Bikepacking

Who are you: Sam HendersonWhere do you live: Currently just South of Christchurch but I have spent the last 2 years travelling and am due to head home to Birmingham, UK in March.What type of riding do you normally do (road, mtb, bike packing, bmx etc)?: Road/triathlon and have recently started bike packing. Tell us a little about your first solo bike packing experience: I was in Taiwan which seemed to be a fantastic place to do some cycle touring and I was particularly interested in cycling the east coast. My ride was to start in Taitung city and take...

Just in case you Northern Hemispherers were feeling a little chilly, we had a chat with Joanna who is currently keeping up her training in polar conditions. Name: Joanna Perchaluk - Mandat Lives: Usually Zakopane, presently Polish Polar Station, Spitsbergen, Norwegia Does: Meteorologist, Leader of the 42nd Polar Expedition Rides: Road Corratec Dolomiti, after the Expedition – TT bike Q1 Wow – what does a meteorologist actually do on these polar expeditions? What’s involved? There are three meteorologists at the Expedition. A couple years back there were only two. Each one has a 24-hour duty during which every 3 hours...