Geir Egilsson is a cyclist, architect and urban planner based in the lakeside town of Hamar, Norway. Geir is a passionate gravel cyclist with lots of road cycling experience. He loves to spend his leisure time and holidays exploring the roads, valleys, fjords, hills and mountains in Norway and abroad. Take a look at Geir's website: www.velono.bike to find out more about his travels by bike.

Geneviève is a passionate cyclist from Québec City, Eastern Canada.

Claude is an avid cross-country skier and cyclist who is passionate about inspiring others to embrace a healthier lifestyle through sports. As a world traveller, he has enriched his experiences by participating in international skiing and cycling races across diverse cultures. Notably, he completed the Canadian Ski Marathon and several Worldloppet events between 1990 and 2000.

John is a North East based cycle touring fanatic. He has cycled throughout Europe, with a main focus on Poland and Portugal.

Isobel is freelance writer with a Master's degree in gender equality from Cambridge University.

Andrew is an Edinburgh-based cyclist. He says he loves cycling more for the adventure than the sport. His biggest cycle to date is an 8 month tour of Asia, from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) to Flores (Indonesia). He hopes to gradually make his way across Europe over several trips. Off the bike he plays traditional music in Edinburgh pubs for fun, and is a tree surgeon by trade.

I recently left my cargo bike delivery job in London to go on the trip of a lifetime cycling around South America.  

John Vincent is a retired tech entrepreneur. He continues to mentor young entrepreneurs and is a guest lecturer at universities on entrepreneurship. His wife, Darlene Horne, is a retired teacher.

Patrick is a photographer by profession, but given half the chance he’d be out on his bike, exploring new places to ride, ideally in the sunshine.

Ben Bennett is an Epic Road Rides reader who loves this route and got in touch to tell us about it.