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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Thomas Driemeyer</copyright>
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<pubDate>Sat May 11 22:39:54 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>India: Manali - Leh - Nubra valley - Lamayuru - Kargil - Zanskar - Shrinagar - Jammu (ru), by Michael Menshikov</title>
  <link>http://velopiter.spb.ru/forum/index.php?t%3Dmsg&amp;th%3D182009</link>
  <description><![CDATA[It&apos;s econom, not very difficult, nice route with 6 passes more 5000-5300 m. Route on map: http://www.bikemap.net/route/2035529]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat May 11 18:48:56 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Italy: Tour cicloturistico completo nel Parco Nazionale Majella (it), by Mtb Murgia</title>
  <link>http://www.ciaobici.it/index.php/itineraritop/cicloviaggi/196-parco,majella,cicloturismo,itinerario</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Itinerario nel Parco Nazionale Majella. Ogni tappa qui descritta &egrave; di circa 40/45 km. Interamente su strade asfaltate, di cui molte di poco traffico, permette di essere effettuata da chiunque abbia un minimo di allenamento e che viaggi con borse o zaino.  Route in the Majella National Park. Each step described here is about 40/45 km. Entirely on paved roads, many of which are of little traffic, can be done by anyone with a minimum of training and travel with bags or backpack.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Wed May  8 22:54:20 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Austria, Italy: &Ouml;tz valley (&Ouml;tztaler) bicycle marathon (I had a dream) 2010&apos;: 228 km + 5300 m, by Gy&ouml;rgyi G&aacute;bor</title>
  <link>http://gyorgyigabor.hu/2010_Oetzi_eng.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[In the year of 2010 I participated in the &Ouml;tz valley bicyclemarathon (228 km + 5300 m) which is one of the most prestigious bicycle marathon event in Europe. Its slogan is &#8222;I have a dream&#8221; and a lot of starters think this, me too. First I saw a report about it in the TV 17 years earlier and I hoped I would cycle it once in my life. I rode my touringbike and I carried a small videocamera with me to record the day for video.  The route starts in Austria, Tirol. Its 1st climb is K&uuml;htai (2020 m) which ascent contains a stretch with 16% steepness. On the descent I reached 86 km/h speed. After Brennerpass the 3rd ascent was Jaufenpass / Passo Monte Giovo by pleasant sunny weather. As I reached Bad St Leonhard in time (before timelimit) I knew that the last hard climb, Passo Rombo / Timmelsjoch (250 m)  would be a pleasure for me (I knew it too, had climbed earlier): enough time and unbelievable feeling on that wonderful road. I took a lot of photos and often used my videocamera and enjoyed the last climb very much, while I saw few cyclists struggling. I reached the finish with great emotions and memories: that was one of the most memorable day of my life. The travelogue contains a 28 minutes long video about the bicycle marathon.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sun May  5 01:07:26 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Austria: Discover the South and North of Vienna by Mountain-bike, by Iris Mueck</title>
  <link>https://sites.google.com/site/germanbikeridersinaustria/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[This has been a counter visit of of our German biking friends from Hamburg. Beate, a powerful riding lady; Norbert with an E-pedelec and a very good Li-battery has been accompanying us on our 3 day tour. My daughter Anne and her boyfriend accompanied us on our first day of riding. We ended the tour by riding through the Thaya national park, as our German guests decided to continue riding back home using some popular trails in Czech Republic. I am still impressed of the performance of our guests. They have been riding the national park trail with all their heavy luggage (which I called &apos;stone collection&apos;).Enjoy the pictures and comments. Good luck to our followers!]]></description>
  <pubDate>Thu May  2 22:30:59 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Steel Classics, by Sharon Jones</title>
  <link>http://www.steelclassics.org/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Classic steel frames gallery site from yesteryear site featuring beautiful  lugwork and craftsmanship. Classic, mostly British, steel marques for all the Reynolds fetishists out there! Featuring a gallery of beautiful rare 531 frames and other exotics I&apos;ve found on the internet. Keep checking back for regular classic steel frame history and  updates and we may even expand it to go across the channel and feature Italian and Belgian frames made in Columbus tubing!]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue Apr 30 20:34:20 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Kyrgyzstan: Kyrgyzstan mit Freundin, Zelt und Bike (de), by Travel Nerd</title>
  <link>http://www.travelnerd.eu/de/adventure-kyrgyzstan.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[&quot;Oh, oh, L&uuml;tte, das sieht gar nicht gut aus!&quot;, hatte ich meiner Freundin zugerufen, als sie vor mir fahrend versuchte, einen Bergpass von 3200 Meter H&ouml;he mit einer Geschwindigkeit von 0,3 km/h zu erklimmen. Dass ein solches Tempo in einem Land mit 7 Tausender und einer gigantischen Bergkette, einem den Pass nicht wirklich n&auml;her bringt, kann man sich vorstellen...]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue Apr 23 11:46:49 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Norway, Finland, Sweden: Nordnorwegen: Finnmark, Lofoten &amp; Vester&aring;len (de), by Karl Brodowsky</title>
  <link>http://www.velofahren.de/Lofoten-2012.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Nine week bicycle tour tour with different travel plans for all 6 participants:  Finland - Kirkenes - North Cape - Troms&oslash; - Lofoten - Troms&oslash; - Bod&oslash; - &Ouml;stersund - Mora - Oslo]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon Apr 22 23:58:07 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Sweden: Gotland 2010 (de), by Karl Brodowsky</title>
