A message from Diego of Kauri Multimedia; “We are a production team specialising in web documentaries and have completed a short film on Havana bicycle culture which we believe may be of interest to CyclingEurope.org. The documentary provides an insight into Cuban bike tradition and the mechanics who […]
You may have noticed that for some time now the home page of CyclingEurope.org has had an advert for a UNICEF organised event; Wheels for Change. So, what is it? Well it is “…a cycling challenge that will help to turn young lives around. The money raised will go to […]
I suppose being a French-teaching cyclist, I am the perfect target audience for a new book which is subtitled ‘The ultimate cycle journey from Channel to Med – St. Malo to Nice‘. Even if you are not a French-teaching cyclist (which, let’s face it, the chances are you […]
By guest blogger Tom Nelson The countdown to Le Grand Depart has at long last begun with a one hundred day cultural festival that celebrates the start of arguably the greatest cycle race of all time, the Tour de France. Indeed it is the first time that such a […]
Last autumn I was sent some cycling clothing by the supermarket Aldi to test out. I wrote about the items in a post called ‘Cycling Gear From… Errr… Aldi‘. As you might guess from the title I was a little surprised that Aldi actually sold cycling gear and, […]
I’ve had a bit of experience cycling over the Alps – in 2010 over the Gotthard Pass (in Switzerland) at 2,091m and then in 2013 over the Tende Pass (just north of Nice on the French-Italian border) at 1,871m. They were both memorable days of cycling and I can […]
I’m nearing the half-way point in writing “Along The Med on a Bike Called Reggie” (you can read two extracts here and here) and to whet everyone’s appetite I have just posted the photographs from my travels through Greece, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Slovenia to the new […]
Here is the second in a series of extracts from the soon-to-be-published book ‘Along The Med on a Bike Called Reggie‘. If you haven’t done so already, you may want to read extract 1 (which was all about cycling day 11 in Albania) by following this link. Tuesday […]
CTC are calling on local councils to make our roads safe and inviting so everyone can cycle. What is the Space for Cycling campaign calling for? Watch the video below (& then visit the Space for Cycling website for further instructions!)
Some interesting cycling-related videos on the new British Pathé archive just made available on YouTube. See the article below for more details but here is my choice of the cycling films; ‘Cycling Tips’ (1936) ‘Herne Hill Cycling aka Holiday Sport’ (1952) ‘Queer Cycling’ (1942) From Sky News; Film […]
Here it is in all its glory; the new cover for Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie as designed by Andy Mitchell of Custard4Gravy. It’s wonderful and better than I ever imagined. I’m now in the process of updating the various editions of the book that are […]
Back in August 2008 I got very excited when my EuroVelo map arrived – read about it here – and I’m delighted to reveal that in April 2014 I’m equally delighted to have been given an updated version of the very same map. My policeman friend Titus (aka […]
Nothing to do with cycling but some pretty pictures from my weekend trip to The Peak District…
When I visited the newly-opened (to the public) Lee Valley Velopark at the Olympic Park in London yesterday, the stands were being set up for the 2014 UK Handmade Bicycle Show. It’s a pity it wasn’t open; I went last year when it was in Bristol and throughly […]
It’s changed a bit since I was here as a GamesMaker back in 2012… My timed lap came in at 22.85 seconds. The professionals do it in 13.
You’ve still got time to make sure you’ve read ‘Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie‘ before ‘Along The Med on a Bike Called Reggie‘ hits the shelves this summer. ‘DartmoorScottyDog‘ did just that and he seemed to enjoy the experience…
Here in the UK the clocks have just changed which means that cycling commuters such as my good self can look forward to six months of travelling to and from work without having to remember to fix the lights on the bike for all except the earliest of […]
I’ve mentioned the first two days of the Tour de France 2014 frequently in recent months as it will be visiting Yorkshire, the region where I myself was born and grew up. I haven’t really written about day 3 of Le Tour which will see the cyclists set off […]
Yorkshire is going potty over the arrival of the Tour de France in July. Yorks of Thirsk* a cafe in North Yorkshire (@YorksTea) are going, err… tea potty. Just look at these displays they have created; *”A friendly independent café in the market town of Thirsk. Cyclists and […]
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