After cycling along the west coast in 2005 and 2013 and cycling coast to coast from in 2010, we will again be returning to North America for a new cycling trip from Key West to Halifax in the summer of 2016.
Sunday, April 10, 2005
18000 km. till now.
All cycling trips combined, we've cycled about 18000 km till now. This trip we expect to cycle about 9000 km through North America. So this is half of the total distance we have cycled during our previous trips.
Friday, March 04, 2005
Cycling trip records...
All kinds of cycling trip records:
Copied from BikeTrip
Across Canada : 27 days, 5 hours and 30 minutes
Alone, fully geared and unsupported. That's a total of 7089Km for an average of 260,3km per day. Approved by the Guiness book of world records. Check out Erik's site.
Record made by Erik Straarup on the 1999-07-25.
Around Australia : 55 days 17 hours and 8min.
Eugen beat the previous record of 57 days around Australia. Solo, no support.
Record made by Eugen Schilter on the 2004-09-25.
Around Australia (Team) : 19 days, 7 hours and 15 mins
Through all seven state capitals, the team had eight riders, (four Army and four civilian) with one rider on the road at all times.
Record made by Bruce Hopkins on the 2004-09-01.
Coldest temperature : -47°c
In Greenland during the winter in 1992.
Record made by Andy Heßberg on the 1992-02-01.
Fastest 100 000m vertical climbing : 106 continuous days
Fully geared during a trip from Chile across Bolivia, Peru to Ecuador
Record made by Beat Heim on the 2002-01-11.
Flat tires : 18 in 1 day
In China/Nepal in 1996. That's what I'd call a shity day ! Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax
Flat tires (2) : 503 on 150000km
During their trip around the world (between 1980 and 1994).
Record made by Françoise & Claude Hervé
Highest amounts of bribes : 75 US dollars and 20 Euro
Crossing Trans-Dniestria (35km) costed me 75 US dollars and 20 Euro's in bribes.
Record made by Ivo Miesen
Highest Daily Distance (fully geared) : 379Km
Fully geared on asphalt in Sweden.
Record made by Janne Corax
Highest daily distance (no gear) : 701km
From Sioux Falls to canadian border across all of Minnesota (23.5 hrs). Check out Tom's website.
Record made by Thomas Laussermair on the 2004-09-18.
Highest ride : 5685m
kunlun mountains, close to kerriya shankou/pass. Fully geared.
Record made by Janne Corax and Nadine Saulnier.
Highest Speed : 100 Km/H (62.5mph)
On my fully loaded Trek 520 touring bike I hit a maximum speed of 100 km/h (62.5 mph) on a descent from Tehachapi California to the Mojave Desert. This was in June 1997. Of course I had a strong tailwind. This area is famous for strong winds. At the top of the descent I rode through a huge array of windmills that generate electricity equal to a nuclear power plant.
Record made by Wayne Estes on the 1997-06-01.
Hottest Temperature : +53°c
In Mauritania near Choum and Atar (in the shade of course !)
Record made by Heinz Stucke
Longest bike trip : 40 years and still going
Heinz Stucke has been biking for fourty years non stop now. 1995 to 99 Guinness Book of Records: "Most Travelled Man in History"
Check out his story...
Record made by Heinz Stucke on the 1962-11-01.
Longest distance (Audax style) : 840km
Ivo Miesen biked 840km with audax-gear as a
max (1 hour of accumulated sleep over that stretch).
Record made by Ivo Miesen
Longest distance on same bicycle : 335 000km
during 28 years !
Record made by Heinz Stucke
Longest period without seeing a human being : 14 days
Between Sumxi (Tibet/Xizang) and Pulu (Xinjiang). Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax and Nadine Saulnier.
on the 1999-08-01.
Longest ride under heavy rain : 8 hours
In Bahia, Brasil
Record made by Dai, Saivani and Ara
Longest take off in the morning : 5 hours
It was raining outside and we had to wait for the sun. We were in someone backyard moreover ! It was in Denmark.
Record made by Alexandre Lagache & Stephen Shapiro on the 1998-07-09.
Longest turn back for forgotten gear : 90km
After a 90km ride, Stephen suddenly realizes that he forgot the tent poles and stakes in our hotel in Belfast. We drop all our gear at someone's place and rode back to pick it up. Spent the night in the hotel too...
Record made by Alexandre Lagache & Stephen Shapiro on the 1997-07-01.
Longest wear of underpants : 72 days
the reason for this madness was the cold in the himalayas, no fun to take off any clothing when it is -10 to -20C all the time... Check out Corax's site for a picture of his leg after these 72 days !!!
Record made by Janne Corax
Lowest number of flats : 0 in 16 months
During his "Schizotour". Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax
Lowest ride : -396m USL
In the dead sea, Jordania
Record made by Serge Leret.
Most aggressive dog : 35km
A dog in the Qamdo area (China) chased Corax for 35 km ! In Spring 1996. Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax on the 1996-06-01.
North Cape - Gibraltar : 18 days, 2 hours and 33 minutes
Alone, fully geared and unsupported. That's 5476,98 km so an average of 302,5 km a day. Approved by Guinness Book of World Records. Check out Erik's site.
