College students rode their bikes home in the snow for 9 days and rode 1500 kilometers to get home safely.
Nanjing to Baoji, 1500 kilometers home by bike! Zi Niu News previously reported that Lu Xudong, a freshman at Hohai University, started an alternative trip home, and good news came on the 24th. After riding for more than a week, Xiao Lu, who was originally expected to arrive home in 12 days, arrived at her destination ahead of schedule in the heavy snow on January 24, three days earlier than previously expected.
Lv Xudong contacted Zi Niu news reporter of Yangzi Evening News on WeChat. He said happily that he had arrived home successfully and had a safe trip, but he was very tired now and wanted to take a bath and have a rest.
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I was so excited to see the Baoji street sign that I wanted to broadcast it live.
The long riding distance, besides physical exhaustion and constant concentration, there is also the danger of going on the road alone, without any assistance, and the loneliness of walking alone, all of which are testing the boy.
On the morning of January 24th, it began to snow in Xi ‘an. Lu Xudong set off from Xi ‘an at five o’clock. Facing the heavy snow, he finally saw the signs of his hometown Baoji City on the roadside. This means that Xiao Lu will be home soon. At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, he officially entered Baoji City, and his home is close at hand.
He said that there was not much emotional ups and downs along the way, including when I got home, my heart was calm, but when I saw the road sign in my hometown on the road, I was very excited. "At that time, I was a little impulsive and couldn’t control my own strength. When I arrived on the road soon, I began to get excited when I saw the road sign. I was going to broadcast it live on QQ, but it snowed too much and the power of my mobile phone was running low, so I gave up."
Every night at 8 o’clock, the father is proud of his son
Returning home smoothly, Xiao Lu was very happy. He posted the news that he had arrived home in the circle of friends and QQ space for the first time, and soon all the students who had been paying attention to him sent messages to congratulate him on his successful riding. Friends in his hometown also invited him out to eat and play basketball and table tennis. Xiao Lu said that the next day, some students invited him to play basketball together to warm up for a basketball match in early February.
Jia Min, a high school classmate of Xiao Lu, told Zi Niu News reporter of Yangzi Evening News that he and Xiao Lu have been good friends since high school, and they usually ride together. After learning the news of his riding, they ask their old classmates every day. Yesterday, Jia Min saw the news from Xiao Lu’s circle of friends, and immediately confirmed it with Xiao Lu. He also planned to go to his old classmates’ home in a few days to listen to Xiao Lu’s experience in detail.
Xiao Lu’s father said that his son has been in a state of excitement since he came home, and he did not feel tired after riding for a long time. "He started first, and probably called me on the fourth day. At that time, I was very worried about his safety, but on second thought, my son began to contact cycling from the first year of high school. When he was 15 years old, he dared to ride to Xi’ an together, so he was quite at ease and had great confidence in him." However, Dad Lu still asked Xiao Lu to send him a message at 8 o’clock every night to report his safety. When his son returned home, Dad Lu felt that Xiao Lu could complete such a long ride alone, and he was very proud.
Alone on the road
There are scenery and food, and I have met different people.
During the journey of more than a week, Lv Xudong also gained a lot. He not only exercised himself, but also watched the scenery along the way and tasted the special snacks along the way. Just basking in his circle of friends, he ate Hu spicy soup and fried buns in Kaifeng, mutton noodles and beef noodles in Huainan, Chinese hamburger in Xi ‘an and Huimian Noodles in Henan.
Besides food and scenery, the significance of taking Wan Li Road lies in meeting some strange friends. Xiao Lu talked about an incident that happened when he rode to Bozhou. When Bozhou was about to enter the city, he met a cyclist who was about 20 years old. At that time, the cyclist was repairing the car. Xiao Lu thought that everyone was just a cycling enthusiast and could take a companion on the road, so he stopped and waited for a while.
Xiao Lu saw that, unlike himself, this cyclist was not on the road alone, but also accompanied his dog. There is a small box on the back of the cyclist’s bicycle, with some dog food on the left and some snacks on the right. The Labrador retriever, who is several months old, is put in that small box and rides home with him all the way.
