Sadly French man Stephane Rousson failed in his own crazy attempt to cross the same stretch in a pedal-powered airship. Stephane got tantalisingly close to France following his departure from Kent, but unfavourable winds brought his journey to an untimely end.

Of the siblu customers I’ve spoken to, the most fascinating journey was from a school teacher in the North West who cycled back from Brittany over several days.

Perhaps I’m feeling pangs of Olympics and Para-Olympics withdrawal, but I really admire these people who push themselves day after day to do something that have never been achieved by others. Hooray for the eccentrics…

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