Latest News (January 2010)

To read about what I am up to post-bicycle ride, please see my blog here

For more information about my acclaimed motivational talks, please click here for schools talks, or here for corporate talks

To order dvds and signed books from this site please click here

Initial reviews of the book:
Lilwall’s story is a remarkable one… enhanced by the fact that he has a writer’s skill for conveying a sense of place
- The Sunday Telegraph
A rite-of-passage adventure full of thrills, excitement and endurance … If you’re a cyclist – and even if you’re not – go for this book
- The Irish Times
Rob Lilwall… has penned a two-wheeled classic. I wanted to rise up singing
- The Guardian

Note to people in television.
The television series is going to be premiered in Australia and Asia on the National Geographic Adventure Channel on Mondays in December (starting December 7th). It will then be broadcast most places in the world except the UK, USA and Canada. For these three territories, the producer and I have the right to sell the series to other television stations! Please do get in touch if you think this is something your channel would be interested in airing.

For a general introduction about the journey, please read on…

A Summary of My Journey

In September 2004 I began this journey by flying with my bicycle as far away from home as I could think of: to the Far Eastern side of Siberia. My intention was to cycle back to England via the most interesting route I could find. As it turned out, I took a detour to Australia and was on the road for over three years, cycling 30,000 miles through 28 countries, and catching 16 boats to cross the various stretches of water along the way. There were plenty of good times during the journey, as well as a few difficult ones. I still think the hardest time of all came right at the beginning as I struggled to stay alive in a Russian winter (camping at -40°C). Other great challenges included the exotic, yet forboding jungles of Papua New Guinea, a level 5 cyclone and a bout of malaria in Australia, the snowy passes of the Himalayas in Tibet and the war torn passes of the Hindu Kush in Afghanistan. I finally made it home to London in October 2007, and I am now keeping myself busy giving motivational talks about the journey throughout the country as well as doing some writing and film editing.

Being so far away from home for so long was a real test of endurance, but it was also a great privilege for me to meet many good people along the way. I hope you enjoy reading about my journey and my reasons for doing it on this site. If you would like to know more about my motivational talks, please click on either the Schools/motivational link or the Corporate link depending on your requirements.

During the thousands of hours in the saddle I also raised over £21,000 for the children at risk charity ‘Viva’. Please click on the links to find out more about the charity, or to see movies/photos of the journey, or read my acclaimed “Reports from the road”.

Please see my Frequently Asked Questions Section for practical information, or otherwise to contact me, please email roblilwall@gmail.com.

Best Wishes.

Rob Lilwall

The route (please click to enlarge)

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