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class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://globeriders.com">globeriders<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Helge Pedersen</b> (born c. 1955<sup id="cite_ref-Cycle_World_2013_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cycle_World_2013-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) is a <a href="/wiki/Long-distance_motorcycling" class="mw-redirect" title="Long-distance motorcycling">long-distance motorcyclist</a> originally from <a href="/wiki/Kristiansand" title="Kristiansand">Kristiansand</a>, Norway,<sup id="cite_ref-Cycle_World_2013_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cycle_World_2013-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who now resides in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Sound_Rider_2001_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sound_Rider_2001-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He traveled more than 250,000 miles (400,000 km) touring the world on a <a href="/wiki/BMW_R80G/S" title="BMW R80G/S">BMW R80G/S</a> <a href="/wiki/Adventure_touring" class="mw-redirect" title="Adventure touring">adventure touring</a> motorcycle between 1982 and 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-Motorcyclist_2010_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Motorcyclist_2010-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This journey is recounted in his book <i>10 Years on 2 Wheels</i>. The motorcycle he rode on was placed on display at the <a href="/wiki/BMW_Museum" title="BMW Museum">BMW Museum</a> in Munich.<sup id="cite_ref-CW1998_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CW1998-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Pedersen has been "prominent in the motorcycle industry",<sup id="cite_ref-Daily_Herald_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daily_Herald-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> continuing to ride and <a href="/wiki/Tour_guide" title="Tour guide">lead tours</a> since 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-Sound_Rider_2001_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sound_Rider_2001-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, he led three 15,000 km (9,300 mi) trips to <a href="/wiki/Tierra_del_Fuego" title="Tierra del Fuego">Tierra del Fuego</a> by 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-Touratech_2013_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Touratech_2013-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He started a <a href="/wiki/Motorcycle_touring" title="Motorcycle touring">motorcycle touring</a> company in his city of residence, Seattle in 1998,<sup id="cite_ref-GlobeRiders_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GlobeRiders-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and has published a series of instructional and adventure <a href="/wiki/Documentary_film" title="Documentary film">documentary</a> DVDs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bibliography/filmography"><span id="Bibliography.2Ffilmography"></span>Bibliography/filmography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Helge_Pedersen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Bibliography/filmography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFPedersen1998" class="citation book cs1">Pedersen, Helge (1998). <i>10 Years on 2 Wheels</i>. Elfin Cove Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780944958384" title="Special:BookSources/9780944958384"><bdi>9780944958384</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=10+Years+on+2+Wheels&rft.pub=Elfin+Cove+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=9780944958384&rft.aulast=Pedersen&rft.aufirst=Helge&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>GlobeRiders documentary DVD series <ul><li><i>Africa Adventure</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9753156-8-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-9753156-8-4">0-9753156-8-4</a> (2011)</li> <li><i>Eurasian Odyssey</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9753156-7-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-9753156-7-6">0-9753156-7-6</a> (2009)</li> <li><i>IndoChina Expedition</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9753156-5-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-9753156-5-X">0-9753156-5-X</a> (2008)</li> <li><i>Silk Road Adventure</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9753156-3-3" title="Special:BookSources/0-9753156-3-3">0-9753156-3-3</a> (2007)</li> <li><i>Iceland Expedition</i> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9753156-1-7" title="Special:BookSources/0-9753156-1-7">0-9753156-1-7</a> (2006)</li></ul></li> <li>GlobeRiders instructional DVD series: <i>BMW F800GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD</i>, <i>BMW R1200GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD</i>, <i>BMW R1100GS/1150GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD</i>, <i>BMW F650GS Adventure Touring Instructional DVD</i></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1">Sterling Noren (Director); Andrew Cull, Paul Guillien, Tom Myers, Helge Pedersen, Bryce Stevens (Riders) (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.touratech-usa.com/Store/PN-091-0210/DVD-Washington-Backcountry-Discovery-Route-Expedition-Documentary-WABDR"><i>Washington Adventure Backcountry Discovery Route</i></a> (DVD). Noren Films/distributed by Touratech. