The Tour Divide

In June 2015, Richard completed the epic, self-supported “Tour Divide” traversing the length of the Rocky Mountains from Canada to the Mexican Border. He travelled a total of 4,431km/2,753 miles, climbing over 200,000 vertical feet (or 60,000 vertical metres) with the highest pass sitting at 3,630m. 

Richard took on this challenge as part of a training block towards his next world first project planned for 2016. He completed the Tour Divide in 25 days, 17 hours and 06 minutes.

The Tour Divide follows the Great Divide mountain bike route, the world's longest off-road cycling route, which travels through Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the United States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

When: 13th June 2015

Where: The Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, and the United States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.

Why: Training block for 2016 World First Expedition.

To read Richard's final blog looking back on the Tour Divide, click HERE.

To follow the riders routes and live progress, click HERE

To read more on Richard's decision to take on the Tour Divide, click HERE.

To find out more about the Tour Divide in general, click HERE.