Cristina Spínola
Cristina Spínola | |
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Born | Cristina García Spínola de Brito 27 June 1976 Santa Brígida, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain |
Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
Occupation(s) | Journalist, athlete, writer, YouTuber |
Website | www |
Cristina García Spínola de Brito (born 27 June 1976) is a Spanish journalist, athlete, television reporter, writer, and YouTuber. She is the first Spanish woman to ride around the world on a bicycle without technical support.
Career
Cristina García Spínola was born in 1976 in
.At TVE she began her activism for
Around the world by bicycle
In March 2014 Cristina Spínola flew to South Africa with her bicycle in a crate. From there she started pedaling to Ethiopia, passing through Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, and Kenya. In Addis Ababa she took a plane, and since she was not traveling with a man, in Saudi Arabia she was not given the necessary visa to cross the Middle East. She crossed the Indian Ocean to Mumbai, crossed India to Nepal, from there to Southeast Asia, then Singapore, Indonesia, and New Zealand. From there she flew to Los Angeles. Cycling from Los Angeles to the Strait of Magellan took her three years and one month.[10]
The purpose of Spínola's trip was to promote equality between men and women and the empowerment of women in all spheres of society. Her intention was to be the inspiration that some women need to rid themselves of the chains imposed by society, so that the only chains present in their lives are those of their bicycles. During her tour of the world by bicycle she escaped an attempted rape, an attack with a machete, and having a rifle pointed at her.[11] On 21 April 2017, she successfully finished her journey in Ushuaia, Argentina, becoming the first Spanish woman to go around the world on a bicycle without technical support, pedaling for three years and one month in 27 countries and traveling 30,000 km.[10][12][13]
45 days alone in a kayak
In late December 2017, Spínola undertook another great challenge – to travel the
Works
- Sola, Ruta por la Igualdad (Cabildo de Gran Canaria, 2006), ISBN 9788460988458
- Taller de Felicidad, Claves para Crear la Vida que Quieres (2016), ISBN 9781530280087[4]
- Sola en bici: Soñé en grande y toqué el cielo (Ediciones Casiopea, 2018), ISBN 9788494724763
Awards and recognitions
- 2015: Recognition of Women United for Gender Equality Towards Integral and Sustainable Development[15]
- 2018: "40 Years of Revista Viajar" Award[14][16]
References
- ^ a b "Sola en bici...la aventura de Cristina Spínola". Revista Ser (in Spanish). 27 July 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- Eldiario.es(in Spanish). 16 February 2009. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Cristina Spínola presenta en Yaiza su obra 'Sola'" [Cristina Spínola Presents Her Work 'Sola' in Yaiza]. Crónicas de Lanzarote (in Spanish). 27 December 2006. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ a b c Peiró, Patricia (10 May 2016). "Frente a machetes y rifles, una bici" [In Front of Machetes and Rifles, a Bike]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- Eldiario.es(in Spanish). 17 August 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Vuelta a las Islas por la igualdad" [Circuit of the Islands for Equality]. El Día (in Spanish). 26 August 2005. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ Galindo, Blanca Patricia; Briz, Mónica (26 July 2015). "Recorre el mundo en bici en defensa de los derechos de las mujeres" [Cycle the World in Defense of Women's Rights]. e-consulta.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Cristina Spínola, la primera mujer española que da la vuelta al mundo en bicicleta en solitario" [Cristina Spínola, the First Spanish Woman to Bicycle Around the World Solo]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Cristina Spínola: 3 años, 28.000 km y 27 países en su vuelta al mundo en bicicleta" [Cristina Spínola: 3 Years, 28,000 km and 27 Countries in Her Trip Around the World by Bicycle]. El Plural Tribuna Feminista (in Spanish). 4 March 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ a b Estévez, Marta; García, Eugenia (8 May 2017). "3 años, 28.000 kms y 27 países en bicicleta" [3 Years, 28,000 km, and 27 Countries by Bicycle] (in Spanish). Madrid: Cadena SER La ventana. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Cristina Spínola, en El Partidazo de COPE: 'En Malasia pasé mucho miedo, llegué a pensar que estaba en mi último día'" [Cristina Spínola, on COPE's El Partidazo: 'In Malaysia I was Very Scared; I Came to Think I was on My Last Day'] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Cristina Spínola, en El Partidazo de COPE: 'En mis viajes he descubierto que el mundo no es tan malo como lo pintan'" [Cristina Spínola, on COPE's El Partidazo: 'In My Travels I Discovered that the World is Not as Bad as They Paint It'] (in Spanish). Cadena COPE. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Periodista Canaria Cristina Spinola da la Vuelta al Mundo en Bicicleta" [Canarian Journalist Cristina Spinola Takes a Tour of the World on a Bicycle]. Noticanarias (in Spanish). 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ Antena 3. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "Pedaleará hacia el Sur por la igualdad de género" [Pedaling to the South for Gender Equality]. El Vigía (in Spanish). 24 April 2015. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ "La revista 'Viajar' cumple 40 años" [The Magazine 'Viajar' Turns 40]. El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 19 June 2018. Retrieved 12 December 2018.