Official Elstar Loser Awards
Best Scenery: Norway
Best Nation for Cycling:
Denmark
Best Food: Poland
Best Cinema: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Best Coffee Serving Nation: Austria
Best Internet Cafe: Sublink, Zagreb, Croatia
Best Campsite (official): Zalec, Slovenia
Best Campsite (unofficial): The Hardangervidda,
Norway
Best Hostel: Villa Helga, Bucharest, Romania
Most 'out of their way' Helpful People: Bulgarians
Most Friendly People: Turkish
Best Thorough Soaking from Rain: England
Best Cycling Repair: Laage, Germany
Best City: Budapest, Hungary (runner up Berlin,
Germany)
Most Dangerous Drivers: Turkey
Dullest Country: Sweden
Dullest City: Brattislava, Slovakia
Official Trip Statistics
Total distance: 7336.6 kilometers or 4572.0 miles
Total days: 119 (June 4th to Sept 30th)
Total full days cycling (panniers on): 82
Days not cycled on: 13
Nights in tent: 68 (57%)
Nights in hotels: 20 (17%)
Nights in youth hostels: 23 (19%)
Nights at friends: 7 (6%)
Nights on boat: 1 (6%)
No. of countries travelled through: 15
No. of bike repairs: 10 (Tom) 4 (Paul)
No. of punctures: Too numerous to count (Tom), 5
(Paul)
No. of spokes broken: 7 (Tom) 2 (Paul)
No. of days cycled over 100kms (62.5 miles): 21
Highest day distance: 81.46miles or 130.6kms
No. of days cycled in the rain: 12
No. of cycle tourists met: 11
No. of revolving restaurants: 3
Max speed: 47mph or 75.2kph in the English Peak
District on day 2