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-9830443-2-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-9830443-2-1"><bdi>978-0-9830443-2-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Washington+Adventure+Backcountry+Discovery+Route&rft.pub=Noren+Films%2Fdistributed+by+Touratech&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=978-0-9830443-2-1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touratech-usa.com%2FStore%2FPN-091-0210%2FDVD-Washington-Backcountry-Discovery-Route-Expedition-Documentary-WABDR&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Helge_Pedersen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Cycle_World_2013-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Cycle_World_2013_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Cycle_World_2013_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFPedersen2013" class="citation cs2">Pedersen, Helge (March 18, 2013), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cycleworld.com/2013/03/18/gelande-strasse-global-adventure-touring-with-helge-pedersen/">"Gelande-Strasse global adventure touring with Helge Pedersen"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Cycle_World" title="Cycle World">Cycle World</a></i></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cycle+World&rft.atitle=Gelande-Strasse+global+adventure+touring+with+Helge+Pedersen&rft.date=2013-03-18&rft.aulast=Pedersen&rft.aufirst=Helge&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cycleworld.com%2F2013%2F03%2F18%2Fgelande-strasse-global-adventure-touring-with-helge-pedersen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sound_Rider_2001-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sound_Rider_2001_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sound_Rider_2001_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMehren2001" class="citation cs2">Mehren, Tom (Summer 2001), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20041023215325/http://www.soundrider.com/archive/people/helge_pedersen.htm">"Helge Pedersen — Heading for the Planet Iceland"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Sound_Rider!" title="Sound Rider!">Sound Rider!</a></i>, archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.soundrider.com/archive/people/helge_pedersen.htm">the original</a> on 2004-10-23</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Sound+Rider%21&rft.atitle=Helge+Pedersen+%E2%80%94+Heading+for+the+Planet+Iceland&rft.ssn=summer&rft.date=2001&rft.aulast=Mehren&rft.aufirst=Tom&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.soundrider.com%2Farchive%2Fpeople%2Fhelge_pedersen.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Motorcyclist_2010-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Motorcyclist_2010_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCarrithers2010" class="citation cs2">Carrithers, Tim (December 6, 2010), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_1012_helge_pedersen_aboard_a_bmw_gs/">"Icon: Helge Pedersen's Life Aboard A BMW GS — Thirty years on two wheels"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Motorcyclist_(magazine)" title="Motorcyclist (magazine)">Motorcyclist</a></i></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Motorcyclist&rft.atitle=Icon%3A+Helge+Pedersen%27s+Life+Aboard+A+BMW+GS+%E2%80%94+Thirty+years+on+two+wheels&rft.date=2010-12-06&rft.aulast=Carrithers&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.motorcyclistonline.com%2Ffeatures%2F122_1012_helge_pedersen_aboard_a_bmw_gs%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-CW1998-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-CW1998_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBlack1998" class="citation cs2">Black, Wendy F. (November 1998), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=dzSElH5E4AQC&pg=RA11-PA38">"Continental drifter"</a>, <i>Cycle World</i>: 38–42</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Cycle+World&rft.atitle=Continental+drifter&rft.pages=38-42&rft.date=1998-11&rft.aulast=Black&rft.aufirst=Wendy+F.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DdzSElH5E4AQC%26pg%3DRA11-PA38&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Daily_Herald-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Daily_Herald_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGrusich,_Kate2002" class="citation cs2">Grusich, Kate (May 7, 2002), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.questia.com/read/1G1-85502689">"2 Months, 2 Wheels Waukegan Man Taking Foreign Motorcycle Trip of a Lifetime"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Daily_Herald_(Arlington_Heights)" class="mw-redirect" title="Daily Herald (Arlington Heights)">Daily Herald</a></i>, Arlington Heights, IL</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Daily+Herald&rft.atitle=2+Months%2C+2+Wheels+Waukegan+Man+Taking+Foreign+Motorcycle+Trip+of+a+Lifetime&rft.date=2002-05-07&rft.au=Grusich%2C+Kate&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.questia.com%2Fread%2F1G1-85502689&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span><sup class="noprint Inline-Template"><span style="white-space: nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot" title="Wikipedia:Link rot"><span title=" Dead link tagged July 2021">dead link</span></a></i><span style="visibility:hidden; color:transparent; padding-left:2px">‍</span>]</span></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Touratech_2013-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Touratech_2013_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.touratech-usa.com/Adventure/Blog/iCfHvI/ADV-Interview-Helge-Pedersen"><i>ADV interview: Helge Pedersen</i></a>, Touratech USA Inc., January 4, 2013</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=ADV+interview%3A+Helge+Pedersen&rft.pub=Touratech+USA+Inc.