Trip

The next few weeks, Gregory Lewyllie will take the Silk Road, the one he finds the most beautiful, which crosses Uzbekistan. He wants to discover uzbek culture and stop in the most beautiful commercial cities of the Silk Road, including the town of Khiva (Xiva). Views: 89

Jack Butler delivers his impressions: He is surprised to have exceeded half the distance France-Guangzhou, he marvels to cross the infinite landscapes of Kazakhstan, he realizes that it is closer to the goal than the starting point… Listen to him: Views: 88

Catherine and Didier Pozzobon cross Uzbekistan and they confront portions of sanded roads that are real events, both for them and for their solar trikes! Will they hold? Views: 98

Eymeric Thuliez has recently arrived in Kazakhstan. He is in Uralsk where he waits for the delivery of a spare part to repair his bike. Jürgen Burkholz who accompanied him now continues the journey without him. Eymeric takes advantage of its expectation to visit the surroundings and meet the people, very hospitable. Close to 8000

Organization Communiqué: On 30 July, one of Alain Viguier's bicycle batteries caught fire. No injuries but the time to remove the saddlebags of the bike, the second battery exploded and the engine burned. Arriving at the southern end of Kazakhstan, on the most desolate route and in the harshest environment of the whole adventure, Alain

Let’s have a look at the position of each participant in this great solar cycling rally: 4 have travelled more than 9000 km (3/4 of the course). They are : Raf Van Hulle, Mickaël Joguet, Éric Morel and Stéphane Bertrand; 15 have already completed more than 6000 km (half of the route) and 9 have

Stéphane Bertrand met several difficulties: he punctured twice on the highway, he had to be towed by a chinese cyclist and he was stuck a day and a half in a gas station. Right now he is going through a storm in the desert, a wind of madness, sideways. With the aspiration of the trucks,

Gregory Lewyllie is currently crossing the Uzbekistan. He offers us this vision of the Aral Sea that he filmed with a drone. Thanks to Gregory for these amazing images! Views: 86

Here is a video of Herman Segers who is currently crossing the Gobi Desert: Views: 96

RAF Van Hulle travelled 10 827 km in 41 days with his solar bike. He is currently in Hengyang (衡阳市) in Hunan province. He is only 500 km far from the arrival in Guangdong, a distance it could travel in 2 days. The closest cyclist is Mickaël Jamil, currently in Xi'an (西安市) in Shaanxi province.

Corinne Courvalin faces the heat of the steppes of Kazakhstan! Fortunately, she regularly finds Catherine and Didier Pozzobon and in the evening they also find Gilles Coural and François Médalle at the stage. Views: 97

Day 37: Tonight I stop in hotel complex where you can eat, wash (for 500 Tinde = 1.2 euro) close to Kyzylorda. But then it’s a bit of a bedtime story: I ask them if I can sleep. It seems that no room is free. So the keeper makes me sleep for a while in

41st Day of travel: Laurent Souchet crosses the Gobi Desert in China, meets a chinese cyclist from Hamin, then crosses a place at-39 m below sea level… in the Valley of the Dragon's Breath. Views: 107

Today, in the Gobi desert, the wind blew with DS gusts to over 70 km/h, which caused the fall of Jack. He is not injured but the day of tomorrow will be devoted to the repairs of his bike and his trailer. Views: 143

Raf Van Hulle has stayed near Xixia County (西峡县), and is now crossing Dengzhou (邓州市) after travelling 10 058 km. Today, 27 July, between 9am and 10am, he passed the 10000 km, 38 days after his departure from Chamonix. He still has about 1300 km to arrive in Guangzhou. His nearest pursuer, Mickaël Joguet (9354

Corinne Courvalin meets big technical worries: her bike fell which damaged her plateau and a pedal. She waits for the delivery of spare parts which obliges her to a stop of several days. If the parcel does not arrive, she plans to give up. This morning, it is with sadness that she sees her companions

Daniel Jenni now rolls in Kazakhstan with two other participants Romain Neauport and Dirk Huygues.   Views: 111

Stéphane chose his own route in a valley that he finds very beautiful. The rain and noises in its engine are forced to a stop. [Learn more…] Views: 106

Mickaël arrived in China, in the Xinjiang region, he is in 3rd position, behind Raf Van Hulle and Stéphane Bertrand. Views: 79

Justin and Anne-Sophie chose to drive south: after Turkey, here they are in Iran from where they will soon fly to their own wedding in August. Views: 121

Each suntriper, one day or the other, hasto face technical problems: so he has to find a solution, either with a local craftsman or with a spare part sent from France. Views: 99

Back to the continental climate: Today, despite the relief, they travelled 212 km, taking the time to see and look at what was splendid on their way. What about the beauty of a country that is not known to the general public? It is a destination for lovers of nature, biodiversity, displacement… Views: 93

There are the fastest solar cyclists, some are already in China, others will get there soon. But the others, where are they?  The majority of them are spread along the northern route traced by Raf Van Hulle. The first ones cross the steppes of Kazakhstan: Jack Butler who will soon pass the 6000 km heading,

All suntripeurs appreciate the welcome and solidarity of the people they meet, especially when they have a technical problem. Here's what Michael Polak says: «The people of Borisoglebsk were very helpful: when I needed help with my wheel whose spokes were broken, not only did they manage to find bike spokes half an hour before

The Impressions of Romain Neauport: You could say that there is nothing to see and yet the extents of the steppes are striking beauty. We could feel lonely but the people we find are all available for anything. Some form of magic is at work. Sometimes it's impressive to sit down, contemplate, not fight and