Kunle Adeyanju
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Kunle Adeyanju | |
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| Born | Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria |
| Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University; University of Arizona |
| Occupations | Adventurer, Author, Entrepreneur, Humanitarian |
| Known for | London–Lagos Motorbike Ride; Rotary Humanitarian Service Projects |
ⓘKunle Adeyanju, also known as "The Lion Heart", is an ardent motorcyclist. He was the President of the Rotary Club of Ikoyi Metro, D9110 in the 2022/23 Rotary Year.
Kunle Adeyanju is a self-described daredevil who has Skydived, Bungeed Jumped, Jet Skied on the Indian Ocean, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro twice and rode a bicycle from Lagos to Accra and back to Lagos in six days. In 2022, he rode a motorcycle from London to Lagos, Nigeria. The journey took him approximately, forty-one days; he traveled 13,000 kilometres (8,100 mi) through 11 countries and 31 cities before he arrived at his final destination Lagos, Nigeria. The goal behind his London–Lagos ride was "to raise funds for Rotary International's fight against polio, which remains a threat in Africa despite being eradicated in 2020." He says he chose the cause because of a childhood friend who was a polio survivor but sadly died years ago. Kunle Adeyanju's ride brought him through the Tizi n'Tichka pass at the summit of the Atlas Mountains, and on to a crossing of the Sahara Desert where he faced temperatures of 53 °C (127 °F). Riding at cusp of the national peed limit of Morocco and Mauritania, he crossed the Saraha in seven days.
Kunle Adeyanju is a Nigerian adventurer, author, businessman and humanitarian known for his long-distance motorcycling expeditions, including the 2022 London to Lagos trans-Sahara ride to raise awareness for polio eradication. He is also a Rotarian, public speaker and the founder of the LionHeart Foundation.