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2 | Cyclists' Names | Trip Name | Tagline | No. of riders | Male / Female | Nationalities | Start | Finish | Duration | Ongoing | Cost per person (original currency) | Cost per person (GBP£) | Total distance (km) | Total distance (miles) | Average monthly distance (km, calculated) | Cost per km (calculated) | Cost per month (calculated) | Type of bike | Bicycle make/model | Gears | Handlebars | Brakes | Wheel size | Luggage | What footwear/pedals did you use? | Europe | Africa | Australasia | North America | South America | Asia | Parts of Asia | Round-the-world | Website | Route map | Kit list | |||||
3 | Rebecca Holliday & Ryan Davies | World Cycling Tour | England to New Zealand | 2 | Male and female | 09/2010 | 03/2012 | 1.5 years | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 28,050 | 17,430 | 1,515 | £ 0.21 | £324 | Touring bike | VSF T400 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.worldcyclingtour.wordpress.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||
4 | Lee Hughes | UK to New Zealand - Just having fun | 1 | Female only | British | 05/2011 | 05/2012 | 1 years | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 13,200 | 8,202 | 1,097 | £ 0.45 | £499 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | |||||||||
5 | Matt Bridgestock | World On Wheels | A modern, architectural Grand Tour | 1 | Male only | British | 03/2003 | 03/2004 | 1 years | No | £3,600 | £3,600 | 26,535 | 16,488 | 2,206 | £ 0.14 | £299 | Touring bike | Orbit | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Pedals with baskets | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, China | Yes | http://www.worldonwheels.info | |||||||
6 | Tyler Kellen & Tara Alan | Going Slowly | A circuitous adventure from Scotland to Southeast Asia. | 2 | Male and female | American | 04/2009 | 05/2011 | 2.1 years | No | $17,500 | £10,651 | 41,250 | 25,632 | 1,642 | £ 0.26 | £424 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Truckers | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Pedals with baskets | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, Russia | Yes | http://www.goingslowly.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
7 | Jilly Sherlock | Sherlock Tales | Cycling distractedly around the world in an easterly direction most of the time | 1 | Female only | British | 04/2011 | 07/2013 | 2.3 years | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 33,000 | 20,505 | 1,215 | £ 0.18 | £221 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.sherlocktales.blogspot.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
8 | Amaya Williams, Eric Schambion | World Biking | An ongoing quest to cycle every country on the planet. Since 2006, we've biked 96 countries on 6 continents. | 2 | Male and female | 06/2006 | 12/2013 | 7.5 years | Yes | $40,000 | £24,344 | 147,210 | 91,472 | 1,644 | £ 0.17 | £272 | Touring bike | Koga World Traveller | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.worldbiking.info | Kit list | |||||||
9 | Alastair Humphreys | Round the World by Bike | Round the world via the length of the Earth's three main landmasses - 4 years, 46,000 miles, 60 countries | 1 | Male only | British | 08/2001 | 11/2005 | 4.3 years | No | £7,000 | £7,000 | 73,000 | 45,360 | 1,407 | £ 0.10 | £135 | Mountain bike | Specialized Rockhopper | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Bar bag, on top of back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China, Russia, Japan | Yes | http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/adventures/roundtheworldbybike/ | Map | Kit list | |||||
10 | Oli Broom | Cycling to the Ashes | A Cricketing Odyssey from London to Brisbane to watch the 2010-11 Ashes series | 1 | Male only | British | 10/2009 | 11/2010 | 1.1 years | No | $7,000 | £4,260 | 23,000 | 14,292 | 1,706 | £ 0.19 | £316 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, handlebar bag | sometimes trainers, sometimes flip-flops | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.olibroom.com | |||||||
11 | Peter Andrew Gostelow | Long Ride Home and The Big Africa Cycle | First person from my front door to Cape Town. | 1 | Male only | British | 08/2009 | 07/2012 | 2.9 years | No | £10,000 | £10,000 | 34,477 | 21,423 | 999 | £ 0.29 | £290 | Touring bike | Thorn | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.thebigafricacycle.com | ||||||||
12 | Leon McCarron | New York to Hong Kong by bike, learning how to use a video camera | 1 | Male only | Irish | 02/2010 | 04/2011 | 1.2 years | No | £3,000 | £3,000 | 22,500 | 13,981 | 1,614 | £ 0.13 | £215 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | No | http://www.leonmccarron.com | Map | |||||||
13 | Robbie Sage | Global Guitar | Round the world with a guitar | 1 | Male only | British | 02/2011 | 12/2013 | 2.8 years | Yes | $15,000 | £9,129 | 25,000 | 15,534 | 746 | £ 0.37 | £272 | Mountain bike | Orange P7 | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.globalguitarcycle.com | |||||||
14 | Rob Thomson | 14 Degrees Off The Beaten Track | Cycling across the Eurasian Continent from Japan to Switzerland, via Central Asia. | 1 | Male only | New Zealand | 07/2006 | 03/2007 | 7.7 months | No | $7,000 | £4,260 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,567 | £ 0.36 | £556 | Recumbent | HPVelochnik Street Machine GTe | External gears | Under seat | Disc | Front: 20inch, rear: 26inch | Back rack, Under seat rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | No | http://www.14degrees.org | Kit list | ||||||
15 | Peter and Ian | Pete and Ian Hit the Road | USA Pacific coast, New Zealand, Brisbane to Melbourne, USA Trans Am, Berlin to Leeds. | 2 | Male only | 08/2011 | 08/2012 | 11.4 months | No | 16,090 | 9,998 | 1,406 | Touring bike | Ridgeback Voyage | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | http://www.peteandianhittheroad.co.uk | Map | Kit list | |||||||||||
16 | Dave Gill | Vague Direction | A loop of North America by bicycle, meeting fascinating and unique people along the way and making a book about peoples lifestyle choices. | 1 | Male only | 11/2012 | 11/2013 | 1 years | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 19,000 | 11,806 | 1,574 | £ 0.32 | £497 | Touring bike | Trek 7.5FX | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.vaguedirection.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||
17 | Dave Conroy | Around the world since 2009 | In 2009 I quit my job working with computers, sold everything I owned and bought a bicycle setting forth for a round the world journey. | 1 | Male only | 07/2009 | 11/2013 | 4.4 years | Yes | 41,230 | 25,619 | 788 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad MKII | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Hiking Boots with PowerGrips Straps | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | http://www.tiredofit.ca | Map | Kit list | |||||||||||
18 | Andy Madeley & Matt McDonald | The Cycle Diaries | A world cycling adventure for War Child | 2 | Male only | British | 08/2011 | 12/2013 | 2.3 years | Yes | £5,000 | £5,000 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 713 | £ 0.25 | £178 | Touring bike | Van Nicholas Pioneer | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.thecyclediaries.com | |||||||
19 | Sean Conway | World Cycle 2012 | Competed in first ever Global Bicycle Race with the intention of going for the world record for fasted circumnavigation by bike. | 1 | Male only | British | 02/2012 | 07/2012 | 4.9 months | No | £15,000 | £15,000 | 26,000 | 16,156 | 5,306 | £ 0.58 | £3,061 | Touring bike | Thorn Mercury | Internal (hub) gears | Straight with tri bars for comfort | Rim | 700c | Series of frame and saddle bags | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.SeanConway.com | Kit list | ||||||
20 | Tom Cartledge & Rhys James | Saddle Sore 2013 | Two non cyclists on old bikes, using cycling as a mode of transport and passage to adventure: England to India. | 2 | Male only | 03/2013 | 11/2013 | 8.4 months | No | £3,500 | £3,500 | 15,000 | 9,321 | 1,796 | £ 0.23 | £419 | Hybrid | Mongoose 350 | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Caucasus - Georgia, Armenia, Iran | No | http://www.saddlesore.moonfruit.com | ||||||||
21 | Juliana Buhring | First Woman World Cycle | The first woman's Guinness World Record for fastest circumnavigation of the globe by bicycle. | 1 | Female only | Italian | 07/2012 | 12/2012 | 5 months | No | €20,000 | £16,807 | 29,060 | 18,057 | 5,812 | £ 0.58 | £3,361 | Road/racing bike | Schiano road bike | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | small attachable Revelate saddlebag under seat | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.julianabuhring.com | |||||||
22 | Thomas Andersen | Cycling The Globe | 4 years, 40000 km, 40 countries around the world. | 1 | Male only | 10/2010 | 12/2013 | 3.2 years | Yes | $20,000 | £12,172 | 20,500 | 12,738 | 534 | £ 0.59 | £317 | Road/racing bike | Bianchi Via Nirone | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.cyclingtheglobe.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
23 | Betzgi | Gone Riding | Started this trip with cycling across the African continent. Will continue in Asia (India) with no current plan when to finish. | 1 | Male only | 09/2012 | 12/2013 | 1.2 years | Yes | 28,000 | 17,398 | 1,931 | Touring bike | MTB Cycletech, Papalagi | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.betzgi.ch/en | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
24 | Adam Wolley | London to Cape Town for Malaria Consortium | Solo London to Cape Town ride in 7 months in aid of Malaria Consortium. | 1 | Male only | 01/2010 | 07/2010 | 6.5 months | No | £4,500 | £4,500 | 14,329 | 8,904 | 2,191 | £ 0.31 | £688 | Mountain bike | Specialized Crosstrail Pro | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.adamwolley.co.uk | |||||||||
25 | Shane Little | Shane Cycles Africa and more... | One year cycling in Africa plus various other trips | 1 | Male only | British | 11/2011 | 11/2012 | 1.1 years | No | $1,000 | £609 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 865 | £ 0.06 | £48 | Touring bike | Custom buildt M-gineering | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.shanecycles.com | Kit list | |||||||
26 | Dan Martin | Korea to Cape Town | Korea to Cape Town: the Axis of Evil by Bike | 1 | Male only | British | 09/2007 | 11/2008 | 1.2 years | No | £4,000 | £4,000 | 34,000 | 21,127 | 2,405 | £ 0.12 | £283 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven Tour | Internal (hub) gears | Bull bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack, Trailer | Flat pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | ||||||||
27 | Dean McMenamin | Ireland to Nepal (maybe to NZ) | 8 months cycling from Ireland to India heading towards Nepal and maybe SE Asia and NZ in the new year. | 1 | Male only | Irish | 04/2013 | 12/2013 | 8.5 months | Yes | € 5-10 / day average | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,420 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.deanmcmenamin.com | Kit list | |||||||||
28 | Tom Allen | Three and a half years of confusion ending in marriage. | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2007 | 11/2010 | 3.4 years | No | Don't know | 20,000 | 12,427 | 493 | Mountain bike | Kona Explosif custom build | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Back rack, Trailer, Bar bag | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Russia, Mongolia | No | http://www.tomsbiketrip.com | |||||||||||
29 | Ken McCallum | Better Life Cycle | A cycle across Africa in aid of orphaned, abused and vulnerable children. | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2010 | 07/2012 | 2.2 years | No | £10,000 | £10,000 | 18,000 | 11,185 | 691 | £ 0.56 | £384 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad MK II | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.kenmccallum.com | ||||||||
30 | Tom Kevill Davies | The Hungry Cyclist - Americas | Over 10,000 miles to cover, one man, one bike and one hungry stomach. Having created his alter-ego, the Hungry Cyclist and with thousands of pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davies pushed off from New York City on one of the most ambitious gastronomic adventures ever undertaken. | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2005 | 09/2007 | 2.4 years | No | 24,140 | 15,000 | 845 | Touring bike | Thorn | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.hungrycyclist.com | ||||||||||||
31 | Harriet and Neil Pike | Andes by Bike | Cycling dirt roads in the Andes. | 2 | Male and female | British | 09/2009 | 03/2011 | 1.5 years | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 21,000 | 13,049 | 1,136 | £ 0.29 | £325 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.pikesonbikes.com | Map | |||||||
32 | Julian Sayarer | This Is Not For Charity | World record. Faster and more expensive than it could've been. Amazing nonetheless. | 1 | Male only | British/Turkish | 06/2009 | 12/2009 | 5.8 months | No | £5,000 | £5,000 | 30,000 | 18,641 | 5,155 | £ 0.17 | £859 | Touring bike | Tout Terrain | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia | Yes | http://www.thisisnotforcharity.com | |||||||
33 | Rob Lilwall | Cycling Home From Siberia | North East Russia to London, via Australia: a long rite-of-passage style trip, which included -40 tundra, thick jungles, and war-torn passes | 1 | Male only | British | 09/2004 | 10/2009 | 5.1 years | No | £12,000 | £12,000 | 50,000 | 31,069 | 813 | £ 0.24 | £195 | Mountain bike | Specialized Rockhopper | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Mixture of straps and SPDs | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Russia | No | http://www.roblilwall.com | |||||||
34 | Dominic Luther | OneBikeOneWorld | 2.5 years into a who knows how long bike ride to somewhere | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2011 | 12/2013 | 2.6 years | Yes | $10 / day average | 51,112 | 31,760 | 1,631 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.onebikeoneworld.com | Kit list | ||||||||||
35 | Chris Hussey and Melanie Newman | youjustpedal | A Brit and a Kiwi attempt to cycle from the world's most southerly city - Ushuaia - to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska | 2 | Male and female | British, New Zealand | 12/2012 | 12/2013 | 1 years | Yes | $15,000 | £9,129 | 22,000 | 13,670 | 1,809 | £ 0.41 | £751 | Touring bike | Vivente World Randonneur | External gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.youjustpedal.com | Map | |||||||
36 | Rick Arnett | All over US Tour 2012 | Did 8000km Yorktown, VA--San Francisco--Portland, OR in 2011, solo, self-contained, wanted to see more, so I selected a route that was kind of down and up and down and all around the Continental US | 1 | Male only | American | 04/2012 | 11/2012 | 7 months | No | $3,500 | £2,130 | 14,500 | 9,010 | 2,060 | £ 0.15 | £303 | Touring bike | Kona Sutra | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||||||||
37 | Helen Lloyd | Take On Africa | 2 years cycling from home to Cape Town via West and Central Africa | 1 | Female only | British | 07/2009 | 03/2011 | 1.7 years | No | 25,000 | 15,534 | 1,233 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven Tour | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.helenstakeon.com/take-on-africa/ | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
38 | Helen Lloyd, Lars Bengtsson | Take On The Americas | From Vancouver to Cancun. Cycling Canada, USA and Central America | 2 | Male and female | British, Swedish | 08/2011 | 05/2012 | 8.5 months | No | 11,000 | 6,835 | 1,302 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven Tour | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.helenstakeon.com/take-on-the-great-americas/journal/ | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
39 | Eleanor Moseman | Wander Cyclist | Wandering around Asia photographing hidden communities, disappearing traditions, and persecuted minorities. | 1 | Female only | American | 05/2010 | 11/2012 | 2.5 years | No | $7,500 | £4,565 | 26,000 | 16,156 | 861 | £ 0.18 | £151 | Touring bike | Soma Saga | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, China | No | http://www.wandercyclist.com | |||||||
40 | Morgan Monchaud, Siphay Vera, Brian Mathé, Etienne Houlès & Bertrand Dolci | Solidream | Round the world trip of three years as a group of friends on all the continents | 5 | Male only | French | 08/2010 | 08/2013 | 3 years | No | €20,000 | £16,807 | 54,000 | 33,554 | 1,496 | £ 0.31 | £466 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.solidream.net | Map | Kit list | |||||
41 | Martin Moschek, Stefan Löw | Transasia - from Germany to India | Transasia - From Leipzig/Germany to Mumbai/India by bike | 2 | Male only | German | 06/1998 | 11/1998 | 4.6 months | No | €1,100 | £924 | 13,500 | 8,389 | 2,935 | £ 0.07 | £201 | Touring bike | Stevens 917 travel tuned | External gears | Bullbar | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://www.biketour-global.de | Map | ||||||
