Statistics from cycling across Europe

 

Total distance cycled: 2748.4 miles (4,423.1km)

 

Daily average (whole trip): 29.8 miles (47.9km)

Daily average (when cycling): 39.8 miles (64.0km)

“Whole trip” includes rest days.

 

Countries visited: 10

 

Number of days: 92

• of which cycling: 69
• of which resting: 23

 

Nights camping: 52

• of which wild camping: 42
• of which campsites: 10

As well as in fıelds and woods, “wild camping” includes car parks, playgrounds and back gardens. Half of the campsites used were all in the first week when we had a group of friends cycling with us and wild camping wasn’t practical.

 

Nights spent indoors: 40

• of which with friends: 3
• of which couch surfing: 8
• of which warm showers: 6
• of which in hotels: 17*
• of which acts of kindness: 6

*The hotel figure is misleading as we have never actually chosen to stay hotel at the end of a day’s ride. 7 nights are from two birthday treats from friends/family and 9 nights are from staying with family who have come to visit. The one remaining night, we were knocking on doors in a wet Montenegro when a man offered to open up a derelict hotel building and let us stay for €3 each.

“Acts of kindness” are those wonderful evenings where somebody offers us a place to stay, be it a spare room in their house/restaurant, or just an empty garage.

 

Punctures: 5

Some people donate £1 to our charity for every puncture we get. Read more or donate now.

 

Longest period without showering: 7 days (France)

• of which without washing: 3 days

 

Number of sporks distributed: 39

Given to everyone who helps us as part of a competition. Read more.

 

Number of Mr Choc Peanut & Caramel chocolate bars consumed: 2,482 (approx.)

• of which Laura: 2,480

 

Number of crashes: 3

• of which Tim: 3
• of which involving other vehicles: 0

 

Days of cycling in the rain: 6

 

Videos made: 3

Photo albums created: 8

Articles written: 37

 

Number of times a National Road Cycling Champion has serviced our bikes: 1

(Thanks Vlad!)

We regularly update a spreadsheet with daily stats from our ride, how far we travel each day and where we sleep each night along with automatically calculated summary statistics. Browse all stats here.