And dedicated as a thank you to many people who have helped us along our way. To quote the great and eloquent Australian boxer Jeff Fenech, Love youse all!
UZBEKISTAN
Hamid & his wonderful family in Elliq-Qala. Thank for you wonderful food, conversation and a shower!
Taz, our fellow Australian and Almaty host
Renata, Askar and Dalut, Almaty friends
Aga & Pavel, the motorcycling Poles http://uszakotuszanatropieyeti.blogspot.com
Jo & Mike (New Zealanders) who faced the terror of all cyclist: finding one of their bikes stolen! Hope you get back on the road soon. www.keenaskiwis.co.nz
Rose and Marcin (Australian & Polish) cycling Tokyo to Warsaw http://www.crazyguyonabike.com
Ed (Kiwi), Julie & Chris (Scots) - fellow cyclists
Renata & Martin (Swiss), cycling home to Switzerland from Shanghai
Ben and Carolina, the tandem duo from France http://www.tradileri-en-asie.over-blog.com
Martin and Robert, the German hare and tortoise cycling pair who introduced us to some fine and cheap dining in Kashgar.
Gill and Bert, Melbournites who have as much aversion to cycling in the snow as us!
Gayle and John, Brit cyclists who braved a howling gale for a mountainside chat http://www.slothsonthemove.blogspot.com
PAKISTAN
Roger Long (aka Long lai lai!), for early mornings, 2 minute noodles and an experiment in man versus mountain.
Matija and Amadin, cyclists from Slovenia and France. Glad we could cook dinner for you as a change to your tinned food diet!
Imran for hospitality and interesting conversation in Shigar, Pakistan
Haroon, for Derby humour and cricket chat. Let's not talk about who won the 20/20
Jason (Wang Boren) who isn’t letting language barriers and outdated maps limit his adventures http://www.blog.sina.com.ch/boren3326
Our Kathmandu Cycle Posse who we miss very much: Heidi & Steven (http://oostblog.wordpress.com ), Kevin (Irish), Paul (Belgian; http://www.pauslwereld.com ), Reto (Swiss; http://www.far-rider.ch ), Peggy & Phillippe (French, http://www.intotheworld.top-depart.com ) and Marcella, Heidi’s mum and honorary cyclist
Stefan, a man taller than Adam and responsible for introducing him to the tailors of Kathmandu and the post office to send it all home
Nicolas & Romain, French cyclists http://www.routedescimes-jimdo.com
The Clerice family who campervan'ed from France to Bangladesh and back in one year.
Marco's Mum who gave us some of his chocolate rations when she flew out from Switzerland to meet him
Bene and Francis who introduced us to the ways of Golden Temple and Freddy & Philippe for introducing Adam to the backstreets of Amritsar. A great travellers' resources for Asia:
Ray and Judith, our grandparents who spoiled us rotten in Bangalore
Jesse & Lyn, for personally couriering tyres, replacement bicycle seat and parts, thermals and chocolate from U.K. to India
Chris & Larissa, our Dutch cycling friends http://www.fietsenvoorsac.nl
Lucile & Terry for introducing us to beautiful Rajasthan
SRI LANKA
Mr & Mrs Abayakoon in Kurunegala and Asanka in Colombo for great Sri Lankan hospitality and fellow cricketing enthusiasm (And thank you to Shaun in the UK!)
David Cullern, a Brit who inspired a few more places on our Must Cycle There list
Pietro Mele, Belgian cyclist, thanks for good conversation over spicy curry at Ruwini Restaurant!
Yazd friends: Asier from the Basque Country, an inspiration in tolerance, human rights and for finding your dream job. Meike and Ronald, gourmet travellers and Chris Easton, Brit cyclist http://chriseaston.wordpress.com
Heidi and Steven, aka The Flemish: Belgian cyclists, bicycle mechanics, street food gourmands, and photographers extraordinaire http://oostblog.wordpress.com
Ali and family in Isfahan
Ahmad & Mahtun, we wish our visa limitations hadn't thwarted our time together!
Bobek & Pooyan, a fortunate roadside meeting! 
Richard and Arsun, may the beers remain cold and Anna's cooking tiptop in Armenia
Stuart, English cyclist, thanks for the roadside laughs and much needed conversation with someone other than ourselves!
Hayk, our intriguing, humorous and kind host in Yerevan
Urdin & Izaro, aka The Basques, may our paths cross in Iran! www.1000milla.com
Graydon, Canadian cyclist extraordinaire www.silkroadride.blogspot.com http://www.balkanblitz.blogspot.com
TURKEY
Fatih, Gorkhan and their grandfather in Catak, north-east Turkey
James and the Giant Beard. James the cyclist extraordinaire and Caucaus expert, now on his second world trip http://www.tbilisi-telaviv.blogspot.com
Ali and his family, near Diyarbakir
Hajji and Ali at Ava Petrol, Diyarbakir-Bingol highway intersection
Marco, Swiss cyclist and man of great heart, who impressed us with his recumbent bicycle and five year plan, and assured us that there are people left in Switzerland, not all out cycling! www.acrosscontinents.ch
David Bopp, Swiss cyclist on route to India http://www.velotrip.ch
Ali and the Gorkhan family in Saratli
Çagri and Melin, two students in Konya who guided us to the free campsite and were polite about our Turkish tea effort
Felix, our fellow traveller and German pilgrim. May your feet carry you home.
Mehmet and Ibrahim Ekici, our Yalvac hosts 
Bahattin who looked after us with endless cups of cay, good conversation, a shower and a room for the night.Maria, our Georgian teacher and Yusuf, one of Turkey's finest chefs
Sema and Noel, our wonderful Bodrum hosts. Sema, we send you our throughts through the stars as promised
Mustapha, cyclist and tour guide of Bodrum, and Aysa who has brought Australian musician, Xavier Rudd and his didgeridoo to her Turkish bar playlist. www.sunshinehotelbodrum.com
Chris & Nadine, our Swiss friends who we travelled with in Greece for a week and learnt to appreciate 'more stones http://www.underwegs.ch
"The Girls", Pat and Sandy who we meet at Akrata Camping, Peloponnese
Manoli & Toula at Akrata Camping, Peloponnese tzabcamp@oteget.gr
Gabor and Zsolt, who gave us directions in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. Hope the chicken-adorned Harley bicycle keeps on cycling
The ambulance driver in Dujanska Streda who didn't give us his name but gave us the cycle map of Slovakia's Danube River
Roman in Bratislava - for excellent directions and we hope you are back on your bike soon
Noel & Else at Camping Try des Baudets, Ollay-sur-Viroin for fantastic camping spot, scalding showers and cold beer www.breeboscampings.be/frtry-home.htm
Elaine & David at Ercham Lodge, Canterbury – the best B&B breakfast of all time! http://www.ercham-lodge.co.uk
Our friends in London for an emotional send off and much appreciated care packages of chocolate, soap and spare parts