Links

Bicycle Adventures:

I’ve met, read about and heard of hundreds of people who’ve explored countries, continents and the entire World on two wheels. Here is a list of just some of the websites I’ve looked at over the years.

Alvaro Neil Spanish cyclist better known as the ‘Cycling Clown’. Alvaro is on a 10-year World tour.
Andrew and Friedel Grant This Canadian couple have a well-organised website with great practical information about cycling in different countries.
Bill Weir American cyclist I met on the road in southern China. Bill has completed many tours and provided a lot of information and advice to me over the last few years. His recent tours can be found on the Crazy Guy On A Bike website
Claude Marthaler aka the Yakman. A well known name amongst cycle tourers in Switzerland. Great photographer and an early inspiration for me.
Daisuke Nakanishi Japanese cyclist on the road for over 10 years. I only discovered his multi-lingual website towards the end of my trip. A great site with impressive photos.
Edward Genochio Englishman who cycled from UK-China, and back again.
Eric and Amaya Cycling around Africa. A great resource for anyone planning a tour on the continent.
Heinz Stucke The Grandaddy of cycle tourers. A remarkable story - and he’s still going!
Janne Corax Extreme Adventure cyclist/mountaineer. Janne has traversed Tibet in all directions. Real inspiration for mountain lovers.
Nicolai Bangsgaard Danish cyclist on a 4-year World trip. Nice photos and website.
Paul van Roekel and Anja de Graaf Dutch couple with many years cycling experience. Great site with loads of information and photos.
Rob Lilwall Englishman who started his 3-year trip with Alastair Humphreys. Rob’s trip included cycling through a Siberian winter and across Afghanistan.
Rob Luxton Englishman circumnavigating China on a 3-wheeled Recumbent.
Scott Stoll There aren’t many American cyclists touring the World. This guy spent 4 years on the road and wrote a book about it.
Stephen Lord Author of Adventure Cycle-Touring Handbook. Useful guide for planning a tour. Stephen recently finished cycling from Istanbul-India.
Tim and Cindy Travis American couple on the road for over 5 years.
Tom Allen and Andy Welch Two Englishmen on World tours.
Tom Davies aka ‘The Hungry Cyclist’. Englishman who cycled through the Americas on a gastronomic quest.
Michael Sitarz Polish cyclist with a lot of experience of touring in Europe.
Aaldrik and Sonya Dutch/Australian couple on a 5-year World tour. Very comprehensive site. Well updated with great list of links and country info.

African Bicycle Adventures:

Eric and Amaya Cycling around Africa. A great resource for anyone planning a tour on the continent.
Helen Lloyd: Taking on Africa with a similar route to mine.
Huw Williams and Bex Sumner Cycling through Africa and recording its sounds.
Adrian Guggisberg Adventurous trip including cycling through the DRC.

Cycle Touring Directories:

Crazy Guy On A Bike Inspiration and ideas for anyone planning a cycle tour. This is a directory of thousands of touring journals, including MINE.
Trentobikes Another great directory of cycle touring journals.
Bike China Website containing many travelogues on cycling in China.

Forums:

Lonely Planet Forum Useful place to get travel related information and advice for cycle touring Worldwide.
CTC Forum Another great source of information.
Cycle Chat One more lively and useful forum.

Miscellaneous:

Warm Showers Need a bed for a night on tour and want to meet other cyclists? Look no further. I used this to stay with people in Europe.
Cycle Tourer Well organised and detailed site dedicated to many aspects of cycle touring.
Fully Loaded Touring Great photo gallery of touring bikes.
Tim Barnes Useful website containing many travelogues and practical information about touring.

Other Adventurers:

Alaistair Humphreys Englishman who made a 4-year World trip by bicycle and recently published 2 books about it. I keenly followed his progress leading up to the start of my ride. Alaistair is now preparing for a his next adventure.
Jason Lewis Completed the first human-powered circumnavigation of the World.
Karl Bushby On a 14 year long expedition to walk from the southern tip of South America back to England.