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
Mud, dogs and delights
Day 36. Sunday, September 3. Udabno to Sighnaghi. 80km, with 1,071m of climbing.
Today it rained! It was cool ...
Flowing smoothly ‘cross the plain
Day 37. Monday, September 4. Sighnaghi to Lagodheki. 48km, with 350m of climbing.
We met our first cycling ...
Gmadlobt, Ludwik!
Day 38. Tuesday, September 5. Rest Day – Lagodheki
The social life of the tour means a lot to all of us. It’s a ...
To the fount of wine
Day 39. Wednesday, September 6. Lagodheki to Ikalto. 90km, with 930m of climbing.
To Georgians go the honours ...
Stretching our climbing legs
Day 40. Thursday, September 7. Ikalto to Tbilisi. 123km, with 2,076m of climbing
Today’s route was a bit of a ...
Ruins and icons
Day 41. Friday, September 8. Rest day – Tbilisi
Tomorrow we head westwards out of Tbilisi and back into the ...
Up…and up
Day 42. Saturday, September 9. Tbilisi to Tsalka. 93km, with 2,443m of climbing
Old Tbilisi – the posh part – ...
Gale…or van: your choice!
Day 43. Sunday, September 10. Tsalka to bush camp near the border with Turkey. 117km of riding, with 1,437m of ...
Turkish delight
Day 44. Monday, September11. Bush camp to Kars. 111km, with 1,342m of climbing.
Ooh, it was cold last night! ...
Once a great city
Day 45. Tuesday, September 12. Rest day – Kars.
Visiting the ruined medieval city of Ani was the highlight of ...
Turkish tonic
Day 46. Wednesday, September 13. Kars to bush camp at Hizirilyas. 113km, with 1,121m of climbing.
Today was ...
…more tonic!
Day 47. Thursday, September 14. Hizirilyas bush camp to Erzurum. 101km, with 965m of climbing.
More tonic! ...