31 October 2000 - BBC Radio Leicester 


"RIDE EARTH"



Andrew Welch and Tom Allen from Leicestershire have set out on a journey which will see them attempt to circumnavigate the globe on their mountain bikes. Friend Mark Maultby will also join them for part of the trip.
The trip will take about three years using mainly off-road routes. The boys going to left the UK on 17 June 2007 and have now been biking for over three months, staying off the roads wherever possible.

    

You check out their progress on the dedicated website, complete with streamed podcast: http://www.ride-earth.org.uk



The choice kit of global travellers: RIDO 'Glow-in-the-dark' saddle