2018

By chance, I have just discovered the solar bike journey of Étienne Sauze who travelled Europe taking care to visit each of the 28 European capitals. Gone in May 2015, his 7-month journey was rich in encounters and discoveries. Another fine example of ecomobility, associated here with a positive message about Europe, its richness and […]

The Sun Trip's organizing team today publishes a video that traces the incredible adventure experienced by the participants of the 2018 edition, from Lyon to Guangzhou in China, 12000 kilometers of efforts, wonders, discoveries, encounters, under the sun or in the rain, in the wind… An adventure that has transformed them all, and that shows

Curiously, for several days, the GPS trace of Gregory Lewyllie did not progress. Was it a time of rest? Well no, Gregory was the victim of a bike fall, here’s what he just published on his Facebook account: “Over the past two weeks, I have enjoyed my gratitude throughout Laos.” It was almost too good

Gone in June on his bamboo solar bike, Gregory Lewyllie continues his journey through Laos. He attended for a week at a Buddhist festival in Luang Prabang (World Heritage of Humanity – Unesco). On the eve of November, he is crossing the province of Xieng Khouang and his GPS track shows that he takes time

Currently in Laos, Gregory seems to be heading to Thailand. Views: 158

The GPS trace of Gregory Lewyllie shows us that he crossed the Chinese border today and that he continues his journey in Laos. It is exactly 4 months since he left Lyon in France (120 days). How far will he go? Views: 177

Gregory Lewyllie illustrates here his temperament as a great traveller : not only does he make a France-china journey on the silk roads, on a solar bike, but he does not stop in Guangzhou, the intended destination of the Sun Trip. He goes further! As his GPS continues to function, we can see that he

Gregory Lewyllie did not arrive in Guangzhou within the allotted time of 100 days, probably because of his long exploration of the silk roads in Uzbekistan. In the days following the arrival of Michael Polak in Guangzhou, Gregory's GPS began to draw a straight track: we thought that he had decided to take the train

From Lyon to Guangzhou in China, more than 12000 km, some 30 countries crossed, the adventurers of Sun Trip 2018 have written a page of history of solar ecomobility. It was an extraordinary adventure for all of them and for all those who followed them, thanks to their stories and photos published on the Internet.

Several participants did not reach Canton: These SunTripers did not arrive at the goal for various reasons: some suntripers felt mid-term that they could not get to Canton within the 100-day time limit, they chose to go home by solar bike and still traveled between 9000 and 10000 km, which remains a good performance, others

Michael Polák arrived with great emotion this morning in Guangzhou, concluding this incredible 2018 edition of the Sun Trip, after a 106-day journey! He was greeted by 5 SunTripers and Angélique, from the organization team of the Sun Trip, under the admiring gaze of a Chinese audience present en masse on the arrival site on

At mid-day, Michael Polak arrives at Qingyuan (清远市), wich is less than 100 km from Canton. Will he arrive tonight at his destination or finish quietly ? Views: 145