List of Antarctic cycling expeditions
Antarctic cycling expeditions were made possible with the development of fatbikes: fat tired bicycles designed for riding in snow and sand.
Expeditions
Expeditions in order of distance cycled.| Name | Mode of Travel | Distance by Bike | Support | Notes |
| Helen Skelton | Kite, Ski, Bicycle | Motorized support | non coastal starting location, 2012 | |
| Juan Menéndez Granados | Ski and Bicycle | Solo | Hercules Inlet to South Pole, 2014 | |
| Doug Stoup | Bicycle | Solo | Heritage range, 2003 | |
| Eric Larsen | Bicycle | Solo, food drops | Starting at Hercules Inlet, 2012 | |
| Maria Leijerstam | Tricycle | Motorized support | Used South Pole Traverse, a compacted snow road, 2013 | |
| Daniel P. Burton | Bicycle | Solo, food drops | Hercules Inlet to South Pole, 2013–14 |
Doug Stoup was the first person to do a bike expedition in Antarctica. In January 2003, he rode on a specially designed "ice bike" around the Patriot Hills.
In 2012, Helen Skelton became the first person to reach the South Pole using a bicycle. The bike was custom built for her trip, with 8-inch-wide tires. She also used skis and a kite to help her pull a sled containing of supplies. She covered by kite ski, by bike and by cross-country ski. Some of Skelton's claims have been challenged: "There are many examples of explorers who kited faster and longer on the polar caps".
In December 2012, Eric Larsen made the first attempt to do an expedition solely by bicycle to the South Pole. After covering, a quarter of the distance to the South Pole, Larsen abandoned his attempt and biked an additional back to Patriot Hills. On 27 December 2013, Maria Leijerstam became the first person to cycle from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole. Leijerstam's achievement was criticized for excessive motorized support.
Juan Menéndez Granados, calling himself Juan Sin Miedo, started his bicycle and ski expedition at Hercules Inlet in December 2013 and finish on January 17, 2014. Juan traveled the full distance without any resupplies, surviving the last 4 days of the expedition drinking chocolate powder and sunflower oil. When it was not possible to cycle on the bike, he used skies in order to keep forward with efficiency. He became the first person to cycle to the South Pole solo, unsupported and unassisted.
Daniel Burton was cycling solo to the South Pole but had four resupplies of food along the route, and another one mechanical in the middle of the itinerary. Burton traveled the full distance pedaling or pushing his bike, but even if he was much lighter than Menendez, he spent 5 days more to cover the same distance and route than him.