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hat compels a middle-aged, white, suburban mom to dream born in adversity and almost kicked into the ditch by
Wpack up and cycle all alone around South Africa and hardship and setback. However, now a story of bright promise
Africa on a bike in pursuit of the Guinness Word Record to and accomplishment is emerging as Cristin continues her
become the fastest woman to circumnavigate the earth? preparations and planning for her epic quest – a quick, record-
breaking cycle… around the world!
Cristin Flynn explains:
Driven by a sense of adventure since a very young age I would I’m planning to use Cristin’s own words in the coming
get on my bike and ride very, very far. Much further than months… in the build-up to her departure on her epic journey,
other young children my age and probably much further than in June 2020. Not many months to go. So, for now, please visit
most adults. I’d always ride to the very edge of town as if I had Cristin’s site… read, share and support however you can. As I
reached some kind invisible boundary line and then I would mentioned in a recent mail to Cristin… we’ll do all we can…
keep riding in the direction of the next town. There was always even if we can only help talk and pray her around the world!
a yellow line that would go on and on into the distance and it OK… enough from me… I’ll leave it to Cristin to share her
was my dream to just keep following that line until I found what brief introduction:
it is that I was looking for. I wasn’t sure what exactly that was,
but I was convinced that if I kept following the line, one day I’d About Cristin...
find ‘it’. Since the youngest age Cristin has loved all things sport and
has competed in countless endurance events including the
The words above are obviously not mine but how better can Comrades, Cape Argus, Lord of the Chain Rings, London
I share Cristin’s compelling story but by sharing her own Marathon, Iron Man Triathlons and so forth. She has at various
words? I am proud to say that we, here at the Saffer Worldwide stages enjoyed podium finishes and has been sponsored to
Magazine, have been invited by Cristin to be part of this story… compete at various times.
a story about chasing a dream… right around the world. A

CHASING YELLOW LINES -

AROUND THE WORLD

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