Europe (local)

A practical guide (not terribly up-to-date, though).

The IGN (Institut Géographique National) has just [Spring 1995] issued a cycling map of France, with the help of FFC (Fédération Française de Cyclisme) and FFCT (Fédération Française de Cyclotourisme).

See also the important note on Bicycles on Trains in France, 1998 from Barbara Leonard's Bicycling à la Française.

Once you get out of Dublin, not quite the right direction, but you will find Newgrange (a bronze age burial site within easy riding distance) well worth the visit. From then on, Ireland is your oyster. If you are trundling over to the west coast, make sure you bring your granny (gears)! Don't neglect the North if you have time, some of the most stunning scenery is in Antrim (and the toughest cycling).

The first part of the article contains general usefull information of cycling in Norway. The second part is an account of my personal adventure in the summer of 1994 (Larvik - Geilo - Rallarveien - Sognefjorden - Bergen).

This article gives tips on the best bicycle maps for most of the western-European countries. The information is gathered by members of the Danish Cyclists' Federation.

From the creator of the Trento Bike Pages: This article is a bit old, and may appear rather thin for the appetite of today's web surfers. Still it's one of the first articles to have appeared in these pages, so it will stay here anyway.

Riding here is excellent because there are so many wild places to do it... He have got mountains, most of which are natural parks (and mtb is considered an ecological activity, bikes are treated as pedestrians when it comes to restricted trails, roads, tolls, etc.); we have a (very big) beautiful coast line; we have the planes of Alentejo (big spaces, almost all plain and mostly uninhabited) and many other places...

Provisions for bicycling in Netherlands presents an inspiring ``alternate reality'' to what is found in the United States. While not a complete utopia, bicyclists' needs are routinely accommodated in a culture that recognizes human-powered transportation as a legitimate mode.

See also the Biking Gallery of photographs.

A prime example of how to make an excellent site out of a good idea. Although it does not covers especially bicycle touring, it contains much useful advice. The page will ask you for details about your planned trip and generate a detailed list of things to do and bring for that specific tour. No bicycle-related items though.

Very detailed checklist for a very long (12000km) tour for two people, with equipment for tent camping and cooking.

From the The International Bicycle Fund

Another American perspective to bicycle touring in Europe. Very extensive and detailed; particularly useful for the novice.

This is roughly what I bring along for three weeks of cycle touring and camping.

News and recent activities, In the news, International documents; current news, about Armenia, political structure, visa regulations, embassies and consulates, foreign missions in Armenia, conventions.

General, where to go, what to see, maps, language, trains, when to travel, accomodation.

Pari Mont-Blanc is a challenge for two men, Eric Foulon and Pascal Carré, to climb the Mont-Blanc by an ambitious and original way: departure from Paris to Saint-Gervais by bicycle and arrival at the Mont-Blanc by the Dome du Gouter

from the pages of the Ariège region, has some information about events in the area.

Nearly two hundred links, must of which describe tours.