South America Stats
| To 28/3/11, Cañuelas, Arg | Total | Bra | Arg | Uru | Chi | Bol | Per |
| Days in Country | 561 | 33 | 293 | 9 | 77 | 90 | 59 |
| Distance Cycled | 21,026km | 1,885 | 10,896 | 639 | 2,480 | 3,135 | 1,990 |
| Days of Cycling | 311 | 19 | 151 | 8 | 45 | 56 | 32 |
| Time Cycling | 1,606hrs | 112 | 767 | 32 | 208 | 296 | 191 |
| Average Speed | 13.1kph | 16.9 | 14.2 | 19.8 | 11.9 | 10.6 | 10.4 |
| Av. Dist/Cycle Day | 67.6km | 99.2 | 72.2 | 79.9 | 55.1 | 56.0 | 62.2 |
| Longest Day (km) | 152km | 139 | 149 | 131 | 152 | 106 | 134 |
| 100km+ Days | 49 | 7 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Longest Day (hrs) | 9h59 | 7h15 | 8h37 | 6h10 | 8h37 | 9h59 | 9h37 |
| On Unpaved Roads | 10,245km | 126 | 4,442 | 0 | 1,590 | 2,420 | 1,668 |
| % Unpaved Roads | 48.7% | 6.7 | 40.8 | 0 | 64.1 | 77.2 | 83.8 |
| Kms Pushed | 133km | 0 | 58 | 0 | 20 | 40 | 15 |
| Kms Unloaded | 506km | 28 | 306 | 0 | 74 | 99 | 0 |
| Max. Altitude | 5,130m/ 5,509m* |
n/k | 4,966 | n/k | 5,130 | 5,061/ 5,509* |
5,130 |
| 4,000m Passes | 58 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| Max Sleeping Altitude | 5,061m | 1,004 | 4,395 | 107 | 4,573 | 5,061 | 4,963 |
| Nights above 4,000m | 100 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 20 |
| Most Climbing/Day | 3,178m | n/k | 1,606 | n/k | 1,856 | 3,178 | 2,025 |
| 1,000m+ Climb Days | >51 | n/k | >16 | 0 | >5 | 15 | 15 |
| Steepest Incline | 22% | n/k | 19 | n/k | 19 | 22 | 22 |
| Most Descending/Day | 4,733m | n/k | 3,043 | n/k | 1,783 | 3,022 | 4,733 |
| Max Speed (H) | 81.3kph | 68.8 | 71.4 | 52.9 | 63.3 | 81.3 | 60.3 |
| Max Speed (N) | 70.0kph | 68.7 | 67.4 | 58.7 | 70.0 | 60.7 | 57.6 |
| Highest Av. Speed/Day | 23.58kph | 19.15 | 23.58 | 22.14 | 21.21 | 18.50 | 15.87 |
| Lowest Av. Speed/Day | 3.00kph | 7.44 | 5.46 | 14.35 | 3.00 | 4.17 | 7.50 |
| Punctures (H) | 19 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Punctures (N) | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Cycle Tourists Met | 82 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 2 |
| Accommodation: | |||||||
| Bed | 245 | 19 | 90 | 2 | 26 | 65 | 43 |
| Campsite | 125 | 5 | 96 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Wild Camp | 186 | 8 | 105 | 1 | 30 | 26 | 16 |
| On Transport | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Temperatures: | |||||||
| Max (On Bike) | 40C | n/k | 40 | n/k | 26 | 38 | 34 |
| Min (On Bike) | -11C | n/k | -7 | n/k | -5 | -11 | -6 |
| Min (Outside Tent) | -20C | n/k | -12 | n/k | -17 | -20 | -9 |
| Min (Inside Tent) | -18C | n/k | -10 | n/k | -16 | -18 | -8 |
* With unloaded bike.
Max/Min Stats
Longest day by distance : 152.47km – Near Porvenir to Argentinian San Sebastian, Tierra del Fuego. All unpaved.
Longest day by time (all cycling) : 9h59 – La Florida to La Paz, Bolivia.
Longest day by time (cycling and hiking) : 12h12 – climb of Volcan Lanin (1,250m ascent, 2,700m descent – 8h56) followed by 66km cycle to Junin de los Andes (3h16), Argentina.
Maximum Altitude with loaded bikes : 5,130m on Cerro Aucanquilcha, Region II, Chile; and crossing Abra Azuca, Apurimac, Peru.
Maximum Altitude with unloaded bikes : 5,509m – On Acotango, Oruro, Bolivia.
Maximum Sleeping Altitude when with our bikes : 5,061m – base camp for Acotango, Oruro, Bolivia. When on a standard road and not on a track up a mountain: 4,966m – near Abra Azuca, Peru. (When hiking: 5,748m – high camp on Ojos del Salado, Argentina.)
