Tour d’Afrique

Pre-ride Checkups

Pre-ride Checkups

My good friend and Thoracic Surgeon, Neil Steinoff, visited me weekly for checkups

By morris|2019-06-21T09:44:30-07:00December 26th, 2017|Tour d'Afrique, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Encouragement from my Good Friend

Encouragement from my Good Friend

My great friend Dennis Wilson. He was to do the first two stages of the ride but a car hit him and badly injured his foot. We’ll miss you Dennis!

By morris|2019-06-21T09:44:30-07:00December 24th, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|1 Comment

Ron Heide of fit well did a bang up job with last minute fitting.

By |2017-12-23T16:24:58-07:00December 23rd, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|1 Comment

Going away party at Janey’s with Mike Hobin, a TDA veteran who was able to raise $55k for Rancho Feliz, my other favorite charity, during his ride. Mike’s the one who suggested riding across Africa.

By |2017-12-23T16:25:01-07:00December 23rd, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off

By |2017-12-23T14:34:20-07:00December 23rd, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off

The X-ray tech got this picture hoping it looks good.

By morris|2019-06-21T09:44:30-07:00December 21st, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off

Last set of X-rays, down to four broken ribs.

By |2017-12-21T16:04:03-07:00December 21st, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off

First ride since the accident, 44.9 miles, aboard my road bike irrational devotion. A triathlete from the ASU team pulled me part of the way home down Pima. She was about 20 and her name was Julie, I didn’t feel bad about jumping on her wheel. Wish I would have thought to get a [...]

By morris|2019-06-21T09:44:30-07:00December 21st, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off

My Nerves are on Edge

My Nerves are on Edge

I'm waiting for my new front fork and wheels set to arrive. With my unfortunate crash, I haven't been able to put a significant amount of miles on this new bike. It makes me a little nervous.

By morris|2017-12-19T09:04:48-07:00December 18th, 2017|Tour d'Afrique|Comments Off