Europe (all)

Articles, photographs, tech talk - mainly for mountain bikers.

Discover Romania by Bicycle. This site offers comprehensive information and advice. Also lots of bicycle tour reports in Eastern Europe and elsewhere (all in German, many are Word documents), infos on accomodation in Romania, travel to and in Romania, and commercial links. An excellent starting point for planning a bicycle tour in Romania. Limited English version.

Country info, facts, history, language, visas, weather, news, hotels and reservations, restaurants.

Between 1993 and 1999 5 times I went on 10-14 day long bicycletours in Slovakia and in the polish Tatra with packs behind me. On these tours I gathered ca. 5500 kms in the slovakian land. I compiled the following tips from these experiences: If bicyclers go on a bicycletour in Slovakia, it is very likely that they will visit the High Tatra. Because in each of the 5 occasions we didn?t missed the High Tatra, I will divide the slovakian routes into two parts, based on, if they are situated eastwards or westwards from the Tatra ? B?kk (hungarian mountain-range) line.

llega a Espa?a una herramienta que facilitar? a todos los aficionados al ciclismo la localizaci?n de cualquier informaci?n disponible en internet relacionada con el ciclismo, as? como su publicaci?n, prestando una especial atenci?n a todos aquellos recursos que se encuentren en lengua castellana.

More than 7000km of abandoned rail tracks have been converted to bicycle touring routes.

Has plenty of useful information, and links to some reports.

Addresses of cycling clubs in Sweden, calendar, links, races, publications, shops, and touring and racing events.

``The biggest exercise race on bicycle in the world.''

• Vätternrundan Bans the Future, an article to be found under the Bicycle News Agency
  16.000 cyclists each year take part in the 300 km Vättern Rundan in Sweden. But not HPV-cyclists. They have been banned. Officially for safety reasons. Only they have not caused any accidents.
• Concerning the HPV ban, see also Bike Action
  Our message is straight and simple: If you want better conditions for cyclists, you gotta pitch in yourself. [...] Your action will make a difference.

``One of the biggest exercise on bicycle only for women''

A Nordic challenge for bikers - exercise races in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Make 3 of them in 3 years an you recive a diploma.

A Nordic challenge only for women - exercise races in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Make 3 of them in 3 years and you recive a diploma.

Has detailed info on the nine national marked cycling routes.

A.k.a. Swisstopo, makes the official maps of Switzerland. French and German versions hide behind the top right F and D buttons.

Has timetables in German, French, Italian, and English.

A collection of photographs and anecdotes from my father on cycling in the late 1930's and 1940's. Racing, touring, pass-storming, you name it, they did it - usually on fixed gear, and wearing corduroy shorts - ouch! No chamois leather for these boys.

Nearly two hundred links, must of which describe tours.

Find maps and guide books by title, town, and county.

For all those going abroad - or searching for advocacy-advice from other countries - here is a list of the 48 most important bicycle groups around the world. These groups specialize not only in bicycle advocacy but also in tourism, consumer issues, hpv-matters, etc. The list includes e-mail and homepage addresses where I have been able to find them - and a word of introduction (explanation) about the nature of these groups.

Ernst Poulsen is a photo journalist, and has photos from bicycle trips to China and Israel.

Page indépendante, non commerciale dédiée aux réalisations écologiques exemplaires harmonisant les relations de l'homme avec son environnement naturel, social et culturel.

De Fietsersbond is er van overtuigd dat de fiets in het verkeer niet het probleem is maar de oplossing. Een eenvoudige oplossing voor een vlotte mobiliteit.