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L'info du matin - Grégory Ascher et Justine Salmon ont présenté la piste cyclable EuroVelo 3 : un itinéraire de 1 700 km qui traverse toute la France, de Maubeuge dans le Nord à Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Elle fait partie d'un parcours européen de plus de 5 000 km reliant la Norvège à l'Espagne. Le winner du jour - Un couple s'est marié en ligne sur le jeu vidéo Minecraft, avec un budget de seulement 270 €. Une cérémonie virtuelle qui a rassemblé de nombreux invités ! - Cinq pêcheurs ont survécu près de deux mois à la dérive dans le Pacifique en ne buvant que de l'eau de pluie. Le flashback de février 1986 - Création des studios Pixar (alors nommés Graphics Group) le 3 février. - Sortie de la chanson "Les Restos du cœur", écrite et composée par Jean-Jacques Goldman. - "L'Aziza" de Daniel Balavoine est numéro 1 des ventes en France tout le mois de février. Les savoirs inutiles - Chaque billet de banque possède un numéro de série unique. La première lettre de ce numéro désigne le pays émetteur : - U pour la France - X pour l'Allemagne - Z pour la Belgique - V pour l'Espagne. 3 choses à savoir sur Stevie Wonder Qu'est-ce qu'on teste ? - Expedia teste une intelligence artificielle qui planifie vos vacances à partir de vidéos Instagram. - Truecaller, une appli qui révèle l'identité des appelants et bloque les démarchages téléphoniques, grâce à une base de données mise à jour par ses 330 millions d'utilisateurs. Le jeu surprise - Bertrand de Nancy repart avec une station météo NASA WS100 Black. La banque RTL2 - Stéphanie de Crolles vers Grenoble gagne 450 €. - Anthony de Fréjus gagne 100 €. Distribué par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.
Sahir Permall is an adventurer, writer, and senior leader in the third sector who is passionate about getting more women on bikes. As the head of a Glasgow-based cycling charity, she is dedicated to making cycling more accessible and empowering women to experience the freedom of two wheels. In 2024, Sahir was named one of Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling after completing an epic solo ride from Glasgow to Istanbul, covering over 2,800 miles across 10 countries. In this episode of the Tough Girl Podcast, Sahir shares the story behind her journey—what inspired her to take on this incredible challenge, how she navigated different landscapes and cultures, and the lessons she learned along the way. She also talks about the power of adventure, the importance of setting a start date, and how she is planning the next stages of her journey along the Silk Road in 2025. Tune in to hear how Sahir transformed a dream into action and how she's using her experience to inspire other women to push their own boundaries. Catch the latest episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast, dropping every Tuesday at 7 am UK time! Don't forget to subscribe so you won't miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women. Want to play a part in uplifting female representation in the media? Support the Tough Girl Podcast on Patreon! Your generosity helps shine a spotlight on female role models in the world of adventure and physical challenges. Join us in making a positive impact by visiting www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast. Thank you for your amazing support! *** Show notes Who is Sahir? Working for Women on Wheels Her childhood and growing up Growing up in a Pakistani household Learning about her culture Her first exposure to the outdoors Learning about the Duke of Edinburgh Award Being supported and encouraged by her mum Learning how to navigate and spend time in the outdoors Learning how to ride a bike Using a bike at university Being more into hiking in her early 20s How cycling came about Being inspired by Dervla Murphy Book: Full Tilt - Ireland to India on a bike Deciding to go on a cycle adventure Wanting to cycle across a continent Cycling from Glasgow to Istanbul Wanting to find a meaningful end point Figuring out her different identities, Pakistani, British and Scottish Talking about the challenge with friends Moving from radical through to radical action Wanting to be someone who does things and not just talks about them Winning a grant from the Adventure Queens Alastair Humphrey's Newsletter Planning and preparation for the trip Preferring to have a short time to plan Wanting to start on the 4th April 2024 Not needing everything to be perfect before starting Getting fit whilst out on the adventure Plotting the route Planning how to navigate with a Garmin You need to be less prepared than you think Why the key thing is getting going Starting with basic equipment and not buying new gear Sharing the journey on line to help inspire other women to go and do these challenges Starting the journey at 36, with 2 children, who isn't particularly fit or going to the gym on a regular basis Spending time on reflecting on the journey Taking 6 weeks to fully settle into the nomadic mindset and 6 weeks to settle back into her normal everyday life Studying for her MBA exam with The Open University Thinking in a different way while being on the road The challenges of writing her blog on a regular basis Magical moments on the road and feeling grateful for being on the journey Gratitude, peace and joy Feeling more alive Moments of connection with people Hosts from Warmshowers The route through 10 countries Making it a very personal route e.g. going through all the places in the UK, that she had lived in EuroVelo routes Feeling ready to stop and have a break in Istanbul Trying to figure out what was going to be next Women on Wheels Why it's more than just cycling Part 2 of 3 will happen in 2025 Part 3 of 3 will take place in 2026 Why it will be much more challenging this time with the mountains and the terrain Moving to gravel tyres Wanting to visit the old silk road cities Starting in the middle of July 2025 Flying to the start point How to follow along with sahib and join in with the journey Words of advice to get you out their doing the things you want to do The power of setting a start date Social Media Website sasaonthemove.com Instagram @sasaonthe_move
It's claimed sub-standard infrastructure is proving a major hindrance to tourism in the Shannon Estuary Region. It follows calls for a new council led strategy to increase marine based visitor attractions in Clare. The 102km area is shared between predominantly Clare, Limerick, Kerry and Tipperary and welcomes tens of thousands of visitors every year. However, concern has been raised that there's been too much emphasis on land based attractions, at the expense of opening up more water based opportunities. In response, Clare County Council has pointed to an over €4m investment in the Vandeleur Walled Gardens, remedial works on Scattery Island and upgraded signage on the EuroVelo cycle route. Kilrush Independent Councillor Ian Lynch says the roads in West Clare serving the route are not fit for international tourists , but that the lack of facilities for visitors to launch boats on the estuary is proving a huge hindrance. The spotlight has also been shone on the opportunities for adjacent villages from tourists landing at Shannon Airport. Last year alone over 344,000 visitors attended Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, while the Ilaunmanagh Park Run welcomes UK participants on a weekly basis. Newmarket-On-Fergus Councillor David Griffin believes incorporating local water based attractions can enhance this.
