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- Description: The sisters Adeline and Augusta Van Buren were two American adventurers who embarked on a daring motorcycle journey across the United States in 1916. Starting from Brooklyn, New York, and traveling on Indian motorcycles, the two women covered over 5'000 miles to reach San Francisco, California. This journey made them the first women to successfully complete such a route on two wheels
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Van Buren sisters
- 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: USA
- Internet: http://www.vanburensisters.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7913220
The sisters descended from Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States. In 1916, 24-year-old Augusta and 22-year-old Adeline Van Buren, or Gussie and Addie as they were known, were in their 20s and active in the national Preparedness Movement. America was about to enter World War I, and the sisters wanted to prove that women could ride as well as men and would be able to serve as military dispatch riders, freeing up men for other tasks.
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- Description: 7-year walk around the world by the Dutchman Franz Van De Loo
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Giro a piedi del mondo in 7 anni eseguito dall'olandese Franz Van De Loo
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- Description: The two Belgians embarked on a round-the-world journey in 1910
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Le tour du monde en brouette par deux Belges
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- Description: The Van Der Hoeven spouses, accompanied by their dog Pollo, say they are committed to walking around the world (40'000 km) to be completed in 5 years
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Netherlands, Olanda, Hollande
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: W Van Der Hoeven, Hermine Van Der Hoeven, Pollo. Nous sommes partie de la Haye (Hollande) pour faire le tour du monde à pieds 40'000 km en cinq ans et nous vivons en vendant des Cartes postales
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- Description: Around-the-world journey on foot between 1922 and 1930
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Sans argent, je fais le tour du monde à pied, s.v.p. achetez une carte. Parti La Haye 1922-1930, 60.000 kilomètres. A parcouru 39.000 kilomètres par lesquelles nous avons perdu un ami fidèle par les fièvres malaria, qui mourut le 4 mai 1924 à Langenburg, Est-Afrique
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- Description: In his small cart pulled by a dog, Alex Van Dyck set off from Belgium with the intention of traveling through all the countries of the world
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Alex Van Dyck Lierre (Belgique) parcourt tous les pays du Monde
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- Description: Van Meerbeke was a young cyclist who traversed the roads of the United States at the end of the nineteenth century
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Velocipede, Vélocipède
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: http://www.thewheelmen.org
Van Meerbeke is described at a young athlete from the New York City area who, Karl Kron (Ten Thousand Miles on a Bicycle, 1887) believed, was born about 1865. He must have been a dedicated cyclist for, although it was not given press coverage at the time, he is thought to have made a round trip ride between New York and Denver in 1885 (Kron, xcvii). Not wishing to cover much of this route again on a transcontinental ride in 1886, he took a southern route west. He began the ride from the New York City Hall at noon on March 1 on a Columbia ordinary with the hope of reaching San Francisco in 150 days.
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- Description: The two Verdonck brothers and their colleague Meersman departed from Brussels with the idea of reaching Léopoldville, in Belgian Congo, by bicycle
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Belgium, Belgio, Belgique
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Various, Diversi, Différents
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Raid audacieux Bruxelles-Congo et retour - pour la première fois à vélo
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- Description: Michel Vernay and Ettore Zampiceni embarked on a round-the-world journey on foot between 1903 and 1911
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- 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
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Record pédestre mondial 67 000 km 15 avril 1903 - 15 avril 1911