Sven Marx

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Sven Marx in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin 2017

Sven Marx (born May 12, 1967 in East Berlin ) is a German cyclist and adventurer. After a serious tumor operation, he discovered cycling as a form of travel for himself and, according to his own statements, had covered a total of 81,000 km through 43 countries on all continents by the end of 2018. With the income from his lectures, Marx supports various social associations.

Life

Sven Marx with partner at the audience with Pope Francis 2015

Marx did a roofing apprenticeship from 1983 to 1985 and was co-owner of a roofing company from 1990 to 2003 . From 2003 to 2009 he was a diving instructor trainer and manager at various diving centers. In 2009 he received a partial removal of a tumor on his brain stem and was paralyzed on one side for three months, with artificial nutrition and ventilation, in an intensive care unit. After a further three months of rehab , he was declared a nursing case, but fought his way back into an independent life. He has been married since 2009. From 2009 to April 2017 he went on various bike tours in preparation for his world tour. In 2011, a malignant melanoma was removed in another operation. In 2015 he had a special audience with Pope Francis to bless the so-called inclusion torch.

From April 23, 2017 to September 8, 2018, Marx went around the world by bike. He covered around 32,000 km and was received in 16 German embassies to talk about inclusion in the respective host country. In his luggage he had the inclusion torch of the Inklusion Deutschland network, which was a visible symbol at every photo session when visiting the embassy. His courage and tireless commitment to inclusion received wide media coverage and prominent support, for example from Verena Bentele and Michael Müller, the Governing Mayor of Berlin. On May 4, 2018, Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna gave a speech at his reception in Ottawa. Russian television met Marx in Vladivostok and reported on his trip and the press conference there with the German consul and disabled athletes. N24 reported on him from Washington DC.

Since November 2018, Sven Marx has hosted the program "Two cyclists - one opinion?" On the internet radio station rockradio.de. In it he speaks to guests from the cycling scene.

Ideas

Sven Marx states that his work shows how important the topic of inclusion is and would like to encourage other people who have also experienced similar things and serve as role models. "Sven's mission is to use his trip to raise awareness for and start a conversation about reducing barriers for those with disabilities. Under the motto 'Inclusion Requires Action' he hopes his cycling the world will showcase that disabilities should not hold anyone back from reaching for their dreams and that anything is possible if we ensure access for everyone. "" If everyone has something for the cooperation of the disabled and non-disabled people does, it will be easier for everyone affected to find a new life. "

Sven Marx's handicap (October 2018) is caused by a 1 cm³ tumor on the brain stem. Only half of this could be surgically removed. The impairments as a result are double vision - seeing in 100% of his field of vision , loss of spatial vision, balance - and swallowing reflex disorders . For him, cycling is easier than running because a bike stabilizes itself once it is driven.

Tour overview

  • 2010 Germany (600 km)
  • 2011 Germany, Denmark, Italy, Austria, Switzerland (2,400 km)
  • 2012 Germany, England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland (5,600 km)
  • 2013 France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Finland, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania (7,300 km)
  • 2014 USA (Route 66), Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania (9,500 km)
  • 2015 Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Egypt, Hungary, Slovakia, Austria (11,000 km)
  • 2016 Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania (12,600 km)
  • 2017/18 17-month trip around the world by bike

Publications

  • But you are disabled. From care case to encouragement on the bike. BoD - Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2018, ISBN 978-3-7460-6756-8 .
  • But you are disabled. (E-book). BoD - Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2018, ISBN 978-3-7460-5448-3 .

Media presence

Press reports

  • Do not give up! bikeAdventure No. 03/2018, pp. 52–55
  • Cyclist proves the power of positive mindset . Lorenzo Salinas. Port Arthur News March 12th 2018 Port Arthur News
  • From care case to globetrotter . Bike picture no. 1/2017, pp. 58–61
  • From wheelchair to touring bike . Berliner Zeitung No. 90, April 18, 2017, p. 11
  • One man, one will, a thousand goals . Lonely Planet Traveler, March 2016, pp. 30–31
  • Despite having a brain tumor, skin cancer and impaired vision, I cycle around the world . Image week no. 5, January 28, 2016, pp. 92–93
  • The new strength . Süddeutsche Zeitung No. 139 June 20, 2015, p. 49
  • Ascended again . ZITTY / tip Berlin - Fahrrad Heft 2015, pp. 52–57
  • The story of this brave Berliner is encouraging . BZ, June 10, 2014, p. 9
  • He got back on his feet . Der Tagesspiegel, issue 22025, April 24, 2014, p. 12
  • With the bike into a new life . Stern, April 10, 2014, p. 26

