Cycling Home from Siberia!

Rob Lilwall who cycled home from Siberia will be giving a talk at Bradley Stoke Library on Tuesday 5 October at 8.00pm. Described by The Times as standing “in the Great British tradition of eccentric adventurers, alongside Brian Blessed, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin“. Rob’s book Cycling Home From Siberia recounts in detail what happened during his three years on the road – how it all started and he ended up in Siberia at the start of winter, crossing Papua New Guinea, Tibet and Afghanistan, plus robbery, malaria, a cyclone and whole lot more besides. Since then, Rob has traveled the world speaking about his experiences and now he is coming to South Gloucestershire.

Martin Burton, Head of Library and Arts in South Gloucestershire said: “Rob Lilwall is an inspirational speaker and I know that listening to his adventures on his amazing journey will encourage people to get out on their bikes to explore the local area“. This is one of a series of events in libraries to promote cycling which have taken place during the year.

Tickets cost £2.50 for library members and £5 for non-members and are available from any South Gloucestershire Library.

The talk has been organised by South Gloucestershire Council as part of the Cycling City project. The project is encouraging more people to cycle, more safely, more often. For more information visit www.betterbybike.info/events.

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