Trip

Michael Polak at the top of the Sun Trip 2018! He is the first suntriper to pedal on his solar bike at an altitude of more than 3800 meters! Closer to the sun? Views: 98

Françoise Denel confides to us: Thank you to replace on 19 July by 19 June, on a trip we lose some landmarks, especially dates and leggings by waders yes to no longer speak French we forget… In any case I am super happy, thanks to all those who encourage me publicly or in the shadows,

Since arriving in Canton, Jack Butler continues to film the other participants: here, Peter Helsen who delivers his impressions of travel and tells us about his adventures. Views: 108

Michael Polak crosses beautiful mountain landscapes, typical, but the cloud laden Sky has severely limited its solar energy production, thus reducing the distance travelled in a day: only 125 km today. Views: 97

Mohamed Saïd rides with his teammate Youssef and 5 other Suntripers, in the direction of Canton. Arrival scheduled for September 25th or 26th. Views: 107

Thierry delivers enthusiastic photos of his Sun Trip to China every day. Follow him on https://www.facebook.com/Thierry.Rassat.Suntrip Views: 115

Michael Polak explores the Tibetan plateaus and delivers superb images! Views: 96

Françoise Denel has to deal with many problems: solar recharge, bad weather, difficult roads and muddy, bike and solar panels covered with mud… Françoise can no longer tell us with poetry her days as she did before, she hired a race against the clock to arrive in time in Guangzhou (in 100 days). But she

I discovered by chance this friendly video, recently published on the net, which touts the merits of the solar bike trip, near the Salagou lake famous for its fossil footprints of dinosaurs! Views: 103

Today at 1pm, Peter Helsen crossed the finish line at YueXiu Park where the Sun Trip team and his wife an Van Dyck were waiting for him. He reached Guangzhou in 82 days after a 14 682-kilometre journey! Participant: Peter Helsen Nationality: Belgium Mood: 100% Sun: 5% on last week Views: 56

Today at 1pm, Peter Helsen crossed the finish line at YueXiu Park where the Sun Trip team and his wife An Van Dyck were waiting for him. He reached Guangzhou in 82 days after a 14 682 kilometre journey! Participant: Peter Helsen Nationality: Belgium Mood: 100% Sun: 5% on last week Views: 109

Jack Butler made a video about the arrival of Dirk and Daniel: they share their impressions of this adventure with us. They had started riding together in Kazakhstan and continued throughout China's journey to Guangzhou. Thanks to Jack for this beautiful testimony. Views: 166

Last night, the two suntripeurs recently arrived, Dirk Huyghe and Daniel Jenni, were invited to present the Sun Trip and the values carried by this solar challenge, to the French Alliance of Guangzhou. The evening was hosted by Cédric Vinatier, president of the Sun Trip Association. Views: 103

For several days it had been noted that Michael Polak was leaving the road traced by his predecessors to draw his own road, away. But why, what does he seek, we ask? We finally have the answer to our interrogations in his last messages accompanied by superb images: he chose to cross the Tibetan plateaus

All Sun Trip Solar cyclists entered China, the last to cross the border was Gregory Lewyllie. Today, the one that is closest to Guangzhou is undoubtedly Peter Helsen with 11300 km on the counter. Then come, in order, Thierry Rassat, Françoise Denel the dean of the Sun Trip (a special bravo to her!), Michael Pole

In these images filmed in July, Anne-Sophie and Justin share with us the strong moments they experienced during their journey between Switzerland, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia. What a joy these moments of life, like this musical picnic with Slovenians! We also see them on their amazing solar tandem, with Anne-Sophie pedaling while Justin rowing!

Dirk Huyghe and Daniel Jenni arrived at Yuexiu Park in the sun of Guangzhou where they were greeted by Angélique and Cédric from the organisation team as well as by the Suntripers Jack Butler, Stéphane Bertrand and Paul Baudry. Dirk and Daniel are 9th place of the Solar Challenge, their journey lasted 77 days. Having

Jack makes us relive a summary of his adventure in video: Views: 112

Gregory Lewyllie sends us great images of the Charyn Canyon. He will be the last of the suntripers to leave Kazakhstan to enter China, where he writes a new page of his life as a traveler. Views: 105

Mohamed Saïd celebrated his birthday in the company of Youssef: They discovered the famous army of terracotta soldiers in Xi'an. Time for a break and they will resume their journey through China. Views: 91

Daniel Jenni and Dirk Huyghe, who have been riding together in China for several weeks, are close to the finish line in Guangzhou: they will have taken 76 days to travel the 12000 km of this trip and arrive in 9th position of the ranking General. Views: 100

Today was the official welcome ceremony of the Sun Trip, under the sign of 30 years of cooperation between Lyon and Guangzhou, in the presence of vice-mayor Pan Jianguo, Alain Galiano, Vice-president of the Grand Lyon and representatives of our Major partners, Lingnan and WAE group. The suntripers present for the ceremony were: Jack Butler,

Arriving at Tingkou at the end of the day, Thierry Rassat passes by a military fortress of the Qin dynasty, the first imperial dynasty of China! The place is deserted, the video surveillance cameras seem not to work, he decides to enter and settles for the night, next to a vestige dating from 2 centuries

Today, Romain Neauport passed the finish line after 70 days of racing in 100% solar. Initially he wanted to be in the leading group of the race, but several technical problems prevented him. However, he managed to overcome them to finish his journey in 8th place. He was daring twice by plotting his own itinerary