Eastern Europe Bike Tour 2014
The route
Oct 1 – Nov 3, 2014
14 country highpoint mountains summited (Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Kosovo, Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Cyprus)
2,197 miles biked
109 miles hiked
327 miles driving
Biking statistics (Cluj-Napoca Romania to Thessaloniki Greece):
30 biking days
Miles per day: 120 (max) 5 (min)
Flat tires: 16
Avg calories per day: 8,000-10,000
Max speed: 39.7 mph’
Moving avg: 11.8 mph
Days of rain: 6, Days of snow: 5
Avg number of showers per day: 0.11
On the Kosovo-Montenegro border
Days paid to sleep: 4
Max temp: 65F, Min temp: 13F
Number of dogs that chased me: 120 (avg 4 per day)
Max number of dogs chasing at once: 6
Number of dogs that caught me: 0
Eric Gilbertson
Matthew Gilbertson (joining for Spain, Cyprus, Greece)
Nadine Müller-Dittman (joining for Macedonia, Albania)
Links to trip reports from each leg of the tour:
Leg 1: Cluj-Napoca, Romania to Solotvyne, Ukraine, 280 miles, Oct 1 – Oct 4
Leg 2: Solotvyne Ukraine to Balanesti, Moldova, 360 miles, Oct 4 – Oct 10
At the Vusanje trailhead in Montenegro
Leg 3: Balanesti, Moldova to Moldoveanu, Romania, 380 miles, October 10-14
Leg 4: Moldoveanu to Campsite near Midzor, Serbia, October 15-19
Leg 5: Campsite near Midzor, Serbia to Musala, Bulgaria, 150 miles, October 19-21
Leg 6: Campsite near Musala, Bulgaria to Zla Kolata, Montenegro, 320 miles, October 21-26
Leg 7: Vusanje, Montenegro to Jazhintse, Kosovo, 180 miles, Oct 27 – Oct 30
Leg 8: Jazhintse, Kosovo to Macedonia border, Oct 30
Leg 9: Greece-Macedonia border to Thessaloniki, Greece, Nov 1-3
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