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Jack : Riding on a Road made of Silk! 10000km on an e-bike! https://t.co/EWNnXrDgUi pic.twitter.com/0hbOhaqcGI — The Sun Trip (@TheSunTrip) 21 août 2018 Views: 76

François et Gilles: Day 5-more than a single battery in Kazakhstan Https://t.co/5cXe6Hx5LI Pic.twitter.com/TwKpN6IXJT — The Sun Trip (@TheSunTrip) August 21, 2018 Views: 57

Laurent: 62nd Day – Management of solar autonomy and drying of peanuts https://t.co/MndDWViRRn pic.twitter.com/XjRcpMqw2x — The Sun Trip (@TheSunTrip) August 20, 2018 Views: 67

Gregory's logbook: «On Monday, I will finally leave Uzbekistan, the fairy country of the Thousand and One Nights. This week I explored the capital Toshkent and the border with Kyrgyzstan. In the Fergana valley, I visited the only active silk production plant and one of the largest markets in the region. It was very nice.

When he crossed the Rainbow Mountain, Jack Butler was escorted by the chinese police. Jack here delivers wonderful images of this exceptional mountain formation, which has been inscribed since July 2010 by UNESCO on World Heritage under the name of "Danxia of China". Views: 73

Romain Neauport shows us two very different facets of his day, China of the fields, China of the cities: Views: 61

Today it was the turn of Herman Segers, to cross the finish line in Guangzhou, he arrived a smile on the lip, at Parc Yuexiu, in front of a crowd intrigued by this "big man with blue eyes on a bizarre bike". The second Belgian to cross the line and 5th in the ranking, with

From Hami to Xingxing Sia, on the G30 motorway, Thierry Rassat has enjoyed good weather conditions. Every time he had police checks, the police asked him if they could take a picture of him. Views: 80

In recent days, Youssef and Mohamed Saïd have discovered the diversity of the landscapes of Kazakhstan, the agricultural regions that alternate with arid regions. At Shimbat, the road climbs steadily for 100 km to an altitude of 1200 metres. They have only 800 km left to the Chinese border. Views: 53

With the Sun, Françoise Denel found this first stage of mountain easy despite the 1500m of difference. But this highway in the mountains impressed her very much: the passages in the tunnels frightened her and even more, the wind on the bridges suspended above the void. She met a couple of Chinese tourists: little exchange

Stéphane Bertrand arrived in Guangzhou! It finishes in 4th position of the Solar Challenge 2018, with 12700 km travelled. Stéphane has long been in second place, in the direct wake of Raf Van Hulle. On entering China, Stéphane chose a daring itinerary. But the Chinese authorities forced him to turn back what made him lose

François Médalle and Gilles Coural continue their journey amidst the fields of cotton, maize and plots of gardening with numerous irrigation canals. They found Catherine and Didier Pozzobon. Tomorrow they enter Kazakhstan. Views: 61

Stéphane Bertrand touches the goal, here he is near Guangzhou! Views: 56

Thanks to Jack Butler for these images of the Great Wall that he filmed with his drone. On this video, we see also the brothers Colle, Camille and Auguste , these 2 suntripers who had to abandon their solar tandem and who continue their journey to Guangzhou on standard bikes! Views: 57

Michael Pole takes a break in Almaty for the necessary repairs to his solar bike. It offers a hike to 3300 m in bicycle shoes! Views: 55

Eymeric has not been able to communicate for 3 days because of Internet connection. He catches up by offering us very nice pictures. He crosses beautiful landscapes at the Türkmenistan. He had the chance to cross six other bike riders just before bivouac, so they shared their evening in the steppe. Views: 72

I have to prepare the itinerary in advance, but recently, I found on some panels the indications of the cities in two scriptures, one of which we understand much better! Seen along the road: corn that people effeuillent, put to dry and sometimes égrainent. Breakfast: The sweet, a kind of gelatinous milk and the salty,

Here is the first picture of the dean of the Sun Trip, Françoise Denel-70 years old, who has just arrived in China! Congratulations on this feat! Views: 62

Romain Neauport here delivers his difficult life, to face the cold and the rain in the desert, the punctures… Views: 61

« If only I could use all these solar panels for 1 second! » Views: 48

Here is what Françoise Denel wrote in her diary of August 14: "I have lost a bit the notion of time I do not know what day it is; 12 small degrees this morning. Check out a bit late, I know I have a collar to ride, I'd rather have my batteries full. At the

Yes, Stéphane Bertrand is approaching Guangzhou, but today he has punctured 3 times (morning, noon and evening). It's a pity because the day was rather sunny (the first time in 4 days!) which allowed him to recharge the batteries. But the well damaged portions of the road have greatly disliked his inner tubes… Views: 58

"Happiness is only true if it is shared": It is also the motto of Sun Trip! Mickaël Joguet and Éric Morel in representation in Guangzhou, for a moment of exchange organized by our partner France Passion, under the direction of Ting Xie. More than two hours of questions/answers with a Chinese audience in part Francophone

Daniel Jenni and Dirk Huyghe have been riding together for several days in China, they willingly lend themselves to native selfies. Views: 57

Do you remember Justin and Anne-Sophie? And their tandem on which they pedaled and rowed? At the Lac du Bourget Campground in June Well, they interrupted their Sun trip journey after reaching Tehran in Iran, from where they flew to Canada to celebrate their wedding! All our wishes for happiness to Anne-Sophie and Justin! Views: