World Cyclists
Anne Mustoe, to me, is the main inspiration behind my trip. At the end of May 1987 she set off to cycle from London to London via Europe, India, Thailand, Malaysia and the USA. Her first book, A Bike Ride, first set my mind thinking about my own trip..
Alastair Humphreys was the final encouragement I needed to actually make concrete plans for my trip. His around the world trip took him four years going south from the UK through the Middle East and Africa, then up the Americas, and across Asia through a Siberian winter back to the UK again. He is my inspiration for cycling on limited resources, spending less than £7,000 in the four years.
The Nuts on Bents (they call them selves that!) are the inspiration for the route for the first leg of my trip. They cycled on recumbents (hence the name) from London to Sydney.
Heinze Stucke is an all-round legend. He left Germany in 1960, and has only been back once. Along the way he has visited every country in the world and gained a Guinness World Record.
Blogs
Kimbofo has a great blog of commuting by bike in London.
