“I love that I pass for 10 years younger. By the time I finish all the places I want to go I’ll be older than that! Went cycling 20 miles last week with my aunt and she’s 84!! At 64 on Sunday, I might be the oldest on the WOW wall, but (WOW Women On Wheels Co-Contributor) Rachel Hugens (63 this month) is right behind me. What an honor! ….Been through the NW USA, Europe, SE Asia, and just got home from 6 months in NZ…all on Blaze, my trike” Kathryn Mossbrook Zimmerman (AKA Bag Lady, her Appalachian Trail thru hiker name)
Category: solo female cyclist
Brenna Coupland
Brenna Coupland is an accomplished cycle tourist and project coordinator. Presently, she is touring in Mexico and is on her way back to Africa. Thanks to a generous grant by the Pollination Project , her latest project Beeyond a Bike is creating mobile bicycle repair shops and touring bicycles.
Rubina Soorty
“I always find the place I am currently in I rate the highest. I think that is the beauty of cycling for me, what comes before and is ahead does not seem to matter, its all about where you are now and being in the moment. Which makes Kosovo my current pick as that is where I am now.” Ruby Ride On
Alison Davies
“As a teacher with longer holidays than my friends, I started solo bike touring as a cheap way to travel and fill up the summer. After doing a couple of solo trips travelling the length of Britain and then up the River Rhine, I took a year’s career break to travel some more. The pupils at my Primary School got updates from my blog as I cycled through Scandinavia and Iceland, before sailing on a Tall Ship from the UK to South America where I spent a couple of months cycling north through Patagonia. I’ve had many people ask if I get scared camping alone, my usual reply is that if I get scared I put my ear plugs in! I’ve just started back at work and desperately miss life on the road….but hopefully I am doing my bit by inspiring a whole new generation of travelers.” Alison Davies
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Silvia Sanchez
“Everything that I do, I am, what I want, is in me. I know the way, as if a long time ago, I was already there. Now I can’t stop! I cross borders with my own energy. The fish that has no limit and does not need water. I am the the bird that flies without obstacles and doesn’t need anymore air.” Silvia Sanchez, Traveling By Bike
Heather Jones
“I just finished my first solo tour across the United States! I found this blog before setting out and thought of it often during my tour. Ladies- We can soar like birds, traveling the world on our bicycle, embracing our independence, and making our lives our own.
I’m so proud of all of us! Pedal on!” Heather Jones
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“If you let your fear keep you from flying you will never reach your height” Cycling Cindy
Bertha Corta
At age 54, Bertha Corta spent a year cycling the perimeter of Australia (15,547km) with the aim of showing a positive image of Mexican culture, putting many minds at easy about the media stereotypes of her homeland. She is now writing a book about her tour.
Ewa Swiderska
“Living on a bike is much easier and more exciting than in so called everyday life. Everyday problems usually sum up to where to sleep, what to eat, where to cycle next, cycle, visit places on the road, where to sleep again…You never know what will happen, whom you will meet, where you will end up at the end of the day. That is why I love cycling solo!” Ewa Swiderska
Heike Pirngruber
´´what I like most is being away from it all. It needs to be quiet and peaceful, a campfire, the nature, millions of stars, a bite to eat (I am always hungry), a nice person to talk to, my bike, my tent and a big adventure ahead of me´´ Heike Pirngruber