The greatest way to see a whole country is by bike, and I’ve been lucky to see much of Europe that way. Having fulfilled all these goals I’ve moved on to exploring the hill country of the UK with the occasional expedition further afield.
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Year |
Location | Comments |
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1995 |
NW Scottish Coast | First tour |
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1998 |
SW Eire and Derry | Tandem (Galaxy Twin) |
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1999 |
Across the Pyrenees – Barcelona to Toulouse (and back) | Tandem |
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2000 |
Tuscany & Umbria (Italy) | Tandem |
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2002 |
Netherlands | Tandem |
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2003 |
Iceland (NE and NW) | Mountain bike on “road” |
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2004 |
St. Malo to Toulouse | Tandem |
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2005 |
UK ‘Industrial Heartlands’ | Solo tourer (Galaxy) |
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2008 |
Northern Spain | Tandem |
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2009 |
Return to Eire | Solo tourer |
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2010 |
Dales Cycleway (UK) | Solo tourer |
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2011 |
Coast to Coast (Whitehaven to Saltburn by the Sea) | Solo tourer |
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2012 |
Coast & Castles – Newcastle to Edinburgh | |
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2013 |
Mid Wales | Recumbent Trike (HPV Scorpion 20fs) |
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2014 |
Dales Cycleway Plus (UK)
Pennine Cycleway (NCN68 – UK) |
Recumbent High Racer
Recumbent High Racer |
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2015 |
Norway Fjords – Bergen to Måloy | Recumbent High Racer |
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2016 |
Outer Hebrides – End to End | Recumbent High Racer |
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2017 |
GR10 – spine of the Pyrenees | Nine day section between huts |
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2017 |
France Coast-to-Coast – Canal des-deux-mers | Solo tourer with Weehoo tag-along |
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2018 |
Wales C2C | Solo tourer with Crazy Bars |
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2019 |
Pennine Way (Cheviot leg) | Five day wild walk (backpacking) |
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2020 |
Coast to Coast (Cumbrian leg) | Backpacking between pubs |
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2021 |
Yorkshire Dales wild walks | Multiple weekend micro adventures |
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2021 |
Welsh Coast Path (Llyn Peninsula) | Four day wild walk |
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2022 |
To be confirmed… |
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That’s alot of cycling! Great job of work as Paul Sherwen would say.
About 20,000 miles I think. It’s a great way to see and fully experience a country
That’s very good. Wish I’d known this was an option when I was younger.