42 | Eric Alarie | Crazy Laowai En Vélo | Biking East to West in Asia, South to North in Africa! | 1 | Male only | Canadian | 02/2013 | 12/2013 | 9.9 months | Yes | $5,800 | £3,530 | 15,500 | 9,631 | 1,572 | £ 0.23 | £358 | Touring bike | Marin Four Corner | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | No | http://www.crazylaowaienvelo.wordpress.com | Map | ||||||
43 | Regis | Live and Cycle through Europe | Want to see how is the life in other countries | 1 | Male only | French | 03/2013 | 12/2013 | 9 months | Yes | €5,000 | £4,202 | 10,000 | 6,214 | 1,106 | £ 0.42 | £465 | City bike | Btwin 5 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
44 | Dorothee Fleck | Ozzi/Kiwi 2003/2004 | Just the start of more fantastic long lasting cycling trips | 1 | Female only | German | 11/2003 | 04/2004 | 5.9 months | No | Don't know | 14,000 | 8,699 | 2,393 | Touring bike | Velotraum, customized bike | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://www.dorothee-fleck.com | |||||||||||
45 | Dorothee Fleck | first round the world trip | First round the world trip | 1 | Female only | German | 02/2008 | 07/2010 | 2.5 years | No | Don't know | 61,140 | 37,991 | 2,078 | Touring bike | Velotraum, customized bike | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia | Yes | http://www.dorothee-fleck.com | ||||||||||
46 | Dorothee Fleck | Second round the world trip | Second round the world trip | 1 | Female only | German | 02/2012 | 12/2013 | 1.9 years | Yes | Don't know | 38,300 | 23,799 | 1,711 | Touring bike | Velotraum, customized bike | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, China, Philippines | Yes | http://www.dorothee-fleck.com | ||||||||||
47 | Leana Niemand | Around the world | Ambling around. | 1 | Female only | South African | 03/2007 | 12/2013 | 6.8 years | Yes | 100,000 | 62,137 | 1,234 | Mountain bike | Merida frame | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.eananiemand.org.za | |||||||||||
48 | Richard Thomas/Jodine Thomas | Best part of a year off work, through Europe, around India and across Australia. Best experience to date. | 2 | Male and female | British | 08/2009 | 05/2010 | 8.2 months | No | £4,000 | £4,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,472 | £ 0.33 | £491 | Touring adapted mtb | Marin bear valley/kona fire mountain | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | |||||||||
49 | Ronnie de Jong and Linda Hofstra | travelbybike.nl | ‘The road ahead is empty, it's paved with miles of the unknown…' | 2 | Male and female | Dutch | 12/2012 | 12/2013 | 1 years | Yes | € 20 / day average | 14,000 | 8,699 | 1,148 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster 2.6 alu | 1 bike Rohloff the other external | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.travelbybike.nl | |||||||||||
50 | Emma Philpott and Justin Hewitt | Rolling Tales | Cycling from London in a wiggly way towards New Zealand | 2 | Male and female | New Zealand | 03/2010 | 02/2012 | 1.9 years | No | £15,000 | £15,000 | 23,500 | 14,602 | 1,028 | £ 0.64 | £656 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia, Mongolia | No | http://www.rolling-tales.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
51 | Steven K. Roberts | Computing Across America | Established field of technomadics, writing while riding via handlebar keyboard, console computer, satcom, and other tools. | 1 | Male only | American | 09/1983 | 07/1991 | 7.8 years | No | 27,360 | 17,001 | 293 | Recumbent | Winnebiko & BEHEMOTH (custom) | External gears | Under seat | Disc | 27" and 16" | Trailer | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.microship.com | ||||||||||||
52 | Alleykat - Alee Denham, Kat Webster | Alleykat Adventure 2012-2014 | The Netherlands to Australia, spending an average of one month in each country. | 2 | Male and female | Australian | 07/2012 | 12/2013 | 1.5 years | Yes | $20 / day average | 25,000 | 15,534 | 1,421 | Touring bike | Co-Motion Equator Tandem w/ Rohloff hub and Belt Drive | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Japan, South Korea | Yes | http://www.cyclingabout.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||||
53 | Sean Newall | The CommonwealthChallenge | An adventure around the Commonwealth | 1 | Male only | Scottish | 07/2010 | 08/2011 | 1 years | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 45,800 | 28,459 | 3,638 | £ 0.17 | £635 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad Raven | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | half SPD half normal Pedal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Russia | Yes | http://www.thecommonwealthchallenge.com | |||||||
54 | Maarten Wagenmakers & Line van den Hout | Marcovelo | Op de fiets Marco Polo achterna / Cycling the Silk Road | Op de fiets Marco Polo achterna | Cycling the Silk Road | 2 | Male and female | Dutch | 04/2011 | 03/2012 | 11.3 months | No | €7,500 | £6,303 | 18,044 | 11,212 | 1,600 | £ 0.35 | £559 | Touring bike | Line: Santos Travelmaster 2.8 alu, Maarten: Idworx Easey Rohler | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Turkey, Iran | Yes | http://www.marcovelo.nl | Map | Kit list | |||||
55 | Stephen Fabes | Cycling The Six | The length of six continents | 1 | Male only | British | 01/2010 | 12/2013 | 4 years | Yes | $15,000 | £9,129 | 60,000 | 37,282 | 1,255 | £ 0.15 | £191 | Touring bike | Santos | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East | Yes | http://www.cyclingthe6.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
56 | Bruce Gordon | GlobeBent2011 | Guinness world record attempt. Fastest global circumnavigation by bicycle. Vancouver BC Canada- New Zealand- Australia- Greece- Macedonia- Serbia- Croatia- Italy- Spain- Newfoundland- Florida-Texas- Moosejaw sask- Cedar City- Vancouver. | 1 | Male only | Canadian | 04/2011 | 09/2011 | 5.6 months | No | 17500 | £17,500 | 29,000 | 18,020 | 5,216 | £ 0.60 | £3,147 | Recumbent | Bacchetta corsa | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 650 | Saddle bags | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | http://www.globebent.blogspot.com | ||||||||
57 | Josie Dew | The Wind in my Wheels - around the world by bicycle | A constant wandering wheel | 1 | Female only | British | 01/1987 | 12/1987 | 12 months | No | £1 - £10 / day average | 11,000 | 6,835 | 919 | Touring bike | Roberts Roughstuff | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.josiedew.com | |||||||||||
58 | Raf Polus | Cycling To Mongolia | Belgium to Mongolia through Central-Asia and Siberia with focus on wintertouring | 1 | Male only | Belgian | 11/2012 | 09/2013 | 10.1 months | No | €4,500 | £3,782 | 17,200 | 10,688 | 1,698 | £ 0.22 | £373 | Touring bike | FahradManufaktur T400 SLX | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, Siberia, Mongolia | No | http://www.cyclingtomongolia.wordpress.com | |||||||
59 | Robert Halkett | Robsbikeride | I was brave, I faced my fears but above all I lived my dreams. | 1 | Male only | British | 10/2007 | 12/2012 | 5.1 years | No | 45,000 | 27,962 | 733 | Touring bike | Koga Signature | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.Robsbikeride.com | |||||||||||
60 | Thomas Bramall | Nordcapp to Athens. Athens to the UK. Wild camping. | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2013 | 10/2013 | 3.5 months | No | £2,000 | £2,000 | 10,000 | 6,214 | 2,841 | £ 0.20 | £568 | Touring bike | Surly Disc Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||
61 | Michael Haeuslmann, Hajar Sadeghinezhad | Cycling The World | Planned to see it all, fell in love while cycling through the Middle East, still going, but not alone anymore. | 2 | Male and female | German, Iranian | 04/2012 | 01/2014 | 1.7 years | Yes | €5,000 | £4,202 | 16,000 | 9,942 | 769 | £ 0.26 | £202 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.mike-on-a-bike.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
62 | Gayle Dickson & John Burnham | "Sloths on Wheels" | Cycling SLOWLY from Norway to Japan.....really exploring not just cycling through a country from A to B. We have even cycled west at times and not east !! Just spent 18 months exporing parts of Europe we'd never been to before. | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2012 | 01/2014 | 1.5 years | Yes | €20 / day average | 14,500 | 9,010 | 798 | Mountain bike | Trek 4,300 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Turkey | Yes | http://www.slothsonwheels.blogspot.com | ||||||||||
63 | James Desmond | Bike to the Future | 21,000km through 27 countries London to Sydney. | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2012 | 07/2013 | 1 years | No | £10,000 | £10,000 | 21,000 | 13,049 | 1,727 | £ 0.48 | £822 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Keen Sandals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.jamesdesmond.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
64 | Zita Zarug, Arpad Harkanyi | Honeymoon Around The World | Honeymoon Around The World on two recumbent bicycles. | 2 | Male and female | Hungarian | 06/2011 | 01/2014 | 2.6 years | Yes | $12,000 | £7,303 | 23,200 | 14,416 | 748 | £ 0.31 | £236 | Recumbent | Nazca Gaucho | Internal (hub) gears | Under Seat Steering (USS) | Disc | 26" | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.facebook.com/cyclingthe360 | Map | ||||||
65 | Mirjam Wouters | 1 life 2 wheels | Homeless on a pushbike | 1 | Female only | Dutch | 03/2007 | 02/2014 | 6.9 years | Yes | 65,000 | 40,389 | 785 | Touring bike | multicycle | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | Other | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.cyclingdutchgirl.com | ||||||||||||
66 | Jamie King and Henry Brydon | The Blazing Saddles | Vagabonding from London to Sydney. | 2 | Male only | British | 05/2010 | 03/2012 | 1.9 years | No | £7,000 | £7,000 | 35,000 | 21,748 | 1,570 | £ 0.20 | £314 | Mountain bike | genesis altitud. oo | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.theblazingsaddles.com | |||||||
67 | Ian Lacey | 350South | A journey from the northernmost point accessible by road in the Americas - Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - to the southernmost city in the world, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. | 1 | Male only | Irish | 07/2011 | 10/2012 | 1.2 years | No | $14,000 | £8,520 | 27,300 | 16,963 | 1,837 | £ 0.31 | £573 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.350South.org | ||||||||
68 | Sarah, Tom | Americas Trip | Banff to Punta Arenas via the small ways - as much dirt road/track as possible, and keeping to the mountains whereever possible. | 2 | Male and female | Australian, British | 08/2010 | 04/2012 | 1.7 years | No | $10,000 | £6,086 | 28,000 | 17,398 | 1,410 | £ 0.22 | £306 | Mountain bike | Surly Big Dummy, Charge Duster | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.bicyclenomad.com | Map | |||||||
69 | Morrigan McCarthy and Alan Winslow | The Geography of Youth | Documenting the lives of Millennials around the world. North to South America, then a loop around Europe and Morocco. Trip ended early due to injury. | 2 | Male and female | American | 07/2011 | 08/2012 | 1.1 years | No | 35,000 | 21,748 | 2,591 | Touring bike | Waterford Custom | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.geographyofyouth.org | ||||||||||||
70 | Nancy Sathre and John Vogel | Indian subcontinent 1990/91 | A year exploring Pakistan, India, Nepal, and Bangladesh | 2 | Male and female | American | 06/1990 | 07/1991 | 1.1 years | No | $4,000 | £2,434 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 915 | £ 0.20 | £186 | Mountain bike | Diamondback mountain bike | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://www.familyonbikes.org | |||||||
71 | Nancy Sathre-Vogel, John Vogel, Davy Vogel, Daryl Vogel | PanAm 2008 - 2011 | A world record family bike trip from Alaska to Argentina | 4 | Male and female | American | 06/2008 | 03/2011 | 2.8 years | No | $20,000 | £12,172 | 29,000 | 18,020 | 870 | £ 0.42 | £365 | Touring bike | One tandem and 2 single bikes (REI) | External gears | Butterfly bars on single bikes, drop on the tandem | Rim | 700c on singles, 26" on tandem | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | whatever for three of us, one used SPD | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.familyonbikes.org | Map | |||||||
72 | Ollie Slee | Africa Cycle | Maputo, Mozambique to Cornwall, UK | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2010 | 12/2010 | 5.8 months | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 2,087 | £ 0.67 | £1,391 | Touring bike | Specialized | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.supersizedadventure.com/ | ||||||||
73 | Roger & Dee | Rog & dee cycle round the world | An incredible journey giving us the chance to meet fabulous people and amaging places. | 2 | Male and female | British | 04/2010 | 11/2012 | 2.6 years | No | 25,000 | 15,534 | 799 | Touring bike | Custom Sanderson | Internal (hub) gears | North road | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.afistfulofgears.co.uk | |||||||||||
74 | Rick Gunn | Soulcycler world tour 2005-2008 | A transformational 3 year, 26,000 mile journey through 33 countries around the globe. | 1 | Male only | American | 07/2005 | 03/2008 | 2.7 years | No | $50,000 | £30,430 | 40,233 | 25,000 | 1,248 | £ 0.76 | £944 | Touring bike | Several bikes | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | both | all the above | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.soulcycler.com | |||||||
75 | Melissa Yule and Kate Harris | Cycling Silk | Cycling Silk was a 10-month, 10-country, 10,000-kilometer biking expedition along the Silk Road between Europe and Asia. | 2 | Female only | Canadian | 01/2011 | 10/2011 | 9 months | No | 10,000 | 6,214 | 1,114 | Touring bike | Seven Cycles, Expat S | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan | No | http://www.cyclingsilk.com | Map | ||||||||||
76 | Tauru Chaw and Christi Bruchok | Two Blind to Ride the Americas | Southern tip of South America to the northern tip of North America to raise awareness about the abilities of the visually impaired. (We are both legally blind.) | 2 | Male and female | American | 12/2011 | 08/2013 | 1.7 years | No | $9,000 | £5,477 | 26,000 | 16,156 | 1,265 | £ 0.21 | £267 | Tandem | Cannondale | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.twoblindtoride.org | Map | |||||||
77 | Ernest Markwood | Africa and Beyond by Bicycle | Through Africa first (then didn't know when to stop) | 1 | Male only | South African | 03/2007 | 01/2014 | 6.8 years | Yes | 120,700 | 75,000 | 1,475 | Mountain bike | Scott MTB frame | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.ernestonbike.blogspot.com | |||||||||||
78 | Charlie Walker | UK to UK via Nordkapp, Singapore and Cape Town. | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2010 | 01/2014 | 3.6 years | Yes | £10,000 | £10,000 | 55,000 | 34,176 | 1,288 | £ 0.18 | £234 | Hybrid | Marin Muirwoods '06 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://www.charliewalkerexplore.co.uk | Map | Kit list | ||||||
79 | Helen and Ed Watson | Cycle to China | UK to China wiggling via interesting roads. | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2009 | 09/2010 | 1.2 years | No | £5,000 | £5,000 | 15,500 | 9,631 | 1,106 | £ 0.32 | £357 | Touring bike | koga miyata world traveller | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | No | http://www.helenanded.blogspot.co.uk/ | |||||||
80 | Andreas Tridimas, Chris Tucker, Lucas Russo, Patrick De Barr | Cycling Doctors- South America 2013 | Four british doctors cycling from the bottom to the top of south america in under six months, raising money for four different charities. | 4 | Male only | British | 02/2013 | 07/2013 | 5.2 months | No | £3,000 | £3,000 | 11,546 | 7,174 | 2,238 | £ 0.26 | £581 | Touring bike | Koga Worldtraveller | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.cycling-doctors.com | ||||||||
81 | Ryan McAfee, Michelle Cassel | America Bycycle: TransAmazing! and America ByCycle: Coast Protocol | 2 trips in 2 years, across America from East to West, then North to South! | 2 | Male and female | American | 06/2011 | 01/2013 | 1.6 years | No | $5,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 614 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Truckers | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.americabycycle.com | |||||||||||
82 | Kieran Rowley and Natasha von Memerty | Downhill from here | Travelling East from the UK until either the money or our legs run out. | 2 | Male and female | British, South African | 05/2013 | 03/2014 | 9.8 months | Yes | £3,500 | £3,500 | 10,000 | 6,214 | 1,025 | £ 0.35 | £359 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker and Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" and 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Handlebar bag | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia | Yes | http://www.downhillfromhere.net | Map | Kit list | |||||
83 | Rob Lutter | The LifeCycle | London to London 30,000km creative world cycle adventure for mental health. | 1 | Male only | British | 09/2011 | 03/2014 | 2.5 years | Yes | £6,000 | £6,000 | 19,200 | 11,930 | 635 | £ 0.31 | £198 | Cyclocross | Kona: Jake the Snake 2011 | External gears | Butterfly bars + Ends | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.roblutter.com | Map | ||||||
