Bike adventures and gear
Days: 74-76Dates: 23rd-26th AugustWiluna to Cunyu StationDistance: 193kmTotal Distance 2023: 5017kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023) : 6544km During my Great Australian Cycle Expedition in 2004, I stopped for a couple of day’s rest in Wiluna in between finishing riding the Gunbarrel Highway and starting the Canning Stock Route. The owner of Wiluna’s Club Hotel put […]
Days: 70-72 Dates: 19th-21st AugustLeonora to WilunaDistance: 310 kmTotal Distance 2023: 4824 kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023): 6352 km In Leonora I was ready for a rest day. It signified the end of the one section and the start of another. With a present-day population of around 1800, Leonora is one of the larger towns in the […]
Days 63 – 69Dates: 12th – 18th AugustDistance: 684 kmTotal Distance 2023: 4514 kmTotal Distance (2021 + 2023): 6042 km Tracking map: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ From Tjuntjuntjara the aim was to reach Laverton and Leonora in the northern goldfields (Western Australia). The route taken isn’t a usual one for drivers and there were a lot of unknowns regarding the terrain and […]
Days 61-62Dates: 10th – 11th AugustTjuntjuntjaraTotal Distance 2023: 3830kmTotal Distance 2021, 2023 – 5358km Tracking map: https://z6z.co/breaking-the-cycle-australia/ (access the tracking map for the 2021/23 journey) While organising this expedition I learned about the Spinifex people, or Anangu, whose homeland is in the Great Victoria Desert. These people were displaced following nuclear weapons testing (Emu and Maralinga) and […]
Days 55-60Dates: 4th – 9th AugustVokes Hill Corner to TjuntjuntjaraDistance – 573kmTotal Distance 2023: 3830kmTotal Distance 2021, 2023 – 5358km DAY 55 | TO VOKES HILL CORNER | 91.5 KM I seemed to recover pretty well from the overheating incident the day before. Stopping early, rehydrating and taking my usual salmon protein (ProGo) and joint […]
Days 51-54Dates: 31st July – 3rd AugustDistance – 361kmTotal distance: 3257km Apologies for not having published a blog for 9 days – this expedition has been full on and exhausting, with a lot of highlights and tough times. Before I launch into writing about my journey across the Anne Beadell Highway, I think it is […]
Stefan Knopp is undertaking an amazing 37-day trip by e-bike from Solingen, Germany, to Porto, Portugal. If you think the 3,600 km journey could be quite challenging, you’d be right…especially when you take into account the 42,000 metres of elevation he needs to cross. Starting on Saturday, August 12th, 2023, the journey will take him […]
Dates: 23rd – 28th JulyDistance – 401 kmTotal Distance 2023: 2896 kmTotal distance (2021/23) – 4424 km On hearing the news that the delay was going to be extended for most likely another six days, while the correct vehicle part was being shipped from the USA, I decided to do an extra route. The plan, […]
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