Xiao Lu felt very novel. She chatted with this cyclist all the way and learned that this cyclist works in Changzhou and lives in Bozhou City, Anhui Province. Because I want to go home for the Spring Festival, it is not appropriate to leave my puppy alone in Changzhou. It happens that I love riding, so I took my dog and went home together. In order to commemorate this meeting, the rider and Xiao Lu took a photo together. Soon after they entered Bozhou City, the rider went home, and then Xiao Lu continued his journey alone. However, this cyclist and his dog also left a good memory for Xiao Lu.
The situation of wind, frost, rain and snow is constant, and the mentality is the most important.
Talking about all the way, Lu Xudong said that the biggest feeling is that we must adjust our mentality. Xiao Lu told Zi Niu News reporter of Yangzi Evening News that he had not encountered anything particularly dangerous during the whole riding process, but there were still many small situations along the way.
On the way, the chain of Xiao Lu’s bicycle fell off, and the pedals on both sides were broken because of excessive force, but Xiao Lu felt that this did not hinder riding, so he simply insisted on riding home and replacing it. On another occasion, while riding, Xiao Lu heard an abnormal sound at the tire. Later, he got off the bus to check and found that the tire was accidentally punctured. Fortunately, the previous preparation was sufficient. Xiao Lu took two spare tires in his backpack, put them on the spot and moved on.
However, these are nothing. Xiao Lu said that the most difficult day in his memory was January 22. Early in the morning, he rode from Sanmenxia to Tongguan. After entering Sanmenxia, all the way was rugged mountain roads. Although Xiao Lu had previously considered the problem of mountain roads in his plan, the plan could not keep up with the changes. After the bicycle chain was damaged and replaced a few days ago, it did not match the bicycle. On this day, 180 kilometers were almost all mountain roads, which was very difficult to ride.
It never rains but it pours, and the bicycle transmission was accidentally damaged, so he had to dismantle it. Without the transmission, he rode at the same speed in these more than 100 kilometers of mountains, which was very laborious, especially after 5 pm, when it was getting dark, riding alone on the mountain road was very dangerous and a little scared. On the way, Xiao Lu’s flashlight was dead. Under such circumstances, he insisted on riding for more than two hours. When he arrived at the hotel, it was already more than eight o’clock in the evening, and he was very tired at the end of the day.
Riding is hard and sometimes I feel tired, but Xiao Lu never thought of giving up. The optimistic boy smiled and said to Zi Niu News reporter: "In fact, my mentality is well adjusted. I think (riding) is a goal. I have the ability to accomplish it. Although it is sometimes very long and will be very tired, this goal will always go towards this goal after I have it in my heart. Sometimes my friends worry about me and let me ride slowly, but in fact I have not slowed down, and I need to persist in my heart. "
Future plans
Travel around China one day.
This 1500-kilometer trek, Xiao Lu said, is only a small goal at this stage, and he will plan to go out for cycling from time to time in the future. For the future, he hopes that one day he can ride his beloved bicycle, travel all over the motherland’s Qian Shan, and travel around the whole China. He also briefly lists the cycling plans, which are divided into going around Hainan Island, crossing the Sichuan-Tibet line, and going along Dalian to Shenzhen coastline. In fact, after a period of contact with cycling, Xiao Lu sprouted the idea of cycling around China. Soon, he put this idea into practice. Since high school, he has been riding with the team to accumulate experience. He also divided this big goal into several small goals and carried it out in stages. At present, he has been to Xi ‘an, Lhasa, Zhengzhou and other places.
In Xiao Lu’s view, to do a good job, in addition to having a practical goal, we need to maintain a good attitude and not be impatient. Just like riding, you need to plan ahead according to your physical fitness, grasp the rhythm in the riding process, and at the same time, you should make corresponding preparations according to the different departure seasons. The big boy next door said: People say, "Read thousands of books and take Wan Li Road". I think riding like me is as important as studying. Traveling alone can give me a broader vision and a more emotional understanding of the world. At the same time, it also cultivates my ability to solve difficulties. Walking through different places and meeting different people is good for us to adapt to society.
Little Coco made many friends on the way.
The chain of Xiao Lu’s bicycle fell off and the pedal was damaged.
Xiao Lu said that the mentality on the road is the most important.
Xiao Lu took a selfie on the road.
Xiao Lu arrived in Baoji and took a photo at Chencang Pedestrian Street.