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  • Very close to the end, I reached yesterday my 26000th kilometer, in South Africa, in the hills of Namakwaland. The tough but scenic 90 km on gravel brought me for […]

    26000 KM, the last kilomilestone!

    Very close to the end, I reached yesterday my 26000th kilometer, in South Africa, in the hills of Namakwaland. The tough but scenic 90 km on gravel brought me for […]

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  • And another kilomilestone, 25000 KM today! It’s now less than 900 km to Cape Town as the crow flies. I’m in Aus, a village in Southern Namibia, the first village […]

    25000 KM !

    And another kilomilestone, 25000 KM today! It’s now less than 900 km to Cape Town as the crow flies. I’m in Aus, a village in Southern Namibia, the first village […]

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  • And 24000 KM in the Swakop valley on the way to Windhoek. I woke up today in my tent in what is called “moon landscape”. Luckily I didn’t get a […]

    24000 KM !

    And 24000 KM in the Swakop valley on the way to Windhoek. I woke up today in my tent in what is called “moon landscape”. Luckily I didn’t get a […]

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  • After a long break in Tsumeb, I am on the road again and reached 23000 KM between Otjiwarongo and Outjo. I am on my way to the coast and Swakopmund […]

    23000 KM !

    After a long break in Tsumeb, I am on the road again and reached 23000 KM between Otjiwarongo and Outjo. I am on my way to the coast and Swakopmund […]

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  • I am reaching 22000 KM just as I exit Angola after close to 3000 kilometers in the country. I think I took all the worst roads I could there. Angola […]

    22000 KM !

    I am reaching 22000 KM just as I exit Angola after close to 3000 kilometers in the country. I think I took all the worst roads I could there. Angola […]

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  • That is more than half a round the world journey (Earth’s circumference at the Equator: 40075 km) and, still riding the least frequented dirt roads when possible, my equipment is […]

    21000 KM !

    That is more than half a round the world journey (Earth’s circumference at the Equator: 40075 km) and, still riding the least frequented dirt roads when possible, my equipment is […]

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  • Twenty thousand kilometers and still on the road. Angola is a cycling paradise, with stunning landscapes and many brand new (Chinese) roads. Yet, avoiding the traffic and the very expensive […]

    20000 KM !

    Twenty thousand kilometers and still on the road. Angola is a cycling paradise, with stunning landscapes and many brand new (Chinese) roads. Yet, avoiding the traffic and the very expensive […]

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  • 19000 KM completed in my 20th country, Congo, in the massif du Mayombe, just before reaching Pointe-Noire. We didn’t really stop since Cameroon, and together with the poor connections in […]

    19000 KM !

    19000 KM completed in my 20th country, Congo, in the massif du Mayombe, just before reaching Pointe-Noire. We didn’t really stop since Cameroon, and together with the poor connections in […]

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  • Right in the middle of the jungle of Gabon, the counter is now at 18000 kilometers. Where we left this morning, a village of 2 inhabitants, the previous village with […]

    18000 KM !

    Right in the middle of the jungle of Gabon, the counter is now at 18000 kilometers. Where we left this morning, a village of 2 inhabitants, the previous village with […]

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  • After the rough roads of the ring road in the North West region, Cyril joined me again and we are heading to Yaoundé via dirt roads only. It takes a […]

    17000 KM !

    After the rough roads of the ring road in the North West region, Cyril joined me again and we are heading to Yaoundé via dirt roads only. It takes a […]

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  • Sixteen thousand kilometers today, in the hills near Nkongsamba of the South West region of Cameroon. At almost 1000m high, the weather is chill and rainy. I broke a pedal […]

    16000 KM !

    Sixteen thousand kilometers today, in the hills near Nkongsamba of the South West region of Cameroon. At almost 1000m high, the weather is chill and rainy. I broke a pedal […]

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  • I had estimated my whole journey until Cape Town to last 1 year and about 15000 kilometers. At 355 days today, I cycled indeed 15000 km, but I am still […]

    15000 KM !

    I had estimated my whole journey until Cape Town to last 1 year and about 15000 kilometers. At 355 days today, I cycled indeed 15000 km, but I am still […]

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  • Lake Volta is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, and I reached yesterday 14000 km near the Akosombo dam which harnesses the Volta river. I am now […]

    14000 KM !

    Lake Volta is one of the largest man-made lakes in the world, and I reached yesterday 14000 km near the Akosombo dam which harnesses the Volta river. I am now […]

