'Tales from the Saddle' Contest
'Cycling Mom' Anne Rock, with son, Jimmy.
We were delighted and enchanted by the 44 wonderful stories submitted in our ‘Tales from the Saddle' contest.
While Francis Olverson's story ‘Into the Wilderness' garnered the most points, his article unfortunately exceeded the 750 word count rule by double that. We should have picked this up and notified Francis in time for him to make the necessary modifications, but with this being our first on-line contest, it was overlooked. We've been on a learning curve.
To compensate for our error and to reward Francis for the incredible effort he invested in the contest, we have decided to treat him as a co-winner and have awarded him a free section on one of our expeditions. We truly apologize for this oversight and promise that in future contests, we'll do everything possible to obviate such inconsistencies.
The official winner of the contest is Anne Rock, from Philadephia, Pennsylvania with her story ‘Cycling Mom'.
"I am thrilled to win this contest and hope to participate in either the Budapest to Bucharest leg of the ‘Orient Express' tour or on a section of the inaugural ‘Vuelta Sudamericana' expedition." said Anne.
Avid cyclist, mother, wife and teacher, Anne believes there's no better way to see the world than via bicycle.
"Walking is too slow (apologies to hikers) and driving too removed and ecologically unfriendly. I teach high school English and want to share with students the opportunities accorded them through travel and learning from other cultures."
Congratulations Anne and Francis! And thanks to all for participating.
Anne's story will be published in an upcoming edition of the American Bicyclist magazine.
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Posted March 24, 2009 by Tour d'Afrique Ltd.
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