  <link>http://www.velofahren.de/Gotland-2010.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Bicycle tour on the Swedish island Gotland with tent, with a lot of sightseeing.  Some part on the main land and on &Ouml;land for connecting the railroad station of Kalmar with the ferry ports.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon Apr 22 19:04:01 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Sweden: A folding-bike tour throughout Malmo / Sweden, by Iris Mueck</title>
  <link>https://sites.google.com/site/malmoecyclingtour2013/</link>
  <description><![CDATA[The basic idea of this tour originates, to combine a bicycle tour with a concert of of Mary Gauthier at Malmo. [...] Useless to say, for me as a lifelong bicyclist  I have decided to take the chance and pack my Brompton folding bike and carry it with me. That&apos;s make me touring around the city of Malmo / Sweden. To travel to Malmo, is somehow easy. I decided to take a direct flight to Copenhagen, using my free miles.  Then by train to Malmo, which is nowadays just 35 minutes away from Copenhagen, if one takes the train. So far, as I know, the train passes a sub-sea tunnel, which shortens the travel time drastically down. Needless to say: I had a wonderful concert, a wonderful stay and enjoyed riding the city of Malmo. I have never seen a &apos;bicycling ride city&apos; as Malmo before, but it is in competition with Copenhagen, which seems to have people with the same habit. Language of Denmark and Sweden is somehow similar. Both countries are rather expensive. Both countries still on their original currency, the Swedish crown or the Danish crown. A foreigner needs not to change money. Everything can get paid by credit card. Really everything; even the toilet usage at the train station. Enjoy the pictures and my report. Good luck to our followers!]]></description>
  <pubDate>Sat Apr 20 04:56:41 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Italy: Transpadana (it), by Enrico Maria Crepaldi</title>
  <link>http://www.ciaobici.it/index.php/itineraritop/brevi-weekend/193-badia-polesine,-giacciano-baruchella,trecenta,canda</link>
  <description><![CDATA[L&apos;opportunit&agrave; di riscoprire vecchi percorsi arginali, uniti ad affascinanti tratti di strade rurali attraverso rigogliose colture frutticole e formazioni boscose fluviali, ha portato all&apos;ideazione di una proposta di percorso cicloturistico che colleghi due direttrici turistiche a valenza europea gi&agrave; affermate ed in fase di definizione e potenziamento quali la dx Adige e la sx Po. The opportunity to rediscover old riverside paths, combined with fascinating stretches of rural roads through lush forested river formations and fruit crops, has resulted in the development of a proposal for a cycle path linking two main tourist valence European-established and being definition and enhancement such as right Adige River and left Po River.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Fri Apr 19 23:57:08 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Sweden: On frozen bays along the Swedish archipelago (de), by Richard L&ouml;wenherz</title>
  <link>http://www.lonelytraveller.de/schweden5/schweden5F.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Cycling on the ice is a great thing. You drive away from man-made paths, you have countless opportunities to go in a direction, and you get really close to unspoiled landscapes. A bit of skill is required to assess the self-chosen roadway as safe. We learned from previous tours in Germany, when lakes and rivers freze for a short time and animate to small bike tours. After that we were attracted for a distant goal with different landscapes: the Swedish archipelago with its countless islands and bays - enough space for an extensive trip over several days. The ice in February was thick enough and open areas were mostly already recognizable from afar. As it turns out, the biggest problem was the snow, which had grown in few days so high that we had to continue on the streets.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue Apr 16 18:46:42 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan: On horse tracks through the Tian Shan and a finale in the Pamirs (de), by Richard L&ouml;wenherz</title>
  <link>http://www.lonelytraveller.de/zentralasien/zentralasienF1.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[Central Asia attracted with its gigantic mountains and secluded paths that I wanted to experience as much as possible. With my &quot;Yak&quot;, which I bought six years ago at a bazaar in Mongolia, I spent six weeks in the Tian Shan in the Pamirs of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Rather unplanned I chosed a few times connecting paths that turned out to be animal and equestrian trails. But finally these sections were the most impressive of the entire trip... A continuation of the journey through the Pamirs was not possible because previous fights in Khorog resulted in the temporary closure of the Gorno-Badakhshan region. Merely a detour towards Kalaikhum I was able to try.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Tue Apr 16 17:39:55 2013</pubDate>
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  <title>France: French Pyrenees: Pays Basque and Bearn, by Suze</title>
  <link>http://susancycling.blogspot.com/2012/09/arrived-toulouse.html</link>
  <description><![CDATA[September 2012 and I was back, solo in the French Pyrenees, staying high and near the Spanish border,specifically in the Pyrenees Atlantique and Haute Pyrenees. My goal was to ride many of the famous cols and to explore the Pays Basque and Bearn. I planned to spend several days in different locations, riding unloaded on the oh-so-beautiful little roads of France before moving on. The ride began with a beautiful, all-too-short ride along the coast south from St. Jean de Luz, then turned inland to St. Jean Pied de Port, Larrau, Arette, Arrens-Marsous, Luz St. Sauveur. Cols climbed included Arnost&eacute;guy, Orgambide, Burdincurutcheta, Bagargui, Marie Blanque, Aubisque, finishing with the very famous Col de Tourmalet.]]></description>
  <pubDate>Mon Apr 15 02:58:20 2013</pubDate>
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