#20onHuez - Climbing this mountain through the nigth was brutal but magical

#20onHuez - ascent nr 8 into daybreak

#20onHuez - Glenn, Katya and Rene dousing me with ice water!

#20onHuez - an ave of 1hr15min for each climb and only 20min to sescend back down

#20onHuez - a 10 min rest at 'dutch corner', midnight

#20onHuez - ascent nr 10 and my body was shutting down. Brother Glenn encouraging me to the top

#20onHuez - lap 10,17hrs, 277km, 10,830m

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - Success! 920km, 51 hrs, 19,000m and 2hr40min of sleep

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - My fantastic support team Julie, Sam, Jon, Glenn and Andy

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - I could never do these rides on my own

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - on the road hygiene

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - lunch day 3, Glendora

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - it was hell at times

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - friends. Martin and Ulrika

US Im'possible Tour 2022 - focus and faith IS 41:10

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - almost home 730km, 37 hrs, 12,400m, 37 degree ave ride temp

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - sunset day 1 Prince Alfred Pass

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - somewhere past van Wyks Dorp day 2, 41 degrees

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - suffering on day 1 with 39 degree ave temp

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022- it was insanely hot in the karoo

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - Franschhoek Pass 660km covered, 50 to go

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - heat was insane

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - full gas

CrossCape Dreamtour 2022 - pain is a friend

#24hour4dreams Oct 2020 - it was brutal but beautiful -

#24hour4dreams Oct 2020 - 33 dreams of terminally ill kids fulfilled -

#24hour4dreams Oct 202 - worth eery drop of sweat and blood0 -

#24hour4dreams Oct 2020 - suffering for kids

#xtremeSA2019 - Laureus Chairman Morne du Plessis at the finish

#xtremeSA2019 - through 3 days and nights via Baviaanskloof, Knysna, Swartberg Pass, Ladismith and Ceres

#xtremeSA2019 - Ryk Neethling, Morne du Plessis, Iain Banner and Cecil Afrika

#pyrenees_alps2018 - success! 72 hrs, 23,100m, 3hr20min sleep. Brother Glenn as tired as I am

#pyrenees_alps2018 - riding over 23 famous Tour de France mountains in one ride, what a privilege!

#pyrenees_alps2018 - my V-Class support vehicles

#pyrenees_alps2018 - friends, we all need them

#pyrenees_alps2018 - Col de la Croix Fry, day 3 , 3 mountains to go

Im'possible Tour 2017 Alps - end of the road, hypothermia after 20hrs, 11,200m and 420km of the planned 1800km covered

Im'possible Tour 2017 Alps - health comes first

Im'possible Tour 2017 Alps - frozen to the core.

Im'possible Tour 2017 Alps - Col du Galibier at 2600m 1 am, minus 1 degree, gail force icy wind

Im'possible Tour 2017 Alps -alps can be beautiful but hellishly brutal and unforgiving

Im'possible Tour 2017 Alps - snow and freexing temperatires in Alpe d'Huez in July! Crazy

Descending the very dangerous Col du Glandon just before sunrise

Climbing the difficult Col de Chaussy, 240km covered, 178km to go

Just after midnight, 10km to the summit at 2770m

1.30am. Almost at the summit of the Col de L’Iseran at 2770m!

The 22km Cormet de Roselend climb. 2hrs done, 18 hrs to go. Feeling good

Descending off the Col du Glandon at 6am, having ridden through the night. 100% concentration and commitment

Climbing the Col du Mollard at 3.30 am, feeling strong

Approaching the summit of the 22km Col de le Madeleine at 2000m. Suffering terribly, my nephew Sean running next to me encouraging me to keep fighting

Col de Chaussy, as difficult and brutal as it is beautiful

Approaching the summit of the Col de la Croix de Fer just before sunrise. A very tough end to the night

Climbing through a tunnel from Bourg St Maurice to Val d’Isere at 10pm

2km to go to the summit finish at Les Saisies. No giving up, ignoring the pain in my shoulder and rest of my body.

Go, go , go…415km covered, only 3 km to go

A helping hand for a couple of meters

Summit of Col du Chaussy with Sean running next to me. my darkest time during the entire challenge. Hardly remember this I suffered so much

Descending off the Col de L’Iseran at 2 am

Getting serious. 1.40am, ready to descend for 30km into the dark from 2770m. Very dangerous

3km from the summit of Alpe d’Huez and the finish of the La Marmotte after 7hr 51min in the saddle. 5 July 2014.

Feeling on top of the world, after being in its belly less than a year ago!

Chatting to Gilberto Simoni, Giro d’Itala winner, at the finish of the Leggendaria Charly Gaul

Descending near Lago di Cavedine in Italy during the Leggendaria Charly Gaul

365 days later, sitting at the spot where I died on 21713. Overcoming, closure, moving on. Tomorrow I will race past here, victorious!

Fighting the gradient and the pain up the 22km Monte Bondone to the finish line for my biggest victory ever on a bike! 20 July 2014.