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Welcome to Cycling the Globe - the story about a 40.000 km cycling expedition around the world. You may check out the stories, photos and videos.
Thomas Andersen, Cyclist.
Distance: 46.04 km Ride time: 2:04:30 Average: 23.62 km/h Total: 20272 km It was another cold New Zealand morning, but the beautiful sunrise over Lake Taupo more than made up for the cold weather as I was looking for a place to enjoy my ...read more
Distance: 66.90 km Ride time: 3:13:32 Average: 21.72 km/h Total: 20219 km After the disappointment with the closed hiking trail yesterday I was happy to discover that my cycling route was taking me through some very scenic places today. I was cycling along the ...read more
Distance: 141.22 km Ride time: 6:18:59 Average: 22.51 km/h Total: 20152 km The mornings in this part of New Zealand are cold and foggy. I had found a camp spot a few kilometers out of Taihape. With the first light I was cycling back ...read more
Distance: 106.57 km Ride time: 4:52:45 Average: 21.74 km/h Total: 20011 km When I visited Tony in Wellington I didn't just get given a mountain of food to put in my bags, but also the book "Mood of Future Joys" by Alastair Humphreys - ...read more
Distance: 109.57 km Ride time: 4:58:45 Average: 22.13 km/h Total: 19904 km I do much of my route planning "on the go". There are several ways to go from Wellington to Auckland. I had kind of decided to head towards the East Cape, but ...read more
Distance: 86.92 km Ride time: 3:51:35 Average: 18.9 km/h Total: 19795 km Apart from being a former Olympic cyclist, my host Tony is also a talented photographer. Today was Tony's day off, and he offered to join me for the first part of the ...read more
When I arrived at Tony's house yesterday I noticed a special award on the wall. It turned out Tony was a part of the New Zealand cycling team in the 1988 Seoul Olympics! Today I had the chance to ask ...read more
Distance: 101.97 km Ride time: 5:25:02 Average: 18.9 km/h Total: 19708 km As I had a ferry to catch at 2 pm and still 80 km to cycle I was packing my tent down as it was still dark and was ready to go ...read more
Distance: 95.36 km Ride time: 4:49:46 Average: 19.8 km/h Total: 19606 km My breakfast usually consists of oats with powder milk. If I pass a supermarket in the morning I might buy fresh milk. I thought I had done that this morning, only to ...read more
Sorry, no photos of New Zealand's grandiose landscapes today. Yesterday was supposed to be my rest day, but with 50 km of mountainous cycling and 4 hours of hiking I decided it didn't really count as such. Today would be the ...read more
