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Biography
Sadan was born and raised in the village Oranit, Israel. After completing his army service, he became involved in Mountain climbing and even undertook a professional Mountain climbing course in India. However, eventually Roei become involved in cycling and drew his attention to preparing for a long and intensive worldwide cycling journey. Roei’s worldwide cycling voyage started in July 2007, in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay, a voyage that lasted four and a half years. The mental and physical preparation for the journey took one year and equipped him for the longest and most extensive trip ever taken by an Israeli, including cycling over 66,000 km around the world, crossing 42 countries, spreading over North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Sadan’s voyage was a solitary one, without the support of any logistic teams. These days, Sadan is planning a Kayak journey across North America’s west coast. He currently lives in Kibbutz Rosh HaNikra, where he is preparing for this journey. Roei is also busy giving lectures on inspiration in Israel and worldwide.
Cycling across the continents
North America - crossing the continent from north to south: from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (the most northern point of the journey), through Dalton Highway, Yukon Territory and British Columbia in Canada, crossing The Rocky Mountains through the Icefields Parkway, the city of Vancouver, via California State Route 1 and down to Central America. Covering about 16,00 km.
South America - crossing the continent from North to south: from the northern Colombian city of Cartagena de Indias, through the Andes, Lake Titicaca, the Salar de Uyuni desert, crossing via the Laguna Colorada, across the winding Carretera Austral; in Chile, and all the way to Tierra del Fuego and the city of Ushuaia (the most southern point of the journey). Covering about 14,00 km
Africa - crossing the continent from south to north: from Cape Town, across South Africa’s Garden Route, through Swaziland, the eastern Africa countries, the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababaa and up to the Northern city of Axum. Covering about 10,000 km.
Europe - crossing the continent from west to east: from the city of A Coruña in the north west of Spain, crossing across País Vasco and the city of Bilbao, through France, Switzerland, Italy, Greece, ending in İstanbul, Turkey. Covering about 5,000 km.
Asia, crossing the continent from west to east: Starting in Georgia, crossing the Caspian Sea, the western Asia countries, The Silk Road, the Irkeshtam pass, the Taklamakan Desert of China and ending where the Great Wall of China meets the ocean (the Yellow Sea). Covering about 11,000 km.
Australia & New Zealand, crossing New Zealand from South to North: from the South Island city of Dunedin and up to Cape Reinga in the North Island. Crossing Australia from west to east: from the Western Australia capital of Perth, across The Gibson Desert, to Uluru in the centre of the Northern Territory, down to the South Australia capital of Adelaide, via The Great Ocean Road, through Melbourne the capital of Victoria and ending in Sydney, the capital of New South Wales. Covering about 10,000 km in Australia & New Zealand.
Journey finale: 5 days cycling across Israel, ending in The Western Wall in Jerusalem, escorted by many cyclists and local media.
Links
Roei Sadan (Jinji) website
Cycling the world with Emuna, EXPLORERS WEB
Israeli cycles across Nullarbor, World News Australia, YouTube
Australia the last stop for cyclist, au.news
Round the world cyclist laps up south's treats, Stuff NZ
Taking the extended route, The Aucklander
Un Quijote sobre ruedas, marca
Roei Sadan: “Quiero que miren mi sueño y vuelvan a mirar el suyo”, sinfuturoysinunduro
La vuelta al mundo en la bicicleta de un israelí, El Mundo
Roei Sadan llega a Bilbao tras cubrir 40.000 kilómetros, Elcorreo
2 wheels, 5 years, 80,000 km, and a whole lotta 'Emuna', The JERUSALEM POST
סוף הדרך: הקפתי את העולם באופניים - וחזרתי, ynet
Bir hayalin peşinde, Hürriyet
Un ciclista realiza viaje ‘más largo que el mundo’, Costa Rica-nacion
Una larga aventura en pedales, Prensa Panama
Around the World on a Bicycle, Kenya national newspaper
