BEYOND ENDURANCE

Endurance with purpose

BEYOND
ENDURANCE

Push limits. Give back.

We take on extraordinary endurance challenges in places that inspire us — and turn them into opportunities for the communities who call them home.

A winding dirt road through lush green hills
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01 — Our mission

Going further means giving back.

Some places leave a mark on you. They get under your skin through their people, their landscapes and their energy. We believe that when a place gives you something, you owe it something back.

Beyond Endurance is three friends using demanding physical challenges in inspiring places to raise funds for causes that matter locally — in the communities that welcome us. Each challenge may involve one, two or all three of us, alongside others who share the idea.

We are not experts on anyone else's home. So we listen first: local partners and community knowledge shape what we support, and we report openly on where every contribution goes. The aim is simple — tangible giving back, with transparent impact.

Our mission stays the same from one challenge to the next. The local partner changes: each challenge supports its own beneficiary, in the place we ride, run or swim.

The places that inspire us deserve something in return.

Where we focus — youth access to

01

Education

Opening doors to learning, so ambition has somewhere to go.

02

Sport

Access to play, training and teams — and the confidence that comes with them.

03

Technology

Digital skills and tools that connect young people to a wider world of opportunity.

02 — Our challenges

One challenge at a time. A new place each time.

Cyclists riding a winding red dirt road through green countryside in Rwanda
Photograph sourced from Barents.pl.

Challenge 01 · February 2027

Race Around Rwanda

One loop of roughly 1,000 kilometres through the hills of Rwanda. A self-supported gravel race: we carry what we need, fix what breaks and keep moving through some 18,000 metres of climbing.

The ride is the means, not the point. This challenge supports Twin Lakes Cycling Academy near Musanze.

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03 — The team

Three friends. Different paths. Shared purpose.

Olivier Declercq running the Marathon des Sables across a rocky desert ridge, race bib 666

Olivier De Clercq

ULTRA-TRAIL RUNNER

Olivier is a bio-engineer and Portfolio Officer at Incofin Investment Management, an impact investment firm focused on emerging markets. An experienced ultra-endurance athlete, he has completed the Marathon des Sables, multiple 100 km+ trail races and several marathons. Having lived and worked in the Congo, Olivier combines his passion for endurance sports with a strong commitment to creating opportunities in underserved communities.

Florian Losfeld running through the Ironman finish chute, race bib 402, beneath the finish-line scoreboard

Florian Losfeld

TRIATHLETE

Florian is a Business Engineer with a background in management consulting and private equity, now pursuing various entrepreneurial ventures. A multiple Ironman and marathon finisher, he has a passion for endurance sports and exploration. Living in South Africa and travelling extensively across the region has exposed him to striking inequalities in opportunity, strengthening his desire to give back to the places that inspire him.

Peter Bulcke sprinting at the head of a road race in a lilac jersey, white helmet and pink sunglasses

Peter Bulcke

CYCLIST

Peter is a technology lawyer at Osborne Clarke, currently seconded to Google. A former competitive junior cyclist who still occasionally races criteriums, he has also completed marathons and ultra-trail races. Through Beyond Endurance, Peter hopes to combine his passion for sport with his belief in the power of technology and digital inclusion to create opportunities for young people.

Employers are mentioned for biographical context only and are not sponsors or partners of Beyond Endurance.

04 — Get involved

Help us go further.

Individuals

Support a challenge

Each challenge raises funds for its own local partner. Every euro donated through us goes to the charity — we cover our own challenge costs.

05 — Lead partners

Who makes it possible.

Become a founding partner.

Our first lead partners will help shape what Beyond Endurance becomes.

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