Empezamos el último episodio del año con el final del Campeonato de España de PumpTrack 🏵🇪🇸que tenía pendientes las categorías Absoluta y Junior. [7' 52''] 🏆🐄🚵 Copa de Galicia de CX: Os contamos quién ha hecho los deberes y ya es vencedor/a de la Copa de Galicia de CX a falta de una prueba. Hacemos las cuentas que quedan para la copa de Nigrán y Eva Rojas, vicepresidenta del Coruxo C.C. nos cuenta todos los detalles de esta prueba. [35' 37''] 🚵🌍 CX Internacional: Felipe 👑 Orts no tiene techo! La vuelta de 🌈Mathieu Van Der Poel, las pruebas que vienen, clasificaciones... [1h 05' 51''] 📰 Noticias ciclistas: Fichajes, Vuelta a España, nuevas pruebas... [1h 29' 38''] 📅 Calendario: Nuevas pruebas y multitud de plazos de inscripción importantes abiertos!! Carlos Manuel Jorge nos cuenta qué es y como será la primera marcha cicloturista Eurovelo Compostela, que ya apunta maneras desde el primer momento. Nos despedimos hasta la semana que viene pero no sin antes desearos un feliz 2025!!!!!🎉🎊
Kicsit hazalátogattunk, legalábbis Zsuzsa szűkebben vett hazájába, Pócsmegyerre – és Surányba. Október 1-jétől új polgármestere lesz Pócsmegyer-Suránynak, így vele, Mwajas Krisztinával, és egy képviselő-társával, Dr. Szilvágyi Gáborral beszélgettünk Pócsmegyerről, Surányról, és a falu előtt álló kihívásokról. 01:11 - beszélgetés Pócsmegyer-Surányról 49:49 - refutálás 56:02 - podcast ajánlók ℹ️ SHOWNOTES ℹ️ • Pócsmegyer, wiki: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B3csmegyer • Pócsmegyer-Surány: https://www.pocsmegyer.hu/ • Nyaraló Pócsmegyeren, építészfórum: https://epiteszforum.hu/nyaralo-pocsmegyeren • Dunakanyari Csatornázási Társulás (DCST), szimon: https://szimon.hu/minden-amit-a-dunakanyari-csatornazasrol-tudunk/ • Surány Napsugár téri Bolhapiac: https://www.facebook.com/groups/557463645308781/ • Adventi vásár, Surány: https://www.facebook.com/events/6815637348520750/ • kutak, FCSM: https://www.vgfszaklap.hu/lapszamok/2002/oktober/477-vizkivetel-a-szentendrei-szigeten • Szigetmonostor–Szentendre közötti EuroVelo 6 kerékpáros híd, wikipedia: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szigetmonostor%E2%80%93Szentendre_k%C3%B6z%C3%B6tti_EuroVelo_6_ker%C3%A9kp%C3%A1ros_h%C3%ADd • Zsigi Büfé, Nagymaros: https://www.facebook.com/zsigibufe/ • Köszi, önkéntes! Egyesület: http://www.koszionkentes.hu/, https://www.facebook.com/koszionkentes/
Kicsit hazalátogattunk, legalábbis Zsuzsa szűkebben vett hazájába, Pócsmegyerre – és Surányba. Október 1-jétől új polgármestere lesz Pócsmegyer-Suránynak, így vele, Mwajas Krisztinával, és egy képviselő-társával, Dr. Szilvágyi Gáborral beszélgettünk Pócsmegyerről, Surányról, és a falu előtt álló kihívásokról. 01:11 - beszélgetés Pócsmegyer-Surányról 49:49 - refutálás 56:02 - podcast ajánlók ℹ️ SHOWNOTES ℹ️ • Pócsmegyer, wiki: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%B3csmegyer • Pócsmegyer-Surány: https://www.pocsmegyer.hu/ • Nyaraló Pócsmegyeren, építészfórum: https://epiteszforum.hu/nyaralo-pocsmegyeren • Dunakanyari Csatornázási Társulás (DCST), szimon: https://szimon.hu/minden-amit-a-dunakanyari-csatornazasrol-tudunk/ • Surány Napsugár téri Bolhapiac: https://www.facebook.com/groups/557463645308781/ • Adventi vásár, Surány: https://www.facebook.com/events/6815637348520750/ • kutak, FCSM: https://www.vgfszaklap.hu/lapszamok/2002/oktober/477-vizkivetel-a-szentendrei-szigeten • Szigetmonostor–Szentendre közötti EuroVelo 6 kerékpáros híd, wikipedia: https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Szigetmonostor%E2%80%93Szentendre_k%C3%B6z%C3%B6tti_EuroVelo_6_ker%C3%A9kp%C3%A1ros_h%C3%ADd • Zsigi Büfé, Nagymaros: https://www.facebook.com/zsigibufe/ • Köszi, önkéntes! Egyesület: http://www.koszionkentes.hu/, https://www.facebook.com/koszionkentes/
Genève Internationale célèbre le 35ème anniversaire de la chute du Mur de Berlin en 2024, un événement qui a marqué la fin de la Guerre froide. Pour commémorer cette occasion, Adam Koniuszewski, ancien directeur exécutif de la Croix Verte Internationale à Genève, entreprend un voyage unique en vélo sur l'ancienne ligne du Rideau de Fer, connue sous le nom de EuroVelo 13 - Piste du Rideau de Fer. Son périple, commencé en août et se terminant en novembre, le mènera de la côte de la mer Baltique à Berlin, puis à travers la République tchèque et la Slovaquie jusqu'à Bratislava. Ce projet est un hommage à ceux qui ont contribué à la chute du Mur et vise à commémorer la fin de la Guerre froide. Adam Koniuszewski documente cette aventure en images et vidéos, capturant des histoires marquantes des personnes, des lieux et des événements rencontrés sur son chemin. Avec une connexion personnelle à cette époque historique, Adam espère sensibiliser et engager diverses communautés à travers son parcours. Nous en parlons avec Adam lors d'un entretien réalisé au CICG « 6 Continents ».