84 | David Piper | Tra-velo-gue | Making an around the world cycle accessible by riding in stages | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2003 | 01/2013 | 9.6 years | No | £20,000 | £20,000 | 30,000 | 18,641 | 261 | £ 0.67 | £174 | Touring bike | Seven Custom | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.tra-velo-gue.co.uk | Kit list | ||||||
85 | Mark Beaumont | The Man Who Cycled The World | Around the world record attempt (successful) | 1 | Male only | Scottish | 08/2007 | 02/2008 | 6.4 months | No | £25,000 | £25,000 | 29,446 | 18,297 | 4,615 | £ 0.85 | £3,918 | Touring bike | Koga Miyata Signature | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.markbeaumontonline.com | Kit list | ||||||
86 | Lorenzo Rojo | Munduan Barrena Bizikletaz | 1 | Male only | Basque | 07/1997 | 04/2014 | 16.8 years | Yes | Cheap | 190,000 | 118,061 | 942 | Mountain bike | Cromoly frame | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://munduanbarrena.blogspot.com/ | |||||||||||
87 | Andrew Welch | An intense, slow and winding personal quest through Eurasia, falling in love with Georgia along the way :) | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2007 | 08/2009 | 2.1 years | No | £7,000 | £7,000 | 17,000 | 10,563 | 669 | £ 0.41 | £275 | Mountain bike | Kona Explosif | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Trailer | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Russia | No | http://www.weaveoftheride.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
88 | Matthew Blake | Cycling to every Major League Baseball ballpark | 100 miles per day, trying to watch a game of baseball in 30 Major League Ballparks | 1 | Male only | British | 03/2013 | 09/2013 | 5.4 months | No | £5,000 | £5,000 | 17,000 | 10,563 | 3,172 | £ 0.29 | £933 | Road/racing bike | Planet - X Kaffenbach | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.worldwidebikeride.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
89 | Matthew Blake | Four years round the world | Four years on a bike. | 1 | Male only | British | 04/2008 | 04/2012 | 3.9 years | No | £14,000 | £14,000 | 75,000 | 46,603 | 1,585 | £ 0.19 | £296 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Caucasus | Yes | http://www.worldwidebikeride.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
90 | Nicolai Bangsgaard | Worldtravellers | Solo RTW. 62.180 km. 1.413 days. 53 countries. 6 continents. | 1 | Male only | Danish | 04/2006 | 02/2010 | 3.9 years | No | €18,000 | £15,126 | 62,180 | 38,637 | 1,339 | £ 0.24 | £326 | Touring bike | Koga Miyata Worldtraveller | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.worldtravellers.dk | Map | Kit list | |||||
91 | Julian Bloomer and Eleanor Beck | The Slow Way Home | Round the world | 2 | Male and female | Irish, British | 07/2008 | 01/2014 | 5.4 years | No | 85,000 | 52,817 | 1,300 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven Tour (Julian) Surly Long Haul Trucker (Ellie) | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.theslowwayhome.blogspot.com | Map | ||||||||||
92 | David Burns , Maghnus Collins | Bike Africa 2009 | Cycling from Cape Town to Dublin. Our first taste of adventure. | 2 | Male only | Irish | 05/2009 | 03/2010 | 9.9 months | No | €7,000 | £5,882 | 16,500 | 10,253 | 1,662 | £ 0.36 | £592 | Touring bike | thorn sherpa | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East | No | http://www.sand2snowadventures.com | |||||||
93 | James Ketchell | World Cycle 2013 | Round the world cycle, finishing part of a global triathlon. | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2013 | 02/2014 | 7.1 months | No | £19,000 | £19,000 | 29,000 | 18,020 | 4,085 | £ 0.66 | £2,676 | Cyclocross | Trek Cyclocross | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Frame and saddle bag | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.jamesketchell.net | |||||||
94 | Anna Marie Bom, Erik van Leeuwen | De reis 97/98 | Best time of our lives...taking it easy around the world. | 2 | Male and female | Dutch | 04/1997 | 05/1998 | 1.1 years | No | €15,000 | £12,605 | 16,500 | 10,253 | 1,212 | £ 0.76 | £926 | Touring bike | Vittorio Randonneur | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | ||||||||
95 | Lehel Benedek, Előd Keresszegi | Europe by bike | 15 months around whole Europe. | 2 | Male only | Hungarian | 05/2010 | 08/2011 | 1.3 years | No | €1,000 | £840 | 33,580 | 20,866 | 2,178 | £ 0.03 | £54 | Touring bike | Magellan | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.ontheroad.blog.hu | ||||||||
96 | Andy Purkis | Bangkok to Beijing | Bangkok to Beijing, taking a long and scenic route | 1 | Male only | British | 01/2013 | 08/2013 | 7 months | No | £3,000 | £3,000 | 13,600 | 8,451 | 1,951 | £ 0.22 | £430 | Touring bike | Surly Ogre | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Frame bag, seat post bag and bar roll | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | No | http://www.bangkoktobeijing.weebly.com | |||||||
97 | David Cook, Luke Johnston, Matthew Gibson | 10k 4 10k European cycling challenge | 10,000 miles around Europe | 3 | Male only | British | 02/2010 | 07/2010 | 5.1 months | No | £2,000 | £2,000 | 16,000 | 9,942 | 3,137 | £ 0.13 | £392 | Touring bike | Specialized TriCross | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
98 | Mark Beaumont | The Man Who Cycled The Americas | From Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, climbing Denali (Mount McKinley- 6,196m) and Aconcagua (6962m). | 1 | Male only | Scottish | 05/2009 | 02/2010 | 9.1 months | No | 21,050 | 13,080 | 2,321 | Touring bike | Koga Miyata Signature | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://markbeaumontonline.com/ | ||||||||||||
99 | Henrik Frederiksen | World On Bike | 4 years cycling around the world, dreaming about crossing the 6 continents but, eventually, going where life is taking me. | 1 | Male only | Danish | 04/2011 | 04/2014 | 3 years | Yes | 65,000 | 40,389 | 1,801 | Touring bike | Koga Signature | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.worldonbike.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
100 | naomi johnson, john chevis | The world at 15mph | Sell homes. Meet a stranger. Ride a bike. | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2012 | 04/2014 | 1.8 years | Yes | 26,032 | 16,176 | 1,236 | Touring bike | koga signature | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.bikemind.co.uk | |||||||||||
101 | Scott Stoll | Falling Uphill | One man's quest for happiness around the world on a bicycle. | 1 | Male only | American | 09/2001 | 09/2005 | 4 years | No | $30,050 | £18,289 | 41,428 | 25,742 | 863 | £ 0.44 | £381 | Mountain bike | Waterford Gunnar | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Backpack, handlebar bag | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://theargonauts.com/around-the-world-by-bicycle/index.shtml | Map | Kit list | |||||
102 | Zoltan Szabo | Góbéságok a Föld körül | To feel the freedom. | 1 | Male only | Hungarian | 06/2013 | 04/2014 | 9.8 months | Yes | 20,020 | 12,440 | 2,043 | Recumbent | Nazca Fuego | Internal (hub) gears | Upper Seat Steering | Disc | 20" front, 26" rear | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://kobrazoli.wordpress.com | Map | ||||||||||
103 | Joff Summerfield | Penny Farthing World Tour | Around the world on a Penny Farthing. | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2006 | 11/2008 | 2.6 years | No | £10,000 | £10,000 | 35,447 | 22,026 | 1,156 | £ 0.28 | £326 | Penny Farthing | Penny Farthing | Fixed | Moustache | Rim | 49" diameter | Mounted on the spine | Sandles | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Tibet | Yes | http://www.pennyfarthingworldtour.com | |||||||
104 | Alex Lester | roundpeanut ride | around australia, overland from singapore to europe | 1 | Male only | British | 01/2013 | 04/2014 | 1.2 years | Yes | 24,500 | 15,224 | 1,657 | Touring bike | Steel frame mtb tourer | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.roundpeanut.com | |||||||||||
105 | Elmar & Ellen van Drunen | Cycling the Americas by Fietsjunks | Two years cycling through the Americas... and maybe beyond! | 2 | Male and female | Dutch | 09/2013 | 04/2014 | 7.3 months | Yes | 10,195 | 6,335 | 1,391 | Touring bike | Santos Travel Lite | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 29" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.fietsjunks.nl | ||||||||||||
106 | Matt Cross, Debs Rawnsley | On the road with Toad, UK to Cape town 2010-2012 | Two ordinary people, two bicycles and a Fuzzy Green Toad! | 2 | Male and female | British | 09/2010 | 02/2012 | 1.4 years | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 12,950 | 8,047 | 772 | £ 0.62 | £477 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad MK2 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East | No | http://www.ontheroadwithatoad.blogspot.co.uk | |||||||
107 | Laura and Tim Moss | The Next Challenge | London to Melbourne and back across the US | 2 | Male and female | British | 08/2013 | 08/2014 | 11.8 months | Yes | 6000 | £6,000 | 13,055 | 8,112 | 1,103 | £ 0.46 | £507 | Touring bike | Ridgeback World Panorama | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.thenextchallenge.org/portfolio/bigcycle | Map | ||||||
108 | Kyle Archer | Bikevoyage | Worked around the world by cycling between employment opportunities | 1 | Male only | Australian | 06/2006 | 10/2011 | 5.3 years | No | $13,000 | £7,912 | 15,000 | 9,321 | 234 | £ 0.53 | £123 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad S+S | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.bikevoyage.blogspot.com | |||||||
109 | Thiago Ghilardi | Planet by Bike 2005 | Solo world bicycle tour of approximately 16,000 miles in 26 countries and 5 continents. | 1 | Male only | Brazilian | 03/2005 | 03/2006 | 1 years | No | $12,000 | £7,303 | 25,345 | 15,749 | 2,072 | £ 0.29 | £597 | Touring bike | Trek 520 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.planetbybike.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
110 | Peter Richter | Overland to Australia | Germany to Australia crossing China, South East Asia. | 1 | Male only | German | 03/1999 | 09/2000 | 1.5 years | No | 30,000 | 18,641 | 1,641 | Touring bike | Herkelmann | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | ||||||||||||
111 | Friedel Grant, Andrew Grant | World Bike Tour 2006-2009 | Around the world, through over 30 countries, and more than 48,000km in 3 years. | 2 | Male and female | Canadian | 09/2006 | 12/2009 | 3.3 years | No | $23,000 | £13,998 | 48,000 | 29,826 | 1,224 | £ 0.29 | £357 | Touring bike | Robin Mather Custom Built | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia | Yes | http://www.travellingtwo.com | |||||||
112 | Leigh Timmis | Pedal360 | An around the world challenge that turned into a lifestyle | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2010 | 05/2014 | 3.9 years | Yes | £11,000 | £11,000 | 35,600 | 22,121 | 760 | £ 0.31 | £235 | Touring bike | Mercian Custom Build | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.pedal360.com | Map | ||||||
113 | Rhys Guard | Just riding and exploring | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2013 | 05/2014 | 11.1 months | No | £7,000 | £7,000 | 29,000 | 18,020 | 2,624 | £ 0.24 | £633 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia | No | |||||||||
114 | Moritz Koch | Africa 2012/2013 | Africa north to south on the east side with preparations in Turkey | 1 | Male only | German | 10/2012 | 04/2013 | 6.3 months | No | €1,400 | £1,176 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,911 | £ 0.10 | £187 | Touring bike | Pegasus | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Turkey | No | ||||||||
115 | Moritz Koch | Never ending World trip | ?Never ending World trip? It is just too nice. But lets see? | 1 | Male only | German | 07/2013 | 05/2014 | 9.7 months | Yes | €1,000 | £1,000 | 19,090 | 11,862 | 1,962 | £ 0.05 | £103 | Touring bike | Pegasus | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | Yes | ||||||||
116 | Glen Saberton | A Very Long Bicycle Rider | Incredible! | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2006 | 03/2009 | 2.8 years | No | £25,000 | £25,000 | 32,187 | 20,000 | 946 | £ 0.78 | £735 | Touring bike | Condor | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | ||||||||
117 | Tieme | Netherlands to Indonesia | Cycling East from the Netherlands, perhaps to Indonesia and beyond.. | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 06/2012 | 12/2014 | 2.5 years | No | 33,000 | 20,505 | 1,099 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster | Internal (hub) gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia, Mongolia, Georgia, Armenia | Yes | http://www.tiemehermans.nl | Map | ||||||||||
118 | Jude Walter and Astrid Abele | Foonsonbikes | Australia to Scotland and then maybe further. | 2 | Female only | Australian | 04/2013 | 05/2014 | 1.1 years | Yes | 12,000 | 7,456 | 877 | Touring bike | Velosmith Jota | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.foonsonbikes.wordpress.com | |||||||||||
119 | Markus Weber | For a coffee to Togo | For a coffee to Togo | 1 | Male only | German | 07/2012 | 05/2013 | 10.4 months | No | €8,500 | £7,143 | 14,036 | 8,722 | 1,351 | £ 0.51 | £687 | Touring bike | Velotraum | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | http://4coffee2togo.com | ||||||||
120 | Paulius Kemesis | Nomad Touring | Cycling South America and more. | 1 | Male only | Lithuanian | 02/2011 | 07/2012 | 1.4 years | No | 21,000 | 13,049 | 1,250 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven Nomad Mk2 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||||||||||||
121 | Arcot Naga Raj | Tour of India on Pedal and Saddle | Around India (touching all four corners, i.e. East, South, West & North. | 1 | Male only | Indian | 10/2013 | 02/2014 | 4.4 months | No | $3,000 | £1,826 | 14,198 | 8,822 | 3,219 | £ 0.13 | £414 | Hybrid | TREK 7.3fx Hybrid | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tour-of-India-on-Pedal-and-Saddle/280168038750014?fref=photo | Map | ||||||
122 | Cinderella Servranckx | CyclingCindy | Feel the World on a Bicycle | 1 | Female only | Dutch | 05/2012 | 06/2014 | 2 years | Yes | 25,000 | 15,534 | 1,019 | Touring bike | Santos | Internal (hub) gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.cyclingcindy.wordpress.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
123 | Olivier Peyre | Fly'n'Roll - En route avec Aile | Unpowered paragliding world tour by bike and hitchhiking sailboat 2008 - 2016 | 1 | Male only | French | 07/2008 | 07/2014 | 6 years | Yes | €12,000 | £10,084 | 43,000 | 26,719 | 599 | £ 0.23 | £140 | Touring bike | Fahrrad Manufaktur T400 | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.enrouteavecaile.com | Map | |||||||
124 | Simon | Vienna to India | Cycling 10 Countries, finally cycling the length of India from the North to the Southern most point. | 1 | Male only | Austrian | 05/2010 | 11/2010 | 6.5 months | No | 12,200 | 7,581 | 1,874 | Touring bike | Thorn EXP | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | ||||||||||||
125 | Maxime Mussard | Norway-Nigeria 2013-14 | Norway to South Africa trip, stopped in Nigeria | 1 | Male only | French | 09/2013 | 03/2014 | 5.9 months | No | €5,000 | £4,202 | 13,320 | 8,277 | 2,265 | £ 0.32 | £715 | Touring bike | VSF TX-1000 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.ilestlibremax.over-blog.com | Map | |||||||
126 | Heike Pirngruber | Let's go East - Cycling solo from Germany to Australia | Female cycling solo from Germany to Australia | 1 | Female only | German | 05/2013 | 07/2014 | 1.2 years | Yes | 19,200 | 11,930 | 1,368 | Mountain bike | Cube | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | Yes | http://www.pushbikegirl.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
127 | Annette Lewis William Heimann | 50/50 | Celebration of us both turning 50 years of age. | 2 | Male and female | American | 06/1994 | 08/1995 | 1.2 years | No | $5,000 | £3,043 | 12,874 | 8,000 | 902 | £ 0.24 | £213 | Touring bike | Trek 750 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia | Yes | ||||||||
128 | Annette Lewis William Heimann | Retirement Millennium | Retirement Celebration | 2 | Male and female | American | 08/1999 | 04/2001 | 1.6 years | No | $12,000 | £7,303 | 20,862 | 12,963 | 1,056 | £ 0.35 | £370 | Touring bike | Waterford Adventure Cycle | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East | No | ||||||||
129 | William Heimann | Last Continet | Wandering South America | 1 | Male only | American | 11/2011 | 05/2012 | 7 months | No | $3,000 | £1,826 | 10,460 | 6,500 | 1,501 | £ 0.17 | £262 | Touring bike | Soma Saga | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |||||||||
130 | Andy Rutherford | South America - venezuela to Tierra del Fuego | 1 | Male only | Scottish | 04/2013 | 04/2014 | 11.9 months | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 13,600 | 8,451 | 1,143 | £ 0.44 | £504 | Touring bike | Charge Mixer | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.placesivemadetea.wordpress.com | |||||||||
