Welcome
To the Database of Long Distance Cycle Journeys (LDCJ): the largest bicycle touring data set in the world.
The LDCJ acts a record of bike journeys over 6,000 miles (10,000km) and a resource for anyone planning a cycle tour.
| The LDCJ | |
|---|---|
| No. of cyclists registered | 483 cyclists |
| No. of journeys registered | 339 journeys |
| Total years spent on the road | 577 years |
| Total kilometres travelled | 8,179,936 km |
Database
Browse through the hundreds of tours registered from around the world, stretching back decades and still going today.
Analysis
What’s the longest ever tour? How much do people spend each month? What bikes do people use? These questions and more answered below.
Join
Complete a 2-minute survey about any 10,000km+ cycle tour you have completed. Click here to register a trip.
Database
Click the tabs below to browse the database.
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All details on all 300+ journeys, sorted by date.
Click individual entries for more details. Click column headings to sort. Browse pages at bottom. Search option at top right.
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Details of the length, duration and speed of all 300+ journeys, sorted by duration.
Click individual entries for more details. Click column headings to sort. Browse pages at bottom. Search option at top right.
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Cost details for 200+ journeys, sorted by total cost (~100 journeys that didn’t provide costs have been excluded).
Click individual entries for more details. Click column headings to sort. Browse pages at bottom. Search option at top right.
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Details of bikes and components used for all 300+ journeys, sorted by bike type.
Click individual entries for more details. Click column headings to sort. Browse pages at bottom. Search option at top right.
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You can view the database as a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
There is no option to sort/filter the data though, and you can’t download it (please don’t click the ‘Request access’ button, because I won’t give it! :)
However, I figured some people may prefer this format so click the button below to browse.
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Analysis
Below are a series of charts, graphs and statistics taken from analysing the 400+ journeys registered on the database.
| Trip stats | |
|---|---|
| Average tour duration | 20 months |
| Quickest trip >10,000km | 38 days |
| Longest non-stop tour | 17 years |
| Average tour distance | 24,130 km |
| Furthest travelled in a single trip | 190,000 km |
| Average monthly distance | 1,675 km |
Costs
| Average costs | ยฃ |
|---|---|
| Average cost of trip | ยฃ8,192 |
| Median cost of trip | ยฃ6,086 |
| Average cost per month | ยฃ609 |
| Median cost per month | ยฃ471 |
| Average cost per kilometre | ยฃ0.38 |
| Median cost per kilometre | ยฃ0.31 |
For more details on any of the trips listed below, search for them in the ‘Database’ section above.
| # | Lowest total cost | Trip name | ยฃ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Little | Shane Cycles Africa and more… | ยฃ609 |
| 2 | Pablo Mandado and Ilze Zebolde | The Crazy Travel | ยฃ773 |
| 3 | Lehel Benedek, Elลd Keresszegi | Europe by bike | ยฃ840 |
| 4 | Martin Moschek, Stefan Lรถw | Transasia – from Germany to India | ยฃ924 |
| 5 | Moritz Koch | Never ending World trip | ยฃ1,000 |
| # | Highest total cost | Trip name | ยฃ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Byrne, Julie Retka | reCycling the World | ยฃ48,688 |
| 2 | Eric and Lydie | Un tour en vรฉlo | ยฃ42,246 |
| 3 | Andrew Prenty, Amanda Prenty | Let’s Ride Bikes! | ยฃ32,994 |
| 4 | Rick Gunn | Soulcycler world tour 2005-2008 | ยฃ30,430 |
| 5 | Daniel Dorosz | Dosh Goes East | ยฃ28,397 |
| # | Lowest monthly cost | Trip name | ยฃ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Little | Shane Cycles Africa and more… | ยฃ47.85 |
| 2 | Lehel Benedek, Elลd Keresszegi | Europe by bike | ยฃ54.50 |
| 3 | Pablo Mandado and Ilze Zebolde | The Crazy Travel | ยฃ73.28 |
| 4 | Moritz Koch | Never ending World trip | ยฃ102.77 |
| 5 | Ana Vivian | Pedal Amรฉrica do Sul Pedarilhos | ยฃ104.25 |
| # | Highest monthly cost | Trip name | ยฃ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Beaumont | The Man Who Cycled The World | ยฃ3,918 |
| 2 | Juliana Buhring | First Woman World Cycle | ยฃ3,361 |
| 3 | Bruce Gordon | GlobeBent2011 | ยฃ3,147 |
| 4 | Sean Conway | World Cycle 2012 | ยฃ3,061 |
| 5 | James Ketchell | World Cycle 2013 | ยฃ2,676 |
| # | Lowest cost per km | Trip name | ยฃ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lehel Benedek, Elลd Keresszegi | Europe by bike | ยฃ0.03 |
| 2 | Moritz Koch | Never ending World trip | ยฃ0.05 |
| 3 | Shane Little | Shane Cycles Africa and more… | ยฃ0.06 |
| 4 | Martin Moschek, Stefan Lรถw | Transasia – from Germany to India | ยฃ0.07 |
| 5 | Barbara Schertenleib | ยฃ0.07 |
| # | Highest cost per km | Trip name | ยฃ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Peel | ยฃ1.51 | |
| 2 | Bill | Asia 2011 | ยฃ1.33 |
| 3 | Andrew Prenty, Amanda Prenty | Let’s Ride Bikes! | ยฃ1.13 |
| 4 | Rob | ยฃ1.12 | |
| 5 | Steve Hiniker and Mel Vollbrecht | world cycle 2016-17 | ยฃ1.05 |