Agathe Daudibon, the tourism director at the European Cyclists' Federation, joins us to explore the fascinating world of Eurovelo. She shares the origins, ambitions, and the impressive network available to cyclists. This comprehensive system challenges the traditional notions of tourism, highlighting the benefits of cycling not just for avid bikers but also for beginners.Discover how Eurovelo seamlessly integrates with local and national routes across 38 countries, promising a cohesive and inclusive cycling experience for all. Agathe touches on the intersections of tourism, climate change, and urban planning as we see how cycling can transform our habitats into more livable spaces. Whether you're an extended tour cyclist or a weekend adventurer, there's something here that will surely inspire you to pedal further and explore more.Catch up with Agathe at EuroVelo.com, on Instagram at @ecfeurovelo, on Facebook at EuorVelo, and on YouTube at @EuroVelo.Join our community at Warmshowers.org, follow us on Instagram @Warmshowers_org, and visit us on Facebook. Contact Tahverlee directly at Tahverlee@Warmshowers.org.Theme Music by Les Konley | Produced by Les KonleyHappy riding and hosting!
Le Alpi Apuane all'orizzonte, il fiume Arno a fianco e il mar Tirreno al traguardo. La ciclopista del Trammino, realizzata sul vecchio tracciato ferroviario del trenino che portava i pisani al mare, è un piccolo gioiello: percorso facile, breve, ma anche strategico poiché rappresenta l'ultimo tratto del grande sistema di viabilità lenta Ciclovia dell'Arno - Sentiero della bonifica, di importanza regionale ed europea, in parte sovrapponibile a Eurovelo 7, ma anche collegamento con la Ciclovia Tirrenica, una delle 10 ciclovie di interesse nazionale. Una ciclopista nata anche per decongestionare Pisa, delocalizzando i flussi turistici e per valorizzare aree meno conosciute incentivando una economia diffusa nel territorio. I fondi europei del bando POR FESR 2014/2020 hanno cofinanziato la ciclopista del Trammino con 2,5 milioni di euro, ma anche altri tratti della ciclovia dell'Arno. Ospiti: Enrico Caracciolo, direttore di Viatoribus e autore di “In sella all'Arno”, Ediciclo Editore; Daniele Pelorossi, guida cicloturistica; Maria Elena Mancuso; Francesco Tapinassi, direttore di Toscana promozione turistica.
Most episodes of The Cycling Europe Podcast know where they are going from the outset. This episode is slightly different. We start in the English Lake District to take in the sounds of the recent Cycle Touring Festival in its new home of Coniston. We then head to India to hear from long-distance cyclist James Thomas. He lives in a coastal town in Goa on the shore of the Arabian Sea but often ventures into the mountains on foot and on his bike. He reflects upon his current experiences in India as well as past experiences cycling through Europe, especially Albania. We stay in Albania for an extract from Along The Med on a Bike Called Reggie, Andrew P. Sykes' travelogue about cycling the EuroVelo 8 from Greece to Portugal in 2013. To explain if things have changed in the past decade, the podcast speaks to Dritan Kolgjini, a tour guide for Explore Travel's Albanian cycling trips. Does the country really live up to its reputation of being the 'new Croatia'?
Le alpi Apuane all’orizzonte, il fiume Arno a fianco e il mar Tirreno al traguardo. La ciclopista del Trammino, realizzata sul vecchio tracciato ferroviario del trenino che portava i pisani al mare, è un piccolo gioiello: percorso facile, breve, ma anche strategico poiché rappresenta l’ultimo tratto del grande sistema di viabilità lenta Ciclovia dell’Arno- Sentiero della bonifica, di importanza regionale ed europea, in parte sovrapponibile a Eurovelo 7, ma anche collegamento con la Ciclovia Tirrenica, una delle 10 ciclovie di interesse nazionale. Una ciclopista nata anche per decongestionare Pisa, delocalizzando i flussi turistici e per valorizzare aree meno conosciute incentivando una economia diffusa nel territorio. I fondi europei del bando POR FESR 2014/2020 hanno cofinanziato la ciclopista del Trammino con 2,5 milioni di euro, ma anche altri tratti della ciclovia dell’Arno.Ospiti: Enrico Caracciolo, direttore di Viatoribus e autore di “In sella all’Arno”, Ediciclo Editore (IG: enrico_caracciolo); Daniele Pelorossi, guida cicloturistica (IG: danielepelorossi); Maria Elena Mancuso (IG: smile3ride); Francesco Tapinassi, direttore di Toscana promozione turistica (IG: fratapi e visittuscany).