131 | Toby Brown, Katie Gimson | NZ Overland to UK/IRELAND | NZ overland to Ireland | 2 | Male and female | New Zealand | 10/2013 | 08/2014 | 10 months | Yes | NZ$50 day | 10,363 | 6,439 | 1,040 | Touring bike | Vivente Randonneur | External gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | Both | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | |||||||||||
132 | Chris Edie, Jenny Sprent | Ozbybike | Edinburgh to Hobart through Europe across Asia, including crossing the Himalayas and down the length of Australia. | 2 | Male and female | UK/Australian | 07/2003 | 12/2003 | 4.8 months | No | $7,000 | £4,260 | 24,000 | 14,913 | 4,969 | £ 0.18 | £882 | Touring bike | Thorn Exp | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Turkey, Iran, Nepal Tibet | Yes | ||||||||
133 | Alex Lester | around australalia then back to england from singapore | 1 | Male only | British | 01/2013 | 08/2014 | 1.5 years | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 35,543 | 22,085 | 1,923 | £ 0.17 | £325 | Mountain bike | Pacific Mountain Bike | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.roundpeanut.com | ||||||||
134 | Chris Gruar | cycling4cancer | 43 000km across the world in aid of Worldwide Cancer Research, zigzagging via The Arctic Circle, The Balkans, The Silk Road and SE Asia. | 1 | Male only | Australian | 03/2012 | 06/2014 | 2.2 years | No | $12,000 | £7,303 | 42,812 | 26,602 | 1,636 | £ 0.17 | £279 | Touring bike | Dawes Super Galaxy 2012 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.cycling4cancer.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
135 | Frank van Rijn | The first of many | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 12/1979 | 09/1980 | 10 months | No | 24,200 | 15,037 | 2,422 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.frankvanrijn.nl | |||||||||||||
136 | Frank van Rijn | Europe and East / South Africa | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 07/1981 | 05/1982 | 10 months | No | 26,000 | 16,156 | 2,603 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East | No | http://www.frankvanrijn.nl | ||||||||||||
137 | Frank van Rijn | Asia | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 06/1983 | 06/1984 | 1.1 years | No | 35,100 | 21,810 | 2,702 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.frankvanrijn.nl | ||||||||||||
138 | Frank van Rijn | South America | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 01/1985 | 12/1985 | 11.9 months | No | 26,300 | 16,342 | 2,205 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.frankvanrijn.nl | |||||||||||||
139 | Frank van Rijn | Europe and West Africa | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 05/1986 | 04/1987 | 12 months | No | 26,600 | 16,529 | 2,222 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.frankvanrijn.nl | |||||||||||||
140 | Frank van Rijn | Mexico to Canada | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 02/1988 | 11/1988 | 10 months | No | 21,800 | 13,546 | 2,189 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.frankvanrijn.nl | |||||||||||||
141 | Rafael Vacas | De Coruna a Nepal en Bici | From Coruña, Spain to ABC, Nepal by bike... now heading for SE Asia and Australia | 1 | Male only | Spanish | 05/2013 | 08/2014 | 1.3 years | Yes | €5,000 | £4,202 | 16,000 | 9,942 | 1,034 | £ 0.26 | £271 | Mountain bike | BH TOP LINE | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Indian Subcontinent | No | https://www.facebook.com/anepalenbicien2013?ref=hl | |||||||
142 | Thomas Grosserichter | GWR - World Circumnavigation | Berlin to Eastern Europe, South East Asia, Australia & NZ, Canada - Guatemala, Ecuador to Buenos Aires, back from Lisbon to Berlin. | 1 | Male only | German | 09/2012 | 12/2012 | 3.5 months | No | 29,019 | 18,032 | 8,411 | Road/racing bike | Steel framed roadbike - custom made | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | support vehicle | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | South East Asia | Yes | http://www.cyclingtheworld.de | |||||||||||
143 | Dave Briggs | England to Cape Town | Cycling from England to South Africa, I met countless friendly people, and cycled by the odd elephant and giraffe. | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2006 | 05/2007 | 9.8 months | No | £5,000 | £5,000 | 13,000 | 8,078 | 1,327 | £ 0.38 | £510 | Touring bike | Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.davestravelpages.com | ||||||||
144 | Dave Briggs | Alaska to Argentina | A cycling adventure that covered two continents, and climates ranging from frozen tundras to humid rain forests, and terrain which varied from salt pans to cactus strewn sands | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2009 | 02/2011 | 1.6 years | No | £7,500 | £7,500 | 16,000 | 9,942 | 858 | £ 0.47 | £402 | Touring bike | Dawes Sardar | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.davestravelpages.com | ||||||||
145 | Will Frazer, Johan du Plessis | Riding for Rhinos | Cycling around the world in 7 months to help save the rhino | 2 | Male only | British | 04/2014 | 09/2014 | 4.7 months | Yes | £3,500 | £3,500 | 15,298 | 9,506 | 3,255 | £ 0.23 | £745 | Touring bike | Pearsons/I may be some time | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, China | Yes | http://www.ridingforrhinos.org | Map | Kit list | |||||
146 | Bob Rogers, Claire Rogers | Australia 2000 | Around Australia via Cairns, Mt. Isa, Plenty Highway, Alice Springs, Katherine, Broome, Perth, Esperance, Nullarbor, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns. | 2 | Male and female | American | 05/2000 | 04/2001 | 11.1 months | No | 18,800 | 11,682 | 1,701 | Tandem | Cannondale tandem | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://www.NewBohemians.net | ||||||||||||
147 | Bob Rogers, Claire Rogers | Tandem, An American Love Story | Our first taste of bike touring, the start of a continuing love story. | 2 | Male and female | American | 05/1995 | 06/1996 | 1.1 years | No | 22,680 | 14,093 | 1,755 | Tandem | Cannondale tandem | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.NewBohemians.net | ||||||||||||
148 | Steven Primrose-Smith | UniCycle50 | To visit 50 capital cities of Europe while studying for a couple of degrees and eating as much weird food as possible (and then adding a couple of extra capitals on along the way). | 1 | Male only | British | 03/2011 | 08/2013 | 2.4 years | No | €22,000 | £18,487 | 35,528 | 22,076 | 1,235 | £ 0.52 | £643 | Touring bike | KTM | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack, Bar bag/Rucksack for a while | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Turkey | No | http://www.UniCycle50.com | Map | ||||||
149 | Tom Boughton | Newcastle - Muscat | Roman empire from Antonine wall to Trajans eastern conquests in the east via Rome with Iran, UAE and Oman thrown in for good measure. | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2013 | 02/2014 | 9.8 months | No | $3,000 | £1,826 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,230 | £ 0.15 | £187 | Touring bike | Thorn Raven | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East | No | http://www.blackdogbicycling.blogspot.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
150 | Derek Cullen | Cycle Across Africa | Cape to Cairo: A search for meaning on a bicycle | 1 | Male only | Irish | 10/2013 | 09/2014 | 11.3 months | No | €4,000 | £3,361 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 973 | £ 0.31 | £297 | Mountain bike | Trek 820 | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Hiking shoes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.nohangingaround.com | ||||||||
151 | James Finnerty | 121 Degrees - From London to Shanghai | London to Shanghai cycling every inch excluding UK-France ferry and Istanbul-Yalova ferry. | 1 | Male only | British | 10/2013 | 10/2014 | 12 months | No | £4,200 | £4,200 | 17,135 | 10,647 | 1,431 | £ 0.25 | £351 | Touring bike | Roux Etape 250 | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Framebag | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | No | http://www.121degrees.co.uk | Map | ||||||
152 | Ian Ferguson | Long Road to Katmandu | An unforgettable journey across Asia, detoured through China to re-discovering my grandfathers footsteps. | 1 | Male only | British | 04/2010 | 01/2011 | 9.2 months | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 14,000 | 8,699 | 1,515 | £ 0.43 | £649 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/6396 | |||||||
153 | Alexandre Correia, Ana Batista | Browsing Europe | Browsing around Europe, choosing the route day by day. | 2 | Male and female | Portuguese | 08/2010 | 12/2011 | 1.4 years | No | €3,750 | £3,151 | 14,463 | 8,987 | 873 | £ 0.22 | £190 | Mountain bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://nomadiclas.blogspot.pt/ | Map | |||||||
154 | Fraser Baillie | Cyclehacker World Tour | Four year cycle around the world | 1 | Male only | Scottish | 08/2013 | 10/2014 | 1.2 years | Yes | £5,750 | £5,750 | 18,080 | 11,234 | 1,244 | £ 0.32 | £396 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.cyclehacker.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
155 | Charlie & Pip | Back To Blighty | Malaysia to London | 2 | Male and female | British | 12/2013 | 10/2014 | 10.4 months | Yes | £450 / month | 11,500 | 7,146 | 1,104 | Touring bike | Surly LHT | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.backtoblighty.com | ||||||||||
156 | Adam and Beth | West From Japan | Japan to Ireland via China, Central Asia, and Europe | 2 | Male and female | American | 07/2012 | 08/2013 | 1.1 years | No | $9,065.92 | £5,518 | 15,042 | 9,347 | 1,158 | £ 0.37 | £425 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c on one bike and 26" on the other | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, China | No | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/westfromjapan | Map | Kit list | |||||
157 | Leon Steber | A North American Bicycle Journey | A directionless wandering by bicycle from San Francisco to Mexico via the Arctic Circle | 1 | Male only | Australian | 04/2004 | 03/2005 | 11 months | No | 16,090 | 9,998 | 1,465 | Touring bike | Trek 520 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://leonsteber.com/biketrip | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
158 | Andrew Charnley | Around The World On Two Wheels | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2013 | 11/2014 | 1.3 years | Yes | $10,000 | £6,086 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 1,249 | £ 0.30 | £380 | Touring bike | Custom | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.andrewcharnley.com | ||||||||
159 | Ed Cox | Bristol 2 Brisbane | Bristol 2 Brisbane and a lot of places in between (via India) | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2013 | 03/2014 | 10.1 months | No | 16,000 | 9,942 | 1,579 | Touring bike | Roberts Roughstuff | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.bristol2brisbane.co.uk | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
160 | Stephan Schreckenbach | Cycling Eurasia | 27000km from Germany to Bali | 1 | Male only | German | 05/2012 | 11/2013 | 1.5 years | No | €10,000 | £8,403 | 27,000 | 16,777 | 1,507 | £ 0.31 | £469 | Touring bike | Fahrradmanufaktur | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.cyclingeurasia.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
161 | Jude Kriwald | England To India | England To India via Afghanistan, the Pamirs and Tibet (midwinter). | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2012 | 07/2013 | 1.1 years | No | £2,500 | £2,500 | 17,000 | 10,563 | 1,343 | £ 0.15 | £197 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://www.EnglandToIndia.com | Map | ||||||
162 | Brad McCartney | BikeHikeSafari | Alaska to Argentina with by bicycle, hiking and canoe, exploring the most amazing areas of nature, after the Americas who knows...... | 1 | Male only | Australian | 02/2014 | 11/2014 | 9.3 months | Yes | $7,000 | £4,260 | 11,726 | 7,286 | 1,265 | £ 0.36 | £460 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad | Internal (hub) gears | Thorn comfort bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | hiking shoes or sandles | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | http://bikehikesafari.com/ | Kit list | |||||||
163 | Doğa Can Yaman | The Medium is The Message | The medium is the message | 1 | Male only | Turkish | 08/2013 | 11/2014 | 1.2 years | Yes | 10,000 | 6,214 | 690 | Touring bike | Surly LHT | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, iran, pakistan | No | http://www.aracmesajdir.org | |||||||||||
164 | Pablo Mandado and Ilze Zebolde | The Crazy Travel | On-going multi-year world the round bicycle adventure | 2 | Male and female | Spanish and Latvian | 01/2014 | 11/2014 | 10.6 months | Yes | €920 | £773 | 10,350 | 6,431 | 981 | £ 0.07 | £73 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad MK2 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | http://thecrazytravel.com/ | Map | Kit list | ||||||
165 | Nat Faulkner | 2013 bike tour | The older I am getting (age 34/35 on that trip) the less I care to publicize my trips and look for sponsorship and the more I prefer drinking local wine and spirits with locals. | 1 | Male only | Canadian | 01/2013 | 11/2013 | 10.8 months | No | $8,000 | £4,869 | 23,600 | 14,664 | 2,195 | £ 0.21 | £453 | Touring bike | trek sawyer / changed to tout terrain metropolis | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Trailer | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | 3 days in Turkey | No | ||||||||
166 | Barbara Schertenleib | Switzerland to Thailand along Silk Road | 1 | Female only | Swiss | 03/2014 | 11/2014 | 7.9 months | Yes | €1,400 | £1,176 | 16,008 | 9,947 | 2,037 | £ 0.07 | £150 | Mountain bike | Koga Myata 7 Giant MTB | External gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 26" | Trailer | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | |||||||||
167 | Ruth Jarvis & Will Fulford-Jones | Contours of a Country | A bicycle ride from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to New York City, USA. | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2013 | 12/2014 | 1.4 years | Yes | 21,000 | 13,049 | 1,231 | Touring bike | 1 Surly Long Haul Trucker, 1 custom-built Oak Cyles tourer | 1 external, 1 internal | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.contoursofacountry.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
168 | James Brooman | North to South | Riding solo from the north coast of alaska to the southern tip of south america | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2003 | 04/2005 | 1.8 years | No | $20,000 | £12,172 | 33,273 | 20,675 | 1,564 | £ 0.37 | £572 | Mountain bike | Jamis | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||||||||
169 | Riaan Manser | Around Africa On My Bicycle | Around Africa on my bicycle. | 1 | Male only | South African | 09/2003 | 11/2005 | 2.2 years | No | 36,500 | 22,680 | 1,360 | Mountain bike | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.riaanmanser.com/ | |||||||||||||
170 | Keiichi Iwasaki | Left Maebashi, Japan, haven't looked back | Left Japan with $2 in pocket. | 1 | Male only | Japanese | 04/2001 | 01/2015 | 13.8 years | Yes | 46,000 | 28,583 | 278 | Mountain bike | Giant | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Russia | No | http://feel-the-earth.com/english.html | Map | ||||||||||
171 | Tyson Schimschal | Spinning My Wheels in South America | South America, south to north | 1 | Male only | Canadian | 11/2009 | 11/2010 | 11.9 months | No | $10,000 | £6,086 | 16,371 | 10,172 | 1,372 | £ 0.37 | £510 | Touring bike | Marinoni Turismo | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/Tyson2539 | Map | Kit list | ||||||
172 | Tyson Schimschal | Spinning my Wheels in North America | Cancun, Mexico to Inuvik, NWT. | 1 | Male only | Canadian | 01/2011 | 09/2011 | 8.4 months | No | $10,000 | £6,086 | 14,430 | 8,966 | 1,728 | £ 0.42 | £729 | Touring bike | Marinoni Turismo | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/Tyson2539 | Map | |||||||
173 | Martin and Susanne | TwistingSpokes | Cycling from the Netherlands to Nepal with a detour | 2 | Male and female | Danish & Dutch | 02/2013 | 01/2015 | 1.9 years | Yes | €6,000 | £3,652 | 13,000 | 8,078 | 556 | £ 0.28 | £156 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | No | http://www.twistingspokes.com | Map | ||||||
174 | Pete Abel and Debbie Ellen | World Tour 86-88 | Fundraising trip to raise money for the Eritrean Public Health Programme. | 2 | Male and female | British | 10/1986 | 09/1988 | 2 years | No | 20,800 | 12,925 | 885 | Touring bike | Orbit Gold Medal Extra | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 27 x 1 1/4 | Front rack, Back rack, Plus top of rack tent etc | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||||||
175 | Rachel & Patrick Hugens | Asia Trip 2006-07 | 2 | Male and female | American & Dutch | 09/2006 | 10/2007 | 1.1 years | No | $50.00/per day | 12,000 | 7,456 | 915 | Touring bike | Davidson and Vittoria | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Dry bags on top of back panniers | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, China, Tibet | No | http://www.picasaweb.google.com/racpat.hugens | |||||||||||
