- Description: In 1999, Doris Haddock, a spry 89-year-old, walked from Pasadena, California, to Washington D.C., covering a total of 3,055 miles (4,917 km). It took her 400 days
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Granny D
- 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: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Haddock D., Burke D., Granny D: Walking Across America in My Ninetieth Year, Villard Books, 2001.
- Description: On November 1, 1998, Karl Bushby embarked on his project 'The Goliath Expedition.' The idea was to walk 'with unbroken footsteps' around the world from Punta Arenas, Chile, to Hull, England
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- 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.odysseyxxi.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q432808
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Bushby K., Giant Steps, Sphere, 2007.
- Description: Departing on December 28, 2010, from Sydney, Andrew Cadigan walked solo to Brisbane. His goal was to raise funds for cancer research
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Australia
- 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: Australia
- Description: In 1912, Edwin J. Bush traveled from his hometown of Portland, Maine, to the namesake Portland in Oregon. He did so by pushing a cart
- 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: USA
- Description: Two blind wanderers, accompanied by a dog, embarked on a walking tour of Italy, covering approximately 3'000 km
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- 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: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Description: Lon Haldeman was one of the first and most renowned ultra-cyclists. His achievements include numerous endurance records. In 1981, he set the "Double Transcontinental Record," riding from New York to Los Angeles and back in 24 days and 2 hours. That same year, he established the record for miles covered in 24 hours: 454. In 1986, he crossed the North American continent on a tandem with his wife Susan Notorangelo, setting a new record in 9 days, 20 hours, and 7 minutes
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Internet: http://www.ultracycling.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20631168
- Description: Eugen Hafner is a young globetrotter who started a world tour in the late 1920s
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Negue Renfah
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1902-
- 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
È stato ieri in visita alla nostra redazione, un giovane bavarese, il signor Negue Renfah, giornalista, che sta effettuando il giro del mondo in bicicletta. Partito da Monaco il 1 dello scorso giugno il signor Renfah ha attraversato la Germania del Nord, la Polonia e la Svizzera percorrendo 7'400 km; si è diretto verso l'Italia stamane, intenzionato di visitare poi la Turchia e la Palestina.
- Description: On October 15, 1923, the three members of the Bombay Weightlifting Club, Adi B. Hakim, Jal P. Bapasola, and Rustom B. Bhumgara, embarked on a world tour by bicycle. They covered 44'000 miles in three years and three months, and their adventure is detailed in a book still available in a recently published version: "The World on a Bicycle"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: India
- 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
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Hakim A. B., Bapasola J. P., Bhumgara R. B., With cyclists around the world, Roli books, 2008.
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Noble cycle & motor Co. - This Royal bassett (?) bicycle was used by the world tourists in their tour round the world. The machine has done 40.000 miles
Just in their twenties and living off a shoestring budget, three young Parsis, one from Baroda, ventured on the first ever trip around the world on bicycles on October 15, 1923. The trio covered 44,000 miles in three years and three months across 27 countries and four continents. On their return, Adi Hakim from Vadodara, Jal Bapasola from Mumbai and Rustom Bhumgara from Pune, who later became a freedom fighter, wrote a book of their memoirs from the epic journey, of which but a few copies still exist. The original book includes a foreword by Jawarharlal Nehru and comments from leaders around the world like Benito Mussolini and Calvin Coolidge.”
- Description: Albert Hamant embarked on a tour of France with his three-wheeled cart, accompanied by Baptiste Souque, who was blind. As with other ventures of this kind, the postcard is headed "United by Misfortune"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: France, Francia
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wheelchair, Sedia a rotelle, Fauteuil roulant
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: France, Francia
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Albert Hamant, ex-représentant de commerce, victime du devoir, Tour de France à pied, au nom des camarades - Unis par le malheur
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