First Omani man who cycled in 42 countries in 90 days

Sulaiman bin Saleh bin Salim Al Mawali from Izki is the first Omani who has cycled in 42 countries and is back after cycling for over 7,000 kilometres for some 90 days. Sulaiman, 45, who retired from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries is fully devoted to adventure sport, and cycling is his greatest passion.
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Using his Chinese KLLM bicycle that can carry lots of items along with charging units for mobiles and laptops compared to other bicycles, Sulaiman has travelled to most countries of the European Union and the Scandinavian countries as well. He said his trip started from Muscat by air to Paris and from there to Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Then, by ferry, he went to Estonia to cycle across Latvia, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Austria, and Italy to finish in Madrid in Spain and back home.
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“During the trip, I did not visit some countries such as Portugal as I found that it would take a long time owing to the weather conditions there. Instead, I added other countries such as Croatia, which have recently joined the EU and which were on the way of my cycling trip. In some countries, it has been difficult for me to go camping as some European countries prohibit camping in the cities,” he said.
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Sulaiman made sure to visit the famous landmarks of the cities he visited during his journey. “This made me familiar with the landmarks of some countries,” he said. Sulaiman had cycled for 800 kilometres in Poland in two weeks and for half an hour in Monaco. During the trip, he mainly focused on getting familiar with human nature and the landmarks of such countries. He also visited the villages of the countries where he had cycled.
“I purchased food items and prepared my meals and sometimes stayed in small hotels. During the trip, I carried items such as a tent, shoes and sports costumes, gloves, water bottles, medicines, a mobile phone and camera, which together weighed 30kg. The trip cost me some OMR800 including the visa charges,” he said.