Most climbing in a day : 3,178m – La Florida (1,649m) to La Paz over La Cumbre (4,671m), Yungas, Bolivia.
Most descending in a day : 4,733m – Before Abra Viraco (4,940m) to Aplao (627m), Dpto de Arequipa, Peru.
Most ascent plus descent in a day : 5,352m – (619m up, 4,733m down) before Abra Viraco to Aplao, Peru. Next most: 4,829m (1,977m up, 2,852m down) – Inquisivi to Circuata – Yungas, Bolivia.
Steepest incline : 22% – Climbing up from Pallayunga on the loop from La Paz to Sorata via Mapiri – Yungas, Bolivia; and at about 4,900m climbing Abra Huacullo, Apurimac, Peru.
Steepest daily gradient : 9.1% – 612m/6.71kms, pushing up Aucanquilcha, Chile. Steepest all cycled: 7.3% – 847m/11.53kms, climbing to Vallecitos, Cordon del Plata, Argentina.
Steepest kilometre climbed: >150m on the climb up from Pallayunga, Yungas, Bolivia.
Least amount climbed on a 100+km day: 32m (in 115kms) – Laguna del Monte, Cordoba to Ameghino, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Maximum speeds : 81.3kph (H) – descending from Paso Chungara/Tambo Quemado, Oruro Province, Bolivia.
70.0kph (N) – down a 1% slope on the way to Paso Jama, Region II, Chile. Nice tailwind.
Highest daily average speed : 23.58kph – Salina de Jama to Susques, Jujuy, Argentina.
Lowest daily average speed : 3.00kph – Pushing (and a bit of cycling) from 4,500m up to 5,130m on Cerro Aucanquilcha, Region II, Chile.
Lowest daily maximum speed : 6.68kph – That same day pushing up Aucanquilcha.
Maximum temperature on the bikes : 40C (that’s what the weather forecast said – we didn’t have our thermometers yet) – the day we cycle-pushed to Colonia Pellegrini, Corrientes, Argentina.
Minimum temperature on the bikes : -11C – Leaving Polques just after dawn, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia.
Minimum temperature outside our tent : -20C – Camping in a llama corral, Laguna Colorada, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia (-18C in the tent).
Longest stretch without precipitation : 101 days – Cuesta de Zapata, Argentina (rain) to Abra Huayllamarca, Bolivia (snow).
Longest distance we pushed the bikes in a day : 15km – Through sand on the way to Colonia Pellegrini, Corrientes, Argentina.
Longest stretch without seeing tarmac : 1,085km – Hito Cajon, Region II, Chile to Tambo Quemado, Oruro, Bolivia.
Most consecutive nights of camping : 34 – Buenos Aires to Bariloche, Argentina.
Most consecutive days of cycling : 15 – Boicucanga to Iguazu Falls, Brazil.
Most consecutive days of hiking : 15 – Cordon Ojos del Salado, Puna, Catamarca, Argentina.
Most consecutive days off (no cycling or hiking) : 11 – Caylloma, Dpto de Arequipa, Peru.
Longest stretch without a puncture : 3,073km (N) – Charaña, La Paz, Bolivia to near Abancay, Peru.
Longest distance cycled without a stop: 68kms – El Portezuelo (766m) to red light in Chepes (651m), La Rioja, Argentina.
Most water carried on the bikes : 15 litres – Leaving Salar de Pocitos for Antofagasta de la Sierra, Salta, Argentina.
Most food carried on the bikes : 15 days – on the way from Villa Union to the Puna de Atacama, Argentina. We were back in civilization after 6 days, so were eating instant noodles for a long time…
Most restaurant meals eaten in a 24 hour period : 7 – Llica, Dpto de Potosi, Bolivia.
Longest time without a fresh fruit or vegetable: 17 days – hiking on the Puna, Catamarca, Argentina
Longest time without a shower: 21 days – Fiambala to Villa Union (though we went to termas in this time). Without a wash: 17 days – hiking on the Puna, Catamarca, Argentina.
Longest time without seeing another human being: 8 days – hiking on the Puna, Catamarca, Argentina (the first 7 days the only signs of life we were 2 insects and a small patch of lichen).
Longest we were followed by a dog: 30km – Near Puyuhuapi, Carretera Austral, Chile.
Longest we were followed by a 3-legged dog : 26km – Leaving Rio de los Sauces, Cordoba, Argentina.
People we cycled with
Mateo Pierle (USA) : Near El Calafate – Ushuaia, Argentina (8 days).
Janne Corax (Swe) : Villa Union – Portezuelo de Laguna Brava, La Rioja, Argentina (4 days).
Lorenzo Rojo (Spa) : Tinogasta, Argentina – Laguna Blanca, Bolivia (24 days).
Jean-Marc Sage (Fra) : Colchani – Llica, Potosi, Bolivia (2 days).