176 | Rachel Lorton (Hugens) | Australia-NZ-Africa-Western Europe | 1 | Female only | American | 11/1992 | 10/1994 | 1.9 years | No | $30/perday | 15,000 | 9,321 | 661 | Touring bike | Davidson | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Dry bag on top of back panniers | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://www.picasaweb.google.com/racpat.hugens | ||||||||||||
177 | Patrick Hugens | World Trip 1992-94 | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 05/1992 | 10/1994 | 2.4 years | No | $30/per day | 26,000 | 16,156 | 885 | Touring bike | Vittorio | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Dry bags on top of back panniers | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent, Indonesia | Yes | http://www.picasaweb.google.com/racpat.hugens | |||||||||||
178 | Francisco Elias | Raid ciclístico Argentina–Canadá | 1 | Male only | Argentina | 01/1952 | 05/1953 | 1.3 years | No | 18,000 | 11,185 | 1,150 | Road/racing bike | No gears! | Drop bars | Rim | Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.franciscoelias.com.ar/ | |||||||||||||||
179 | Sam Gunter, Sheena Lydon | Samandsheenacycle | It started as an attempt to cycle from London to Vietnam but has become wondering from place to place due to changes in visa rules. Instead of just passing through a country we like to spend a bit more time exploring the backroads. | 2 | Male and female | British, Irish | 07/2014 | 02/2015 | 6.7 months | Yes | £7,000 | £7,000 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 1,632 | £ 0.64 | £1,039 | Touring bike | Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.samandsheenacycle.com | |||||||
180 | Sam Gunter, Sheena Lydon | Samandsheenacycle | It started as an attempt to cycle from London to Vietnam but has become wondering from place to place due to changes in visa rules. Instead of just passing through a country we like to spend a bit more time exploring the backroads. | 2 | Male and female | British, Irish | 07/2014 | 03/2015 | 7.7 months | Yes | £7,000 | £7,000 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 1,423 | £ 0.64 | £906 | Touring bike | Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.samandsheenacycle.com | |||||||
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182 | Gary Hewitt-Long | Long Bike Ride | A Long Bike Ride, UK to Cape Town. | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2014 | 03/2015 | 9.8 months | Yes | 17,091 | 10,620 | 1,739 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Disc Trucker | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Plus rack bags and bar bag. | Combination, SPD, Flats. Keen sandals. | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.longbikeride.co.uk | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
183 | Marc Freedman | World Cycle 1986-1994 | Around the World in 8 Years | 1 | Male only | American | 01/1986 | 11/1994 | 8.8 years | No | $10 per day | 70,000 | 43,496 | 663 | Mountain bike | Fat Chance | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | |||||||||||
184 | Igel Zimmermann, Paola Zimmermann | Grenzenlos Weltumradlung | Grenzenlos Weltumradlung, with Bikes and later Trikes and two dogs around the world | 2 | Male and female | German | 04/2001 | 02/2015 | 13.9 years | Yes | $10 per day | 68,633 | 42,647 | 412 | Tricycle | Villiger Cabonga, Steintrike Wild One | Internal (hub) gears | Trike | Disc | 20" | Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals - magnet | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | https://grenzenlos2001.wordpress.com/ | Map | Kit list | ||||||||
185 | Patrick Mottram and Laura Mottram | South American loop | In May 2011 we set off on a trip to pedal around South America. Over the next 15 months we cycled more than 21,000km through every country on the continent | 2 | Male and female | British | 05/2011 | 07/2012 | 1.2 years | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 21,120 | 13,123 | 1,447 | £ 0.38 | £548 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad MK2 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.pedallingabout.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
186 | SImon Taylor, Isabelle Bedard | Decadence | A year getting from Mongolia to Nepal with only a short Chinese visa and on to Turkey via Central Asia | 2 | Male and female | British, Canadian | 07/2008 | 07/2009 | 1 years | No | £3,000 | £3,000 | 11,900 | 7,394 | 992 | £ 0.25 | £250 | Touring bike | Koha Miyata World Traveller | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Russia, Mongolia, Iran | No | http://www.hk-to-uk.blogspot.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
187 | J. Randy Houk | Nothing Better To Do (than to cycle tour) | A meandering journey around North America. | 1 | Male only | American | 11/2012 | 07/2014 | 1.6 years | No | 13,286 | 8,256 | 673 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.nothing-better-to-do.com | Kit list | |||||||||||
188 | Luke Weller, Alf Chappell, Sam Tucker | Just Around The Corner | Turkey - Cape Town, 3 guys, 3 bikes always Just Around The Corner | 3 | Male only | British | 09/2013 | 03/2014 | 5.6 months | No | £3,000 | £3,000 | 13,000 | 8,078 | 2,313 | £ 0.23 | £534 | Touring bike | Koga World Traveller | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.facebook.com/Justaroundthecorner54 | ||||||||
189 | Sam Mitchell, Elliot Macdonald, Wade Luscombe | round the world cycle 13/14 | Round the world for charity on a budget | 3 | Male only | British | 09/2013 | 04/2014 | 7.3 months | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 28,800 | 17,896 | 3,961 | £ 0.28 | £1,100 | Touring bike | Dawes Super Galaxy | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals - flip flops | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia | Yes | http://www.charitycycle2013.co.uk | |||||||
190 | Ann Wilson | Through Europe and Beyond | An open-ended world tour from Calais in an easterly direction. Politics and visas defining the route and funds and inclination defining duration | 1 | Female only | British | 07/2009 | 09/2010 | 1.2 years | No | £17,000 | £17,000 | 16,720 | 10,389 | 1,197 | £ 1.02 | £1,217 | Mountain bike | Drag | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/cumbriann | Map | Kit list | |||||
191 | Benji Rodgers-Wilson | Earth Odyssey Expedition | 100,000 kilometres cycling, sailing, paddling, and rowing around the World. | 1 | Male only | Australian | 12/2006 | 03/2015 | 8.2 years | Yes | 25,500 | 15,845 | 258 | Mountain bike | Surly self-built | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals & walking boots | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia, Japan | Yes | http://www.earthodyssey.net | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
192 | Neil Dallaway | Cycling home from New Zealand | Flying as far away from home as possible with a loaded touring bike ... going as far east in the southern hemisphere as I could ... and taking a year to get home. | 1 | Male only | British | 11/2012 | 11/2013 | 11.7 months | No | £10,000 | £10,000 | 28,855 | 17,930 | 2,473 | £ 0.35 | £857 | Road/racing bike | Thorn Raven Tour | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.cycleeatsleep.blogspot.co.uk | |||||||
193 | Ashley Hooper | Ashventures | UK to Hong Kong through Middle East, Indian subcontinent and South East Asia | 1 | Male only | New Zealand | 07/2010 | 08/2011 | 1.1 years | No | 12,000 | 7,456 | 908 | Road/racing bike | Trek 7.0FX (warranty replaced with 7.5FX after frame broke) | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://travelpod.com/members/ashventures | |||||||||||
194 | Harry Kikstra, Ivana Coria | Worldonabike.com, Alaska - Argentina | Alaska - Patagonia in 2.5 years, through 23 countries including the Guyanas. | 2 | Male and female | Dutch, Argentinian | 07/2008 | 01/2011 | 2.6 years | No | 26,000 | 16,156 | 848 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster 2.6 Alu | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.worldonabike.com | Map | |||||||||||
195 | Andrew Hughes-Onslow | Travels from here to there, mostly along the remnants of the Silk Road. | 1 | Male only | Australian | 05/2014 | 02/2015 | 8.9 months | Yes | 13,000 | 8,078 | 1,459 | Touring bike | Surly LHT | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | SPDs and thongs and hiking boots | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://velocipede.hughes-onslow.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
196 | Janice Ebenstiner, Paul vanPeenen | The Bike Trip 2013-14 | We began in Iceland, crossed to northern Norway and cycled for 8 months through Europe to Istanbul, flew to southern Chile and cycled north for 8 months, finishing in Ecuador. | 2 | Male and female | Canadian | 05/2013 | 10/2014 | 1.3 years | No | £13,000 | £13,000 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 1,239 | £ 0.65 | £805 | Touring bike | Rodriguez UTB | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.2lovecycling.com | ||||||||
197 | Jane Mountain, Stephen Ewashkiw | My Five Acres | Rome to Russia, Helsinki to Berlin, and Beijing to Bali in 18 months | 2 | Male and female | Canadian | 03/2013 | 01/2014 | 9.5 months | No | 16,000 | 9,942 | 1,684 | Touring bike | Surly Long-Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | No | http://www.myfiveacres.com | |||||||||||
198 | Adam Riches | RidingRound | Round the world trip through Europe, Asia and North America. | 1 | Male only | British | 08/2013 | 02/2015 | 1.5 years | No | £17,000 | £17,000 | 37,588 | 23,356 | 2,038 | £ 0.45 | £922 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.ridinground.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
199 | Natalie Simpson & Matthew Grant | Riding out the recession | Riding out the recession from London to Sydney | 2 | Male and female | British, New Zealander | 06/2012 | 07/2013 | 1.1 years | No | £7,500 | £7,500 | 19,525 | 12,132 | 1,427 | £ 0.38 | £548 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.canvasandwheels.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
200 | Terry & Isa | Big Trip (Worcester to the Antipodes) | An escape from safety and predictability of everyday life in England | 2 | Male and female | British, French | 04/2005 | 06/2006 | 1.2 years | No | £16,768 | £16,768 | 17,990 | 11,178 | 1,297 | £ 0.93 | £1,209 | Touring bike | Thorn EXPr & Thorn Raven | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | China, Russia, Mongolia | Yes | http://cyclotouring.co.uk | Map | Kit list | |||||
201 | Derek Boocock | Derek's Bike Trip | Given just 12 months to live, I'm still cycling over 2 years later... | 1 | Male only | British | 11/2012 | 03/2015 | 2.3 years | Yes | £5,000 | £5,000 | 37,000 | 22,991 | 1,324 | £ 0.14 | £179 | Touring bike | Surly LHT & Surly Ogre | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 29" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.dereksbiketrip.com | Map | ||||||
202 | Anna Heywood and Luke Skinner | Africe By Bike | Greenwich, London to Cape Town, South Africa via the Sahara, West Africa and East Africa | 2 | Male and female | British | 08/2004 | 04/2006 | 1.7 years | No | 29,169 | 18,125 | 1,445 | Touring bike | Thorn eXXp | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.africabybike2004.wordpress.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
203 | Tim Snaith | Westbound RTW 2014-15 | Westbound round the world ride (not a record attempt), prematurely terminated by a truck in Thailand | 1 | Male only | British | 07/2014 | 03/2015 | 8.5 months | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 14,931 | 9,278 | 1,752 | £ 0.54 | £939 | Touring bike | Maxx Pacemaxx 26 | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia | Yes | http://www.theunknownaroundthecorner.net | Map | ||||||
204 | Adam Coppola, Christy Coppola | Give A Bike 50 State Tour | 12,591 mile Charity bike tour of all 50 United States in a single year. | 2 | Male and female | American | 01/2011 | 11/2011 | 10 months | No | 10000 | £10,000 | 20,263 | 12,591 | 2,028 | £ 0.49 | £1,001 | Touring bike | Cannondale touring 1 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Started w pedals and cages and switched to SPD | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.giveabike.com | ||||||||
205 | Jacqueline Edwards, Peter John Sloan | Travelling home to Australia | UK to Australia through Europe, India and South East Asia | 2 | Male and female | British, Australian | 09/1985 | 06/1986 | 8.7 months | No | 1300 | £1,300 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,382 | £ 0.11 | £150 | Touring bike | Carlton Courvette, Mercian 'King of Mercian Touring' | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 27" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||
206 | Rômulo A. Ceccon | cicloviajando/BRASIL | Round 16 states and all five regions of Brazil | 1 | Male only | Brazilian | 08/2014 | 12/2014 | 4 months | No | $3,000 | £1,826 | 12,668 | 7,872 | 3,159 | £ 0.14 | £455 | Touring bike | Surly LHT | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.brasil.cicloviajando.com.br | Map | |||||||
207 | Erik Straarup | Around Australia (2008) | World record attempt racing around Australia | 1 | Male only | Danish | 03/2008 | 05/2008 | 1.7 months | No | £2,200 | £2,200 | 14,611 | 9,079 | 8,697 | £ 0.15 | £1,310 | Road/racing bike | GT Edge | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Australia | No | http://www.lonebiker.dk | |||||||
208 | Erik Straarup | Around Australia (2006) | Touring Around Australia | 1 | Male only | Danish | 07/2006 | 08/2006 | 1.3 months | £2,800 | £2,800 | 14,492 | 9,005 | 11,594 | £ 0.19 | £2,240 | Road/racing bike | GT edge | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Trailer | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | Australia | No | http://www.lonebiker.dk | Map | |||||||
209 | Gregory Yeoman and Kate Leeming | Trans-Siberian Cycle Expedition 1993 | 8304 miles from St Petersburg to Vladivostok | 2 | Male and female | English and Australian | 05/1993 | 09/1993 | 5 months | No | 13,364 | 8,304 | 2,673 | Mountain bike | Scott Windriver | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Russia | No | http://www.red-line.moonfruit.com/ | Map | ||||||||||
210 | Gregory Yeoman and Kate Leeming | The Alcoa Great Australian Cycle Expedition | An extensive tour covering the whole of Australia. | 2 | Male and female | English and Australian | 05/2004 | 09/2004 | 4.3 months | No | 12,640 | 7,854 | 2,933 | Mountain bike | GT | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://www.red-line.moonfruit.com/ | ||||||||||||
211 | JB Dodane | FreeWheely | Cycling Africa beyond mountains and deserts | 1 | Male only | French | 11/2012 | 08/2014 | 1.8 years | No | €8,560 | £7,193 | 26,609 | 16,534 | 1,217 | £ 0.27 | £329 | Touring bike | VSF Fahrradmanufaktur TX-400 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | http://freewheely.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
212 | Ana Vivian | Pedal América do Sul Pedarilhos | Two years cycling around South America, more than 80% nights camping | 2 | Male and female | brazilians | 06/2012 | 08/2014 | 2.2 years | No | $4,500 | £2,739 | 24,000 | 14,913 | 914 | £ 0.11 | £104 | Mountain bike | trek 870 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.pedarilhos.com.br | Map | Kit list | ||||||
213 | Gökben Bağcı & Nicolas Ayme | Frogs On Wheels | Cycling until we run out of money or motivation on what could be one of the longest honeymoons ever | 2 | Male and female | Turkish & French | 04/2014 | 03/2016 | 2 years | Yes | €6,000 | £5,042 | 11,446 | 7,112 | 486 | £ 0.44 | £214 | Recumbent | AZUB Six & Max | Internal (hub) gears | ASS & USS | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia | Yes | http://www.frogsonwheels.net | |||||||
214 | Liliana Cuenca and Daniel Rodriguez | A Tale of Two Bikes - UK to Japan | UK to Japan | 2 | Male and female | Colombian | 03/2014 | 03/2015 | 11.9 months | No | 10000 | £10,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,011 | £ 0.83 | £842 | Touring bike | Santos Travelmaster and Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.ataleoftwobikes.weebly.com | |||||||
215 | Peter Richter | No idea how long I`ll be on the road. | 1 | Male only | German | 06/2015 | 03/2016 | 9.4 months | Yes | 10,000 | 6,214 | 1,067 | Touring bike | Intec M 2 | Internal (hub) gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia | Yes | |||||||||||||
216 | Jeremy Reed | Just popping out for a cycle ride.....to Australia | A 60yr old Englishman's cycle ride from England to Australia | 1 | Male only | British | 03/2013 | 03/2015 | 1.9 years | No | 10000 | £10,000 | 24,000 | 14,913 | 1,028 | £ 0.42 | £428 | Mountain bike | C1980 Marin mountain bike | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.justpoppingoutforacycleride.WordPress.com | |||||||
