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The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 046 – Tim Moore, Travel Writer

Tim Moore has been referred to as โ€˜Bill Bryson on two wheelsโ€™. Any reader of his adventures โ€“ both on and off a bike โ€“ willย  appreciate why the comparison is justified. In his first cycling travelogue, he set off on the route of that yearโ€™s Tour de France just weeks before the professionals. He went on to recreate โ€˜the most appalling bike race of all timeโ€™ โ€“ the 1914 Giro dโ€™Italia โ€“ on a vintage bike. More recently he embarked upon a brutal cycle following the stages of the 1941 Vuelta a Espaรฑa.ย Ever the glutton for punishment, heโ€™s also โ€˜The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Coldโ€™ who set off on an East German shopping bike along the route of EuroVelo 13, the Iron Curtain Trailโ€ฆย The Cycling Europe Podcast chatted to him in a Tube carriage at the London Transport Museum.

Episode 046: Tim Moore, Travel Writer

Tim Moore has been referred to as โ€˜Bill Bryson on two wheelsโ€™. Any reader of his adventures – both on and off a bike – willย  appreciate why the comparison is justified. In his first cycling travelogue, he set off on the route of that yearโ€™s Tour de France just weeks before the professionals. He went on to recreate โ€˜the most appalling bike race of all timeโ€™ – the 1914 Giro dโ€™Italia – on a vintage bike. More recently he embarked upon a brutal cycle following the stages of the 1941 Vuelta a Espaรฑa.ย Ever the glutton for punishment, heโ€™s also โ€˜The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Coldโ€™ who set off on an East German shopping bike along the route of EuroVelo 13, the Iron Curtain Trailโ€ฆย The Cycling Europe Podcast chatted to him in a Tube carriage at the London Transport Museum.ย  ย  ย 

Maxine Dodd’s Vuelta A Espaรฑa

Hola! This yearโ€™s Tour of Spain got underway last weekend with a really absorbing Team Time Trial in the ancient city of Nรฎmes. My first image is of the team with the magical name โ€˜Sunwebโ€™ โ€“ They put in a great performance, but lost out to eventual stage […]

Top Three Cycling Names In 2021

One of the sports hit hardest by the COVID-19 chaos was cycling. Numerous events were postponed, some even cancelled, and the riders had a rough time keeping their bodies in perfect shape in such confusing circumstances. Once the season resumed, the calendar was much different. We saw numerous surprises, unexpected results, and unusual scenes, such as the snow at Giro.