Football’s Coming Home(s & Gardens): Sweden 0, England 2
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Inspired By The Tour De France: Two Tales Of Cycling Challenges
A slew of Tour de France-related emails have arrived this week promoting this product, that cause etc… The race itself, of course, sets off today from the Vendée in western France. Of all the emails that I have received, two stick out from the rest. The first comes […]
EuroVelo And Cycle Tourism Conference 2018
I’m tempted to register… From the European Cyclists’ Federation website: “The registration for the EuroVelo and Cycle Tourism Conference 2018 that will take place in Belgian Limburg on September 26th – 28th is open! You can now register here. Do not miss the leading cycle tourism conference in Europe, a unique occasion to share knowledge, highlight […]
Clouds
During all that, I took pictures of clouds while listening to Radio 5 Live. If only we were all as passionate about preventing the folly that is BREXIT as we are in progressing in the World Cup. More clouds, perhaps, in the quarter finals…
Bespoke Touring Bicycles: The Search Begins (Perhaps)
I would love a new bicycle. Who wouldn’t? Reggie, the Ridgeback Panorama, has served me well for nearly 10 years, although admittedly he hasn’t seen much action since I bought Dale, the Cannondale CAADX 105, a cross bike that I now ride whenever I need to get on […]
The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 007 – July 2018 – Now Available
Cycling the Yorkshire Dales Cycleway (eastern loop) from Malham to Settle and back, travelling in Japan and an interview with Mike Webb of PulpedTravel.com and cycling to the summit of one of the Tour de France’s most iconic climbs: Mont Ventoux
The Ridgeback Panorama: Bike-Packing Mode – Part 2
You may remember that back in May at the Cycle Touring Festival, I met a chap called Robert, an academic at Reading University. I posted a few pictures of his Ridgeback Panorama touring bike that he had converted to carry ‘bike-packing’ bags rather than panniers. You can read […]
York Cycle Rally: Speaking, Socialism & Skin
There’s something reassuringly old school about the York Cycle Rally. Not retro, just old school. Nothing forced; no obligation to ride a bicycle that dates from a day before the word ‘comfort’ appears to have come to the attention of bicycle designers, just reassuringly traditional. Neither fashionable not […]
Le Ride: Re-living The 1928 Tour De France
With suitably melodramatic background music and available on demand in the UK from June 25th… From the filmmakers: “LE RIDE follows the story of the first English speaking team to ride in the toughest sporting event on earth, The Tour de France. In 1928 a small under-resourced, untested team from […]
Strava: Just Look At That Cyclist Go!
In order to cycle the length of Japan (more details here), one of my priorities needs to be to get fit again. I’ve got plenty of time; 2020 is my planned departure date. Prior to all three of the long European cycles, I was cycling on a regular […]
The Cycling Europe Three (Or Four?) Year Cycle: Another 700 Days To Go
A friend commented to me a few days ago that I seemed to be on a three-year cycle. Not a three-year ‘ride’, but a three-year ‘cycle’.
A Commute Of Contrasts: Cycling (And Not Cycling) To Work In Calderdale, West Yorkshire
I often think that West Yorkshire – the county in which I now, once again, live – is a microcosm of Britain. Urban yet rural, modern yet old, beautiful yet ugly, cherished yet neglected… When I cycle, my commute to work, from near the village of Stainland to Square […]
The Yorkshire Dales Cycleway (Eastern Loop)… And A Canon That Fires Perfectly
In a stupendous example of failing to plan, after my talk on Friday evening and short cycle around Edinburg on Saturday morning, I was scratching my head as to what to do. Should I stay in Scotland, find somewhere to stay, do a little exploring on or off […]
Meet The Man With 170 Cycling Kits
The Australian film-maker Cameron Nichols featured on CyclingEurope.org back in September 2017 after having cycled the length of New Zealand and having produced a film about his adventure: Cycling The Long White Cloud. He’s been in contact regarding a new, rather different, film which makes for fun watching. […]
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