Singapore to Ireland

18th May 2014         15-26’C         280km Hanyuan – Ya’an – Emei After the lead car made an ’emergency’ stop to buy cherries, which left me...

17th May 2014      32’C       400km Miyi – Hanyuan Today’s ride from Miyi to Hanyuan was the usual mix of both excellent and poor Chinese roads.  I’ve...

16th May 2014    238km    40’C Yongsheng – Panzhihua – Miyi (Sichuan Province) What a difference a day and a few hundred kilometres makes.  I left Yongsheng at 9am and it was...

15th May 2014       285km      4’C-34’C Shangri-La – Yongsheng It was a crisp 4’C on leaving Shangri-La this morning. I put on an extra layer along with...

14th May 2014         0km       2′-11’C I woke up in Shangri-la to a very cold morning, the coldest I’ve experienced so far on this journey....

Tiger Leaping Gorge – Baishuitai – Shangri La 13th May 2014      174km        11′-30’C The day started, as has been a recurring theme, with my kicking the bike...

Lijiang – Tiger Leaping Gorge 12th May 2014       16-31’C        100km Another quick, hot noodle breakfast with chilli pork and it was time to leave the...

Jingdong – Dali (Yunnan) 10th May 2014             215km          19-26’C Today’s ride from Jingdong to Dali took us through rural villages and...

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11th May 2014      220km       12-26’C After a breakfast of soup and dumplings, the day started with a ride through hundreds of rice paddies, filled with people...