Terra Circa

How it feels

A group of motorcyclists attempt to be the first to cross a notorious gap in Siberia. Injuries and logistics force the team to change their route as they ride from London to the United States over seven months.

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What happens

The Mondo Enduro round the world motorbike expedition attempted but did not cross the Zilov Gap in Central Siberia. In 2000 a follow-up expedition, Terra Circa, was organised by Dave Greenhough, brother of one of the Mondo Enduro team members. It was the first motorbike expedition to cross the infamous Zilov Gap. The route went from London across Europe, western Russia and Siberia to Vladivostok. Terra Circa's original Eurasian destination was Magadan, but injuries and logistical difficulties forced them to reroute towards Vladivostok. The team then embarked for Japan and returned to Europe crossing the United States. It took 7 months and they drove 20 000 miles. The members were: Dave Greenhough (organizer), Austin Vince, Charlie Benner, Gerald Vince, Joe MacManus (until Turkey), and Matt Hill (until Turkey and then from Russia). Dave Greenhough had to leave early because of a knee injury, and Matt Hill jumped in again (he had left the expedition in Turkey with Joe MacManus) to finish with the others. Like its predecessor, Terra Circa is a shoestring expedition with rough camping the order of the day and has a cult following amongst adventure motorcyclists. The expedition was filmed and made into a six-part TV series, shown on British cable channel Men & Motors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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