The Ian Hibell Corner
Ian was Britain's greatest long-distance cyclist ever. He had ridden on every continent (including Antarctica) and in most of the world's countries. But his achievement and his fame came from his great journeys.
He had cycled from Nord Kapp at the top of Norway, at the northern tip of Europe way above the Arctic Circle, to Cape Town at the southern tip of Africa, including a solo crossing of the Sahara. Following this he shipped to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of the Americas and rode the whole length of the continent to the north of Alaska, including the first bicycle crossing of the infamous Darien Gap.
His last great rides were from Rotterdam to Russia's far eastern port of Vladivostok via Siberia and Mongolia. Later, he rode from Bangkok to Vladivostok through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.
His own account and diaries covering these last 2 rides are on our website in The Ian Hibell Corner.
It was almost unbearable to learn that on 23 August 2008, while cycling in Athens, Ian had been killed by a speeding hit-and-run maniac. Ian had been at the end of a ride from England to Greece, training for a longer ride which was never to be.
There is more on this tragedy, including tributes paid via our website, via the internet and via the national press, in The Ian Hibell Corner.
He had cycled from Nord Kapp at the top of Norway, at the northern tip of Europe way above the Arctic Circle, to Cape Town at the southern tip of Africa, including a solo crossing of the Sahara. Following this he shipped to Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of the Americas and rode the whole length of the continent to the north of Alaska, including the first bicycle crossing of the infamous Darien Gap.
His last great rides were from Rotterdam to Russia's far eastern port of Vladivostok via Siberia and Mongolia. Later, he rode from Bangkok to Vladivostok through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.
His own account and diaries covering these last 2 rides are on our website in The Ian Hibell Corner.
It was almost unbearable to learn that on 23 August 2008, while cycling in Athens, Ian had been killed by a speeding hit-and-run maniac. Ian had been at the end of a ride from England to Greece, training for a longer ride which was never to be.
There is more on this tragedy, including tributes paid via our website, via the internet and via the national press, in The Ian Hibell Corner.