Record made by Erik Straarup on the 2001-06-01.
Oldest bike tripper : 73 years old on 'Le tour du Canada'Tour du Canada
Shortest bike trip : 5 km
From Canterbury harbour to 5 Km after Canterbury harbour. Rear rack broke, decided to hitchike to Scotland instead.
Record made by Alain Lescaut on the 1992-07-10.
Shortest bike trip (2) : 9 miles (14 km)
In October 2000, I cycled the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail in Spain and covered 9 miles on one of those days. And yes, I was quite embarrassed when I saw the hikers at the end of the day asking me, "What are you doing here?"
Record made by Tony Kim on the 2000-10-01.
Shortest Day Ride : 30 Km
I have no excuse for that one. We were both tired I guess. Happened in Southern France.
Record made by Alexandre Lagache & Jean-Paul Benavides on the 1999-08-05.
Slowest ride on a truck : 35km in 12h
Considering truck rides are a necessary part of long bike trips... Ara had to take one in Bolivia during his 10 000km bike trip through South America. He was actually lucky because it takes 4 days to do the same during the rain season. Check out his website.
Record made by Ara Masllovet on the 2002-00-00.
Youngest bike tripper : 5 weeks
Manon Hervé was conceived and born while their parents were doing a bike trip around the world. She kept on touring with them for 6 years...
Record made by Manon Hervé on the 1998-09-12.
Youngest Tourers : Tristan (7) and Stefan (10)
Tristan and Stefan courageously rode their bikes on a 1096km bike trip from Golden, BC to Penticton BC for 3 weeks in 2002. More details on their website.
Record made by Tristan and Stefan on the 2002-07-01.
Copied from BikeTrip
Alone, fully geared and unsupported. That's a total of 7089Km for an average of 260,3km per day. Approved by the Guiness book of world records. Check out Erik's site.
Record made by Erik Straarup on the 1999-07-25.
Eugen beat the previous record of 57 days around Australia. Solo, no support.
Record made by Eugen Schilter on the 2004-09-25.
Through all seven state capitals, the team had eight riders, (four Army and four civilian) with one rider on the road at all times.
Record made by Bruce Hopkins on the 2004-09-01.
In Greenland during the winter in 1992.
Record made by Andy Heßberg on the 1992-02-01.
Fully geared during a trip from Chile across Bolivia, Peru to Ecuador
Record made by Beat Heim on the 2002-01-11.
In China/Nepal in 1996. That's what I'd call a shity day ! Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax
During their trip around the world (between 1980 and 1994).
Record made by Françoise & Claude Hervé
Crossing Trans-Dniestria (35km) costed me 75 US dollars and 20 Euro's in bribes.
Record made by Ivo Miesen
Fully geared on asphalt in Sweden.
Record made by Janne Corax
From Sioux Falls to canadian border across all of Minnesota (23.5 hrs). Check out Tom's website.
Record made by Thomas Laussermair on the 2004-09-18.
kunlun mountains, close to kerriya shankou/pass. Fully geared.
Record made by Janne Corax and Nadine Saulnier.
On my fully loaded Trek 520 touring bike I hit a maximum speed of 100 km/h (62.5 mph) on a descent from Tehachapi California to the Mojave Desert. This was in June 1997. Of course I had a strong tailwind. This area is famous for strong winds. At the top of the descent I rode through a huge array of windmills that generate electricity equal to a nuclear power plant.
Record made by Wayne Estes on the 1997-06-01.
In Mauritania near Choum and Atar (in the shade of course !)
Record made by Heinz Stucke
Heinz Stucke has been biking for fourty years non stop now. 1995 to 99 Guinness Book of Records: "Most Travelled Man in History"
Check out his story...
Record made by Heinz Stucke on the 1962-11-01.
Ivo Miesen biked 840km with audax-gear as a
max (1 hour of accumulated sleep over that stretch).
Record made by Ivo Miesen
during 28 years !
Record made by Heinz Stucke
Between Sumxi (Tibet/Xizang) and Pulu (Xinjiang). Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax and Nadine Saulnier.
on the 1999-08-01.
In Bahia, Brasil
Record made by Dai, Saivani and Ara
It was raining outside and we had to wait for the sun. We were in someone backyard moreover ! It was in Denmark.
Record made by Alexandre Lagache & Stephen Shapiro on the 1998-07-09.
After a 90km ride, Stephen suddenly realizes that he forgot the tent poles and stakes in our hotel in Belfast. We drop all our gear at someone's place and rode back to pick it up. Spent the night in the hotel too...
Record made by Alexandre Lagache & Stephen Shapiro on the 1997-07-01.
the reason for this madness was the cold in the himalayas, no fun to take off any clothing when it is -10 to -20C all the time... Check out Corax's site for a picture of his leg after these 72 days !!!
Record made by Janne Corax
During his "Schizotour". Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax
In the dead sea, Jordania
Record made by Serge Leret.
A dog in the Qamdo area (China) chased Corax for 35 km ! In Spring 1996. Check out Corax's site.