&rft.date=2013-01-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.touratech-usa.com%2FAdventure%2FBlog%2FiCfHvI%2FADV-Interview-Helge-Pedersen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-GlobeRiders-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GlobeRiders_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.globeriders.com/bio_pages/bio_helge_main.shtml"><i>About Helge Pedersen</i></a>, GlobeRiders LLC</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=About+Helge+Pedersen&rft.pub=GlobeRiders+LLC&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.globeriders.com%2Fbio_pages%2Fbio_helge_main.shtml&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Helge_Pedersen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1683&dat=20060314&id=VqkaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PEUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4564,2572693">"Adventure beckoned, and he set off on two wheels"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Journal_Sentinel" title="Milwaukee Journal Sentinel">Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</a></i>, March 14, 2006</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Milwaukee+Journal+Sentinel&rft.atitle=Adventure+beckoned%2C+and+he+set+off+on+two+wheels&rft.date=2006-03-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fnid%3D1683%26dat%3D20060314%26id%3DVqkaAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DPEUEAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D4564%2C2572693&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFConn2005" class="citation cs2">Conn, Heather (Spring 2005), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.photomediaonline.com/features-stories/travel-photography/item/627-helge-pedersen-a-colossus-of-roads.html">"Helge Pedersen: A colossus of roads"</a>, <i>PhotoMedia magazine</i></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=PhotoMedia+magazine&rft.atitle=Helge+Pedersen%3A+A+colossus+of+roads&rft.ssn=spring&rft.date=2005&rft.aulast=Conn&rft.aufirst=Heather&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.photomediaonline.com%2Ffeatures-stories%2Ftravel-photography%2Fitem%2F627-helge-pedersen-a-colossus-of-roads.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://ultimatemotorcycling.com/helge-pedersens-bmw-r1200gs-adventure-build-video/">BMW R1200GS Adventure build</a>, Ultimate Motorcycling</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.schuberthnorthamerica.com/categories/motorcycle/c3/featured-riders/helge-pedersen/"><i>Featured riders: Helge Pedersen</i></a>, <a href="/wiki/Schuberth" title="Schuberth">Schuberth North America</a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Featured+riders%3A+Helge+Pedersen&rft.pub=Schuberth+North+America&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.schuberthnorthamerica.com%2Fcategories%2Fmotorcycle%2Fc3%2Ffeatured-riders%2Fhelge-pedersen%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhitman2009" class="citation cs2">Whitman, Beth (January 29, 2009), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://blog.seattlepi.com/travel/2009/01/29/calendar-seattle-travel-events-2/">"Travel Talk: Calendar: Seattle Travel Events"</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer" title="Seattle Post-Intelligencer">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a></i></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Seattle+Post-Intelligencer&rft.atitle=Travel+Talk%3A+Calendar%3A+Seattle+Travel+Events&rft.date=2009-01-29&rft.aulast=Whitman&rft.aufirst=Beth&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.seattlepi.com%2Ftravel%2F2009%2F01%2F29%2Fcalendar-seattle-travel-events-2%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AHelge+Pedersen" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Pre 1930</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Erwin_Baker" title="Erwin Baker">Erwin "Cannonball" Baker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Chadeayne" title="William Chadeayne">William Chadeayne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Stearns_Clancy" title="Carl Stearns Clancy">Carl Stearns Clancy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avis_and_Effie_Hotchkiss" title="Avis and Effie Hotchkiss">Avis and Effie Hotchkiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clare_Sheridan" title="Clare Sheridan">Clare Sheridan and Oswald Frewen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Sex%C3%A9" title="Robert Sexé">Robert Sexé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bessie_Stringfield" title="Bessie Stringfield">Bessie Stringfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zolt%C3%A1n_Sulkowsky_and_Gyula_Bartha" title="Zoltán Sulkowsky and Gyula Bartha">Zoltán Sulkowsky 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