Carmen Reddy takes on challenge of learning to ride a bike for the first time

East Coast Breakfast’s Carmen Reddy is learning to ride a bike for the first time, and she's not letting anything stop her!

Carmen is a busy woman with a lot on her plate, but she's always up for a challenge. 

So, when she was challenged to take part in the upcoming Amashova Durban Classic cycle race, she knew it would be a tough task, but she was determined to give it her all.

The problem is, Carmen doesn't know how to ride a bike... but that's not stopping her. 

Her co-hosts, Darren Maule and Sky Tshabalala, have stepped up to help her learn, and they're confident that she'll be able to master the skill in no time.

Carmen's journey to learn to ride a bike shows that it's never too late to learn a new skill, and that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.

READ: Darren and Sky plan to teach Carmen Reddy how to ride a bicycle

Day 1

Darren, Sky, and Carmen found a quiet road after enlisting the help of Greg Albert to pick out a bike. Sky gave Carmen some basic rules with regards to riding a bike.

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Day 1 had lots of twists and turns, but rest assured, the boys are fully committed to teaching Carmen how to ride a bicycle - and Carmen is determined to master the skill!

Day 2

After a successful first lesson, the boys wanted to ramp things up a bit.

READ: These bicycle portraits reflect the shared journey of South Africans

Sky arrived with some more important tips for Carmen, which she attempted to try and understand...

Day 3

Do we have a potential Tour de France entrant on our hands?

READ: Amashova 2023

Here's what went down on Day 3 of Carmen's exciting journey, but with the help of a real expert this time...

Day 4

Carmen just announced she is learning how to ride a bicycle because she wants to compete in the annual Amashova. 

WATCH: The truth a cyclist will never tell you as we crossed the finish line at Amashova

Here is a look at the progress that she has made thus far:

Day 5

As we're gearing up for the Amashova event, Carmen had to take a whole week off to train with Craig. Training is going well and according to Craig, the East Coast Breakfast co-host will be ready for Amashova.

READ: Amashova 2023

So here is the latest from her training from Carmen herself. Also, she does have doubts about if she really will be ready for Sunday's event. 

Day 6

Alright, so Amashova is coming this Sunday and Carmen is really getting the feel of her training thanks to Craig. However, fear, doubt, and stress have slowly crept in for our East Coast Breakfast co-host. 

Here’s an update from Carmen Reddy on her journey to learn how to ride a bicycle for Amashova.

Day 7

Carmen has been training for the last couple days and even took a week off broadcasting to train for Amashova. 

To our surprise, there seems to be a situation that has everyone in panic, including her instructor Greg. 

READ: Darren and Sky plan to teach Carmen Reddy how to ride a bicycle

Here's how Day 7 went for the East Coast Breakfast co-host:

Day 8

Friday is already here and the team had the entire week to train for Amashova. Carmen used this week to train for the event taking place on Sunday and she actually wanted to quit as it was too hard for her. 

READ: Amashova 2023

However, after a few calls Craig made a plan and asked Carmen not to give up but to actually do the race in Tandem. What is that you may ask? Have a listen to how Day 8 went.

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