Nurse, Endurance Cyclist, Public Speaker
Two years. 30,000 kilometres. One bicycle from Roscommon to Sydney
I’m Fergal Guihen — a general nurse who cycled the long way to the other side of the world, and came home with something to say.
30,000
KILOMETRES CYCLED
3
CONTINENTS
28
COUNTRIES CROSSED
€210k+
RAISED FOR CHARITY
A journey isn’t measured in distance. It’s measured in what it asks of you.
Fergal Guihen is an endurance cyclist, speaker, and nurse from County Roscommon whose remarkable “Rossie to Aussie” journey captured attention around the world.
What began as a personal challenge and charity mission became a 30,000km solo cycling journey from Ireland to Australia across multiple continents over nearly two years. Facing extreme weather, isolation, physical exhaustion, and uncertainty, Fergal relied not on elite training or sponsorships, but on resilience, adaptability, and the determination to keep moving forward.
Through honest storytelling and raw insight into both the highs and lows of the journey, he built a strong following and inspired people far beyond the cycling community. Today, Fergal shares powerful lessons on endurance, mindset, resilience, and overcoming adversity through motivational speaking and public events.
What I speak about
01
Stories from the Road
The story of cycling 30,000 kilometres from Roscommon to Sydney — told the way it actually happened. The funny moments, the frightening ones, the strangers who fed me, and the road that kept turning under the wheel for two years. A night of stories, photographs, and the long way round.
02
Mental Health, Honestly
A frontline nurse on grief, hope, and what the wards taught me — and what the road taught me after I lost someone close partway through. The reasons people choose to keep going, inspiring those to appreciate every moment
03
Endurance and the Long Way Through
What it actually takes to keep going when stopping is easier. Fear, failure, doubt, and the small repeated decisions that get you across a continent — or through anything else that asks more of you than you thought you had.