Cyclists who have crossed Canada
While preparing for our trip, we did research on the Web to learn from others who had cycled across Canada.
| Year |
Cyclist |
Route |
Distance (km) |
Days |
Notes |
| 1984 |
Dave Shipley |
|
10,778 |
102 |
Canadian cyclist travelled alone |
| 1997 |
Thomas Schleicher |
Northern Canada |
|
2 months |
Experienced cyclist from Germany |
| 1997 |
Mike Vermeulen |
Alaska, Yellowhead, Trans-Canada |
9,299 |
86 |
 |
|
Mike is an American from Colorado who does cycling trips frequently. |
|
| 1997 |
Siegrun Schroeder |
|
|
3 years |
Age 33, he crossed Canada in periods spanning 3 years |
| 1998 |
Mike O'Brien and Karl Désy |
East to west, near the U.S. border |
|
47 biking,
57 total |
Two Canadian Queen's University students |
| 1999 |
Erik Straarup |
Trans-Canada |
7,089 |
28 |
| 45-year-old cyclist from Denmark travelled alone |
|
 |
|
| 1999 |
Loretta and Marvin Wideen |
|
6,358 |
90 biking,
130 total |
 |
|
They did this trip upon retirement at age 65. Their average mileage was 71 km per day. |
|
| 2000 |
Mark Tanner |
|
8,391 |
95 biking,
125 total |
| Mark is from New Zealand. He began in February, carrying a huge load. Average mileage was 88 km per day. |
|
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| 2001 |
Kirk Nangreaves |
Trans-Canada |
8,495 |
80 |
 |
|
Kirk is Canadian and was 22. He began the ride with two friends but only he finished. |
|
| 2001 |
Lynn McLellan |
|
|
66 |
| At age 20, she participated in the Tour du Canada group ride. |
|
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|
| 2002 |
Ted Bullock |
|
|
99 |
 |
|
Ted, age 19 and 230 pounds, travelled alone with 100 pounds of bike and trailer. |
|
| 2002 |
Adam K. |
Sidney, B.C. to Sydney, N.S., back roads |
8,932 |
71 biking,
83 total |
He travelled alone. Average mileage 126 km per day. |
| 2002 |
Jeff Zakrzewski and Ian Laidlaw |
|
|
105 |
 |
|
Two guys did the trip just after finishing university. |
|
| 2002 |
Andre Gagnon |
Montreal to St. John's, then Vancouver to Montreal |
7,401 |
34 |
| 60-year-old cyclist from Montreal travelled alone (year not specified). |
|
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|
| annual |
Tour du Canada |
|
7,400 |
58 biking,
69 total |
This is the yearly group tour. Their average mileage is 133 km per day. |
Pedestrians who have crossed Canada
On our bike trip, we crossed paths with Mark Nightingale, who walked across Canada. As he continues to travel and has some interesting stories to tell of his travels, I've posted a page where you can read about Mark's travels.
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