CYCLE the AMERICAS 2015 - 2019
Recycle expedition
( 70'000 + km. )
from Arctic to Antarctic
Bicycle expedition from Alaska to Argentina. The main idea is to cross the Americas almost without budget, with only 1,50 dollars day budget and aim for sustainable recycling.
"Cycle 4 Recycle" expedition (www.cycle4recycle.com)
"CYCLING SAFE" Netherlands and Belgium 2011
( 1'300 km )
Visited the Dutch Cycling Embassy in Utrecht, Netherlands. At the meeting with Tom Gotefroij has been discussed how to promote cycling as a means of transport and ways to improve cycling infrastructure in Eastern Europe; European Cyclng Federation in Brussels, Belgium. At the meeting with Martti Tulenheimo has been discussed future ECF projects in Bulgaria. Meeting with GRACQ in Charleroi, Belgium.
"CYCLE SAFE" cycling marathon of Bulgaria 2011
( 3'150 km. )
Factor Foundation organized the first national cycling marathon of Bulgaria with a total length of 3150 km. Cycling marathon has been between April 2 and May 4, 2011 and promote the cause:“Cycle Safe”.
Tour Marathon, “Bulgaria 2011″ aims at promoting the bicycle as a vehicle for safe movement in the settlements.
With this initiative we want to contribute to the good health and mental comfort of the citizens.
Cycling eco marathon will pass through 28 regional centers in Bulgaria, presenting to the public the benefits drawn from international experience, using a bicycle – a model for sustainable transportation.
Duration: 33 days
Participants: main group: 28
partial: 1600
CLING RELAY-RACE AROUND MEDITERRANEAN SEA 2010
( 32'000 km )
Route:*Turkey (Cyprus isl.) *Syria *Lebanon *Jordan *Egypt *Tunisia *Algeria *Morocco *Gibraltar *Spain (Mallorca isl.) *France (Corsica isl.) *Monaco *Italy (Sargena isl., Sicilia isl.) *Malta (Gozo isl.) *Slovenia *Croatia *Montenegro *Albania *Greece (Cyprus isl., Pelaponissos isl., Crete isl., Evia isl.)
web page (here)
Tour - fundraising for the Factor Foundation
duration: 287 days
- Cycled distance – total: 31 649 km.
- Cycled time – 287 days ( 9,5 month )
- Started on 1th of February 2010 and finished on 14th of November 2010, Istanbul, TURKEY
- Distance per day average – 110,3 km
- Maximal speed – 74 km/h (Turkey)
- Maximal distance per day – 240 km (Egypt)
- Maximal time stand on a bike – 16 hours (Egypt)
- Maximal climbed altitude - 1790 m above sea level: “Kings Way” (Jordan)
- Minimal altitude (diving) – (- 400 m) under sea level: next to the Dead Sea (Jordan)
- Sum of climbed altitudes – 211434 m ( like the 24 times climbing “Everest”, approximate)
- The best speed average – 28 km/h (Algeria)
- Maximal used water per day – 9 liters (Tunisia)
- All used liquids approximate – 1345 liters
- Cycled my body produce - 7400 kg of CO2
- Tires – 10 pcs.
- Tubes – 8 pcs.
- Brakes – 8 pcs.
- Saddle -1 pc.
- Punctures – 32 times
Start - Istanbul, Turkey
- Turkey 01.02.2010 - 10.03.2010 (3200km; 40days) ROUTE
- Syria 16.03.2010 - 19.03.2010 (200km; 3days) ROUTE
- Lebanon 19.03.2010 - 22.03.2010 (200km; 3days) ROUTE
- Syria 22.03.2010 - 25.03.2010 (200km; 3days) ROUTE
- Jordan 25.03.2010 - 01.04.2010 (500km; 6days) ROUTE
- Egypt 01.04.2010 - 16.04.2010 (1300km; 15days) ROUTE
- Tunisia 16.04.2010 - 08.05.2010 (1100km; 14days) ROUTE
- Algeria 08.05.2010 - 27.05.2010 (1200km; 15days) ROUTE
- Morocco 28.05.2010 - 02.06.2010 (500km; 7days) ROUTE
- Gibraltar 03.06.2010 - 03.06.2010 (20km; 1day) ROUTE
- Spain 02.06.2010 - 22.06.2010 (1700km; 20days) ROUTE
- France 23.06.2010 - 03.07.2010 (700km; 9days) ROUTE
- Monaco 03.07.2010 - 03.07.2010 (2km; 1day)
- Italy 03.07.2010 - 14.08.2010 (4200km; 45days) ROUTE
- Malta (200km;3days) ROUTE
- Slovenija 14.08.2010 - 05.09.2010 (40km; 1day) ROUTE
- Croatia 05.09.2010 - 14.09.2010 (700km; 9days) ROUTE
- Bosnia and H. 14.09.2010 - 15.09.2010 (20km; 1day) ROUTE
- Montenegro 15.09.2010 - 17.09.2010 (150km; 2days) ROUTE
- Albania 17.09.2010 - 24.09.2010 (500km; 7days) ROUTE
- Greece 24.09.2010 - 04.11.2010 (3500km; 40days) ROUTE
- Turkey 04.11.2010 - 14.11.2010 (450km; 6days) ROUTE
..." The expedition along the Mediterranean coast will transform the motto “i THINK!” It is connected with the Factor Foundation The foundation will unite designers, scientists and researchers, the so called developers of consumer goods. Gathering in groups, the intellectuals will design materials, technologies and products for industrial production, which will spare the environment in the future. Factor Foundation will deal with the reasons for the problem with garbage and not with the consequences of it.
GREECE COAST "REcycle" expedition 2009
( 4'800 km )
WIKILOK GPS Map
Macedonia, Albania and the roads of all Greece coast. The mission of the expedition has been "Life without garbage" as a comparison between the coasts of the Ionian sea, Sea of Crete, Aegean Sea and the Black sea. I have created many reports and researches of the exploratory views of the plastics.
4800km / 245 hours per 39 days
AROUND THE BLACK SEA "REcycle" expedition 2009
( 6'000 km )
lgaria > Romania > Ukraine > Russia > Georgia > Turkey
ALPHA GPS Map
WIKILOC GPS Map
6000km / 275 hours / 45 days
Bicycle solo expedition around the Black Sea. The length was 6000 km and I cycled 45 days. The name of the expedition was“REcycle” that means: cycle and recycle. The theme of the expedition was: “Recycle the desires in benefit of the nature”
ALPHA GPS Map
WIKILOC GPS Map
6000km / 275 hours / 45 days
Bicycle solo expedition around the Black Sea. The length was 6000 km and I cycled 45 days. The name of the expedition was“REcycle” that means: cycle and recycle. The theme of the expedition was: “Recycle the desires in benefit of the nature”