It can already be said that the three Argentines who left to reach Qatar by bicycle have achieved their goal: crossed Africa and the Middle East on two wheels to encourage Lionel Messi’s team at the Qatar 2022 World Cup.

They had warned him on Twitter, where they announced that their journey had reached a very important point when they saw the first sign on the road that said “Qatar”.

Later, one of them shared in an Instagram story the exact moment they entered the host country of the next soccer World Cup.

Doha is nowhere near Lucas Ledezma (3.4), Leandro Bianco Pighi (32) and Silvio Gatti (32), the three Cordovans of the Todo a Pedal team who started traveling through 15 countries until they reached the capital of Qatar, walking for more than 177 days and 10,500 kilometers by bicycle.

“Another of the many things that were impossible until we tried them, came and did them”, Expressed Pighi a few meters from entering Qatar.

On Twitter, Todo a Pedal tried to get the news of his trip from “Chiqui” Tapia, the president of the AFA: “Will this viral reach @tapiachiqui? Let’s retrace the journey: we left South Africa in May, we crossed Africa and the Middle East, 15 countries, 10,500 km, we plant a tree for every km to reforest Cordoba. The dream is to embrace and encourage Scaloneta ”.

In turn, they posted a video that he sent them paolo dibala encouraging them to come to the country that hosts the World Cup and telling them that, “God willing”, they will soon see each other there.

The “impossible” idea.

As they commented to Clarín, the three Cordovans embarked on an away match when the 2018 World Cup in Russia ended, after joking about arriving in Qatar by bicycle through Africa and the Middle East.

They started the journey in May of this year with the aim of touring 15 countries just by bike.

“We will cross the south of Israel, all of Jordan and Saudi Arabia to reach Qatar on November 20th. The trip has several objectives: to attend the World Cup, to encourage the national team with the expectation of becoming world champions, to record a documentary and a mission of solidarity with our homeland “, Leandro had indicated in a dialogue with Clarín.

They planned their day, slept in a tent, and cooked by the side of the road. During their journey they received a lot of outside help from “angels of the road”: there were brands accompanying them, they received donations and they were housed in homes, police stations and fire stations.

“In Qatar we will organize ourselves on the fly. We have already connected with a group of Argentines who live there so they can help us with some questions. We dream of hugging Messi to thank him for everything and tell him this madness. We hope to return on December 18th and with a great party, “the adventurers had said.