Cape Argus

The Cape Argus bicycle race was Sunday 14 March. This is a huge one-day cycling event with between 40,000-50,000 cyclists (at least that was the estimate I heard). Many of the area Rotary clubs volunteered to help. Louis (the French exchange student hosted by my club) and I were also asked to help. We stayed at Gavin’s house because we had to be at our post by 6:30 am. It was quite an early morning. Several of the roads were also closed, so we had to drive to one part of Camps Bay and walk down a big hill and then to our post. I joked with some of the people there that the steepest thing I climb at home is a speed bump – haha!! The site was quite a big area and staffed with medical professionals, physical therapists, a huge coca-cola trailer and several Rotarian volunteers. A few others from my club came as well. I think I saw Lance Armstrong, or at least the group of riders that he was in. It was a nice day and I was glad to be involved in such a huge event!