217 | Max Goldzweig, Emily Conradi | Cycling to Africa | Strasbourg, a France to Cape Town, South Africa, via the Middle East (just before the Arab Spring). | 2 | Male and female | British | 09/2010 | 05/2011 | 8.6 months | No | 7000 | £7,000 | 14,000 | 8,699 | 1,637 | £ 0.50 | £819 | Touring bike | Thorn raven nomad mk2 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East | No | http://www.cyclingtoafrica.com | Kit list | ||||||
218 | Max Goldzweig and Emily Conradi | Cycling to China | London to Vietnam vis Cental Asia and China | 2 | Male and female | British | 03/2013 | 12/2013 | 8.7 months | No | $7,200 | £4,382 | 14,000 | 8,699 | 1,613 | £ 0.31 | £505 | Touring bike | Thorn raven nomad mk2 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.cyclingtochina.com | Kit list | ||||||
219 | Abi wingate | CycleInstead | Encouraging awareness of suicide prevention through an epic bike tour from Chiang Mai to Edinburgh. | 1 | Female only | Scottish | 04/2011 | 10/2011 | 6.9 months | No | 3000 | £3,000 | 11,200 | 6,959 | 1,630 | £ 0.27 | £437 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker (Custom Build) | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.cycleinstead.org | |||||||
220 | Serhan mert | Antalya Turkey to Osaka Japan | 1 | Male only | Turkish | 03/2015 | 09/2015 | 6.1 months | No | $6,000 | £3,652 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,974 | £ 0.30 | £601 | Mountain bike | Merida matts 100 | External gears | Bull bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, Russia, Japan | No | http://www.serhanmert.com | ||||||||
221 | Louise and Philip Shambrook | World tour 1994-1997 | Round the world for fun that just happened to turn out to be a world record by the time we finished | 2 | Male and female | English | 12/1994 | 12/1997 | 3 years | No | £25,000 | £25,000 | 38,143 | 23,701 | 1,059 | £ 0.66 | £694 | Tandem | Longstaff, custom tandem | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||
222 | Robin & Olivia | Wecycletour: Bali to Beijing | Travelling Bali to Beijing by bike. | 2 | Male and female | British | 11/2011 | 01/2013 | 1.2 years | No | £7,000 | 16,000 | 9,942 | 1,150 | Mountain bike | Giant Rock | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | No | http://www.wecycletour.blogspot.com | ||||||||||
223 | Sam Pougher | onemanandhiscog | I thought I'd cycle to Vietnam, so I got on my bike and did it. I found out I didn't really like Vietnam in the end, so I'm going to keep going. | 1 | Male only | English | 05/2015 | 03/2016 | 10.1 months | Yes | I have no idea | 14,500 | 9,010 | 1,431 | Touring bike | Oxford Bike Works Model 3 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.onemanandhiscog.co.uk | Map | Kit list | ||||||||
224 | Martina Gees | Colorfish on the Road | An Odyssey through the Americas | 1 | Female only | Switzerland | 01/2010 | 03/2016 | 6.2 years | Yes | 56,000 | 34,797 | 747 | Touring bike | Simpel Frischluft Tour | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.colorfish.ch | Map | |||||||||||
225 | Alan & Annie Lukehurst | The Big Bike Ride | Following the summer round the world! | 2 | Male and female | British | 03/2005 | 03/2006 | 1 years | No | £5,000 | £5,000 | 16,012 | 9,949 | 1,320 | £ 0.31 | £412 | Touring bike | Dawes Super Galaxy | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia | Yes | ||||||||
226 | Rob and Ness Howard | Wonderingnewlyweds | A long distance honeymoon. | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2015 | 03/2016 | 8.2 months | Yes | £4,250.93 | £4,251 | 10,897 | 6,771 | 1,326 | £ 0.39 | £517 | Mountain and Cyclocross | Genesis (prototype) and Giant Invite | External gears | Ness has drops Rob has Mountainbike | Rim | Ness has 700 Rob has 29" | Ness has rear, Rob has both, both have handle bar | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | http://www.wonderingnewlyweds.wordpress.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
227 | Jamie Anderson | 14 countries in a loop around Europe and back to the UK to sell up and join the road for good. | 1 | Male only | Scottish | 04/2012 | 03/2016 | 4 years | Yes | £10,000 | £10,000 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 231 | £ 0.91 | £210 | Touring bike | Specialized Tricross Sport 2010 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | http://www.bikeramble.com | |||||||||
228 | Vidko | Riding New Zealand 2015 | An unforgettable journey through Aotearoa, riding the land of the long white cloud, riding...........the Land Before Time. | 1 | Male only | Slovenian | 01/2015 | 12/2015 | 10.7 months | No | 5500 NZD | 10,570 | 6,568 | 992 | Touring bike | Surly LHT custom built | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Handlebar | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | https://www.facebook.com/touringcycling/ | |||||||||||
229 | Lionel Arnould | Paris - Shanghaï (PAGAÏ) | I went from Paris to Shahghaï on a recycled bibycle though I had never really cycled before... | 1 | Male only | French | 03/2005 | 03/2006 | 1 years | No | 6,000€ | £5,042 | 19,210 | 11,937 | 1,567 | £ 0.26 | £411 | Mountain bike | Homemade (regycled parts) | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Iran | No | http://pagai.odradek78.fr/ | Map | ||||||
230 | Lionel Arnould | KebeKanal | Bicycle trip through North and Central America. | 1 | Male only | French | 08/2010 | 06/2011 | 9.5 months | No | 8,000€ | £6,723 | 20,918 | 12,998 | 2,195 | £ 0.32 | £705 | Mountain bike | Leaderfox Evolution 18'' | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://kebekanal.odradek78.fr/ | Map | |||||||
231 | Reza Pakravan & Steven Pawley | Kapp to Cape | World record attempt to cycle the length of the planet from Nordkapp, Norway (the northern most point in Europe) to Cape Town, South Africa. | 2 | Male only | Iranian (Reza) & South African (Steven) | 08/2013 | 11/2013 | 3.3 months | No | 18,000 | 11,185 | 5,420 | Touring bike | Koga Signature Series | Internal hub (Reza); External (Steven) | Butterfly bars | Disc | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Russia | Yes | http://www.kapptocape.com/ | Map | ||||||||||
232 | Baden Campbell; Shelley Campbell | Cycling home to NZ 2015-16 | London to Wellington, New Zealand via Europe and Latin America | 2 | Male and female | New Zealand | 04/2015 | 04/2016 | 1.1 years | No | £15,000 | £15,000 | 15,800 | 9,818 | 1,226 | £ 0.95 | £1,164 | Touring bike | Condor Heritage, Surly Long-Haul Disc Trucker | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.howareyouwhereareyou.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
233 | David Byrne, Julie Retka | reCycling the World | I spent my teens Cycling the World solo; 33 years later I retired and reCycled the World (with my wife, Julie) north to south to north. (North America to South America, then South Africa to north Africa & Europe) | 2 | Male and female | American | 04/2009 | 07/2011 | 2.3 years | No | $80,000 | £48,688 | 50,455 | 31,351 | 1,867 | £ 0.96 | £1,802 | Recumbent | Cruzbike Sofrider | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Bikebins | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/dbyrne | Map | Kit list | ||||||
234 | David Byrne | Cycling the World 1975 | A teen's solo bike trip through Europe, Asia and North America from 1975 to 1977. | 1 | Male only | American | 06/1975 | 12/1977 | 2.5 years | No | $46,000 | £27,996 | 43,385 | 26,958 | 1,455 | £ 0.65 | £939 | Touring bike | Schwinn Sports Tourer | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/dbyrne | Map | Kit list | |||||
235 | Daniel, Jacqueline | Jackdanielsbiketrip | August to Dezember in different parts of Australia In January, started to cycle north from Ushuaia, Argentina through Chile and Bolivia. | 2 | Male and female | Swiss | 08/2015 | 02/2017 | 1.5 years | Yes | 11,500 | 7,146 | 656 | Touring bike | Papalagi, mtbcycletech | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.jackdanielsbiketrip.WordPress.com | ||||||||||||
236 | James Harvey | Cycling Europe 2016 | 6 months pedalling through 23 countries in Europe, fantastic people and places. | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2015 | 10/2015 | 5.9 months | No | £4,500 | £4,500 | 16,460 | 10,228 | 2,799 | £ 0.27 | £765 | Touring bike | Oxford Bike Works Expedition Bike | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.selfpropelled.life | Map | Kit list | ||||||
237 | Ryan Sclar | Across Eurasia | Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon, Portugal to Pacific Ocean near Shanghai, China. | 1 | Male only | American | 01/2014 | 09/2014 | 8.4 months | No | £9,000 | £9,000 | 17,000 | 10,563 | 2,036 | £ 0.53 | £1,078 | Mountain bike | Novara Metro | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China, Russia | No | http://ryansclarbikingacrosseurasia.blogspot.com/ | Map | ||||||
238 | Matt W. Dawson | Utah to Ushuaia and back | Utah [USA] to Ushuaia [Argentina] and back | 1 | Male only | American | 10/2015 | 09/2016 | 10.7 months | Yes | £3,000 | £3,000 | 10,500 | 6,524 | 979 | £ 0.29 | £280 | Touring bike | Surly-Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.mattwdawson.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
239 | Anna and Szymon Belka | Wlasna Droga | Our own way of cycling around Asia and New Zealand in about two years so far. | 2 | Male and female | Polish | 01/2015 | 02/2017 | 2.1 years | Yes | 20,000 | 12,427 | 810 | Touring bike | Specialized Ariel, Kellys | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Russia | Yes | http://www.wlasnadroga.pl | Map | ||||||||||
240 | William Hsu and Charles Stevens | Beijing to Tehran | Riding from Beijing to Tehran along the Old Silk Road including Mongolia and Russia. | 2 | Male only | British | 05/2016 | 09/2016 | 3.7 months | No | 10,087 | 6,268 | 2,712 | Touring bike | Surly Disc Trucker and Condor Disc Heritage | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Back rack, Support Vehicle | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China, Russia | No | http://www.beijingtotehran.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
241 | Birgit and Martin | 4 different continent tour | 2 | Male and female | Austria, Germany | 05/2015 | 06/2016 | 1.1 years | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 904 | £ 0.67 | £602 | Cyclocross | HT Crossbike | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | switched in betweeen from unattached to spd | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia | No | |||||||||
242 | Rob | Alaska to colombia and Europe as desert | 1 | Male only | Dutch | 07/2013 | 09/2015 | 2.2 years | No | £19,000 | £19,000 | 17,000 | 10,563 | 646 | £ 1.12 | £722 | Touring bike | Koga Signature globe traveler | Internal (hub) gears | Bull bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ||||||||||
243 | Vitor Bellon | Bicytrip | Bicytrip aorund europe and bit of africa | 1 | Male only | Brazilian | 02/2016 | 11/2016 | 8.9 months | No | £5,000 | £5,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,351 | £ 0.42 | £563 | Touring bike | Kona Sutra | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | http://www.vitorbellon.com/personal-projects/bicytrip/ | ||||||||
244 | Joakim & Wej | From Home to Home | Discovering what people and views we don´t get to see when flying between our two home cities, Gothenburg and Bangkok. | 2 | Male and female | Swedish & Thai | 02/2013 | 12/2013 | 9.5 months | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 16,500 | 10,253 | 1,742 | £ 0.36 | £634 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa & Trek 4500 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | http://www.cyclinghome.nu | Map | Kit list | |||||
245 | Jerich Abon | Southeast Asia Tour 2016 | Nine months meandering through five countries in Southeast Asia. | 1 | Male only | American | 01/2016 | 10/2016 | 9.2 months | No | £6,000 | £6,000 | 10,297 | 6,398 | 1,114 | £ 0.58 | £649 | Touring bike | Surly Disc Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia | No | ||||||||
246 | Russ | ManBikeWorld.com Bucket List 2.0 | North up the western slopes of the Rockies up to Prince George, BC, Canada, the west to Prince Rupert and then south along the Pacific to La Paz, Baja California, Mexico. | 1 | Male only | American | 05/2015 | 11/2015 | 6.1 months | No | £9,000 | £9,000 | 10,500 | 6,524 | 1,716 | £ 0.86 | £1,471 | Touring bike | Surly LHT | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.ManBikeWorld.com | Map | |||||||
247 | Aidan Pedreschi | A bicycle trip around this small blue planet | Uk to Thailand through the Middle East, Indian Sub Continent and South East Asia, across USA and down the Pacific Coast to Mexico. | 1 | Male only | Irish | 07/2008 | 11/2010 | 2.4 years | No | 28,000 | 17,398 | 986 | Touring bike | Thorn Exp | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?doc_id=3625 | |||||||||||
248 | Simon , valentin, charles | Latino Vuelta | Bogota - Ushuaia - Rio de Janeiro at 18 years old. | 3 | Male only | Belgian | 09/2014 | 06/2015 | 9.3 months | No | £2,000 | £2,000 | 12,500 | 7,767 | 1,344 | £ 0.16 | £215 | Touring bike | Granville trekking | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | |||||||||
249 | Antonie Vervenne | Alaska to Argentina 2014-2016 | Fairbanks to Ushuaia | 1 | Male only | Belgian | 05/2014 | 03/2016 | 1.8 years | No | £20,000 | £20,000 | 35,000 | 21,748 | 1,628 | £ 0.57 | £930 | Touring bike | Koga Miyata | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.cyclingwithantonie.blogspot.com | ||||||||
250 | JD | Europavelo | 10 month solo around Europe | 1 | Male only | Belgian | 09/2014 | 07/2015 | 10.1 months | £4,000 | £4,000 | 11,811 | 7,339 | 1,171 | £ 0.34 | £396 | Touring bike | VSF fahrradmanufaktur TX-400 | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Handlebar rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.europavelo.wordpress.com | Map | Kit list | |||||||
251 | Jonas | Around the Baltic Sea and to the North Cape | Round trip around the Baltic Sea and to the North Cape, through the Baltic's and Scandinavia. | 1 | Male only | German | 04/2015 | 08/2015 | 4.3 months | No | 10,853 | 6,744 | 2,518 | Touring bike | VSF Fahrradmannufaktur - TX Randonneur | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.i-bike-europe.de | Map | Kit list | ||||||||||
252 | La Trottineuse | Europe Tour by footbike "A Simple Life". | First tour of Europe on a push scooter, solo and unsupported, living on little and sleeping in the wild. | 1 | Female only | French | 11/2014 | 11/2015 | 11.7 months | Yes | £5,000 | £5,000 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 1,709 | £ 0.25 | £427 | push scooter | Kickbike Sport G4 | Legs power only | Straight bars | Rim | And 18' on the rear wheel. | Front rack, + backpack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.latrottineuse.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||
253 | Mr.Mahandra Kumar, Mr.Makhan Singh, Mr. Satish Amberkar | Around the World Cycling Expedition 1989-90 | Around the world encircling the Globe. | 3 | Male only | Indian | 11/1989 | 11/1990 | 12 months | No | £12,000 | £12,000 | 32,000 | 19,884 | 2,673 | £ 0.38 | £1,003 | City bike | BSA Mach 1 | External gears | Sports | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||
254 | Kakakin Kura | M-to-M 2016 | Madrid-to-Muscat | 1 | Male only | Italian | 03/2016 | 08/2016 | 5 months | No | 10,056 | 6,249 | 1,999 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East | No | http://freakytracks.kakakinkura.com/asia2016/ | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
255 | Frank Jensen | Nz - Australia 13/14 | Nz North to South, Australia: Darwin-Alice Speings-Ayers Rock-Adelaide-Melbourne-Sydney | 1 | Male only | Danish | 10/2013 | 05/2014 | 6.8 months | No | 10,119 | 6,288 | 1,479 | Touring bike | Cannondale Tesara 3 | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://www.frankdownunder.dk | ||||||||||||
256 | Shane Hutton | Canada to Patagonia dreams can come true | 1 | Male only | Australian | 06/2015 | 12/2016 | 1.5 years | No | 23,323 | 14,492 | 1,311 | Touring bike | Salsa Fargo | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.theultralife.com.au | |||||||||||||
257 | Eric and Lydie | Un tour en vélo | To New Zealand and back with as little plane as possible (600 km total) | 2 | Male and female | French and Swiss | 03/2010 | 01/2013 | 2.9 years | No | £42,246 | £42,246 | 41,000 | 25,476 | 1,182 | £ 1.03 | £1,218 | Touring bike | Aarios | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.untourenvelo.ch | Map | ||||||
258 | Carlos Dufour | Orienting | An incomplete trip to the silk road | 1 | Male only | Argentina | 05/2008 | 01/2009 | 8.2 months | No | £7,500 | £7,500 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,460 | £ 0.63 | £912 | Touring bike | Customized Iron Steel frame | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.orienting.es | |||||||
259 | Cedric | Cedric a velo | Montreal to Ushuaia then Australia/New Zealand | 1 | Male only | Quebec | 04/2014 | 12/2016 | 2.6 years | Yes | 30,000 | 18,641 | 950 | Touring bike | Kona sutra | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals. No straps. | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | |||||||||||||
