http://russiacrossing.org This site chronicles the 9000 km cycling journey of 5 canadians across the largest country on earth from August to October 2007 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:54:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Welcome to RussiaCrossing.org. This site reports on the 9000km bicycle journey covered by Damien, Sorouche, Zack, Sasha and Nathan from August 1, 2007 to October 21, 2007. The journey took these individuals though multiple adventurous episodes ranging from running out of water in the Gobi desert to encounters with not-so-friendly ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=181 http://russiacrossing.org/?p=180 Thank you ! Thank you to family, friends, co-workers http://russiacrossing.org/?p=164 Last night, at the gates of the Forbidden City in Beijing, Sorouche and Damien completed their trip. It's been an adventure of some 9200 km jam-packed with adventure, awesome people, fantastic scenery and loads of learning of all sorts. For Sorouche, this is mission accomplished: Moscow to Beijing. For Damien, this was ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=160 Well, it's now cycled… that is, the Gobi desert is now covered on our itinerary. We considered it to be our last real challenge but never thought it would turn out to be as challenging as it ended up being. Imagine: one giant land (the most sparsely populated state in ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=159 (Goodbye Russia, Hello Mongolia) We are now officially out of Russia. A lot has happened, and it would take a lot of time to make a linear story, so I am going to summarize. Past couples of weeks were quite movemented. Bike breakdowns, weather, roads... It was all fun in the end (But ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=152 It was most definately a very tortuous and eventful last 32 days. Indeed, a full month of everyday riding, a few mountain ranges, solid coldness, scarcity alongside complete isolation, 70 km of muddy unpaved Siberian roads, bike breakdowns and then bike breakdowns again, physical attacks involving minor theft and ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=151 -> I had not finished this post... so some updates :) Since Moscow we got to the city of Kazan. Beautifull city, with a mix of culture. (Pic below). Maybe I should describe the roads... it will be faster than explaining what has been happening... From Moscow... Imagine it's 11.30PM... the Sun ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=132 Where to begin. Perhaps by noting that the halfway point is now passed: we have crossed the 4500 km mark. 41 days of daily unpredictable adventure, 1 mountain chain, thousands of kilometers of swamp land, countless liters of juice, water and other booster liquids, etc... it's been quite a ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=142 After 14 days of non-stop riding, some 1800km, with daily distances of 140 to 200km, and nearly being robbed on the side of the highway, I've decided I can no longer keep the pace being set by the rest of the team and still meet my personal travel goals for ... http://russiacrossing.org/?p=134