- Description: Eight Years Cycling Around the World
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Switzerland, Svizzera, Suisse
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.veraluc.com
- Description: Hannes Lindemann was a German adventurer and physician renowned for his extraordinary feats of solo navigation. His most remarkable crossing occurred in 1956 when he decided to tackle the Atlantic in a small rowboat, becoming one of the first explorers to undertake such an endeavor without the aid of sails. Setting off from the African coast, Lindemann sailed for over 72 days, covering thousands of miles to reach the Caribbean islands. During the journey, he faced fierce storms, giant waves, and solitude, sustaining himself mainly on a diet of fish caught at sea and collected rainwater for drinking
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Canoa, Kayak
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Atlantic Ocean, Atlantico, Atlantique
- Internet: http://www.lindemann.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95319
- Description: The competition named London to Peking Motor Challenge took place in 1990. It was a rally organized by the Jules Verne Society, held on a route from London to Beijing (Peking). The course retraces that of the 1907 Peking-Paris
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Car or similar, Mezzi a motore, Moyen motorisé
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_to_Peking_Motor_Challenge
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6670842
- Description: On August 1, 1999, Polly Letofsky left Colorado (USA) to embark on a 5-year journey around the world. She returned home on July 30, 2004, after walking 22'730 kilometers (14'124 miles) and raising $250'000 for cancer research. Polly became the first woman to officially walk around the world
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.pollyletofsky.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Letofsky Polly, 3mph: The Adventures of One Woman's Walk Around the World, Globalwalk Press, 2013.
- Description: A mother's bicycle journey with her daughter from Paris to Rome
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: -
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Logan M., Happy endings, New York, Fawcett Popular Library, 1979.
- Description: Danell Lynn is an American long-distance motorcycle rider. Between 19 September 2014 and 29 August 2015, she rode her 2006 Triumph Bonneville through all 48 contiguous United States, covering 78,214 km (48,600 miles) — nearly doubling the previous record of 38,239 km (23,761 miles). The ride was certified by Guinness World Records as the longest motorcycle journey in a single country, making her the first solo woman to hold the title. Her total journey, which also included all 50 US states and three Canadian provinces, exceeded 85,295 km (53,000 miles). She navigated the entire route using paper maps, without GPS
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: BlackTie2BlackTop
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Motorbike, Motocicletta, Moto
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Internet: https://danelllynn.wordpress.com/
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24572350
- Description: Jale Lillinstad, a Dane accompanied by a white goat, passed through Bellinzona on July 29, 1954, and arrived in Rome on August 23 of the same year
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Denmark, Danimarca
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Description: From Pontedera to North Cape, two on a Vespa: a 1982 PX, 125cc, that after years of rest in a cellar covers 9'680 kilometers in 34 days – and in the middle, it even takes a cruise on the North Sea by hitching a ride on a boat
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Europe, Europa
- Internet: http://www.filippologli.com
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Filippo Logli, In Vespa a Capo Nord, Exorma Edizioni, 2013.
- Description: Between 1997 and 2002, Lysenko traversed 62 countries in his car, covering a total of 99'000 miles (160'000 km). He crossed all continents twice, making a journey between the two furthest points in latitude and longitude. By bicycle, he pedaled for 36'100 km. In 2003, he traveled the Gold Rush route in the Klondike by kayak and on foot
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Russia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1955-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://skr2.ru
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4265176
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