260 | Helen Dainty, Matthew Taudevin | An attempt to cycle around Australia by rooky cyclists Hels and MetroLumberTaudevin | 2 | Male and female | British, Australian | 04/2016 | 12/2016 | 8.4 months | No | £2,300 | £2,300 | 13,300 | 8,264 | 1,593 | £ 0.17 | £275 | Touring bike | Vivente Gibb | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | https://www.facebook.com/Helsonwheelswithmlt/ | |||||||||
261 | Maaike Felstead | The best decision of my life, just the beginning. | 1 | Female only | British | 04/2016 | 11/2016 | 7.8 months | No | £2,700 | £2,700 | 15,000 | 9,321 | 1,918 | £ 0.18 | £345 | Touring bike | Surly LHT | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||
262 | Alison Wheeler | Wandering around Europe with breaks with helpX hosts as well as a 5 month winter work break. Then by freighter from Italy to Baltimore USA. Then Canada, mid west & southern USA & now in Mexico, heading south. | 1 | Female only | Australian/ British | 09/2014 | 12/2016 | 2.3 years | Yes | 18,000 | 11,185 | 657 | Touring bike | Orbit by special | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | ||||||||||||||
263 | Alexander Neumann, Stephanie Neumann | Tandem Down Under | All around Australia from Darwin to Darwin in 10 month. | 2 | Male and female | German | 08/2014 | 06/2015 | 10 months | £3,000 | £3,000 | 21,000 | 13,049 | 2,102 | £ 0.14 | £300 | Semi-recumbent Tandem | Hase Pino semi-recumbent Tandem | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://www.tandem-down-under.de | |||||||||
264 | Paul Schmidt | Ten months riding unsupported around the perimeter of Australia followed with three weeks touring in Fiji. | 1 | Male only | American | 05/2001 | 04/2002 | 10.8 months | No | £10,000 | £10,000 | 17,562 | 10,913 | 1,623 | £ 0.57 | £924 | Mountain bike | Bridgestone MB1 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Sandals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||
265 | Vin Cox | Circumnavigation Guinness World Record 2010 | A "true" circumnavigation by Guinness World Record rules and a fantastic adventure. | 1 | Male only | British | 02/2010 | 08/2010 | 5.8 months | No | £8,000 | £8,000 | 29,331 | 18,226 | 5,101 | £ 0.27 | £1,391 | Touring bike | Genesis Criox de fer | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.greatbikeride.com | |||||||
266 | Blanca Fernández | Dreaming | London to London via Australia | 1 | Female only | Spanish | 07/2015 | 12/2016 | 1.5 years | Yes | £10,500 | £10,500 | 17,500 | 10,874 | 1,005 | £ 0.60 | £603 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.blancaonabike.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
267 | Mark Biffen | Santander (Spain) to Romania and back to Santander via 16 countries and all the mountain ranges inbetween. | 1 | Male only | British | 04/2008 | 09/2008 | 5 months | No | 15-20€/day | 18,150 | 11,278 | 3,608 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||||||
268 | Bill | Asia 2011 | A lazy year on a bike. | 1 | Male only | British | 02/2011 | 09/2011 | 7.9 months | No | £16,000 | £16,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,515 | £ 1.33 | £2,020 | Touring bike | Thorn Nomad MK II | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia | No | http://www.year0.com.au/going_troppo/ | Kit list | ||||||
269 | Andi Weiss | New Zealand | 3.5 month cycling and hiking in New Zealand | 1 | Male only | German | 10/2015 | 02/2016 | 3.7 months | No | £4,000 | £4,000 | 10,050 | 6,245 | 2,702 | £ 0.40 | £1,075 | Touring bike | MTB Cycletech Papalagi | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | http://radlfahrer.de | ||||||||
270 | Mieke Niko | rideatandem | two people, one bike - ride a tandem | 2 | Male and female | German | 10/2014 | 03/2016 | 1.5 years | No | 20,000 | 12,427 | 1,137 | Tandem | Tandem Bike, Co-Motion Mocha | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | flat pedals | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | China | No | http://www.rideatandem.net | |||||||||||
271 | Sebastien Gros | Un peu plus loin | From Europe to the Everest base camp via the Himalayas | 1 | Male only | Swiss | 07/2008 | 11/2009 | 1.3 years | No | 22,000 | 13,670 | 1,372 | Touring bike | Home made | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://www.un-peu-plus-loin.ch | |||||||||||
272 | Karolina and Aleksander Klaja | Across Asia with a tandem | Poland to Singapore on a Polish made folding tandem. | 2 | Male and female | Polish | 04/2013 | 06/2014 | 1.2 years | No | 25000 PLN | 22,500 | 13,981 | 1,566 | Tandem | Romet Duet | Internal (hub) gears | riser | Disc | 20" | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, South Korea & Japan | No | http://www.inka-olo.pl | Map | |||||||||
273 | Koen Van huut | Cycling for tiger's | Netherlands through Iran, Emirates, to Indonesia then Australia. | 1 | Male only | Netherlands | 03/2016 | 01/2017 | 9.3 months | Yes | £8,000 | £8,000 | 10,010 | 6,220 | 1,080 | £ 0.80 | £863 | Touring bike | Santos travelmaster 2.9 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 29 | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.vanhuutnaarher.com | Map | ||||||
274 | Veronika and Fernando | Round the world, all seasons. | 2 | Male and female | Spanish and Russian | 04/2014 | 02/2017 | 2.8 years | Yes | 26,000 | 16,156 | 778 | Fat bike | Surly Instigator | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.Viajarenmtb.es | Map | |||||||||||
275 | Julia Guadalupe Torres Ventura | Enlaza - ideas | "Connecting environmental ideas throughtout the world" | 1 | Male and female | Mexico | 04/2016 | 10/2017 | 1.5 years | No | 17,070 | 10,607 | 947 | Mountain bike | Specialized Jynx Sport 650b | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 27.5 | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | South East Asia | Yes | http://www.enlaza-ideas.webnode.es | |||||||||||
276 | Loic MUNARO | world tour 2011-2015 | 4 years world tour 2011-2015 | 1 | Male only | French | 07/2011 | 01/2015 | 3.5 years | No | £20,000 | £20,000 | 68,340 | 42,465 | 1,647 | £ 0.29 | £482 | Touring bike | custom Surly LHT - 26" - Shmimano XT 3x9 groupset | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://loicvelomonde.blogspot.fr/ | Map | Kit list | |||||
277 | Richard Stuart Riding | Enlaza ideas en Latin America | From Alaska to Patagonia and some stops in between | 1 | Male and female | British and Australian | 04/2015 | 10/2017 | 2.5 years | No | $10 per day | 29,706 | 18,458 | 989 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | South East Asia | Yes | http://www.rickriding.wordpress.com, enlaza-ideas.webnode.es | ||||||||||
278 | Isobel Sibbald | Cross Canada 2016 | Toronto to the Canadian east coast, then north to south traverse across western Canada. | 1 | Female only | Canadian | 05/2016 | 08/2016 | 3.5 months | No | 4000 CAD | 10,000 | 6,214 | 2,874 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.isobel.ca | Map | ||||||||||
279 | Tim Snaith | Round the World Part 2 (Vietnam to London) | Second half of around the world trip (first half already logged, but terminated by a truck). This is the journey home from SE Asia to London. | 1 | Male only | British | 12/2015 | 07/2016 | 7.2 months | No | £7,000 | £7,000 | 14,106 | 8,765 | 1,951 | £ 0.50 | £968 | Touring bike | Kona Rove (Upgraded) | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.theunknownaroundthecorner.net | Map | ||||||
280 | Chris Dalton / Jane Medway | Accidental. We were headed for Thailand from Australia and just kind of kept going. | 1 | Male and female | Australia | 09/1989 | 09/1992 | 3 years | No | AUD$10,000 | 35,000 | 21,748 | 971 | Mountain bike | Gary Fisher HooKooII | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Handlebar bag | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||||||
281 | Elliott | Canada/Europe 2015 | Vancouver to Belgrade, 5 months. | 1 | Male only | Canadian | 06/2015 | 11/2015 | 4.9 months | No | 12,000 | 7,456 | 2,464 | Touring bike | Surly Disc Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.elliottonsabbatical.blogspot.com | ||||||||||||
282 | Remao Tummers | South America bu Bike | Cycling through the Andes from Peru to the South in Chile and thenback north to Buenos Aires | 1 | Male only | Netherlsnds | 10/2016 | 03/2017 | 4.8 months | No | £3,500 | £3,500 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 2,277 | £ 0.32 | £725 | Touring bike | KTM Life Lontana P1.18 | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | http://www.Dutchcyclingnomad.wordpress.com | ||||||||
283 | Karen McLinton | I raised awareness for Tibet and reached about a billion people worldwide. | 1 | Female only | British | 08/2001 | 10/2003 | 2.2 years | No | £6,500 | £6,500 | 22,000 | 13,670 | 847 | £ 0.30 | £250 | Touring bike | Orbit Romany Expedition | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, handlebar | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Nepal | Yes | |||||||||
284 | Martin & Joan Ford | Round the world 1991 | 15 months cycling across USA, New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia, stop over in Egypt then cycled back to UK from Budapest | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/1991 | 10/1992 | 1.2 years | No | 17,702 | 11,000 | 1,210 | Touring bike | Nigel dean & w h Evans | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia | Yes | ||||||||||||
285 | Tom Richter | Die Welt im Liegen | Round the world on a recumbent | 1 | Male only | German | 10/2006 | 04/2009 | 2.5 years | No | 42,148 | 26,190 | 1,397 | Recumbent | HP Velotechnik Street Machine Gt | Internal (hub) gears | under seat | Rim | 20" front/26" rear | Back rack, under seat | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Indian Subcontinent, China, Japan, Korea | Yes | http://tour-en-blog.de | Map | ||||||||||
286 | Tom Richter | Auf Liegerädern mit Kind durch Asien | A family travelling Asia on recumbents | 1 | Male only | German | 05/2015 | 08/2016 | 1.3 years | No | 16,591 | 10,309 | 1,074 | Recumbent | HP Velotechnik Street Machine Gt | Internal (hub) gears | under seat | Rim | 20" front/26" rear | Back rack, under seat | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia | No | http://asien.tour-en-blog.de | Map | ||||||||||
287 | Tony & Vicky | From Valencia to China, and then realising we didn´t want to stop! So arount south-east asia and India | 2 | Male and female | Spain, Greece | 04/2013 | 04/2014 | 1 years | No | 4000 | £4,000 | 28,000 | 17,398 | 2,308 | £ 0.14 | £330 | Touring bike | ideal multigo | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | No | http://www.wedoitonbicis.com | ||||||||
288 | Barry Warner, Glynn Aymes | London - Capetown | London to Capetown | 2 | Male only | British | 10/1998 | 06/1999 | 8.9 months | No | £4,000 | £4,000 | 15,130 | 9,401 | 1,692 | £ 0.26 | £447 | Mountain bike | Trek 950 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
289 | Barry Warner | London to Singapore | London to Singapore | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2015 | 05/2016 | 1 years | No | 8500 | £8,500 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 914 | £ 0.77 | £707 | Touring bike | Surly Long Hall Trucker | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia | No | https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1mr&doc_id=15166&v=Md | Kit list | ||||||
290 | David Nelson | Around Australia on a vintage bike. | 1 | Male only | Australian | 03/2007 | 12/2007 | 9.6 months | No | $12,000 | £7,303 | 17,852 | 11,093 | 1,860 | £ 0.41 | £761 | Single geared vintage replica | Speedwell single gear 1970 | Coaster hub brake rear singel gear | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||
291 | Éric McComber | Roule Rosie Roule ! | Around Québec and then around France and Europe and back and around again, for peace, and quiet too. | 1 | Male only | Québécois | 07/2007 | 09/2011 | 4.2 years | No | $25,000 | £15,215 | 23,000 | 14,292 | 459 | £ 0.66 | £304 | Touring bike | Norco Alteres, Orbea custom | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Rack pack, second rack up front | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.ericmccomber.com | ||||||||
292 | David Nelson | Around Australia the original way. | 1 | Male only | Australian | 03/2007 | 12/2007 | 9.6 months | No | $9,000 | £5,477 | 17,852 | 11,093 | 1,860 | £ 0.31 | £571 | 100 year old replica | Speedwell Royale | Single Gear | Moustache | Rim | 700c | Strapped to frame | Flat pedals and shoes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | ||||||||||
293 | Kostyantyn Samchuk, Max Skoryk, Max Semak, Olexandr Chupryniuk, Olexandr Vynohradov, Vasyl Pidgirny, Eugene Fuzik | Charity bike ride - Ukrainians in Europe | From lviv to Odessa via Lisbon | 7 | Male only | Ukraine | 05/2016 | 08/2016 | 3.3 months | No | 11,000 | 6,835 | 3,313 | Road/racing bike | Comanche Strada, Gant Defy 3, TCR, Bianchi, Orbea | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 28 | Trailer | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://proidysvit.org/en/about-the-project-cycle-race-ukrainians-in-the-europe | Map | |||||||||||
294 | Mark Biffen | Mediterranean to Arctic Circle and back again | Wonderful. | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2017 | 08/2017 | 2.4 months | No | €1,200 | £1,008 | 10,007 | 6,218 | 4,170 | £ 0.10 | £420 | Touring bike | Unknown | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
295 | Nick Raybould | European Tour 2015 | Norway to Serbia to Portugal! | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2015 | 11/2015 | 5 months | No | £2,000 | £2,000 | 11,000 | 6,835 | 2,187 | £ 0.18 | £398 | Road/racing bike | B'Twin Triban 3 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | |||||||||
296 | Graham Suffield | Bicycle Bound | China to Pakistan the Long Way Around, via North America and Europe. | 1 | Male only | Canada | 01/2008 | 12/2008 | 11.8 months | No | 4,750 | £4,750 | 18,845 | 11,710 | 1,601 | £ 0.25 | £404 | Touring bike | Cannondale, 2nd hand bike | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | https://www.crazyguyonabike.com/doc/?o=1mr&doc_id=3551&v=VS | |||||||
297 | Ward De Doncker | Belgium to Belgium, around the world in Eastern direction, Europe, Middle East, Asia, Canada, Europe. | 1 | Male only | Belgium | 09/2016 | 10/2017 | 1.1 years | No | 10,289 | £10,289 | 29,000 | 18,020 | 2,184 | £ 0.35 | £775 | Touring bike | MTB Cycletech Papalagi 853 | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | |||||||||
298 | John Whybrow, George Agate | The Tandem Men World Circumnavigation 2016/17 | Round the world record attempt, as we were new to touring (and cycling in general!) we aimed for 100 miles (160km) a day and took on average 1 day off a week, with 5-7 days off during transits between continents. | 2 | Male only | British | 06/2016 | 03/2017 | 9.5 months | No | 10,000 | £10,000 | 29,300 | 18,206 | 3,075 | £ 0.34 | £1,049 | Tandem | Custom Orbit Tandem with S&S couplings + Rohloff | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.thetandemmen.com | Map | ||||||
299 | Daniel Dorosz | Dosh Goes East | Two and half year around the world trip through Europe, The Middle East Asia, Australasia and North America. | 1 | Male only | British | 06/2015 | 09/2017 | 2.3 years | No | 28,397 | £28,397 | 37,311 | 23,184 | 1,345 | £ 0.76 | £1,023 | Touring bike | Koga Signature World Traveller | Internal (hub) gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.doshgoeseast.blogspot.com | Map | Kit list | |||||
300 | surjit kumar | All India Tour | 10000 KM IN 90 DAYS ON BICYCLE | 1 | Male only | Indian | 12/2017 | 05/2018 | 4.9 months | No | 1,436 | £1,436 | 10,100 | 6,276 | 2,049 | £ 0.14 | £291 | Mountain bike | Firefox sniper D | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Indian Subcontinent | No | ||||||||
301 | Keith & Tamar | ThreeWheeling | Atlantic France to Black Sea Romania following rivers Loire & Danube and then Ukraine, Crimea & southern Russia in 2011, then UK to China in 2012, China to South-east Asia in 2013 & discover the world of Scuba-diving in Thailand, cycle & dive in 2014 (Thailand, Laos, Malaysia) then China, Malaysia & Indonesia in 2015 and then Dive Instructors. | 2 | Male and female | British | 04/2011 | 10/2015 | 4.6 years | No | 46,885 | 29,133 | 855 | Semi-recumbent Tandem | Hase Pino Tour | External gears | specific for bike | Disc | 26" rear & 20" front | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China, Russia | No | http://www.threewheeling.net | Map | Kit list | |||||||||
302 | Parys Lisiecki | America en Bici | From Ushuaía (ARG) to Tijuana (MEX) | 1 | Male only | Polish | 01/2010 | 04/2011 | 1.2 years | No | 7,000 | £7,000 | 27,108 | 16,844 | 1,892 | £ 0.26 | £488 | Mountain bike | BH | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.mojepodrozezsakwamiplogspot.com | ||||||||
303 | Harvie Porter | Round-the-World 1980-82 | Two years of traveling around the world. | 1 | Male only | USA | 06/1980 | 06/1982 | 2 years | No | 7,500 | £7,500 | 40,000 | 24,855 | 1,699 | £ 0.19 | £319 | Touring bike | Eisentraut custom built | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26 x 1 3/8 | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||
