Browse the archival photos and videos of Rick and the team at various parts on the Tour. For a more of the story and important dates, visit the Tour Timeline.

Asia Gallery

  • Rick wheels along the Great Wall of China
  • Tour visited Taegu University in Taegu, South Korea
  • Rick Hansen going through a banner with Korean Broadcasting KBS on it
  • Toyota provided vehicles for the Man in Motion World Tour while it passed through Japan.

Australia and New Zealand Gallery

  • Rick Hansen's path is blocked by sheep while wheeling.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling through New Zealand with water flooding and strong head winds.
  • Rick Hansen holding a baby ostrich in New Zealand during January of 1986
  • Rick Hansen dooing a wheelie in his wheelchair in Australia
  • Rick Hansen wheeling in the Australian Outback.
  • Rick Hansen crossing the 12,000 mile mark just outside of Kingston Australia
  • Melbourne, Australia welcomes Rick Hansen and his team
  • Rick Hansen in Adelaide, Australia accompanied by several other people in wheelchairs.

Europe Gallery

  • Rick Hansen wheeling past Big Ben alongside Amanda Reid, with a police escort in London, England during the world tour.
  • Rick Hansen in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, 1985.
  • Rick Hansen being filmed by a news crew in Wegenhulp, Belgium during the world tour, in late July of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen and Amanda Reid in Domaniewice, Poland, 1985
  • Rick Hansen wheeling down the road in West Germany during August of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling over a suspension bridge in Guldborg, Denmark, during August of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling towards a chapel accompanied by Lee Gibson, in Sweden during August of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling in Norway eleven kilometers outside of Svinesund, Norway during August 1985.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling into Helsinki, Finland during August of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen in Red Square, Moscow during early September of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen wheels around Red Square with Amanda Reid in Moscow, Russia
  • Man provides an escort back to the team's hotel after getting lost from a special event in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling in Czechoslovakia with another wheelchair athlete, accompanied by Amanda Reid following behind on a bicycle.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling through the countryside of Austria during late September of 1985. 
  • Rick Hansen wheeling up a steep grade in the Swiss Alps during early October of 1985.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling through the Spanish countryside, accompanied by Amanda Reid on bicycle.
  • Rick Hansen wheels past locals in a horse and buggy in rural Portugal during early November of 1985.
  • The Man in Motion World tour team in front of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy.
  • Rick Hansen meets Pope John Paul II in Rome, Italy at the Vatican, during the Man in Motion World Tour.
  • Muhammad Assam & Hassan Jassan Manama Cycling Sports Club, Bahrain - cycled with Rick on Dec 10th from start to finish that day.

North America Gallery

  • Rick Hansen just prior to departing Oakridge Centre at on March 21, 1985
  • Rick Hansen being chased by dogs during the start of the World Tour in Washington State.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling through the rain in Salem, Oregon.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling down the California coast.
  • One of Rick Hansen's milestones as he wheeled over the Golden Gate Bridge.
  • Rick Hansen wheeling through desert of Arizona with temperatures as high as 104 degrees
  • Rick and the Man in Motion World Tour road team in New Mexico
  • Fred Cawsey cycling with Rick in Florida near Miami
  • Rick Hansen with a police escort while wheeling in Florida in 1985.
  • Rick Hansen crossed into Georgia through Kingsland, Georgia
  • Rick Hansen crossed the state line into North Carolina
  • Rick and Amanda Hansen in South Carolina 1986
  • Rick Hansen crossed the Virginia state line from Henderson, North Carolina
  • Rick wheeling past the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1986
  • Rick Hansen wheels past welcome to Philadelphia sign in July of 1986.
  • Rick Hansen meeting with Michael J Fox in New York City on Aug 4, 1986.
  • Rick Hansen with school children in New England in August of 1986.
  • People in New Hampshire holding a sign quoting "Welcome to New Hampshire Telephone Pioneers # 63.
  • Rick Hansen by sign in Cape Spear "Cape Spear's most easterly point in Canada"
  • Rick Hansen in Halifax, Nova Scotia before a crowd of approximately 7000 people.

Man In Motion World Tour – Rick Narrated

Music Video "St. Elmo’s Fire"

Ricks Lowry's Deerskin Gloves that he used for wheeling.

The Dream

Why wheel around the world?

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Rick Hansen and his team standing in front of their motor home during the Man in Motion World Toura

Tour Team

Meet the amazing group of people that made up the MIMWT team.

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Rick Hansen, Don Alder and unknown representative from McDonald's during the Man In Motion World Tour.

Tour Timeline

A chronological timeline of the Tour.

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