Jason Lewis was a man on a mission: to circle the world by means of human power alone. And he's finally done it... all 74,000 kilometers (46,000 miles). Trip timeline:

• July 1994: Jason and original partner Steve Smith depart on bikes from Greenwich Meridian Line in London.

• October 1994: Depart Lagos, Portugal, for 4,300-mile trip across the Atlantic.

• January 1995: After 84 days at sea, Jason and Steve arrive at the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean.

• February 1995: Reach Miami.

• June 1995: Depart Ft. Lauderdale.

• September 1995: Jason is hit by a car in Colorado, breaking both his legs.

• June 1996: Jason and school teacher April depart from Colorado (April bikes while Jason rollerblades).

• September 1996: Jason and April arrive in San Francisco.

• September 1998: After previous failed attempts to reach Hawaii, Jason and Steve leave San Francisco for Hawaii, arriving 53 days later.

• February 1999: Steve leaves the project for good.

• May 1999: Steve pedals off from Hawaii, bound for the island of Tarawa -- 2,200 miles southwest.

• July 1999: After 73 days, Jason reaches Tarawa, escaping blood poisoning along the way that nearly killed him.

• April 2000: Jason and Chris Tipper start pedaling the 1,100 miles to the Solomon Islands.

• July 2000: The remaining 1,100 miles to Australia nearly end in disaster as the boat is nearly shipwrecked and April in desperate need of medical attention.

• July-October 2001: Jason and a group of teenagers and educators ride 3,000 miles through the Australian outback.

• October 2001-March 2005: In debt $45,000, Jason takes time off to work regular jobs.

• June-November 2005: Jason and three others bike and kayak their way up to Singapore. Bandits attack Jason along the way.

• May-November 2006: Jason bikes from Malaysia through Thailand, onto the Tibetan Plateau, into Nepal and finally into India, about 10,000 kilometers.

• February 2007: Jason and friend Sher Dillon pedal their boat 2,000 miles from Mumbai across the Arabian Sea to Djibouti in Northern Africa.

• October 2007: After being temporarily held in Egypt as a possible spy, Jason finally pedals across the English Channel and reaches home turf in London. Total distance: Over 40,000 miles. Total time: 13