People biking around the world
People biking around the world
Did you know that there are plenty of people who have decided to dedicate part of his life to travel the world on a bicycle? Not only do one trip a couple of days, but trips that can last for months or years touring places with different cultures, different climates. People who leave work to go on an adventure many kilometers from the comfort of their home. And... Why? Some of them following a personal challenge, others with a mission, others for sport, and others simply to see the world in a more leisurely, away from mass tourism ... Is it a way of life?
Are you one of those passionate about this form of travel? Would you like to read their stories and relive their adventures with them? Here we pass a list of which I have found over time. Some of the entries have not been still completely filled, I will do it in the next future. If you know someone who is doing a great bike ride, send me and I will add him to the list!
Rutas del silencio
Rutas del silencio
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| Participants | José Luis García Ginard |
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| Motivation | Travel, learn and discover, without barriers, bringing a large dose of hope and conviction that his travels will show another way of living. Silence. |
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| Dates | 2003- |
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José Luis García Ginard is from Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The bicycle is one of his great passions, and his deafness has not been an obstacle for making long bike trips in various countries. He began to devote to cycling in 1993 and he arrived to participate in competitions as the Olympics for athletes who are deaf, where he was recognized as an elite athlete.
The deafness that have not kept you from doing some cycling trips. If it is not easy to move away from home only with the bike company, it is even less if you have a hearing loss. As described on its website, "The world becomes a place for me to explore, learn and discover, without barriers, carrying with me a great deal of enthusiasm and firm belief that my other trips will show a way of life, the one of silence. "
Since 2003 he has traveled to several countries, including the following routes: Camino de Santiago (2003), Ruta de la Plata (2004), Camino del Norte (2004), Portuguese Road (2005), Ruta "Don Quixote" (2005) , La Via Francigena-Italy (2006), Tour of Ireland (2006), Argentina-Chile (2008), Camino del Cid (2009) and Route of Morocco (2009).
He has already done 14200 km. in adventure ... Which one will be the next?
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| Participants | Álvaro Neil, biciclown |
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| Motivation | Discover the world at the speed of the butterflies and make people smile |
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| Dates | 2001-? |
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http://www.biciclown.com
http://superpedaletos.blogspot.com/
http://superpedaletos.blogspot.com/
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http://superpedaletos.blogspot.com/
Juan Menéndez Granados. Extreme bike expeditions.
Juan Menéndez Granados. Extreme bike expeditions.
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| Participants | Juan Menéndez Granados |
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| Motivation | Extreme sports and discover new places |
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| Dates | 1999 - ... |
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According to the profile on its website, Juan Menendez Granados is an extreme athlete, lecturer, writer, photographer ... and a real fighter for continuing with a different way of life, following dreams.
And those dreams have become incredible journeys. Starting with simple routes such as the Ruta de la Plata, the Camino del Cid or the Canal de Castilla (not during spring or summer with good weather, but during winter...), to more complicated routes as the crossing of Lake Baikal, routes through the Canadian Arctic and riding Australia diagonally across its deserts and much more ... And he is the first person to go for a ride the Urals!
Summarizing, is a traveler who likes hard expeditions, discover new places, unfamiliar environments and living peculiar conditions. As described on its website, "to travel by bicycle in sparsely frequented places and extreme conditions is a challenge and also an opportunity to learn, live and share the experience through the website."
Bicicletos. El mundo a golpe de pedal.
Bicicletos. El mundo a golpe de pedal.
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| Dates | 1999 - 2010 |
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http://www.mundocaracol.com/bicicletos/inicio.asp
Con un par de ruedas. Exploring a changing world.
Con un par de ruedas. Exploring a changing world.
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http://www.conunparderuedas.com/
Around the world.
Around the world.
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| Participants | Eusebi y Cati, from Mallorca, Spain |
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http://rodantpelmon.com
Solidarity Silk Road 2009.
Solidarity Silk Road 2009.
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http://www.rutadelasedasolidaria.blogspot.com/
Rutas a pedal
Rutas a pedal
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| Participants | Axel Miguez and Mariana Fernandez |
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| Motivation | Travelling |
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Acercando el mundo... With a tandem!
Acercando el mundo... With a tandem!
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| Participants | Miyuki and Eneko |
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| Motivation | Travel around the world in a vehicle with pedals to give us experience of closeness to the planet and people, and use modern technology to communicate all these experiences to a large number of people. |
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| Dates | 2005 - 2015 |
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http://moh.freehostia.com
http://moh.freehostia.com
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| Participants | Minko |
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| Motivation | Passion for bycicle touring. |
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| Dates | Since 1998... |
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álvaro y alicia
álvaro y alicia
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| Participants | Álvaro y Alicia, from Spain |
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http://www.rodadas.net/vuelta-al-mundo/
Biciaventura Solidaria
Biciaventura Solidaria
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| Participants | A group of people, defined as "Quijotes del siglo XXI" |
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| Motivation | Carry out projects of solidarity and environmental sustainability. Promote cycling and unconventional trips as a great way to meet countries, peoples and cultures, combining sport, solidarity and nature. |
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| Dates | Anually since 2006 |
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http://www.lonebiker.dk
http://www.lonebiker.dk
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| Participants | Erik Straarup |
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| Motivation | Bike trips for fun |
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| Dates | 1998 - 2008 |
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| Participants | Pablo García |
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| Motivation | It has the final goal to document the different cultures and their ways of life. Follow a dream. |
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Pablo García plans to cross the five continents travelling through more than 100 countries, with the final goal to document the different cultures and their ways of life.
According to Pablo, biking around the world not only does it imply to keep fit and go out to the road to bike as many kilometers per day as you can. Starting a travel like this obliges the traveller to plan every future stage carefully, find out about the current condition of the roads and their dangers, the most interesting places to visit and, of course, the way to find economical resources to go on.