The Capers of Capers: around the world by bike
  • The Introduction
  • The Purpose
  • The Route
  • The Kit
  • The Proof
    • The Proof - Leg 1 (The British Affair)
    • The Proof - Leg 2 (Bagettes and Pizza)
    • The Proof - Leg 3 (Central and Eastern Europe)
    • The Proof - Leg 4 (The Road to Moscow)
    • The Proof - Leg 5 (The Trans-Siberian Highway)
    • The Proof - Leg 6 (The Leg Formerly Known As The Last)
    • The Proof - Leg 7 (More Rice & Noodles)
    • The Proof - Leg 8 (The Return to Cricket and Fish & Chips)
    • The Proof - Leg 9 (Stars, Stripes and Donuts)
    • The Proof - Leg 10 (The Final Furlong)
  • The Capers

Leg 3: Gorizia (Italian/Slovene Border) to Iasi (Romania)
15/04/11 to 03/05/11

The Stats:                                                                                                                Cumulative Totals to Date
Distance:                                          1,508.07km (937.07 miles)                                     5,793.77km (3,600.08 miles)
Total Ascent:                                    6,105m (20,030 feet)                                              35,426m (116,227 feet)
Total Time Actually Cycling:              88 hours 13 minutes                                               336 hours 18 minutes
Longest Day:                                    162.38km (Vjizlo to Bacsalmas - Hungary)
Hilliest Day:                                      1,070m (Tarnaveni to Gheorgheni - Romania)
Number of Punctures:                        1                                                                          2
Inelegant, unintentional dismounts:    0                                                                          6
Number of dogs who chased after me: 40 (approximately but thankfully not all at once)  
Due to the slight variance in the statistics for the two bike computers I am using, an average of the distance and ascent has been taken.
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