watch TV

  • World cyclist Sven Marx on September 10, 2018 in the RBB rbb / zibb
  • N24 report on April 21, 2018 by Steffen Schwarzkopf, head of the N24 studio in Washington DC N24
  • OTV report on July 11, 2017 on Russian television OTV

radio

  • 2018: RadioEins
  • Jumping to death , 3 parts, sbs Radio Melbourne

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Andreas Stenzel: A globetrotter from Weissensee. radzeit 1/2015, March 3, 2015. https://radzeit.de/ein-globetrotter-aus-weissensee/
  2. ↑ Andreas Stenzel: Sven Marx on a world tour: But you are handicapped! radzeit 2/2017, April 13, 2017. https://radzeit.de/sven-marx-auf-weltreise-aber-du-bist-doch-behütung/
  3. ↑ BiketourGlobal: Reiseradler-Interview # 28: Sven Marx from sven-globetrotter.com. May 8, 2016. https://www.biketour-global.de/2016/05/08/reiseradler-interview-28-sven-marx-von-sven-globetrotter-com/
  4. ↑ Louisa Wittek: Despite being diagnosed with cancer, this man travels the world by bike. Travelbook September 25, 2018 https://www.travelbook.de/menschen/globetrotter/dieser-mann-reist-trotz-doppelter-krebsdiagnose-mit-dem-fahrrad-um-die-welt
  5. ↑ Michael Vogt: Sven Marx cycled once around the world with the inclusion torch. Berlin Week September 14, 2018 https://www.berliner-woche.de/prenzlauer-berg/c-soziales/sven-marx-radelte-mit-der-inklusionsfackel-einmal-um-die-welt_a180092
  6. ↑ Kerstin Hense: 32,000 kilometers through the world. This record cyclist gives us all courage. Berliner Kurier September 9, 2018 https://www.berliner-kurier.de/berlin/kiez---stadt/32-000-kilometer-durch-die-welt-dieser-rekord-radler-macht-uns-allen- courage-31237070
  7. ↑ Andrea Reidl: Once nursing care, today globetrotter. Zeit Online July 17, 2018 https://www.zeit.de/mobilitaet/2018-07/sven-marx-inklusion-weltreise-fahrrad-beherung-hirntumor-pflegefall
  8. ↑ Recumbent woman / Maria Jeanne Dompierre: From someone who cycles around the world. June 3, 2018. https://www.liegeradfrau.de/interview-um-die-welt-radeln/
  9. ↑ Greetings at the start of the world trip https://www.netzwerkinklusion.de/assets/default/images/Inklusionsfackel/Dokumente/2017_04_Inklusionsfackel%20Weltreise%20Verena%20Bentele.pdf
  10. ↑ Takeover of patronage before the trip https://www.netzwerkinklusion.de/assets/default/images/Inklusionsfackel/Dokumente/170410-RG-Ju-Inklusionsfackel-Weltreise%20V01.pdf
  11. ↑ Recognition after the trip https://www.sven-globetrotter.com/de/medien.html
  12. ↑ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1543827389061277&id=471301166313910
  13. ↑ Report on Russian television http://www.otvprim.ru/society/primorskij-kraj_11.07.2017_53391_invalid-velosipedist-iz-germanii-sobiraetsja-objekhat-zemlju-na-velosipede.html
  14. ↑ Report by Steffen Schwarzkopf on N24 https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2118765255026443&id=1427913574111618
  15. ^ Lars Langenau: Globetrotter with a brain tumor. Süddeutsche Zeitung April 21, 2017 https://www.sueddeutsche.de/panorama/anruf-bei-sven-marx-globetrotter-mit-hirntumor-1.3454706
  16. ↑ Lars Langenau: "The brain tumor is a bomb that can explode at any time." Süddeutsche Zeitung July 30, 2015 https://www.sueddeutsche.de/leben/vom-pflegefall-zum-globetrotter-der-hirntumor-ist-ein -bomb-that-can-explode-anytime-1.2483534
  17. ↑ https://germanyinusa.com/2018/04/20/sven-marx-cycles-around-the-world/
  18. ↑ Christian Schwager: After brain tumor. What Sven Marx takes with him on his bike tour. Berliner Zeitung April 18, 2017 https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/sport/nach-gehirntumor-was-sven-marx-auf-seiner-weltreise-auf-dem-rad-mitnnahm-26724674
  19. ↑ Jana Brechlin: After brain surgery, Sven Marx cycled to the Pope in Rome. Leipziger Volkszeitung January 30, 2016 https://www.lvz.de/Region/Oschatz/Nach-Gehirn-OP-radelte-Sven-Marx-bis-zum-Papst-nach-Rom
  20. ↑ der_schoene_morgen , RadioEins
  21. ↑ Globetrotter part 1-3 , SBS Radio Melbourne
personal data
SURNAME Marx, Sven
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cyclist and adventurer
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH East Berlin