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The Club des Cent Cols, founded in 1972, appeals to mountain cyclotouring aficionados. It had 2500 active members in 2003. One simple rule to become a member: To have crossed by bike at least 100 different mountain passes, 5 of which must have an altitude of 2000 metres or more. The Club publishes an annual magazine, organizes several fun and easy-going meets at the summit of famous (or less so) passes every year. Permanent tours are also offered to members, all based on the theme; One Hundred Passes in... (e.g. the Alps, the Pyrenees, Corsica, the Drôme, the Atlantic-Mediterranean watershed line, etc...)

The site also features some travelogues.

A collection of hundreds of bicycle tours in Europe, mostly noncommercial. German language.

Walk, bike or ride along the undiscovered byways of Bohemia and Moravia and help preserve the natural and architectural heritage of the region. Visit Central Europe's greatest treasures: Prague and Vienna.

The Prague-Vienna Greenways is a network of 100-year-old hiking trails between Prague and Vienna. Travelers can walk or bike between historic towns and villages, visit romantic castles, medieval churches and monasteries, discover old Jewish sites and savor some of the most picturesque countryside in Europe.

The routes stretch 250 miles along the Dyje River Valley in Southern Moravia and the Vltava River Valley in Southern Bohemia, the settings of numerous folk and music festivals. The new wine trails connect Moravia with the Austrian wine region Weinviertel on the way to Vienna.

The European Cyclists' Federation is a portal for European cyclist associations.

The official site of Eurobike, the Internet Cycling Club and mailing list. It has training resources, a Tech Area, mountain info, pass collection, and cycling links.

1. PASSACOL: All the best cycling climbs for each region in Europe - the widest structured database - more than 30 countries - more than 400 regions - gradients - maps - descriptions.

2. B.I.G: The international Club for the strongest cycloclimbers, trying to climb the 1.000 best cycling tops in Europe in their whole life. Numeric datas for each of the 1.000 BIG's tops.

The North Sea Cycle Route: 6000 kilometres of fascinating adventure await you. Explore a wealth of cities and villages, beaches and farms, lowlands and uplands, cliff paths and byways - all without fear of getting lost - just keep on for long enough and you'll return to your starting point.

The world's longest signed international cycle route encircles the North Sea, passing through no fewer than 7 countries: the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Scotland and England. From Harwich and Hoek van Holland in the south to Bergen and the Shetland Islands in the north.

What you don't manage this year will wait till next year, or the year after - the North Sea Cycle Route will be there for you whenever you are ready. Choose one convenient section at a time, linked by the many North Sea ferries sailing out of major ports such as Amsterdam, Hamburg, Esbjerg, Göteborg, Bergen and Newcastle.

This online guide will provide you with all the information you need before you start to pack your bags. Naturally, you are also more than welcome to contact the local tourist information offices, which can supply additional details of the attractions, events and accommodation in their area.

Welcome to a fantastic cycle tour around the North Sea - just jump on your bike.

Railways Timetables for the whole of Europe on an interactive basis, in German and in English.

Advice on touring in Iceland, photo galleries, and a message board.

History, language, houses, birdwatching, angling, art and culture, summer festivals, practical info, maps, and bicycle rental.

>L'AF3V est un organisme à but non lucratif (association Loi 1901) créée le 20 décembre 1997. Elle regroupe les acteurs intéressés au développement des Véloroutes et Voies Vertes en France. L'AF3V est composée des grandes fédérations FFCT (Fédération de cyclotourisme) et FUBICY (Fédération des cyclistes urbains) et de nombreuses associations locales d'usagers porteuses de projets régionaux. Elle est soutenue par le Ministère de l'Aménagement du Territoire et de l'Environnement et le Ministère de la Jeunesse et des Sports. Elle tend à rassembler, au delà du monde cycliste, les institutions et organisations ayant intérêt au projet dans le secteur de l'aménagement du territoire, des loisirs, du tourisme, du transport et du développement durable.

La FUBicy (Fédération Française des Usagers de la Bicyclette) regroupe la plupart des associations françaises dont l'objectif est de promouvoir l'usage de la bicyclette en tant que moyen de déplacement non polluant, non gaspilleur d'énergie, silencieux et générateur de bien être physique.

The French Federation of Bicycle's Users (FUBicy - Fédération Française des Usagers de la Bicyclette) federates the greater part of the french associations whose aim is to promote the use of bicycle as a mean of transport, which is pollution free, silent, which saves energy and generates physical well-being.

Exploring Germany by bicycle, finding your favorite bicycle route, culture routes, mountain biking, family routes, European routes, city routes, planning your tour, bed & bike, brochures, bike & rail.

A thorough introduction to the subject of Radtourenfahren - call it recreational touring by bicycle. Includes calendars, addresses, general info, etc.

News, tours in Germany and elsewhere, bicycling advocacy.

De meeste internationale hoofdsteden yijn binnen 24 uur vanaf Eindhoven te fietsen. Op onze homepage vindt u vetenswaardigheden over de nog nooit vertoonde monsterrit van Londen naar Eindhoven.

Plenty of useful information for cyclists touring Iceland.

CMBC is happy to welcome new riders above the age of 14 who already have some off-road experience and are used to riding the sort of distances outlined in our schedule [...]

July the 12th 1970: the group decided to participate to the 200 km cycling race in Switzerland. Three members of the board of directors (Freschi, Casali and Brandolini) left for Brunnen, to achieve the Alpine license. They came back from Switzerland and decided to create the Apennine license in Cesenatico, in order to emulate and to excel the Alpine one. Brandolini chose the route and Casali organised the race. The 20th of May 1971, the first edition started, at that time called ``Audax cicloturistico di Gran Fondo Sociale: Brevetto Appenninico di Km 200'' Seventeen riders started at 5 o'clock in the morning from their usual meeting point: ``Bar del Corso'' This was the first step: today Nove Colli attracts thousands of people every year.

A cycling Club in Trentino.

FIAB, la Federazione dei ciclisti urbani e dei cicloescursionisti is the Italian national bicycle advocacy group. Now featuring La rete cicloturistica nazionale (the national bicycle touring network). Some local chapters:

• Bici & Dintorni, an advocacy group in Torino, associated to FIAB and ECF
• Amici della Bicicletta di Padova
• Associazione Aruotalibera - Pordenone
• Gruppo Ulisse - Trieste
• Cicloturismo Sangiorgino - San Giorgio di Nogaro (Udine)
• Amici della Bicicletta di Verona includes plenty of useful links to other organizations, and precious information for the bicycle tourist
• Amici della Bici di Brescia has among others tours descriptions in the Brescia area

A cycling club of Melzo (Milan, Italy): includes the report of a Coast to Coast tour in Italy.

From the online pages of Radwelt, the journal of ADFC.

From Bike - Dolomiti e Dintorni.

Maps describing the Northernmost part of a a nationwide bicycle path in Italy.

Load your bicycle on a bus and visit a beautiful park in Liguria - a service run in Summer 1998, see the article for details.

This is an ``ecological tour'' held in Grosseto, Tuscany, in mid June each year. It has attracted 3500 participants in 1996.

This site carries information on mountain bike competitions in the Trentino Dolomites such as the Rampilonga in Val di Fassa and the ``100km dei Forti'' at Folgaria.

The bicycle news agency - agenzia stampa per un mondo ciclabile.