Austin Vince
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Austin Vince is best known for his long distance adventure motorcycle expeditions: twice round the world as part of the Mondo Enduro
and Terra Circa
trips.
As well as presenting the Mondo Enduro
and co-presenting the Terra Circa
TV shows, Austin has also written and presented the Routes
series on Discovery Channel
. Latterly he played the maths teacher in Channel 4
's That'll Teach 'Em
and has in the past taught at St.Johns Northwood as a maths teacher.
Vince attended the private Mill Hill boys school in North London then was sponsored through university by the army but became a pacifist while there and had to pay them to get out. After university, Austin returned to Mill Hill as a teacher and now teaches at St.Johns school in Northwood. He is married to long distance female motorcyclist Lois Pryce, who has completed several notable expeditions of her own.
Mondo Enduro
Mondo Enduro was a round-the-world adventure motorcycle expedition in 1995-1996. Team members Austin Vince, Gerald Vince, Chas Penty, Bill Penty, Clive Greenhough, Nick Stubley and Mark Friend set off to go round the world by the longest route possible in the shortest time.Their route took them...
and Terra Circa
Terra Circa
The Mondo Enduro round the world motorbike expedition attempted but did not cross the Zilov Gap in Central Siberia. In 2000 a follow-up expedition, Terra Circa, was organised by Dave Greenhough, brother of one of the Mondo Enduro team members...
trips.
As well as presenting the Mondo Enduro
Mondo Enduro
Mondo Enduro was a round-the-world adventure motorcycle expedition in 1995-1996. Team members Austin Vince, Gerald Vince, Chas Penty, Bill Penty, Clive Greenhough, Nick Stubley and Mark Friend set off to go round the world by the longest route possible in the shortest time.Their route took them...
and co-presenting the Terra Circa
Terra Circa
The Mondo Enduro round the world motorbike expedition attempted but did not cross the Zilov Gap in Central Siberia. In 2000 a follow-up expedition, Terra Circa, was organised by Dave Greenhough, brother of one of the Mondo Enduro team members...
TV shows, Austin has also written and presented the Routes
Routes
Routes is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Geography:A small farming village in the Pays de Caux, some northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D88 and D420 roads.-Population:...
series on Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel
Discovery Channel is an American satellite and cable specialty channel , founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav...
. Latterly he played the maths teacher in Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
's That'll Teach 'Em
That'll Teach 'Em
That'll Teach 'Em is a British reality television documentary series produced by Twenty Twenty Television for the Channel 4 network in the UK....
and has in the past taught at St.Johns Northwood as a maths teacher.
Vince attended the private Mill Hill boys school in North London then was sponsored through university by the army but became a pacifist while there and had to pay them to get out. After university, Austin returned to Mill Hill as a teacher and now teaches at St.Johns school in Northwood. He is married to long distance female motorcyclist Lois Pryce, who has completed several notable expeditions of her own.
External links
- MondoEnduro.com — Official website of the Mondo Enduro expedition.
- Aimimage.com — The official website of Aimimage, the company that produces the Austin Vince travel adventure DVDs.
- LoisOnTheLoose.com — Website of Lois Pryce.
Books
- Vince, Austin; Bloom, Louis et al. (2006) Mondo Enduro. Ripping Yarns.com. ISBN 1-904466-28-1.