great idea to follow the legendary trail of the Orient Express train across Europe. And so the Orient Express Bike Tour was born; a 4000- kilometre journey from Paris to Istanbul that travels through 8 magnificent European countries.

Having reached Istanbul, the team started thinking about riding all the way to Beijing. For the first time this year, a group of riders will attempt to cycle 10 000 kilometres across Asia and into China, following the ancient trading route between Istanbul and Beijing. In August 2007, the Silk Route Bicycle Race/Expedition will be the first modern-day human-powered caravan to attempt to retrace the legendary steps of Marco Polo and Genghis Khan.

By joining forces with like-minded students worldwide who are helping Tour d'Afrique Ltd raise funds to buy bikes for HIV/Aids Health Care Workers, you can earn a massive discount and secure your place on the adventure of a lifetime.

Current and newly graduated students can score discounts up to as much as $2,000 US on the entry fees by arranging simple fund-raising activities.

Andrew Cameron, currently finishing his Masters in Ottawa and riding the 2007 Tour d'Afrique Bike Race/Expedition, has already raised over $2,400 US for the Tour d'Afrique Foundation.

An adventure racer with an infectious passion for living life to the full, Cameron believes that "no matter what the conditions, together we can accomplish great and inconceivable things that alone would be nearly impossible."

By helping desperately ill people in of some of the poorest nations in the world receive better health care while simultaneously proliferating the bicycle as a viable means of transportation, Andrew Cameron is certainly accomplishing a great thing.

So grab a bicycle, raise some cash and earn a PHD in Life with Tour d'Afrique Ltd.

If nothing else, it will look really impressive on your resume!

For more details and ideas on how to raise funds, visit www.tourdafrique.com

CONTACT:
Canada:
Mike Coo
mike@tourdafrique.com
Tel: +1 416 364 8255
Fax: +1 416 364 0058

South Africa:
Theresa Brown
theresa@networld.co.za
Cell: +27 84 353 1975

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