One of Europe’s most popular cycling destinations and home to the queen of bicycle races, the Tour de France.ย Posts on CyclingEurope.org tagged โFranceโ can be found by following this link. For posts written by Andrew P. Sykes during his cycles in France, scroll down below the map. […]
This post will make more sense if you read the previousย post – part 1 – first. Done that? Good. Then I’ll begin… I had certainly heard people mentionย Pennine Cycles before ever having discovered that it was the nearest dealer in Bianchi bicycles to where I now live in […]
As we probably all know (even if we’ve never had the chance to visit the country), Denmark is a great place to cycle. So is northern Germany, especially the one-time Danish territory of Schleswig-Holstein. The facilities on offer, the topology, the attitude of road users… it’s all, well, […]
“Words and verse about the race” sums up this half hour programme called ‘Fear and Loathing In Harrogate‘ that was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 earlier this week. Recorded in, well, Harrogate on the day that the Tour de France passed through the town, it’s well worth thirty […]
By James Moore Taking place between the 1st and 3rd of May, the Tour de Yorkshire was a staggering success, the utterly new and refreshing racing event drawing one and a half million people as spectators whilst simultaneously showcasing the county to countless viewers hailing from 150 countries […]
Here’s a great video from Welcome2Yorkshire summing up in imagesย and music the two-day visit of the Tour de France to Yorkshire. A few screen shots to whet your appetite…
Here’s a timely repeat (I’ve posted it at least twice before) but it’s a great explanation of the Tour de France, past and present.
