Recently I was sitting around trying to work out how to keep my self occupied and came across a website claiming to have a list of the World’s top 50 riding experiences. I read it and immediately thought that it wasn’t the best rides in the world, quite simply because any list that doesn’t involve cycling around Tasmania is severely floored. However, the more that I read it, the more that I realised that this list was a great cross section of rides from different disciplines and parts of the world.
So I have set myself a goal of completing as many of these rides as possible.
The list of rides can be summarised as follows, I will keep the site up to date with plans and completed rides.
| Number of Rides | 52 | ||
| Rides Completed | 3 | ||
| Ride Remaining | 49 | ||
| Name | State | Country | Completed |
| Sunshine Coast and Hinerland | QLD | AUS | Done |
| Daintree and Cape York | QLD | AUS | |
| Outback Odyssey | SA | AUS | |
| Kangaroo Island | SA | AUS | Done |
| Bay of Fires | TAS | AUS | Done |
| Tasmania Trail | TAS | AUS | |
| Around the Bay | VIC | AUS | Done |
| Great Ocean Rd | VIC | AUS | |
| Alpine Classic | VIC | AUS | |
| 3 Peaks Challenge | VIC | AUS | |
| Murray to Mountains Rail Trail | VIC | AUS | |
| Great Vic Bike Ride | VIC | AUS | |
| Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail | VIC | AUS | |
| Five Dams Challenge | WA | AUS | |
| Rottnest Island | WA | AUS | |
| Munda Biddi Trail | WA | AUS | |
| Nullarbor Plain | WA & SA | AUS | |
| Bicentennial National Trail | QLD to VIC | AUS | |
| Death Rd | Bolivia | ||
| Icefields Parkway | Canada | ||
| Cape Breton Island | Canada | ||
| Whistler Mountain Bike Park | Canada | ||
| Beijing | China | ||
| Lake District | England | ||
| Rhine River Cycleway | Europe | ||
| Europe | Europe | ||
| The Pyrenees | France | ||
| Loire Valley | France | ||
| Etape du Tour | France | ||
| Paris-Brest-Paris | France | ||
| Paris Roubaix Cyclosportif | France | ||
| L’Eroica | Italy | ||
| East Coast of Sardinia | Italy | ||
| Hokkaido | Japan | ||
| Amsterdam | Netherlands | ||
| Lake Taupo | NZ | ||
| Otago Rail Trail | NZ | ||
| Golden Ring | Russia | ||
| Hebrides Islands | Scotland | ||
| Capetown | South Africa | ||
| Camino de Santiago | Spain | ||
| Barcelona | Spain | ||
| Friendship Highway | Tibet and Nepal | ||
| Tour de Timor | East Timor | ||
| Critical Mass | San Francisco | USA | |
| Mr Toad’s Wild Ride | Lake Tahoe | USA | |
| Going to the Sun Road | Montana | USA | |
| Ragbrai | Iowa | USA | |
| Route 66 | USA | ||
| Iditarod Trail | Alaska | USA | |
| Pacific West Coast | USA | ||
| National Highway 1 | Vietnam |
Categories: Planning
Tags: Cycle Touring
The Graceful Cyclists 
Love this list there is a few rides on there I have already done but quite a lot more that I have not would like to take a copy of this list giving me some fresh ideas for turning fifty tour:-) and some I might add that I want to do