Maldague is now on the next cycling portion of his trip after skiing the Arctic, cycling to Minnesota, and kayaking the length of the Mississippi River. On December 2 he departed New Orleans by bike. He has made it to La Nouvelle-Iberie, Louisiana - the sister city to his hometown in Belgium, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre - and he has also made it to Lafayette, Louisiana.

He plans to continue cycling to Mexico and Belize before boarding a sailboat.