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The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 051 – Freewheeling In France With Lyn Eyb

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France is a top destination for cycle tourists and, with its great diversity of landscapes – from windswept cliffs in the north to vast swathes of forest in the west to sun-drenched villages in the south to vertiginous climbs in the east – it has (almost) everything that a traveller on a bicycle might want to discover. Lyn Eyb from FreeWheelingFrance.com has been exploring and writing about France ever since she arrived in the country over a decade ago. She shares her thoughts with The Cycling Europe Podcast and takes time to answer listenersโ€™ questions about the practical aspects of being a cyclist in France.

EuroVelo: The State Of The Network Address

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Like Chris Packham of Springwatch fame, I love a good graph or visual that says something in one glance that would take a thousand words to explain. And the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) – the Brussels-based organisation that is responsible for the EuroVelo network have just produced its first ever ‘Route Development Report’. Basically, it’s a ‘state of the nation’ address but limited to the EuroVelo long-distance cycle routes rather than the less important topics such as education, health and defence…

The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 033 – Mat And Harriet Hall – UK To Istanbul / Robin Watkins – Czechia

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In this episode of The Cycling Europe Podcast we are pointing our wheels in the direction of Istanbul. In pre-COVID Europe, Mat and Harriet Hall headed off on their first long-distance cycle tour along the EuroVelo 15 to Switzerland before hooking up with the EuroVelo 6 to Romania and then finally following the EuroVelo 13 to Turkey. They have now turned their adventure into a series of films that document the highs and occasional lows of life on the road. Plus: this monthโ€™s monologue comes from Robin Watkins who recounts his travels through the towns and villages of Czechia.

The Social Side Of EuroVelo

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In the ten years that CyclingEurope.org has existed in this little corner of the worldwide web, one major thing has changed online; social media has taken over, or so it sometimes seems. Not that I’m complaining. It’s a great way of keeping up-to-date with others around the globe […]

Meanwhile In The Civilised World…

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A couple of European cycling-themed videos from Brut Nature FR, a French ‘new media’ company that seems to exist on social media but nowhere else. Anyway, I digress. Both are short and both worth watching; the first about the EuroVรฉlo 6, the second about how the bicycle has […]

Cycling Day 32: Amboise To Orlรฉans

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Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. One of those days where, when I set off, I really had no idea where it would end. I guessed somewhere between Blois and Orlรฉans, the former being only 35 km from Amboise, the latter about 100 km, […]

Cycling Day 31: Tours To Amboise

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Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. Did you follow that link? Yes? Thanks. No? Why not? If you are into your statistics you might enjoy finding out all about the quantative side of my cycling day. But hang on! Today, it doesn’t quite give […]

Cycling Day 30: Saumur To Tours

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Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s cycle. Most days I fight the urge to focus (quite naturally) upon the destination rather than the journey but I’m afraid yesterday and today, when I have been cycling to destinations that I know well, I have had to […]

Cycling Day 13: Benavente To Palencia

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Click here to see the detailed statistics of today’s ride. If you think what I’m doing is glamorous (No? You never thought that? Oh…) then think again. At least as far as today’s cycling goes. It was most definitely a Mercedes day (see Paul, Mercedes Days and Seville). […]

Cycling In France

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So, after Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Belgium I arrive in France on my pre-Eurovelo 1/3 quest to have put at the very least a bit of thought into the planning of the route. Only one country to go – Spain – which will be the first of […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: A Postscript

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Matt writes; “STATS Total Days: 42 Rest Days: 10 Cycling Days: 32 Total Distance: 2900km Avg Distance per Cycling Day: 90km Number of Punctures: 0 Accommodation Campsite: 21 Wild camped: 2 Couch surfed: 13 Hostel: 5 Hotel: 1 Total Expenditure*: 1086โ‚ฌ Avg Daily expense: 25โ‚ฌ *Not including flights […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 40

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Tuesday 21st August Rest Day in Bratislava “Each room in the Downtown Backpackers is named after a famous artist. I was staying in Picasso along with 7 other people and was the first of the Piccasans to wake the next morning. I packed up my things quietly before […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 39

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Monday 20th August Vienna to Bratislava: 4 hours 7 minutes, 77km “I took advantage of the hostel buffet breakfast, feasting on 3 bowls of muesli and a couple of hot chocolates. I said farewell to Julien (who was driving off to Salzburg today) and cycled off out of […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 36

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Friday 17th August Krems to Vienna: 4 hours, 80km “More riding along the river today. Passing many cyclists, my knee was holding out fine. The previous day through the renowned Wachu region had many beautiful wine land and mountain landscapes on offer. Today the views were less awe […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 33

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Tuesday 4th August Straubing to Passau: 5 hours 10 minutes, 90km “Waking up late, I strolled into town, to find every second person in leather pants and drindl dresses. It could only mean one thing. I followed the swarms of people as they headed down the street. One […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 26

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Tuesday 7th August Augsburg to Munich: 4 hours, 70km “I woke up to find a breakfast table covered in an assortment of breads, cereals, ham, cheese, eggs and orange juice. Although it was only 7.30, Astrid had already popped down to the local bakery, bought some breads and […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 25

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Monday 6th August Donauworth to Augsburg: 2 hours 24 minutes, 40km “It was a short cycling day, today. I followed my own route from Donauworth to Augsburg, picking smaller, quieter looking roads on Google maps. While there is no signposted route to follow and often its less scenic, […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 23

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Saturday 4th July Munderkingen to Ulm: 2 hours 25 minutes, 45km “The Hungarians and Germans partied late into the night and they had unfortunately pitched their tents close to mine, which meant falling asleep was difficult. Nevertheless, I did eventually manage to fall asleep and woke up the […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 21

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Thursday 2nd August Meersburg to Sigmaringen: 3 hours 45 minutes, 60km “Over breakfast, I perused a map of the area and planned my route for the day. I was going to head to Sigmaringen generally following the L roads and passing through the towns of Salem, Heiligenberg and […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 15

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Friday 27th July Montbรฉliard to Basel: 4 hours 42 minutes, 90km “So today I made it across France. My first country on European mainland had been crossed. Just want to shout out to everyone reading and following my trip! Thanks for all your comments, I am getting and […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 14

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Thursday 26th July Besanรงon to Montbรฉliard: Time Unknown, Approx. 100km “The first thing I did that morning after saying goodbye to Nelly and Julien was head up the steep hill to the citadel. It was the one thing that Nelly said I could not leave without visiting. Besanรงon […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 13

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Wednesday 25th July Dรดle to Besanรงon: Time unknown, Approx. 65km “I started my day with a Nutella crepe and a coffee at a little cafรฉ in Dole. It was right next to the cathedral. I visited the cathedral after my breakfast. Inside, it was quiet and cool, a […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 12

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Tuesday 24th July Chalon-sur-Saone to Dรดle: 3 hours 50 minutes, 70km “Today was a good day. It just had that feeling about it. The sun was yet again shining and I was in a good mood. You see, what mood you’re in becomes harder to detect when you’re […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 9

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Saturday 21st July La Charitรฉ-sur-Loire to Gannary-sur-Loire: 4 hours 32 minutes, 87km “I slept in late today, which however unintentional, seemed to be the right thing to do. Despite the long haul yesterday, my legs felt surprising fresh. I made my way into town and picked up a […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 8

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Friday 20th July Orleans to La Charitรฉ-sur-Loire: 8 hours 7 minutes, 165ย km “The rain poured through the night and I stayed in my tent as late in the morning as possible, hoping for it to cease. That didnโ€™t happen and so I eventually gave in and packed up […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 7

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Thursday 19th July Blois to Orleans: 3 hours 10 minutes, 64km “Last night, I had offered to help set up things for the 60th birthday party. So when three Frenchmen arrived mid morning with a 6 by 12 metre tent, I proceeded to help them assemble it in […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 6

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Wednesday 18th July Tours to Blois: 3 hours 42 minutes, 72km “I met Nate at the main square the next morning. Wearing a typically French horizontally striped shirt, he was sitting at one of the tables in the centre of the square and waved to me, signalling his […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 2

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It’s time to get up to date with Matt Krog as he cycles along the Eurovelo 6 from Nantes to Budapest. Saturday 14th July Nantes to Ingrandes: 4 hours, 68km “Breakfast came included with the hotel price and so I decided to take advantage by helping myself to […]

Matt Krog & The Eurovelo 6: Day 1

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Matt Krog stayed in Reading a few weeks ago (one of my WarmShowers visitors). He has just started to cycle the Eurovelo 6 from Nantes along the Loire & towards Bratislava. He has kindly agreed to allow me to re-post his own blog entries from his Tumblr websiteย which […]

Matt Krug: Heading West

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I spent a few minutes at the weekend updating my Warmshowers recommendations… and so has Matt Krog who visited Reading the weekend before last; “I stayed with Andrew the first night of my London – Dublin tour. As well as being a world-famous author, he is also an […]

Sunday Adventures

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Here’s Matt Krog from Cape Town. He has been my first Warmshowers guest of the weekend and today he heads off to Devizes before cycling to Wales & then Ireland. It’s his shakedown for his main trip of the summer along the Eurovelo 6 from Nantes to Budapest. […]

Top Of The Other Eurovelo Pops

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The ‘other Eurovelo’ section of the site has now been up and running for about a month. Here is the top 13 (not including Eurovelosย 5 & 8 which have separate sections on the site and draw much more traffic) with the Atlantic coast route being the clear leader. […]

Velo Marathon To London 2012

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Kate Belcheva is from Bulgaria, a country that has escaped the web of the Eurovelo network of routes. Routes 6 & 11 pass through neighbouring Romania to the north (route 6) and through Serbia and Macedonia to the west (route 11), but Bulgaria itself is devoid of Eurovelo […]

A Route from Oxford to Milan?

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It’s been a few weeks since anyone new has been in contact with me who is in some way interested in the cycling to Italy project so I am delighted to have been emailed by a guy called Neil Shirley who is planning on cycling from Oxford to […]

A visit to Stanfords

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Stanfords‘ map & book shop in London is a great place to spend an hour or so in central London. I never remember where it is exactly and always end up wandering around the streets near Leicester Square tube station for a while until I bump into it. […]