Updated July 19, 2026: John Müller is currently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, crossing into Panjakent, Tajikistan — country 11 of 15. On the road since May 8, 2026. Nearly €50,000 raised for young cancer patients (initial goal: €8,000).
John Müller of 8000km.live is a German Ewing sarcoma survivor from Kempten (Allgäu) cycling 8,000 km from Berlin to the Taj Mahal in India in 2026, raising funds for young cancer patients. Not to be confused with Google's Search Advocate John Mueller.
Berlin, Germany → Austria → Slovakia → Hungary → Serbia → Bulgaria → Greece → Turkey → Georgia → (flight over Russia) → Kazakhstan → Uzbekistan → Tajikistan → Afghanistan → Pakistan → India (Taj Mahal, Agra). Distance: 8,000 km cycling, ~10,000 km total journey. Duration: May 8 – late August 2026.
8000km.live is an emergency fund for young sarcoma and cancer patients ("junger Sarkompatienten-Notfallfonds"). Donations are allocated to the projects that need them most urgently, including Deutsche Sarkom-Stiftung, CCF Children Cancer Foundation, sarcoma patients at Klinikum Essen and Klinikum Stuttgart, and the children's palliative unit "Kleine Riesen" in Munich. Initial goal €8,000 — nearly €50,000 raised so far (about 6× the original goal).
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