The Roof Motorcycle Rally Lesotho

Mount kilimanjaro the highest mountain in africa.

The roof motorcycle rally lesotho.

Hundreds of motorcycle riders have descended on lesotho for the annual roof of africa rally. The event will be known as the 2020 motul roof of africa and will be run in the kingdom of lesotho with it s headquarters in the capital city of maseru. For more news. Whereas the modern roof is a notoriously challenging hard enduro event for motorcycles.

The roof is managed and run by live lesotho a fun and adventure company based in lesotho. The event will start on the 18th november running to the 21st november 2020. The roof has been run every year since 1967 except 1998 due to the riots in lesotho. Found in east africa tanzania roof of africa motorcycle rally an offroad motorcycle rally held annually in lesotho vantage point at the top of the carlton centre the tallest building in johannesburg south africa.

The rally is held over the last weekend in august. Thousands of motor cycle enthusiasts congregate and have a fun filled weekend with biker friends and make new long lasting biking relationships. The roof of africa was born. Despite fuel shortages in the mountain kingdom over the past week riders are optimistic.

Roof of africa may refer to. The organiser carlos paiva with the help of his wife. There will be three classes gold silver bronze. Events management company live lesotho is proud to introduce a new competitive event that harks back to the early days of the roof of africa rally.

The beautiful snow set back the times for the various time trials. Swazi rally is an annual biker s event held at riders ranch in sidvokodvo eswatini. The roof of africa had its humble beginnings in 1967 when bob phillips a roads engineer working in lesotho approached the sports car club in johannesburg and asked them if they would like to run a race over the worst road in the world that he had just finished building. The beauty was captured and shared by the sa snow report.

Our journey to the roof of africa commences near port elizabeth in south africa s eastern cape before heading inland and upwards. The roof of africa is celebrating its 50th motorcycle rally with a snow covered terrain. For more than fifty years the roof of africa rally continues to be one of the biggest tourism boosters injecting over a r100 million in the week of the rally.