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I begin my attempt at circumnavigating the globe on a bike on June 21st 2009 - the "Full Cycle", if you will - in punlike tribute to Michael Palin's Full Circle.

My rough calculations suggest this will take 14 months in the saddle, a 15,000 mile route that will take me through northern Europe, Scandinavia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Nepal, Southeast Asia, Australia and the Americas.

I will start with the annual London-to-Brighton bike ride on June 21st, and then keep on pedalling (barring the occasional water crossing) until I am back where I started.

I will be doing this in aid of AMREF, a health development charity that provide life-saving knowledge and health care, such as clean drinking water, to isolated communities in Africa. Having spent some considerable time with such villages, it is a cause very close to my heart, and your donations will be a massive motivation to me to keep on moving, especially on some of the vast stretches between settlements.

The following is an outline route plan*, and you are welcome to sponsor any given leg - or two:

* Route subject to changes upon my whim. No refund available

Leg From To Miles   Accumulative Miles
1 London Brighton 60   60
2 Brighton Dover 80   140
3 Calais Amsterdam 256   396
4 Amsterdam Copenhagen 601   998
5 Copenhagen Oslo 382   1379
6 Oslo Stockholm 329   1709
7 Stockholm Helsinki 0   1709
8 Helsinki St Petersburg 243   1952
9 St Petersburg Moscow 406   2358
10 Moscow Kazan, Russia 525   2883
11 Kazan, Russia Samara, Russia 300   3183
12 Samara, Russia Uralsk, Kazakhstan 225   3408
13 Uralsk, Kazakhstan Astana, Kazakhstan 1563   4971
14 Astana, Kazakhstan Almaty, Kazakhstan 813   5783
15 Almaty, Kazakhstan Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 180   5963
16 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Chinese Border 430   6393
17 Chinese Border Lhasa, Tibet 1156   7549
18 Lhasa, Tibet Kathmandu, Nepal 400   7949
19 Kathmandu, Nepal Mandalay, Myanmar 1100   9049
20 Mandalay, Myanmar Luang Prabang, Laos 400   9449
21 Luang Prabang, Laos Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 344   9793
22 Darwin Sydney 1250   11043
23 Vancouver Denver 1875   12918
24 Denver Miami 2188   15106

all the best mate Donation by Lee Taylor 16/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

This is the ultimate way to stave off your restlessness. Good luck mate. Donation by Vince Grillo 12/11/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Hurry back, I miss our sports-chats Donation by Mike Costello 04/10/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Keep up the good work Tim ! Safe journey x Donation by Claire Macaskill 01/10/09  

Happy birthday Tim - have a charitable donation :-) Donation by Calum McFarlane 25/09/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Happy Birthday Tim! Love Maggie, Kate and Charlie Donation by kate thomas 25/09/09  

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SSSLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY Donation by Your King 16/09/09  

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Donation by Dee Neeson 08/09/09  

£50.00

I know that really you've got your feet up in some bar, laughing quietly into your pints. I'm going to try to give you some each month mate... Donation by Carl Robinson 04/08/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Tim! We've got a friendly at Walthamstow on Tuesday. 7pm ko. Can't guarantee you a full game but you might get a half. Let me know! Donation by David Leggott 29/07/09  

£35.00 + £9.87 Gift Aid

I'd like to sponsor leg 23 - not that I'm akward or anything! Keep going honey secretly I think you're amazing x Donation by Ellie Disney 28/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I'm glad you explained the pun... Donation by Steve Preston 23/07/09  

£40.00

Tim I've just put the kettle on - do you want one? Donation by Scott Jarvis 22/07/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 22/07/09  

£30.00 + £8.46 Gift Aid

Donation by Anonymous 22/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Well done Tim.... keep on pounding those pedals! Donation by Tom B 20/07/09  

£25.00

Donation by marilyn taylor 17/07/09  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

fair play mate - good luck! Donation by aron reynolds 09/07/09  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

All the best Donation by Richard B 01/07/09  

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Hope the head wasn't too sore on Saturday. Good luck! Donation by Nicki Smith 22/06/09  

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All the best mate, hope you've got a nice soft saddle! Donation by Stu Holden 17/06/09  

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Good luck Tim, looking forward to your blog! Donation by VL 16/06/09  

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Good luck! I will keep you posted on the criteria for your return! Donation by Alison Milne 15/06/09  

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All the best Tim, hope you make it! Donation by Michelle Matthew 15/06/09  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid

Good luck Tim I've got a spare puncture kit if you need it Donation by Cliff Shipman 12/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Safe journey Tim! Donation by Ed Devine 12/06/09  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Tim, see you in Russia... hopefully Donation by Becky Taylor 02/06/09  

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