NZ2050
with Rod Oram
B to B 2024
B to B 2023
Tour of NZ 2023
KŌPIKO 2021
Tour Aotearoa
Almaty to Istanbul – 2023
A 10-week ride along the Silk Road to Istanbul
Problogue
Day 0. Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Greetings from Almaty, where tomorrow I'll begin to harvest all my hours of training ...
Into the furnace
Day 1 - Almaty to Malybai: 135km, 1,100m of climbing
About 8am this morning, we 19 riders rolled in a group ...
Hitting the wall
Day 2. Malybai to Kergen. 117km, 1,625km
I slept very well last night and woke eager to ride our second day of ...
Crossing our first border
Day 3. Kergen to Karakol. 134km, 715m of climbing
We were up well before the glorious sunrise this morning ...
Welcome respite
Day 4. Wednesday, August 2nd. Rest day in Karakol
Phew! I needed this day of recuperation, and body and ...
Immersed in the lake
Day 5. Thursday, August 3rd. Karakol to Tong. 135km, 461m of climbing.
We had glimpsed Issyk Kul lake as ...
Far from home
Day 6 Friday Aug 4th. Tong to Kochkor. 125km, 975m of climbing.
Dawn over Issyk Kul was ...
Climbing at Sheffie speed
Day 7. Saturday, August 5th. Kochkor to Naryn. 127km, with 1,849m of climbing
Riding out of Kochkor was ...
Resting at Rod speed
Day 8. Sunday, August 6th . Rest day – Naryn
For dinner yesterday evening most of us riders went to an ...
Heading for the mountains
Day 9: Aug 7. Naryn to mountain camp. 141km, with 1,529m of climbing
Riding out of Naryn early this morning it ...
At one with the Earth
Day 10. Tuesday, Aug 8. Mountain camp to River canyon camp. 125km, with 2,456m of climbing.
My ...
From mountain to plain
Day 11. Wednesday, August 9. River canyon camp to Jalal-Abad. 112km, with 1,458m of climbing.
How demanding an ...