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Gideon Nasilowski (35), lives with the congenital condition, Arthrogryposis. Congenital joint contracture, especially in two or more areas of the body are characteristics of the condition. Arthrogryposis means curving of the joints in Greek. Nasilowski participated with about 1 000 cyclists in the iconic 24 hour mountain bike challenge. The challenge spans over grueling six stage of 373 km through the world’s oldest desert. A determined Nasilowski and his teammates completed the mission and moved physical and psychological boundaries for disabled and also raised money for disabled athletes. The disabled Nasilowski, on his green-green tricycle “amphimobile” and his team-mates, Cricketer Dickson Vambe, Robert Groenewald and Dave Hammond made it be-fore the cut off time of 15 hours for teams of four at the Nedbank Desert Dash. The Desert Dash is known as the world’s, longest single-stage mountain bike race. The starting point is at Windhoek’s Grove Mall and the race ....