What's the most eventful start to a bicycle tour you could imagine? Well chances are our guest for today's episode of Cycle Shorts - Stephen Counsell - has an experience that will rival most! He shares what it was like for one day of his trip which occurred in Colombia and that very first day of riding turned out to be quite eventful!

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In this episode Russell Nankervis shares his experience of bikepacking from the North Cape in Norway, to Tarifa in Spain. A complete north to south crossing of Europe.

Russell's first journey was taken when he finished up school in Australia and headed to Laos for a self guided cycle tour. It was an experience that took him straight out of his comfort zone, a time before cycling a predetermined gpx route - he had nothing but a paper map for navigation.

Since then he kept cycling - although his adventures were focused on mountain biking. He spent three years racing on the World Cup circuit in Europe, before eventually representing Australia at the MTB World Cup in Cairns in 2017.

Nine years on from that cycle tour in Laos he'd find himself at the very northern tip of Europe at the North Cape, destination Tarifa, Europe's most southern tip in Spain. It was great to hear how the experiences Russell gained from that first trip set him up to plan out this bigger journey.

Russell wrote about this experience in his book Crossing Continents: A Cycling Odyssey from Norway to Spain. You can also follow his future adventures via his instagram - @russ_nankervis

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How far could you ride your bike in just one day? Well in this episode listener Mackenzie Barker recalls his experience of a huge ride he completed which also included taking in the 2024 edition of Ride to the Sun. This is an annual event held on the Summer Solstice in Scotland. But Mackenzie extended the riding distance by also riding to the event from his home. A total distance of 343kms. He shares what it was like on this day.

Now be sure to give Mackenzie a follow to keep up with his future adventures - you can find him on instagram @rekrab82 and if you happen to be in Edinburgh be sure to check out @BikeTraxEdinburgh as well.

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