2014 Bicycle Tours
2014 wasn’t a good year for bicycle tours. With only two rides completed, both in the UK. After returning home from his Greece bicycle tour in November 2013. It was discovered that Garry had a nasty slipped disc that would require surgery. The surgery was carried out in March this year and seemed to go well. But it meant that Garry was unable to ride his bike for six weeks.
Once Garry was back on his bike, he couldn’t wait to go away touring. Unfortunately, even though he’d had surgery, he was still having to go back to the hospital for physio and check-ups. But then, after a few of his appointments were cancelled, Garry had enough time to go away. He only had ten days, but that was enough for Garry.
Not wanting to go abroad because of his back, he headed west towards Cornwall and Land’s End, his first bicycle tour of the year.
It was now September, and after a summer spent visiting the hospital for check-ups and physiotherapy appointments, Garry could finally head off on tour.
Still not wanting to go abroad, Garry’s second tour of the year was a sort of continuation of his first. After reaching Land’s End on his first tour, Garry had headed north until he ran out of time. So now, Garry was going to continue this ride and do the classic bicycle ride “Land’s End to John O’Groats”, but his way.
2013 Cycle Rides
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There are plenty of smaller rides that Garry completed this year, which can be found below in the archive section of the website. Just click on a month to read more.
Follow & Support
If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel Garry’s next mile, you can always support him by buying him a beer. Or subscribe to his blog and follow him as he travels around on his bike. As a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. And, of course, you can always follow Garry on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. Garry’s also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all his tours, along with regular photo updates that he generally publishes each month.
If you want to find out if Garry’s away touring at the moment and check his location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And after thousands of miles on the road, Garry’s condensed everything he’s learned into one place. So if you’re planning your own cycling adventure, read his reality check on long-distance touring.
Garry McGivern is a solo, self-supported bicycle tourist and the creator of Travelsonabike2. Having cycled over 70,000 miles worldwide on his trusty bike, Passepartout, Garry documents the reality of long-distance travel. Follow along for updates, gear insights, and the daily highs and lows of bicycle touring, whether he’s camped beside the road or in the luxury of a hotel. Join Garry on the road, and be inspired to start your own adventure. Read more.