304 | Sarah Poynter and Andrew Connolly | Alaska to Argentina 2017/2018 | Alaska to Argentina via the Great Divide in the USA and a mix of dirt and quiet paved roads for the rest of the adventure. | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2017 | 05/2018 | 10.4 months | Yes | 5,000 | £5,000 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 1,925 | £ 0.25 | £481 | Mountain bike | Surly Troll | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack, Handle bar harness and dry bag | Clipped/strapped pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||||||||
305 | Josiah Skeats | World Bike Tour | UK to Australia, living cheaply | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2015 | 07/2018 | 3.2 years | Yes | 4,196 | £4,196 | 40,000 | 24,855 | 1,051 | £ 0.10 | £110 | Touring bike | Ghyllside | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flip Flops | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | http://www.josiahskeats.com | |||||||
306 | phill hargreaves, david clarke | UK to Australia and back via middle east, Iran, Pakistan India Nepal south east asia china & USSR | 2 | Male only | British | 04/1984 | 10/1986 | 2.6 years | No | 40,233 | 25,000 | 1,299 | Touring bike | Mercian -king of Mercia | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 27.5 inch | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China, Russia, Australia, New Zealand | No | |||||||||||||
307 | Lars and Jon | On the way 2009 | US to the Southern Cone in six months | 2 | Male only | USA | 01/2009 | 07/2009 | 6 months | No | 1,800 | £1,800 | 13,750 | 8,544 | 2,311 | £ 0.13 | £303 | Touring bike | Trek 520, Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Map | ||||||||
308 | Maksym Semak, Kostiantyn Samchuk, Dmytro Trokin, Yaroslav Matviichuk, Serhii Konoval | Chumak Way to North America | Cycle tour for peace from Pacific to Atlantic per 100 days across 6300 miles USA&Canada | 5 | Male only | Ukrainian | 05/2018 | 08/2018 | 3.2 months | No | 10,000 | 6,214 | 3,106 | Road/racing bike | Giant Defy 1, Kuota Kharma, Commanche Strada | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | in van of support | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://proidysvit.org/en/cycle-ride-chumak-way-in-america | Map | |||||||||||
309 | Trystan & Josephine | GoinginCircles | the UK to New Zealand through central Asia, India, South East Asia and Australia | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2018 | 12/2019 | 1.5 years | Yes | 9,919 | £8,335 | 19,771 | 12,285 | 1,130 | £ 0.42 | £477 | Touring bike | Surly long haul trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | https://goingincirclestour.wordpress.com/ | Map | Kit list | ||||||
310 | Andrew Prenty, Amanda Prenty | Let's Ride Bikes! | The first four years focused on The America's, the next five the rest of the world! | 2 | Male and female | Canadian | 08/2014 | 09/2018 | 4.2 years | Yes | $54,212 | £32,994 | 29,157 | 18,117 | 583 | £ 1.13 | £660 | Touring bike | 2013 Surly Disc Trucker | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | http://www.letsridebikes.ca | Map | Kit list | ||||||
311 | Filippo Graglia | A-Round About | First person trying to reach South Africa with the bicycle leaving from the door of my house in Italy. Stay connected! Currently in Cote d'Ivoire. | 1 | Male only | Italian | 01/2018 | 10/2018 | 9.3 months | Yes | 4,400 | £4,400 | 11,560 | 7,183 | 1,243 | £ 0.38 | £473 | Mountain bike | Salsa Fargo 2017 | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Bikepacking bags | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | https://m.facebook.com/aroundabout2018 | Map | |||||||
312 | Johannes Wagner | 12000 für Europa | Five and a half month round trip through Central, Southern and Western Europe with 12000 km as a minimum goal | 1 | Male only | German | 05/2018 | 10/2018 | 5.5 months | No | 3,000 | £3,000 | 12,506 | 7,771 | 2,278 | £ 0.24 | £546 | City bike | Excelsior Road Cruiser City Edition | Internal (hub) gears | North Road (according to Wikipedia) | Rim | 28'' | Back rack | Mostly Flipflops from Zagreb to Paris, Hiking boots on the other parts | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.12000fuereuropa.wordpress.com | ||||||||
313 | Scott Sharick | Strokes to Spokes | The first art of my around the world bicycle tour after suffering a stroke in 2016. Completed Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos so far. | 1 | Male only | USA | 03/2018 | 11/2018 | 7.9 months | Yes | $6,000 | £3,652 | 10,080 | 6,263 | 1,273 | £ 0.36 | £461 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia | Yes | http://www.adventuresofaregularguy.com | Map | ||||||
314 | Steve Hiniker and Mel Vollbrecht | world cycle 2016-17 | Paris to Gibraltar, Tangier to Marrakech, Capte Town to East Loondon, Rwanda and Congo, trans U.S. | 2 | Male and female | USA | 08/2016 | 05/2017 | 9.7 months | No | $20,000 | £12,172 | 11,630 | 7,227 | 1,199 | £ 1.05 | £1,255 | Touring bike | Gunnar Grand Tour and Rodriguez | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||||||||
315 | John | First Attempt | 1 | Male only | USA | 05/2014 | 11/2014 | 6.3 months | No | $800 | 15,000 | 9,321 | 2,389 | Touring bike | Custom | External gears | Butterfly bars | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Flat pedals | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, China | No | https://biketouringacademy.com/ | Kit list | ||||||||||
316 | Birgit Martin | Raw Candy Rides | Silk Road and beyond! | 1 | Female only | South African / German | 05/2017 | 07/2018 | 1.2 years | Yes | $5,000 | £3,043 | 17,158 | 10,662 | 1,222 | £ 0.18 | £217 | Touring bike | VSF Fahrradmanufaktur TX-400 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack, 16 litre Ortlieb front basket | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, South East Asia, Japan and South Korea | Yes | http://www.instagram.com/rawcandyrides | |||||||
317 | Jesse Merz | Cascadia Panamericana | Portland, Oregon to the southernmost tip of South America | 1 | Male only | United States | 12/2015 | 12/2016 | 1.1 years | No | $8,000 | £4,869 | 22,500 | 13,981 | 1,773 | £ 0.22 | £384 | Touring bike | Specialized AWOL | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | http://www.pdxpanam.tumblr.com | ||||||||
318 | Thiago and Flávia | 2fortrips World Cycle Tour | Big honeymoon around the world | 2 | Male and female | Brazilians | 07/2017 | 06/2019 | 1.8 years | Yes | 8,650 | £8,650 | 18,579 | 11,544 | 837 | £ 0.47 | £390 | Tandem | Tandem bicycle (handmade in Brazil) | External gears | moustache handlebar | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia | Yes | http://www.2fortrips.com | Map | ||||||
319 | Edward Coombe, Emily Day | Two Wheels No Worries | Somerset to Sydney | 2 | Male and female | British | 07/2018 | 06/2019 | 10.7 months | No | 4,400 | 21,360 | 13,273 | 2,006 | Touring bike | Cinelli Hobootleg, Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.twowheelsnoworries.wordpress.com | ||||||||||
320 | Sean Hoban | Ireland to Asia: a year on my bike | Cycling from Ireland to the Chinese borders through the Pamir | 1 | Male only | Ireland | 09/2018 | 04/2019 | 7.9 months | No | 5,000 | £5,000 | 12,000 | 7,456 | 1,521 | £ 0.42 | £634 | Touring bike | Ridgeback Expedition 2018 | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipped/strapped pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia | No | http://www.facebook.com/ireland2asia | |||||||
321 | Eleanor | Purposeful to Almaty, then meandering to Taiwan | 1 | Female only | UK | 01/2018 | 03/2019 | 1.2 years | No | 14,000 | £14,000 | 15,000 | 9,321 | 1,016 | £ 0.93 | £949 | Touring bike | Genesis tour de fer 2017 and a Claude Butler Dalesman 2018 | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, China | No | |||||||||
322 | Alex Braund | America to Colombia | Unbearably hot, painful, lonely but magnificent all the same | 1 | Male only | British | 12/2016 | 07/2017 | 7.4 months | No | 8,000 | £8,000 | 10,000 | 6,214 | 1,346 | £ 0.80 | £1,077 | Mountain bike | Kona (90s cross country) | External gears | Bull bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Spd shoes on flat pedals, not clipped in | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | |||||||||
323 | Cassie and Cedric | NZ back to Germany | From as far as possible back home: NZ, AU, SE Asia, Central Asia to Europe | 2 | Male and female | French/German and USA | 01/2018 | 12/2018 | 11.3 months | No | €9,000 | £7,563 | 17,500 | 10,874 | 1,551 | £ 0.43 | £670 | Tandem | Hase Bikes Pino | Internal (hub) gears | Undefinible: vertical handlebars of the Pino tandem | Disc | 26 and 20 | Front rack, Back rack, Trailer | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia | No | http://talkie-walkie.us | Map | Kit list | |||||
324 | Charlie Ledger | Round the World with a surfboard | Round the world by 'Guinness rules' carrying my surfboard and following coastlines | 1 | Male only | British | 08/2018 | 08/2019 | 1.1 years | No | 11,000 | £11,000 | 29,015 | 18,029 | 2,299 | £ 0.38 | £872 | Touring bike | Surly Long Haul Trucker | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack, Surfboard carried alongside on rack attached to seatpost | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | Yes | ||||||||
325 | Taneli Roininen | Gonebikefishing | Dirt touring the world | 1 | Male only | Finland | 10/2014 | 07/2018 | 3.8 years | No | 45,000 | 27,962 | 996 | Touring bike | Surly Troll | Internal (hub) gears | Drop bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | http://www.gonebikefisihing.com | Kit list | ||||||||||
326 | Birgit RawCandyRides | RawCandyRides | Best thing I have ever done, and I had done amazing things before... or so I thought. | 1 | Female only | South AFrican / German | 05/2017 | 07/2018 | 1.2 years | Yes | About $10 per day | 17,158 | 10,662 | 1,225 | Touring bike | VSF TX 400 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Japan, South Korea | Yes | http://www.instagram.com/rawcandyrides | ||||||||||
327 | Dan Calverley | Self-Propelling Particle | Six continents by bicycle, looking for forms of the good life. | 1 | Male only | British | 01/2015 | 12/2019 | 4.9 years | Yes | Approximately £6000 per year | 56,000 | 34,797 | 948 | Touring bike | Thorn Sherpa | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent, China | Yes | http://www.selfpropellingparticle.com | Map | Kit list | ||||||||
328 | Helen Clarkson and Mike Langridge | Evereast | Round the world for Mind, the mental health charity | 2 | Male and female | English and Scottish | 04/2017 | 08/2018 | 1.4 years | No | 18,000 | £18,000 | 30,000 | 18,641 | 1,825 | £ 0.60 | £1,095 | Touring bike | Surly long haul truckers | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | Yes | Map | |||||||
329 | Birgit @rawcandyrides | Cape to Kapp | From the southern most trip of Africa, to the northern most part of Europe. Cape Agulhas, South Africa to Nordkapp, Norway | 1 | Female only | South African | 11/2019 | 01/2020 | 2.6 months | Yes | 5,000 | £3,043 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 7,605 | £ 0.15 | £1,157 | Touring bike | VSF Fahrradmanufaktur TX 400 | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Back rack | A pair of breezy Merrell shoes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | http://www.instagram.com/rawcandyrides | ||||||||
330 | Mike jewell,Nikkey jewell | Jewell’s on tour | Fatties can cycle tour | 2 | Male and female | British | 04/2019 | 01/2020 | 9.7 months | Yes | 10,600 | 6,587 | 1,096 | Touring bike | Surly disc trucker | External gears | Butterfly bars | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Keen sandals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | http://www.Jewellsontour.com | ||||||||||||
331 | Hannah & Heiko | HH2SG | Hamburg to Singapore | 2 | Male and female | Singaporean & German | 10/2018 | 02/2020 | 1.4 years | No | 6,340 | £5,328 | 18,629 | 11,576 | 1,104 | £ 0.29 | £316 | Touring bike | LKLM 318 & Böttcher Traffic | External gears | Straight bars | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Flat pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Middle East, Central Asia, South East Asia, China | No | https://hh2sg.rothkranz.net | Map | Kit list | |||||
332 | Tim Walton & Linda Beilig | Pedalling the Planet | Around the world, heading east from the UK | 2 | Male and female | British & German | 04/2018 | 04/2020 | 1.9 years | No | 6,800 | £6,800 | 41,000 | 25,476 | 1,771 | £ 0.17 | £294 | Touring bike | Marin Lombard Elite (2016), Genesis Tour de Fer 10 (2016) | External gears | Drop bars | Disc | 700c | Back rack, Frame bags | Flat pedals | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, China | Yes | https://pedallingtheplanet.wordpress.com/ | Map | Kit list | |||||
333 | Lucia Tejedor and Joaquin Latorre | Enruta2a2 Europe and Asia | Edinburgh(Scotland) to Segovia(Spain) and then Indonesia to Ladakh | 2 | Male and female | Spanish | 07/2016 | 07/2017 | 11.9 months | No | 11,600 | 7,208 | 975 | Touring bike | Poison Atropin | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.Enruta2a2 facebook | |||||||||||
334 | James Thomas | Vietnam to UK | Shambling meander across Eurasia | 1 | Male only | British | 05/2015 | 11/2016 | 1.5 years | No | 5,500 | £5,500 | 19,857 | 12,339 | 1,098 | £ 0.28 | £304 | Touring bike | Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent | No | http://www.reallybigbikeride.com/ | |||||||
335 | James Thomas & Adrian Redfern | 20 Countries in 100 Days | A grand tour of Europe by bike | 2 | Male only | British | 07/2011 | 11/2011 | 3.4 months | No | 2,000 | £2,000 | 10,000 | 6,214 | 2,924 | £ 0.20 | £585 | Touring bike | Dawes Galaxy | External gears | Drop bars | Rim | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Clipless pedals | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | http://www.reallybigbikeride.com/ | ||||||||
336 | Victor | Alaska Panama | Alaska to panama with a detour to cuba | 1 | Male only | chile | 05/2017 | 06/2018 | 1.2 years | No | 15,000 | £9,129 | 20,000 | 12,427 | 1,445 | £ 0.46 | £660 | Mountain bike | surly ogre | External gears | Straight bars | Disc | 700c | bikepacking | Clipless pedals | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | |||||||||
337 | Kätlyn Jürisaar, Ats Remmelg | Europe 2016/17 | 7 months around Europe starting and finishing in Estonia. | 2 | Male and female | Estonian | 12/2016 | 04/2017 | 3.8 months | No | 2,500 | £2,101 | 11,011 | 6,842 | 2,890 | £ 0.19 | £551 | Mountain bike | Author Stratos, Author Mission | External gears | Straight (mountain bike style inc. those with bar ends) | Rim | 700c | Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals (e.g. trainers, boots) | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | https://naelkummi.wordpress.com/ | ||||||||
338 | Robert Ndegwa | Youth for Change | SOUTH AFRICA TO CENTRAL AFRICA | 2 | Male only | kenyan | 01/2017 | 02/2021 | 4.1 years | Yes | 11,000 | 6,835 | 224 | Mountain bike | ZYDEN MTB 26" | External gears | Straight (mountain bike style inc. those with bar ends) | Rim | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals (e.g. trainers, boots) | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | |||||||||||||
339 | Stephen Peel | My first holiday with a bicycle | 1 | Male only | English | 08/2017 | 12/2018 | 1.4 years | No | 19,000 | £19,000 | 12,552 | 7,799 | 758 | £ 1.51 | £1,147 | Touring bike | KOGA Worldtraveller | Internal (hub) gears | Butterfly | Disc | 700c | Front rack, Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals (e.g. trainers, boots) | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent (e.g. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh) | No | https://www.stephenpeel.co.uk | ||||||||
340 | Joff Summerfield | Pennyfarthingworldtour | A world tour on a Penny Farthing bicycle. | 1 | Male only | English | 05/2006 | 11/2008 | 2.6 years | No | 6,000 | £6,000 | 35,405 | 22,000 | 1,154 | £ 0.17 | £196 | Penny Farthing | Summerfield Mk-3 Penny Farthing | 1 fixed | Moustache | Rim | 49" diameter | Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals (e.g. trainers, boots) | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Central Asia, South East Asia, Indian Subcontinent (e.g. India, Pakistan, Bangladesh), China, Tibet, Nepal, | Yes | http://www.pennyfarthingworldyour.com | |||||||
341 | Adam Hugill | Adam Hugill Cycling the Word | Europe, SE Asia, China, Korea, Japan and North America by bike | 1 | Male only | British | 12/2018 | 12/2019 | 1 years | No | 10,000 | £10,000 | 19,600 | 12,179 | 1,612 | £ 0.51 | £822 | Touring bike | Surly Disk Trucker | External gears | Straight (mountain bike style inc. those with bar ends) | Disc | 26" | Back rack | Other footwear, unattached to the pedals (e.g. trainers, boots) | Yes | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, China | No | http://youtube.com/adamhugill | Map | Kit list | |||||
342 | Debs Butler & Jo Welford | World Cycle 2015 | An interrupted RTW trip. | 2 | Female only | British | 09/2015 | 08/2017 | 1.9 years | No | 20,000 | £20,000 | 31,900 | 19,822 | 1,408 | £ 0.63 | £883 | Touring bike | Surly Disc Truckers | External gears | Drop bars (racing style) | Disc | 26" | Front rack, Back rack | Pedals with baskets/cages/straps | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | South East Asia, China, Japan & S Korea | Yes | http://www.brakesandcakes.org | Map |