This is arguably the most ridiculous story you'll hear today.

According to reports in China, the cyclist in this video was riding home to celebrate Chinese New Year when he was stopped by police and told he's been travelling in the wrong direction... for more than a month.

The cyclist, who chose to ride home because he didn't have enough money for public transport, left Rizhao in Shandong Province many weeks ago and thought he was heading towards Heilongjiang Province.

But after asking a few people for directions, he reportedly ended up being stopped by the officers in Wuhu, Anhui Province, and informed that he's traveled south-west instead of north-east, and was more than 2,000 km off course.

In the end, the police and toll booth staff decided to have a whip-round for the unlucky traveler and paid for his train ticket home.

Bizarre footage, from China, of a man riding bike home for Chinese New Year going the wrong direction for a month.

The video, captured in Wuhu, Anhui Province last Friday, shows a man riding bike on motorway being stopped by police officers.

Because the man was lack of money, he decided to ride back home for Chinese New Year.

But when he was found by police officers on motorway, he had already rode to the wrong direction for more than a month.

Finally, police officers and toll-station staff donated money to buy a ticket for him to go back home.