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  • The highway Yamoussoukro-Abidjan is almost finished and I can cycle at the speed of light (for a photon on a saddle) on the empty lanes. Ivory Coast is very good […]

    13000 KM !

    The highway Yamoussoukro-Abidjan is almost finished and I can cycle at the speed of light (for a photon on a saddle) on the empty lanes. Ivory Coast is very good […]

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  • After taking some very bad roads in Sierra Leone, crossing many improvised rivers, collecting big ant bites, I am this morning at the gates of Monrovia, Liberia, after cycling 12000 […]

    12000 KM !

    After taking some very bad roads in Sierra Leone, crossing many improvised rivers, collecting big ant bites, I am this morning at the gates of Monrovia, Liberia, after cycling 12000 […]

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  • And one more, 11000 kilometers on the piste between Guinea and Sierra Leone. The rainy season has started and the sky will no more be perfectly blue. No more sand […]

    11000 KM !

    And one more, 11000 kilometers on the piste between Guinea and Sierra Leone. The rainy season has started and the sky will no more be perfectly blue. No more sand […]

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  • Ten thousand kilometers reached on my first day cycling in Guinea-Bissau! I celebrated it eating the fruits of the photo. Cashew fruits are not really supposed to be eaten, but […]

    10000 KM !

    Ten thousand kilometers reached on my first day cycling in Guinea-Bissau! I celebrated it eating the fruits of the photo. Cashew fruits are not really supposed to be eaten, but […]

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  • I reached the 9000 km milestone leaving Mboro this morning. Nothing special as I stopped at 8996 km before taking a long break. Instead of an achievement, it feels more […]

    9000 KM !

    I reached the 9000 km milestone leaving Mboro this morning. Nothing special as I stopped at 8996 km before taking a long break. Instead of an achievement, it feels more […]

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  • Not too long after the previous kilomilestone, I reached yesterday the 8000 km mark between Nouakchott and Tiguent, on my way to the border with Senegal. The Sahara is ending […]

    8000 KM !

    Not too long after the previous kilomilestone, I reached yesterday the 8000 km mark between Nouakchott and Tiguent, on my way to the border with Senegal. The Sahara is ending […]

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  • I just reached 7000 km while leaving the peninsula of Dakhla. Those last 1000 km were entirely cycled in the desert, and it’s far from being finished. Sahara on my […]

    7000 KM !

    I just reached 7000 km while leaving the peninsula of Dakhla. Those last 1000 km were entirely cycled in the desert, and it’s far from being finished. Sahara on my […]

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  • I hit 6000 km on the road a bit before Tan Tan, in the Sahara. The heat, the raindrops, the sand in the mouth, the fast trucks on a narrow […]

    6000 KM !

    I hit 6000 km on the road a bit before Tan Tan, in the Sahara. The heat, the raindrops, the sand in the mouth, the fast trucks on a narrow […]

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  • 5000 kilometers completed while cycling down the valley and gorges of Dadès from high cold in the High Atlas.  

    5000 KM !

    5000 kilometers completed while cycling down the valley and gorges of Dadès from high cold in the High Atlas.  

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  • The 4000 km milestone while leaving Fès for Imouzzer and the Middle Atlas. Soon time to dig in my panniers for hat and gloves.  

    4000 KM !

    The 4000 km milestone while leaving Fès for Imouzzer and the Middle Atlas. Soon time to dig in my panniers for hat and gloves.  

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  • I passed my 3000 km milestone today in the Alpujarras, halfway between Grenada and Almería, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean Sea. Well, actually all I see is […]

    3000 KM !

    I passed my 3000 km milestone today in the Alpujarras, halfway between Grenada and Almería, halfway between the Sierra Nevada and the Mediterranean Sea. Well, actually all I see is […]

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  • I passed the milestone in the afternoon while leaving Barcelona. I won 2000 km and the right to continue.

    2000 KM !

    I passed the milestone in the afternoon while leaving Barcelona. I won 2000 km and the right to continue.

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  • And what for a 1000th kilometer! Cycled yesterday evening over the pass of the Pas de Peyrol at 1589 m, in the middle of a stratovolcano in the Massif Central.

    1000 KM !

    And what for a 1000th kilometer! Cycled yesterday evening over the pass of the Pas de Peyrol at 1589 m, in the middle of a stratovolcano in the Massif Central.

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