Helen's recent cycling history

Helen's past history on the bike in recent years has included:

2 cycle trips to Myannmar before 2008 and

Hokkaido, Japan June/July 2010 32 days 2000km touring bike with panniers and tent

Sri Lanka, Dec '10 - Jan '11 21 days 780km touring bike with panniers, staying in guest houses

C2K, Australia June/July 2011 8 days 800km fully supported charity ride, road bike

Northern Lao Dec '11 - Jan '12 21 days 1245km touring bike with panniers, staying in guest houses

Chiang Mai, Thai June/July 2012 22 days 1145km touring bike with panniers, staying in guest houses

Angkor Wat Half Marathon, Cambodia 2nd Dec 2012


Thus the Empowering Lotus Girls challenge needed to be longer than 32 days and longer than 2000km.

Hence, the challenge is 3000km, a few days to be a tourist along the way - approx 35-40 days in total.

Generally these rides have been solo. That doesn't mean I always ride by myself. Lots of long distance cyclists are out there and I often join them for a day or two if we are going in the same direction.