- Description: Terry Fox was a Canadian athlete known for his Marathon of Hope. His goal was to cross Canada from coast to coast, raising funds for cancer research. Terry embarked on this journey with a prosthetic right leg, following an amputation due to cancer. He had to stop his run after 143 days and 5'280 km when cancerous tumors were found in his lungs. What initially seemed like a sporting and personal failure turned into a major act of solidarity: his foundation has raised over 500 million dollars in twenty years
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Terry Fox
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Canada
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1958-1981
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.terryfox.org
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q295053
- Description: Mark “Monty” Beaumont was a sport-loving kid with a taste for adventure. At 15, he cycled across the United Kingdom, covering 1,670 km from Lands End to John O'Groats. When Monty learned that Steven Strange had completed a round-the-world bike trip in 276 days, 19 hours, and 15 minutes, he decided to take on the challenge. His incredible race began on August 5, 2007, in Paris, where he would return 194 days and 17 hours later, setting a new record. The adventure was broadcast by the BBC in the program "The Man who Cycled the World"
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Monty
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: UK, Inglese, Anglais
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.markbeaumontonline.com
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1165388
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: The Man Who Cycled The World: Amazon.co.uk: Mark Beaumont: Books. ASIN 0552158445
- Description: Harry Alverson Franck was an author who published A Vagabond Journey Around the World in 1910, an account of his journey around the globe. He initially intended to travel without money, weapons, baggage, or supplies, relying instead on personal effort and local resources for both protection and daily needs. He later modified this plan, deciding to carry a Kodak camera and a small amount of money (104 dollars) to cover photographic materials. The main aim of his journey was to live and work alongside local populations in different parts of the world. He followed no fixed itinerary, leaving the route to chance and to changing circumstances
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Prince of Vagabonds
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Franck H. A., A Vagabond Joumey Around the World, The Century co., 1910.
- Description: In Vespa to the Ends of the Earth: that's the destination for a group of riders, diverse in age and origin, each on their own Vespa. They travel across Patagonia to Tierra del Fuego: an adventure that starts with twenty-three Vespas stacked in a container shipped across the Atlantic and unfolds through vast landscapes, wild animals, and unexpected incidents along the infamous Ruta 40, Argentina's longest and most spectacular road, known for its unpredictable weather and fearsome dirt tracks, now mostly replaced by asphalt. Lorenzo Franchini brings us a tale that dreams up all Vespa enthusiasts and others, conveying that strong sense of precariousness and freedom typical of an on-the-road journey, spiced up, why not, with a bit of recklessness. Despite the difficulties, those who were just nicknames on a Vespa forum before the departure become great friends. Accompanied by unforgettable skies, tumbles in the dust, makeshift camps, and roadside pasta, the Vespaonline riders cover nearly 5,000 km to reach Ushuaia, the "Southern Cape" of the world. With that slight bitterness felt when the journey is nearing its end, the author realizes that the finish line is not the end, but a new starting point to face everyday life, which often can have "turns" more challenging than those on a Patagonian route
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Lorenzo205
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: 1963-
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Vespa
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Americas, Americhe, Amérique
- Internet: http://www.doveilmondofinisce.tk
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: Dove il Mondo Finisce, 2019, Alpine Studio Ed.
Sur une Vespa “Où le Monde se Termine”, c'est ici qu'un groupe de cavaliers, d'âges et d'origines différents, chevauchant chacun leur propre tête de Vespa. Ils parcourent toute la Patagonie jusqu'à la Terre de Feu: une aventure qui commence avec vingt-trois Vespas empilées dans un conteneur expédié à travers l'Atlantique et serpente à travers des paysages infinis, des animaux sauvages et des accidents inattendus le long de la tristement célèbre Ruta 40, la plus longue et la plus spectaculaire route argentine, célèbre pour sa météo imprévisible et son terrible chemin de terre, aujourd'hui remplacé par de l'asphalte.
- Description: In 1909, Vic McDaniel and Ray Francisco, fresh out of high school, set off from Santa Rosa, California, on two second-hand bicycles with the intent of reaching the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Bike, Bicicletta, Vélo
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: McDaniel Gibb E., Two Wheels North: Bicycling the West Coast in 1909, Oregon State University Press, 2000.
- Description: One of the four 'Overland Westerners': between 1912 and 1915, he rode to all 48 state capitals of the United States. In total, the group covered 20'352 miles. To fund their journey, they made public appearances in cities
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: Overland Westerners
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: -
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On horseback, A cavallo, A cheval
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: First to ride horseback to all fifty states. George and his horse, Pinto, made their historic ride in 1912. They ended their ride in San Francisco, expecting a hero's welcome. Instead, they were hardly noticed. They both died tragic deaths without fame or fortune
- Description: Two postcards bear witness to the journey started by a group of young globetrotters. The first postcard mentions Franciolini, Casali, and Consonni, while the second includes Franciolini, Lanzi, and Consonni as part of the "expedition". The trip was proposed in 1898 by students Franciolini, Casali, and Consonni, an endeavor spanning 275'000 kilometers
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Italy, Italia, Italie
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Around the World, Giro del mondo, Tour du monde
- Internet: http://www.lanazione.it/livorno/giro-mondo-piedi-1.1516347
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Giro del mondo a piedi in 7 anni. Expédition de globe-trotters - tour du monde à pied en 7 ans. Ricordo dei Trotters che compiono il giro del mondo a piedi
- Description: Fay and June Shea, accompanied by Kittle Bebertz, walked the 700 miles from Portland, Oregon, to San Francisco. Their aim was to reach the Panama-Pacific International Exposition held in the Californian city in 1915
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: USA
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: On foot, A piedi, A pied
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: USA
- Additional references-Riferimenti complementari-Références complémentaires: The Oregon Daily Journal, February 26, 1915, page 5.
- Description: The tour of Germany undertaken by Mr. Beer in the company of his son
- Alias-Pseudonimo-Pseudonyme: -
- Nationality-Nazionalità-Nationalité: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Birth/death-Nascita/morte-Naissance/mort: -
- Means of transport-Mezzo di trasporto-Moyen de transport: Wagon, Carro, Char
- Geographical description-Riferimento geografico-Référence géographique: Germany, Germania, Allemagne
- Inscriptions-Iscrizioni-Inscriptions: Köln a. Rhein
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