Alastair Humphreys is a British Adventurer and Author. He spent over 4 years cycling round the world, a journey of 46,000 miles through 60 countries and 5 continents. He is the author of 15 books.
More recently Alastair has walked across southern India, rowed across the Atlantic Ocean, run six marathons through the Sahara desert, completed a crossing of Iceland, busked through Spain and participated in an expedition in the Arctic, close to the magnetic North Pole. He has trekked 1000 miles across the Empty Quarter desert and 120 miles round the M25 – one of his pioneering microadventures. He was named as one of National Geographic’s Adventurers of the year for 2012. In 2023, The Royal Geographical Society gave Alastair the Ness Award for ‘his long-standing contributions to promoting a greater understanding of our world and wider public engagement with the outdoors.’

 Charlie Walker is an award-winning adventure cyclist, writer, and speaker who has spent over four years exploring the world by bike. His journeys have taken him across deserts, mountains, and remote regions, including a 43,000-mile expedition through Asia, Africa, and Europe.

David McCourt took an incredible 2.5 year Cycle Tour from Melbourne to his hometown village of Cushendall, N.Ireland. This journey saw him cross through the desert Outback in Australia, before making his way across S.E. Asia, then Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Central Asia, Europe and finally returning to Ireland for an incredible homecoming. 

David is a natural storyteller and it was a pleasure to feature him as a guest of the show. 

Ewa Świderska is a Polish Bike Traveller who has spent over 11 years cycle touring across the world. 

James Baile is a UK based adventurer who in 1986 along with his friend Richard, was one of the first people to cycle in the Himalayas - making it to Everest Base Camp.

Jamie Hargreaves is an adventurer from the UK. In May 2024 he set off from his home in the North of England to cycle all the way to Australia. This journey is extra special as he is recreating the same journey his father took 40 years earlier. 

Jessie Brown is an environmental researcher from N. Ireland who took a cycling expedition across S.E Asia. The aim of her trip was to measure air pollution from the most polluted to the least polluted place on earth. Each day of her journey she took air pollution readings, collecting data all along the way. 

Jesus Estrada is a Mexican adventurer who took a 7000km bike tour through his Mexico, as a way of learning all about his own country. 

In 2012, aged 19, Jude cycled from England to India, sneaking through Afghanistan and Tibet on the way. Since then, Jude has founded AdventureMentor.org, offering free adventure mentoring, and volunteers as a Basecamp Manager for the British Exploring Society. His award-winning debut documentary, Alone Across Gola, depicts the mental and physical feat of crossing the Liberian jungle, by bike of course.

Madeline Hoffmann went on an incredible Cycle Tour from Germany to Australia. This journey spanned over 15 months. Madeline initially only planned to be on the road for 6 months all up and was using this trip as a way to meet her father for the very first time in Türkiye.  But once she got there she knew she would continue before returning to Australia.  Her tour took her through Europe, Across the Middle East, Pakistan, India, South East Asia before completing the final leg from Brisbane to Sydney.

Marta Ballús is a Spanish Bikepacker who spent a year bikepacking solo through South America

Melanie Schautt is a German Bikepacker who went on a 7 month bikepacking journey through South America as a complete beginner. Starting in Patagonia and ending in Colombia, her journey would take her through breathtaking landscapes and endure some challenging conditions. By the end of the journey Melanie discovered new capabilities and is now organising bikepacking events in Austria

Phil Hargreaves is a UK Adventurer who in 1984 took a cycle tour all the way from the UK to Australia - via Everest Base Camp.  After working in Australia he would eventually make his way back home to the UK - on his bike of course - riding through Australia, New Zealand and then through China and Tibet before catching the Trans Siberian Express back to Europe.  By the time he reached home it would be three years since he first left. 

The Rare Femmes - Laura, Cris, Berta and Celia are passionate about getting more women into Bike Travel. They are the founders of Bike Travel Fest - a festival centred around Bike Travel.

in 2023 Rob MacLennan set off from his home in London, UK for a 6 month Cycle Tour through Europe and West Africa all the way to Cape Town, South Africa. 

Saoirse Pottie is an adventurer from N.Ireland who has taken some incredible bikepacking journeys across the world. Her adventures include bikepacking around Ireland, a Tour through Africa from Cape Town to Rwanda, as well as a journey through Patagonia.

She is especially passionate about encouraging others to take on their own bike travel adventures.

Sarah Ruggins, a former elite long-distance runner turned ultra cyclist. Sarah's running career aspirations were cut short due to suffering an almost total body paralysis due to a neural disease. Now recovered, she has swapped sports to cycling and has twice competed in one of the world's toughest ultra cycling races, the Transcontinental Race (TCR). 

Terri Jockerst is a retired Australian School Teacher proving age not be a barrier to taking amazing cycle tourng adventures. She has cycle toured from Norway to Malta and also through Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. 

Tristan Ridley has been undertaking long term bike travel adventures since 2015. His first journey saw him set off for a 3 month trip around New Zealand. Then he chose to cycle home...all the way back to the UK! Since then he has cycled more than 80,000kms through 71 countries around the world. Recently he has also taken to creating new off road bikepacking routes such as the Kenya Bike Odyssey.