An extraordinary around-the-world expedition will be hosted by Edelweiss Bike Travel: circumnavigation of the world by motorcycle.
The first stage starts in Austria on November 14, 2010, and leads via Paris to Dakar in Senegal. Men, women, and machines will then fly to Buenos Aires. Founder of Edelweiss, Werner Wachter explains: "We have allowed nine weeks for the section from Argentina to Bogota in Columbia. The subsequent third stage from crossing the Panama Canal to Los Angeles in California will be relatively short at five weeks."
After the flight over the Pacific, we will start traversing the Australian continent. "This means seven thousand miles in four weeks. Fitness and stamina will help," stresses Wachter. On the fifth and last stage from Beijing right across the whole of Asia and half of Europe, participants will be nearing their final destination, the Alps (an eight-week stage). On July 20, 2011 it will be time to celebrate the return of the expedition team in Mieming.