Solar powered thighs: the SolarCycleDiaries team complete round the world trip

SolarAid is sending out pre-emptive congratulations for the SolarCycleDiaries team who ride into City Hall to complete their amazing round the world bike ride at 11am on Friday 19th February. Susie Wheeldon, Jamie Vining and Iain Henderson have been raising money for SolarAid since they set off on their 13,500 mile expedition in May 2009.

Three 3800 metre passes in 24 hours begins to take its toll.

Having crossed France, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, the Lebanon, Turkey, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, China and the US, the solar cyclists' new improved leg muscles are at last going to be rested.

The route has taken them through the Sahara desert, over 4000m mountain passes, sandstorms, blizzards and gale force winds. Often cycling 100 miles a day, they have been blown off the road, chased by dogs, struck by frostbite, stung by bees and even encountered the plague.


Cycling sideways: high winds hinder the cyclists journey.

Their route has taken them past several solar projects such as the Kuraymat Concentrating Solar Station (Egpyt) and the Suntech photovoltaic facility (China) as well as through many of the world's deserts.

For details of their journey, blog and daily 'Tweets', please visit: www.thesolarcyclediaries.com

You can also support them and SolarAid as they complete their amazing journey here