Record made by Janne Corax on the 1996-06-01.
Alone, fully geared and unsupported. That's 5476,98 km so an average of 302,5 km a day. Approved by Guinness Book of World Records. Check out Erik's site.
Record made by Erik Straarup on the 2001-06-01.
From Canterbury harbour to 5 Km after Canterbury harbour. Rear rack broke, decided to hitchike to Scotland instead.
Record made by Alain Lescaut on the 1992-07-10.
In October 2000, I cycled the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage trail in Spain and covered 9 miles on one of those days. And yes, I was quite embarrassed when I saw the hikers at the end of the day asking me, "What are you doing here?"
Record made by Tony Kim on the 2000-10-01.
I have no excuse for that one. We were both tired I guess. Happened in Southern France.
Record made by Alexandre Lagache & Jean-Paul Benavides on the 1999-08-05.
Considering truck rides are a necessary part of long bike trips... Ara had to take one in Bolivia during his 10 000km bike trip through South America. He was actually lucky because it takes 4 days to do the same during the rain season. Check out his website.
Record made by Ara Masllovet on the 2002-00-00.
Manon Hervé was conceived and born while their parents were doing a bike trip around the world. She kept on touring with them for 6 years...
Record made by Manon Hervé on the 1998-09-12.
Tristan and Stefan courageously rode their bikes on a 1096km bike trip from Golden, BC to Penticton BC for 3 weeks in 2002. More details on their website.
Record made by Tristan and Stefan on the 2002-07-01.
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Highest Roads In North America
Highest Road In The USA
Mount Evans Byway, Colorado.
Highest Paved Through Road In The USA
Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
(We plan to cycle this road).
Highest Unpaved Through Road In The USA
The highest unpaved through road in the USA (and possibly in North America) is the Mosquito Pass between Leadville and Fairplay, Colorado. The summit of the pass is 13,186 feet.
Highest Road In Canada
The highest drivable pass in Canada is Highwood Pass (7239 ft. / 2205 m.). This road is Highway 40 in Kananaskis County, Alberta (southwest of Calgary).
There may well be paved or unpaved spur roads or four-wheel drive roads in the Canadian Rockies or in the Yukon which reach greater heights?
Mount Evans Byway, Colorado.
Highest Paved Through Road In The USA
Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
(We plan to cycle this road).
Highest Unpaved Through Road In The USA
The highest unpaved through road in the USA (and possibly in North America) is the Mosquito Pass between Leadville and Fairplay, Colorado. The summit of the pass is 13,186 feet.
Highest Road In Canada
The highest drivable pass in Canada is Highwood Pass (7239 ft. / 2205 m.). This road is Highway 40 in Kananaskis County, Alberta (southwest of Calgary).
There may well be paved or unpaved spur roads or four-wheel drive roads in the Canadian Rockies or in the Yukon which reach greater heights?
Friday, February 25, 2005
Our bikes
The bikes we will us on our adventure are bikes from Giant. Jan Dirk rides the "Giant Yukon" and Fred rides the "Giant ATX 860". Both are very sturdy bikes which are very well to ride on the bad back roads we take and with the heavy luggage we have with us.
More information about these bikes can also be found on our website Cycling Holidays under the "about us" item.
More information about these bikes can also be found on our website Cycling Holidays under the "about us" item.
Monday, February 21, 2005
Added new pictures to webpage...2001 & 2004
I'm constantly updating our Cycling Holidays webpage. I've just added the pictures to the 2001 Alaska tours description and to our latest tour, 2004 Ireland. Please have a look and enjoy the new photo's. Here two examples of the pictures you'll find there:
Thursday, February 10, 2005
Race accross America
I just saw the documentary of the "Race Across America" on the BBC. WOW! What an incredible race this is; 3000+ miles within 1 or 2 weeks! What achievement to finish this race!
For comparison:
We expect to do about 9000 km in three months for the North America Adventure.
For comparison:
We expect to do about 9000 km in three months for the North America Adventure.
Monday, January 31, 2005
Added new pictures to webpage...1993 & 1997
I'm constantly updating our Cycling Holidays webpage. I've just added the pictures to the 1993 Benelux & 1997 Norway (North Cape) tours descriptions. Please have a look and enjoy the new photo's.
Friday, January 28, 2005
Added new pictures to webpage...1994 & 1995
I'm constantly updating our Cycling Holidays webpage. I've just added the pictures to the 1994 & 1995 Great Brittain tours descriptions to complete the webpage for these years. Please don't hesitate to have a look. Here already some examples of the pictures you'll find there:
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Added new pictures to webpage...2002
I'm constantly updating our Cycling Holidays webpage. I've just added the pictures to the 2002 New Zealand tour description to complete the webpage for that year. Please don't hesitate to have a look. Here already some examples of the pictures you'll find there:
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Added new pictures to webpage...2003
I'm constantly updating our Cycling Holidays webpage. I've just added the pictures to the 2003 Canada tour description to complete the webpage for that year. Please don't hesitate to have a look. Here already some examples of the pictures you'll find there:
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