Where’s Gregory Lewyllie going?
Currently in Laos, Gregory seems to be heading to Thailand. Views: 158
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Currently in Laos, Gregory seems to be heading to Thailand. Views: 158
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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
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Françoise Denel, the dean of the Sun Trip, was honoured with the Public Award. She was acclaimed for her enthusiasm and optimism in all circumstances, her benevolent and poetic look at the regions crossed. Jack Butler received the Jury Award that rewards the adventurer who knew how to achieve the sun Trip in recharge 100%
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Yes, I concede, this article did not quite fit on this blog, it does not talk about solar bike. But as soon as I saw it on twitter, I did not resist the desire to relay this adventure that values another form of ecomobility, the sailing bike! Crossing Kazakhstan to Kyrgyzstan with the steppe ship
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The organization team decided to award a "coup de coeur" 2018 to the Moroccan duo Youssef El Haouass and Mohamed said Jberi. In fact, their participation was a challenge to the administrative realities and the physical constraints. Their performance was at the height of the hopes brought! First of all, Youssef managed to design and
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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
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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
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Françoise crossed the finish line today, October 1, 2018, wich is Chinese National Day, in a bright sun and in front of a large crowd. This seventy-year-old woman traveled 103 days from France to reach Guangzhou. The dean wins the Sun Trip 2018 Audience Award! Views: 112
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Françoise Denel, the dean of the Sun Trip (70 years), is expected to reach the finish tomorrow. Florian Bailly, founder of the Sun Trip, and Angélique Galvaing, project leader 2018, went to meet him today, in the midst of rice fields. They found a radiant, optimistic woman, source of curiosity and respect for our Chinese
Françoise Denel soon in Guangzhou ! Read More »
Corinne Courvalin, from Team France Passion, has reached the goal! The Vice-dean of Sun Trip 2018 offers a night-time arrival, the first of this unusual edition. His journey has lasted 100 days. ! Corinne will not be classified in the solar challenge because, to reach destination in 100 days, she had to make a part
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Jean-Claude Viguier delivers his vision of the adventure of the Sun Trip, a human adventure above all, as can be read in these lines: « Few adventurers have approached the sun trip as a competition. Through this comment I do not want to obscure the extraordinary performances of the SunTripers that have permanently marked their
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Two women are the closest to the goal: -Corinne Courvalin about 100km from Guangzhou, -Françoise Denel is less than 400 km away. Michael Polak is further away, currently at 1000 km from Guangzhou. And Gregory Lewyllie is the furthest: 2000 km! Views: 91
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Under the dumbfounded gaze of our Chinese friends, Thierry Rassat arrived in Guangzhou (Canton) This Wednesday, September 26th at 11:45 a.m. local time. Thierry had long ago programmed to arrive after 99 days of travel, a symbolic figure, which allowed him to take the time and to enjoy the most of his journey France-China. Hosted
Thierry : 12th 100% solar cyclist arrived in Canton! Read More »
7 adventurers arrived today in Canton, here they are Catherine and Didier, François and Gilles, Youssef and Mohamed Saïd, as well as Jean-Claude. They are at destination after 98 days of a trip that will have led them to cross different countries, according to routes that they have shared in part: Catherine and Didier Pozzobon
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At the end of his trip France-China, Jack Butler reviews the various parts of his solar vehicle, bicycle, trailer etc… He took stock of the use of these equipments after 13 000 km travelled on sometimes difficult roads that tested the material as man! Views: 126
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Romain Neauport (Team O2Feel) is interviewed on WEO, the TV channel of Hauts-de-France. He tells his journey, the good times, the difficulties too. This interview is illustrated by images shot this summer in Kazakhstan by Guillaume Devot of the Sun Trip organization team. Views: 125
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Will all suntripers arrive in Guangzhou within the allotted time of 100 days? Let's make the situation point for all cyclists on the road since now 94 days: Thierry Rassat is the closest to the goal, he has just exceeded the threshold of 12 000 km travelled, it only remains 300km to arrive in Canton,
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Françoise Denel shows us the circulation in which she must sneak each day: Françoise presents her "Hotel" Last night: Views: 107
Françoise makes us share her daily life! Read More »
Still in Guangzhou, Jack Butler wonders about the different ways of coming back from China if not taking the plane. In this video, he explores the advantages and disadvantages of different routes, different means of transport, crossing Russia or Kazakhstan, or Azerbaijan and Turkey… Views: 95
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The suntripers who are still on their way will arrive in Guangzhou within the deadlines, that est_à in less than 100 days? At J-7, all strive to arrive on time. Thierry Rassat is confident: He is in great shape and continues to fetch the most original itineraries, discoveries in discoveries, always in 100% solar mode,
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Day 91: After a great week in Istanbul, he resumed the road this morning, the sun is getting more and more rare. Tomorrow, Bulgaria! Day 92: As expected, he arrived in Bulgaria today. And in Europe at the same time and he felt a feeling which he did not expect, that of the return to
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