The Loneliest Road

European Leg - 10th September (World Suicide Prevention Day) - 19th September 2022

The team set off from Burgos, Spain on 10th September 2022, ( World Suicide Prevention Day), three teams of four cyclists with consecutive relays over 10 days. The arduous route took them through France, where they took on the world-famous Mont Ventoux, before finishing the European leg on 19th September at VEKA’s headquarters in Sendenhorst, Germany.

The Route


Date From To Miles Climb
10/09/2022 Burgos Saint-Palais 207 11910
11/09/2022 Saint-Palais Toulouse 226 10068
12/09/2022 Toulouse Orange 231 12068
13/09/2022 Orange Orange 99 9253
14/09/2022 Orange Thonon-les-Bains 236 14558
15/09/2022 Thonon-les-Bains Lons-le-Saunier 130 8815
16/09/2022 Lons-le-Saunier Nancy 228 8543
17/09/2022 Nancy Düren 206 11387
18/09/2022 Düren Sendenhorst 175 2820
19/09/2022 Sendenhorst Sendenhorst 119 2154
Totals 1857 91576