Episode 175: Megan Young
Megan Young chats all things ultracycling, bikepacking in Dorset and what it’s like to spend 3 months cycling across the Andes.
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Episode 174: Helen Watson
Helen Watson cycled 15,000km from Scotland to China along the Silk Road as her honeymoon. Months later the places she’d ridden through were impacted by the Arab Spring. She shares her story on the pod and discusses her book Tea and Grit: A Bicycle Journey Along the Silk Road.
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Episode 173: Leonie Katekar
Leonie Katekar was 56 years old when she set off solo from Guatemala to cycle 12,000 kilometres to the tip of South America, with no prior solo travel experience, a bike named after her dog, and a question she needed answered: what would you do if you were not afraid? I got to sit across from her at her home in the Victorian Alps and hear the whole story — the disasters, the desert storms, the moments of pure revelation, and what happens when the adventure changes not just you, but everyone around you.
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Episode 172: Javier Carrasco
Javi Carrasco rode from Austria to Australia on a bike rescued from a dumpster. Over 20,000 kilometres, 19 countries, and one Tibetan Plateau at minus 20 degrees later, he rolled into Canberra and sat down with me in the sunshine to talk about all of it.
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Episode 171: Claire Stevens
Claire Stevens is a surgeon and ultra cyclist who rides for the experience of pure presence in wild places.
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Episode 170: Luke Grenfell-Shaw
After being diagnosed with Stage 4 Cancer, Luke Grenfell Shaw rode a tandem bike from the UK to China with 800 people joining him for the ride.
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Episode 169: Sheelagh Daley
Ever wanted to cycle Scotland solo but not sure where to start? Sheelagh Daley did it — six weeks through the Highlands and the Hebridean Way, wild camping, staying in bothies and battling some seriously wild weather. This one will make you want to book a flight.
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Episode 168: Daragh Cronin
Daragh Cronin booked a flight to Marrakesh before he even owned a bike. No cycling background, no camping experience, just a very clear sense that he needed to do something enormous. 204 days and 13,500 kilometres later, he arrived at the Cape of Good Hope. Here’s the full story.
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Episode 167: Cody Cirillo
Cody Cirillo shares his experiences from Ski Bikepacking Iceland’s Ring Road in winter, in the search for fresh lines.
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Episode 166: Sarah small
Sarah Small cycle toured a concert across the UK, carrying her viola da gamba by bicycle between performances. In this episode, we talk about cycle touring, sustainable music touring, and bringing live music to small communities.
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