http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Rugby fan travels from Georgia to Scotland by bike" en Sun, 17 May 2026 22:35:57 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19837#post-313821 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 17:07:00 +0000 Greenroofer 313821@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's a strange mixture of a pleasingly amateurish attempt combined with a careful eye for social media (c.f. the carefully laid out kit). Fair play to him, though: it's a non-negligible bike ride, even if he is taking it quite gently. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19837#post-313814 Fri, 06 Sep 2019 16:02:14 +0000 Frenchy 313814@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Fantastic effort this:</p> <p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49606694" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-49606694</a></p> <p>"Sandro Datishvili has cycled all the way from Tbilisi to Edinburgh to watch Scotland take on Georgia in in their Rugby World Cup warm-up match.</p> <p>His pedal power has seen him cover more than 5,358km (approx 3,330 miles) since he set off on 1 June.</p> <p>Sandro, 25, an architecture student in Tbilisi, had never travelled long-distance on a bike before."</p> <p>"<em>He thought coming on a plane was too easy</em> and he wanted to do something more to show his support for the team." </p>