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Huang Shuang, a Chinese cyclist, reportedly rode from Morocco to Lagos within five months.

After the ride, Shuang, also known as CICI, says she is convinced that anybody can achieve anything he or she determines to do.

According to Huang, she was inspired to embark on cycling around the world after riding around her country.

She left Morocco for Lagos on September 6, 2017.

“I am glad that I have also been able to ride from Morocco to Lagos, Nigeria,” Shuang said.

“This is an indication that irrespective of our sex, we can achieve anything we set out to do. The whole idea about my cycling started when, one day, I decided to embark on a cycling trip around my country, China.

“After the trip around China, I was motivated to take my first cycling around the world to America, where I covered about 5,500km in two months.

“Now, I am in Lagos from Morocco, after I flew from America to France, where I cycled around Europe for four months, before taking ferry from Spain to Morocco.”

Huang explained that she always travelled with money, noodles, tent, sleeping bag, clothes and bicycle repair accessories.

She said that her trip was fascinating though she experienced tiredness, robbery, accidents and had to sleep under bridges and in gas stations.

Huang said she crossed the desert within six days and was well received by many African villages, where she happily ate local meals made by the villagers.

“I have happily sung and danced with children in different African villages and communities where I passed the nights or stopped to cook,” she said.

“I have seen the most beautiful sunset, the most stunning mountain views, breath-taking lakes and virgin forests across Africa.

“My trip has also exposed me to many African children still living in poverty, hunger, without education and basic amenities.”

She said she would be cycling to about 33 countries in the next three years, adding that she would continue her cycling from Lagos to Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, Namibia, South Africa, East Africa and some other countries.

Shuang hopes to raise some money for the benefit of about 2,000 children.