Alastair Humphreys

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Alastair Humphreys, an English cyclist, has completed a bicycle journey around the world.

Humphreys began his journey in August 2001 from his Yorkshire home. Passing south through Europe and Africa, he crossed to South America by sea and proceeded up the west coast of the Americas, crossed from Alaska to Magadan in Russia, Japan then westward across China and Central Asia to return to Europe. His journey included raising funds and awareness for a charity called Hope and Homes for Children. He arrived home in November 2005, having ridden 46,000 miles over four years and three months. He has written two books about his experiences entitled Moods of Future Joys and Thunder and Sunshine, he also gives slideshows and motivational talks.

In 2008 he competed in the gruelling Marathon des Sables, a 150-mile run across the Sahara desert, breaking his foot during the race but still completing the event, narrowly missing out on a top-100 finish.

In October 2008 Humphreys will accompany Ben Saunders on the SOUTH expedition, the first unsupported return journey to the South Pole and the longest unsupported polar journey in history.

[edit] Bibliography

Alastair Humphreys 2007. Moods of Future Joys: Around the World by Bike - Part 1. Eye Books. ISBN: 978-1903070567.
Alastair Humphreys (Ed.) 2008. Thunder and Sunshine: Around the World by Bike - Part 2. Eye Books. ISBN: 978-1903070543