| Day and date | Destination | Distance (km) | Elevation (m) | Five words |
| Day 1 26.03.2026 | Premier Inn, Newbury, UK | 117.45 | 1138 | Laden down, not cycling fit |
| Day 2 27.03.2026 | Premier Inn, Newbury, UK | 101.61 | 409 | Chain fixed, duck dodged; aching |
| Day 3 28.04.2026 | Rest day, London, UK | 0 | 0 | Friends and family unusually intertwining |
| Day 4 29.03.2026 | Premier Inn, Gillingham/Chatham, UK | 62.30 | 555 | Aussie breakfast goodbyes, sore knees |
| Day 5 30.03.2026 | Premier Inn, Dover, UK | 86.09 | 1017 | Struggling with endless narrow gates |
| Day 6 31.03.2026 | Camping Memling, Belgium | 93.44 | 53 | Coffee eclairs and sore bums |
| Day 7 01.04.2026 | Camping Houtum, Belgium | 147.23 | 76 | Incessantly onwards to reach campsite |
| Day 8 02.04.2026 | City Camping Valkenburg, the Netherlands | 97.08 | 184 | Endless monotonous roads until border |
| Day 9 03.04.2026 | Camping Heider Bergsee, Germany | 92.94 | 409 | Weather / scenery = best day yet |
| Day 10 04.04.2026 | Camping Genienau, Germany | 37.18 | 60 | Short ride to meet Nadja |
| Day 11 05.04.2026 | Campingplatz Gülser Moselbogen, Germany | 53.19 | 159 | Sparkling drivetrains and snappy brakes |
| Day 12 06.04.2026 | Heide Haskell Campingbetrieb, Germany | 91.71 | 156 | Puncture! Camping saved by Axel |
| Day 13 07.04.2026 | Camping Haide, Germany | 104.95 | 267 | Lovely Heidelberg. Sore Achilles sorted |
| Day 14 08.04.2026 | Camper Chill Corner Reisachmüle, Germany | 56.54 | 393 | Defeated by sickness. Riesling helps |
| Day 15 09.04.2026 | Rest day, Camper Chill Corner Reisachmüle, Germany | 0 | 0 | Day to chill while ill |
| Day 16 10.04.2026 | Camping Schwaebischer Albverein, Germany | 87.86 | 723 | Big hill to start, ausfart |
| Day 17 11.04.2026 | Camping Bella Augusta, Germany | 113.68 | 890 | Headwinds, speedy cars, chain again! |
| Day 18 12.04.2026 | Campingplatz Wolfratshausen, Germany | 85.54 | 726 | Wet and miserable until sauna |
| Day 19 13.04.2026 | Camping Inntal, Austria | 87.02 | 638 | Surprised by mountains, then Austria |
| Day 20 14.04.2026 | Hwest Hotel Hall, Austria | 34.74 | 66 | Sore arse necessitates hotel stop |
| Day 21 15.04.2026 | Camping Vahrner See, Italy | 87.02 | 1354 | Alpine climbs require Italian pizza |
| Day 22 16.04.2026 | Camping Lienzer Dolomiten, Austria | 84.34 | 1075 | Diversion results in bonus climb |
| Day 23 17.04.2026 | Flaschberger Camping, Austria | 96.66 | 734 | All downhill until it wasn’t |
| Day 24 18.04.2026 | Camping Radovljica, Slovenia | 93.03 | 761 | Extra climb risks Alpine divorce |
| Day 25 19.04.2026 | Speleo Camp, Slovenia | 86.77 | 689 | Failed to overtake multiple children |
| Day 26 20.04.2026 | Campsite Oštro, Croatia | 102.5 | 1109 | Endlessly descending through Croatian roadworks |
| Day 27 21.0.2026 | Campsite Oštro, Croatia | 0 | 0 | Strong winds benefit mass laundering |
| Day 28 22.04.2026 | Kamp Škver, Croatia | 70.6 | 1576 | Bastard wind shreds nervous systems |
| Day 29 23.04.2026 | Autocamp Milka, Croatia | 103.44 | 1376 | Island hopping shakes things up |
| Day 30 24.04.2026 | Camp Skalinada – Pašman, Croatia | 66.14 | 596 | First dip of the trip |
| Day 31 25.04.2026 | Autocamp panorama, Croatia | 75.24 | 540 | Snakes, lizards, tortoise and tumbles |
| Day 32 26.04.2026 | AUTO CAMP LISIČINA, Croatia | 85.97 | 1152 | One sting, multiple dodgy drivers |
| Day 33 27.04.2026 | Camping Vrila, Croatia | 99.53 | 1374 | The day that kept going |
| Day 34 28.04.2026 | Beach bar NIKI & camp parking, Croatia | 53.38 | 882 | Short and steep, part one |
| Day 35 29.04.2026 | Airbnb, Dubrovnik, Croatia | 53.39 | 948 | Short and steep, part two |
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