Este episodio de Viajes al Extrarradio es un poco diferente. Para conmemorar el Día de la Mujer he decidido repetir la iniciativa del año pasado e invitar a varias viajeras que os inspiren a participar en este episodio.A cada una de ellas les he hecho una pregunta diferente sobre relacionada con viajes en solitario. Es, sin duda, un episodio para inspirarnos y empoderarnos a viajar solas.Si quieres saber por qué viajo sola, se lo cuento en exclusiva a los mecenas de Patreon.Enlace a Patreon: patreon.com/dosruedasdospedales___________________________________________Información de interés:Página web Dos ruedas, Dos pedalesInstagram. @dosruedasdospedalesInstagram de las mujeres que aparecen:Carla Bella: @carla.goes.southClara Dezcallar: @claradezcallarcaminoEstefanía: @estefaniachg0Juana: _lajuana___Lola Bruzon: @lolabruzonSilvia: @plomoenlospedales
10th March 2024 The Spokesmen Cycling Podcast EPISODE 348: Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett of Komoot SPONSOR: Tern Bicycles HOST: Carlton Reid GUEST: Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett LINKS: https://www.the-spokesmen.com/ https://www.ternbicycles.com https://twitter.com/CarltonReid https://www.komoot.com/user/655260825794 https://jkbsbikeride.com TRANSCRIPT Carlton Reid 0:13 Welcome to Episode 348 of the Spokesmen cycling podcast. This show was engineered on Sunday 10th of MARCH 2024. David Bernstein 0:28 The Spokesmen cycling roundtable podcast is brought to you by Tern bicycles. The good people at Tern are committed to building bikes that are useful enough to ride every day and dependable enough to carry the people you love. In other words, they make the kind of bikes that they want to ride. Tern has e-bikes for every type of rider. Whether you're commuting, taking your kids to school or even carrying another adult, visit www.ternbicycles.com. That's t e r n bicycles.com to learn more. Carlton Reid 1:03 I'm Carlton Reid. And this is the fourth in a five part series digging into bike navigation apps. There have been shows with folks from Ride With GPS, Bikemap, Cycle.travel, and today it's the turn of Komoot. although as you'll soon hear, in this nearly 90 minute chat with Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett, we also talk a great deal about travelling the world by bike. And that's before, of course, there were smartphone apps to guide you. Jonathan, welcome to the show. And presumably you're you're in London, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 1:51 thank you very much for having me. It's a real pleasure. And yeah, I'm in London, South London to be precise on a very beautiful sunny February morning. Carlton Reid 2:01 It's kind of nice in Newcastle as well. So we're blessed. Now the reason I said that was because a your name. So we can get looking we can discuss that in a second and you can show me how you're you can tell me how to pronounce your, the Danish part of your name correctly. But also because cuz because we're talking here about Komoot and Komoot is a German company. But first of all, how do i pronounce your name correctly? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 2:29 My name is pronounced Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett. And it's actually not a Danish surname. It's a Faroese surname from the Faroe Islands. So I am I a half British, my father's English my mother is Danish, but my mother is half Faroese, her grandma, my grandmother's from the Faroe Islands, and the Faroe Islands for anyone listening who isn't sure exactly where they are, is a bunch of islands about halfway between Scotland and Iceland. And on the southern most of those islands, called Suðuroyu. There's a kind of like a mountain ridge, behind the village where like my gran and her family are from called CamScanner. And that's where that name is from. So yeah, it's it's ferries surname via Denmark. Wow. Okay, good explanation. Carlton Reid 3:26 And because I didn't know any of that, I then didn't go back and check on your, your global world. Crossing cyclist. So I noticed that you went from Iceland? Did you go via the Faroe Islands at all? Yeah. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 3:45 So many, many years ago. Now, I spent three years cycling around the world, which was a whole kind of story in episode in itself. And at the very end of that, I wanted to go and seek because my great grandmother was still alive at the time, and she was alive and kicking the pharaohs. So towards the end of this, this, this free journey, I really wanted to go to Iceland cycle there wasn't particularly advisable in the depths of winter, but had a wonderful time nonetheless. And from there, you can take a ferry to the pharaohs. So I did go. I did after sort of not really seeing any family for about three years. I did go and see my great grandmother, which was amazing. It's an incredibly beautiful place. By that point, I had seen an awful lot of devote the world and the pharaohs. You know, just like truly spectacular. And it was really wonderful that I got to go and see my great grandma because she passed away a few months later. So it was all kind of perfect. A really nice kind of like final stop before I returned to the UK. So Carlton Reid 4:52 I will admit I haven't read every single one of your blog posts from back then but I'll go backwards and I'll go back and read that one because I'm sure that Under brilliant because I hadn't spotted the Faroese part. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 5:04 Yeah, it was a really lovely thing that I got to and then at the very beginning of my, the very beginning of this huge cycle, I left home said goodbye to my dad, my mum lives in Copenhagen. So I started that cycle around the world. I mean, at the time I had, I had no idea. It would be that big a cycle. I was just trying to see how far east I could get. But I wanted to go and visit my mum in Copenhagen. So that was kind of the beginning of the journey. So it was quite nice that I had like pitstop early on, you know, visiting family and it was quite nice that again, towards the very end, I also had a pit stop visiting fan for going home. Carlton Reid 5:42 That's your mum also came out and visited you like you as your beach bumming whether that was in somewhere in Indonesia or was in Thailand. Yeah, that's Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 5:50 right. She came and visited me in. I guess I was in in Thailand, often having seen her for probably a year and a half at that point. So we had a little, very nice, relaxing beach holiday, catching up, and most importantly, not doing any cycling at the time. Carlton Reid 6:07 And I'm sure she's treating you as well. It was, yeah, yeah. Know that for a fact, because we treated our son when he was doing stuff like that. Right. So let's get back to what we're meant to be talking about here, Jonathan, that is Komoot. So before we do that, I mean, give us the history of Komoot, because, you know, would you have used it on your? So yeah, this is 2015 to 2017. Yeah, yep. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 6:37 So I think I was unfortunately, I was a little bit too early. Cuz it's been around the apps been around for about a decade now. Set up by six, six friends from Germany and Austria. They have, I guess they will kind of united by a love of both tech. And also nature, they will come from the fringes of like, beautiful parts of Europe. But a very clever bunch. Yeah, excited about like the future of tech and where it intersects with, like, you know, all aspects of reality in our day to day lives. So Komoot is a German company. But going back to your your opening comment is a German company, but we consider ourselves very much a global or at least a European company, people, the people who work for Komoot are spread out across all of Europe. So we have quite an international outlook on the world, I would say. Carlton Reid 7:39 Was that right from beginning? Or was it very localised to begin with, and then only gradually did become international? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 7:45 Definitely, it was a gradual thing. I think Komoot I can't quite was before my time, the point because Komoot's fully remote. So one point switched and thought, Well, why not sort of recruit from across the entire continent instead of one country. And for a good number of years Komoot has been conscience consciously, international. So like had the app, the product translated to English a long time ago, we now have it available in half a dozen languages. So like, that obviously takes time and resources, but it's quite important for us to allow as many people as possible around the world to like, understand and interact with and interact with the app. So in terms of my own journey in cycling, I was kind of a bit too early on in the process is quite, it's quite funny actually, when I, when I first left, I really was not a cyclist. In 2015, when I left home, it all came together very quickly. And this was sort of the blogging, end of those blogging, glory years, I think around 2010 to the mid teens. So anyway, I found some resources online, and people were saying, Oh, you can buy a cycling computer and use that. I didn't really have much cash at the time. So I picked the cheapest cycling computer that looked like it might do the job. And it was this. This Garmin device, I can't quite recall what it was called. But you couldn't load base maps onto it, you could create a route somewhere and export a GPX file and then you could have this line to follow it. And I I was just following the North Sea coast coastline, on the way up to Scandinavia. And I spent a lot of time getting very lost. And after about three weeks on the road, I met someone who was was like, you know, you can just use your phone for this. And I didn't have mobile data across Europe. It was like before, it was quite so easy to connect to everywhere. But it hadn't even occurred to me that I could use my phone as a GPS device that it had this functionality, which feels a bit silly in hindsight, but why would I have I lived a sort of normal city life where I was always online at the time. And I hadn't realised that I could download load these map files from Open Street Map. And so I could kind of work out where I was at all times. So when I had that revelation, it was kind of blew my mind and things became a lot easier. And as we might discuss later, fast forward almost 10 years, it's now even easier than ever to have this these good quality maps offline and also to sync them with devices. But it's funny to look at where computers now, compared to my very rudimentary experiences, yeah, almost a decade ago. Carlton Reid 10:30 So the first time I came across, Komoot in certainly, you know, seared into my consciousness when my son was cycling back from China. Yeah. And I had all sorts of other ways of doing routes. But he was insistent that he was using Komoot. So all the way back from from China in some pretty hairy paid places, but parts of the world some of which I can see that you've cycled through as well. He was using Komoot and I need to ask him why he was he was using it but he did found it find it very valuable and certainly very valuable in those hairy parts of the world because it was drawing down some pretty ok maps. And it was giving him obviously really good information. So here's the pitch. Jonathan, why why use komoot? Why Why would world tourists use Komoot and why would that non well tourists want to use Komoot just you know, bumbling around the the Yorkshire lanes or the Norfolk coast towards why those two users might might wait. They want to use Komoot. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 11:41 It's really that's really cool to hear that just used Komoot for that. I've watched his like video of that long journey. It's so amazing. And they're very nice to Komoot was able to help that little bit. And I know that you've travelled a lot by bike as well, I think is funny. You know, especially with bikes, and especially with bike touring, it's been around, you know, it's been a thing for a very long time. It wasn't really that long ago that people were relying on paper maps. But that's in the same way that people used to, you know, drive around with British people with A to Z you know, in the car. And that already feels like such a such an outdated thing. I think a lot of very young people will this is probably a fact that a lot of young people don't know how to read maps in the same way that older generations do. So I would say for bike touring, it's, it's kind of like I sometimes why would you not embrace the technology that we have now, when I was cycling around the world, I did not really do any complex route planning on my phone. But now, we have commute and some similar apps and products. It's incredibly easy. The commute app is really intuitive, the algorithms are very sophisticated, it's very easy to find multiple options, but to find very suitable options, from A to B, even in parts of the world, where some of the map data is, is less comprehensive. And you can do all of this from your phone really easily. You don't have to drag paper maps around, you can very easily forecast how long it will take to get from A to B, you can very easily find out where might be a nice detour to take. There's just a lot less guesswork involved. So for the bike tour, it's a really powerful tool. But I would also say for the recreational user popping around the local lanes in the British countryside, for example, or a beginner, we have, we have a lot of tools that make it really easy to find a suitable route based on your ability. So while we have the route planner, which is great for finding ATV rides, whether that's like 100 miles, or whether that's 2000 miles across a continent, for the casual users who are doing like, you know, regular recreational loops. On our discover interface, we have, within just a few clicks, you can find routes that are based on your preferred sport type, whether you're gravel riding or road cycling, if you like hilly, hilly routes or flatter routes, or whether you're a hiker as well, because we accommodate for, you know, hiking as well. So you have these options that are tailor made for your needs within just a couple of clicks. And you can go and someone who's cycling across a continent probably understands how maps work probably enjoys looking at them, probably enjoys the process of, of stitching a route together. But for a lot of other users. That's not a priority for them. They just want to spend the time outside, having a good time without anything to worry about. Carlton Reid 14:55 There are a number of navigation apps some some of which seem to you know, be very popular in North America. Akka and some that are more popular in, in Europe. So that ecosystem seems to be very, very healthy. There are a number of apps going for the same kind of thing you know, from, you know, including one man bands like Cycle.travel. So, all of these different apps that are out there, how are people choosing? Do you think people are going through a list? And they're gonna go, Oh, I've tried that one, try that we're all like this one? Or do you think they just find one? And then they just keep on using that one come? What may? How do you think this ecosystem works? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 15:39 Gosh, that's a very good question. And a very big question. I think for a lot of people, it's probably a question of what they used first. And that's, that goes beyond just these, like app based kind of routing platforms, if someone is very used to using was successful, use paper maps for decades, or if someone in the UK is, you know, swears by Ordnance Survey. And they've always had, you know, good experience doing that, there'll be unlikely to change unless you give them a very compelling argument or a good example. So I think a lot of people, what they first start using, becomes the thing that they become familiar, familiarity is so important, same of a lot of like tech or products that we use day to day, we're quite hesitant to change our routines. I also think within that ecosystem, people's preferences probably change quite a lot based on if they have a bad experience as well. Same with all types of different, you know, products that we consume, you know, there's probably many things that you've used day to day for years, and suddenly when it breaks or something goes wrong, you decide I want to try something different. And then I would also say the local element probably plays a significant part in it. You mentioned in like other regions, or for example, North America, the market is in a different, like perhaps different status for us or you know, different other products that are available for people, I think a lot of it depends on the local side of it has to do with your peers. So like who you explore with you trusting your your recommendation of those you go out with, or the people who give you a great experience outdoors. But also whether or not the product is is localised and translated into your language that also makes a big difference people find rightly so it's reassuring when the product is as easy to understand gives a different level of trust. So I think those are a few of the factors, that that kind of changed the state of play. But overall, I would say that it's really, it's a good thing. There are a lot of incredible, incredibly bright minds and have great innovative companies in a kind of overlapping space, often with a slightly different objective. And, you know, that's, that's just great for the consumer, because it means that we're all kept on our toes, constantly looking for ways to improve those Carlton Reid 18:08 variety of companies out there, some are chosen by for instance, you know, cycle travel companies. So when you go on a on a cycle holiday, they will, they will choose to partner with a navigation app company, and then they will send you all the routes on that. So you're basically you're almost tied in on that particular holiday to that particular navigation app. Good thing, bad thing. So is that something that it's incredibly important to discover who are actually giving these links out and and calm them? Because you know, you go on a North American owned psychology company in say, Italy. And even though you're in Europe, you're using in effect and American app, because it's an American company that's leading those tours. So is that something that you are you as in Komoot? Or your your, your your colleagues and commute are actively trying to partner with these key companies? Yeah, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 19:15 there are. I mean, there are a lot of ways that we might sort of acquire new users. And by that, I mean, like reaching people and giving them their first experience on commute, those kinds of partnerships. I guess they probably represent like a smaller percentage of the ways to reach people. But that doesn't mean that they're not important. Particularly because if that partner whether it's a tour operator, or you know, a hotel or someone who's running a hotel, or even an event organiser, if they trust in Khumbu, and you know, I would say in Europe is you're far more likely to find that stuff that information presented to you via commitment than anyone else. That's great. because it's just reassures the, you know, the user that people look for that kind of reassurance from those those kind of places of authority. So those partnerships are really important to us. And we do work with a lot of tourism organisations, maybe even like hotels, tour operators, we do have quite a lot of active partnerships. And it's great for us because we reach that audience. But it's really good for us, we put a lot of effort into the people that do choose to work with us on educational tools, so that they understand it coming inside out, and can then give their users good experience. And that remains like super important for any of those types of partnerships Carlton Reid 20:39 can notice. If you get a bradt guidebook, a cycling guidebook, and it's you know, to the lanes of East Anglia, or whatever have you Yeah. Well, you're flicking through this, this book. And there's a little QR code. You open that up, I know, there's your route in Komoot via the Bradt guidebook. So what else have you got? Who else are you apart from Bradt, what else you out there in like a published terms? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 21:10 Well, it's just a good question off the top of my head. And when I struggle to think of them, but quite a lot of I mean, of course, is difficult because we are so you know, across the whole of the continent. There are some amazing publications and magazines that we've partnered with across Germany, France, Italy, Spain. And I think one thing that's really nice at the stage that commutes that is, particularly within certain segments, in Europe, we are, it would almost be strange for the user to have the route presented to them in a different way. Because they're so familiar with commute. That's what they use for their group rides. That's what they use for the events they sign up to. That's what they do for their day to day riding. And so a lot of those partners like they will present stuff on Komoot, regardless, like we'd always like to help them present the stuff in the best kind of best way possible. But they're still going to be reaching out and using Komoot, simply because it's a really nice, easy way to share and present routes with your kind of users or participants. Carlton Reid 22:16 And what do you do for Komoot? So what is the community part of your job title? What is what is? What does that involve? Yes, so Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 22:25 I'm the global community manager komoot. The global part is, well, global, but it's in particular, it's about the gaps between. So we have a team of community managers spread out. In some of the markets where we have more kind of community oriented stuff going on, we have more people. So there's, there's a couple of two or three people in Germany, we have a couple of community managers in the UK, I'm kind of filling in the gaps between a lot of the markets that are growing for us, but aren't quite at the same same kind of stage just yet. And then the community, part of it is kind of two things. One thing is our external partnerships. So that could be with events and event organisers that could be with the kind of inspiring individuals that we work with, because they have, you know, a great platform, or they have a very inspiring story to tell, or they're great at motivating people that that follow them. And then on the other side of that, I have a lot of focus, particularly these days on our core community. So Komoot is, while we're really lucky that we have such a huge audience, audience, we've got about 37 million users. So there's a lot of people. And not all of those people are, you know, active every day or using commute to connect with other people and share their stories within the community. But we have millions of people who are and I spend a lot of time, as do my colleagues on how do we give these people? Like how do we reward them for their contributions? How do we motivate them to share more? How do we make sure that people are getting fed the right inspirational content based on their preferences? So elevating our kind of, and looking after our core community is also a significant part of my role. Carlton Reid 24:22 So can you is it gonna kind of go slightly backwards into your background as well, if you if you are going to set out on a kind of track that you started in 2015? Are you going to do that now? For instance, could you open up Komoot and say, you know, do me a route from London all around the world back again? Or do you have to do it in stages? How would you use if you're going to be doing it again? How would you use commute? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 24:55 I think I think doing a route around the world probably possible but That's an awful lot of information for for one file. So I will probably break it down into smaller segments, which is to be fair, exactly what I did when I cycled around the world, and what most people probably would. And so when I when I left home, and sometimes thinking about cycling around the world is quite kind of overwhelmingly big kind of concept to navigate. But I would break it down into really small parts. So I knew that I wanted to cycle from London to Copenhagen. I knew that I wanted to visit a friend in Amsterdam, for example. So to begin with, I would focus on how do I get from London to Amsterdam, that's a kind of more sensible, you know, if you break it down to blocks, the whole thing becomes a lot more manageable, both in terms of logistics, but also mentally. So I will do the same on Komoot. One thing that sets you apart from some similar, some similar platforms is that we have a variety of different sport types you can choose from. So if you go on the route planner, you'll see that even for cycling, there's a few variations. There's like road cycling, gravel riding, bike touring, mountain biking. And that's really important because well, even even within bike tours, people have different preferences. If someone wants to get to Amsterdam, in you know, two or three days, on a road bike, credit card, touring, staying in hotels, they might want to be thinking, you know, they want to have the mindset of a road cyclists, they want to choose quick, efficient routes, they're on 25 mil tires, they don't really want to be going down toe puffs, no matter how they're graded. So these different algorithms think slightly differently, which I think is is really important. I would personally I would, for the way I was touring leisurely, I would be on the bike touring mode. But no, that's it's just important to point out there's different types based on your kind of bike and you're writing preferences. We have a tool called the multi day tour planner, so I could pick from London to Amsterdam. And then I could divide it up into let's say, I want to do it in four days, or I know that I want to do about six hours of cycling a day, I can divide it up and it takes into account the elevation on the way. So it has like a kind of consistent breakdown, which is really helpful when you're trying to forecast when you might get to a certain location. The other tool that I would definitely would be using on the route planner. One of our features is the sport specific overlays. And then you can overlay the long distance or National Cycle routes, which is super helpful. I do this and I'm always toggling between these wherever I'm out hiking or cycling, it just means at a cursory glance, I can see the long distance routes. So for example, I was at the time following loosely one of the EuroVelo. The common which number is the one that goes up along that coast. Well, I can see that overlaid on the map. And so I can compare that against the route that I'm plotting, I can make sure that I'm like loosely following it that that makes a real big difference. Both when I'm long distance touring, or if I'm even just kind of out exploring in the south of England. So those are a few of the main tools that I would use. The final thing I would add, I wouldn't have such a rudimentary cycling computer, I would still have, I'd still have one. The Garmin that I have now is far more modern and has base maps. And we actually have an app designed for Garmin specifically. And with that, I can create the date the routes on my phone. And I can just press one button send to device and I can load up the IQ app on my Garmin device. And the route will just go bing. And here it is. And if I want to change my route, halfway through the day, I can now just update it on commute on the app on my phone and press updates. And I'll get a little notification and my route will be updated. So if I wanted to cut my day short, we'll go to a different hotel or campsite an evening. And that feature is so cool. And I think if I'd had that all those years ago, there would have been a lot less faffing involved, which would have been wonderful. Carlton Reid 29:14 Yeah, I use that the other day, in fact. So I had a Garmin unit and I had I was navigating with Komoot hadn't actually changed the route because I just got on my bike after 70 miles because the wind was about 50 miles an hour ahead of me. But still, I was using it and it was neat that so I agree. So the map, I've got the app open here now and in other apps, you have a choice of quite a few maps. But here I don't I see the the Komoot map. I see a satellite map but then there's no like Ordnance Survey for the UK. So because your is that because you were an international brand and that's just what on market, yeah, there's no point just offering an OS just for one market. I mean, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 30:03 you could obviously you could argue for it. And in the UK, a lot of people aren't really familiar with and put a lot of trust into Ordnance Survey, commutes sort of core foundation revolves around OpenStreetMap, we are such committed believers of the Open Street Map Project. And it's really at the core of everything we do. And we are constantly looking for ways that, you know, we can help to enrich the data that's there or help to facilitate improvements to it. And you're right, I think, because we are active in so many different countries, we could protect, we could try and add all of these different national maps. But the the user experience would become quite convoluted. You know, if I travel a lot using commute, I quite like knowing that I can get my head around the commute render of OpenStreetMap, which is our like, primary map, and then we have satellite map. I like being familiar with it, I like knowing that the sort of routing algorithms will give me consistent results in different places. And that's quite important to ask that we still give people like a quite a not simple, but like, you know, familiar user experience that doesn't become overwhelming or confusing for them. But we really, we really, I should stress that we like, especially in the markets where we are most active in the quality of the OpenStreetMap data is is really amazing. And it's always improving. And it always is, yeah, enough for us to give people a really good experience. Carlton Reid 31:40 Maybe it's it's an age thing then because I mean, I grew up with OS maps, maybe people who are younger than me and not so hide bound, you know, as you could you have seen before, you know, people are no longer using paper maps, if I've grown up as a user of paper maps, and I no longer use paper maps, but I use the Ordnance Survey maps on my, my phone, it generally tends to be if I'm like trying to visualise an area, then me will as somebody who has grown up with that kind of Ordnance Survey mind map, I would I would default to Ordnance Survey as that's how I explain, you know, my, my where I am. So to me that's like, wow, I need I need, you know, I need iOS to know exactly where I am. It's great to have the Open Street Map. It's lovely. And the commute version of it. But still like, Yeah, but where am I? And I need that something's very familiar. But that might just be you know, people have an older generation. And that that is obvious to my son to Josh, that had zero relevance. And he probably wouldn't know his way around and OS map, but you don't know his way around, you know, the Komoot map really well. So do you think that's just telling me Jonathan, is this just me? Is it just me because I'm very, very old? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 33:00 If I frame my answer, as well, to be careful, I think your Ordnance Survey specifically as a very particular place in the British sort of, well, the psyche of how we spend how we map the country, is equivalent in other countries. I'll give you an example because I sometimes almost feel like as a outdoorsy person who likes Grim Adventures and is British and spends a lot of time exploring the British outside. I, you know, I should be more familiar with Ordnance Survey I confess, I have grown up in London. I didn't kind of do much outdoorsy stuff at school. Honestly, I've never really used Ordnance Survey I am, when when I started to explore, there was sort of these phone based solutions available for me right away sort of 10 years ago, revolving around OpenStreetMap. I do spend a lot of time hiking and walking for leisure. And I've just never found that I that I needed it. I'm super familiar with OpenStreetMap. I'm now an expert in how Komoot works. And so it's just funny, I think it's like different types of people, for sure, especially in the UK, but I would say also globally, is just very different, like different generations who have grown up, especially have the sort of, you know, even for example of Google Maps is sort of omnipresent in our exploring of the world and navigating I'm talking about everything now from public transport to driving. And even like the sort of sat nav, the satnavifacation, I'm sure that's not a word, but how we drive a car around the world has now had a massive influence on on people hiking and cycling. A lot of people would prefer to hike with turn by turn instructions on their phone and find that far more easy to get their head around than navigating from a paper map and pen The people could argue that that's, that's not as good. But I think if you embrace, you know, the quality of the map data and you embrace it, this actually helps a lot more people explore because there are less boundaries or sorry, less. Yeah, sort of less friction points. So less obstacles for them to to get over to outside. I'm not sure that's necessarily such a bad thing. Carlton Reid 35:23 And let's go slightly backwards in that. The name Komoot is a pun on commute. So when it was originally developed, was it as an internal city thing? Or was it always, you know, this is meant to explore the world with or was that explore the world with just something that came afterwards and is the name a bit of a misnomer, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 35:56 is actually a bit of a misnomer, partly because it's actually like a Komoot is derived from, I think it's called the Valsa dialect, which is the region that the founders are from and it's just like as far as I understand it, a casual greeting means something like simple and practical. And so it's a it's actually slightly misleading, because that's the origin of Komoot, obviously, was Carlton Reid 36:22 Nothing at all to do with commute. Well, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 36:25 I don't, I mean, it's not sure if it's a good or a bad thing that they're so similar, but that's the origin of the name Komoot. It doesn't, and the sort of the product and the philosophy doesn't come from commuting at all, it's about spending time outside. Of course, you could probably interpret that in many ways. Perhaps this is an alternative way of you know, commuting in nature. As it happens, many people use commute as part of their commute within town because they want to find a more scenic way of getting from A to B. But that's not the that was never the objective of the company and and still that isn't the case. Carlton Reid 37:05 Right? Interesting. So I got that wrong that Well, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 37:10 I also had one for a very long day if that makes you feel better. Carlton Reid 37:15 It does Thank you very much. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 37:17 I'm afraid now that you'll really struggle to pronounce Komoot without saying Komoot because it's only a matter of time before for that becomes a riddle itself. Carlton Reid 37:26 Well, of course Google isn't I think it's a mathematical term isn't it? So would have been familiar to some people but most people it's not it's not familiar terms. It's just these unusual term. So anything that's slightly unusual is better for a website you know name so the fact that you kind of spelling this and you people think it means there's but doesn't but they remember anyway so that's that's the trick just remembering it. So if it's if it helps some people doing all that must be Komoot Oh, yes, he spelt with a K. And other people's know it as a, you know, a greeting in a certain language. That's also okay. So it's however you get your name remembered? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 38:03 Yeah, very much so. Carlton Reid 38:06 So at this point, I'd like to actually cut away and let my colleague take over and we'll be back in a few minutes. So take it away, David. David Bernstein 38:16 This podcast is brought to you by Tern bicycles. The good people at Tern understand that while a large cargo bike can carry oodles of stuff, many of us prefer something a little more manageable. 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But Jonathan is he's the community Global Community Manager for Komoot and he's if anybody's going around the world on their bicycle or wandering around the world on the bicycle and they wanted to use commute then then clearly Jonathan would be a good guy to to learn from Andy certainly in a pretty good job for for the kind of company commute is because Jonathan, you went round the world well, we have touched on this but now let's let's explore this in in greater detail. So we've got the Komoot out of the way. Let's let's, let's talk about what where you've come from and why are you working for for Komoot? So we laughed before. Could you mention the fact that when you started, you were much of a cyclist? And I was kind of thinking, Yeah, that's right, because of what the amount of kit you took to begin with is the kind of the classic. And I made this exact same mistake when I started my cycle touring adventures many, many, many years ago, you take too much kit. So you had an enormous amount of kit. And you had a kind of an old school bike, you were you on steel, you're on a bicycle that I would have been familiar with in the 1980s, you know, a Dawes Super Galaxy, classic touring bike of a while ago. And then you you you've, you've clearly learned a lot. In that time that you're away, but you started reading your blog, you basically picked this bike, you didn't seem to know much about cycling, and then like, a week later, you're, you're off touring the world. So describe it. Have I got that? completely correct, you were pretty much a novice, and then you went cycled around the world. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 41:18 That is, that is pretty much it. It's almost embarrassing to admit how little preparation or knowledge I had prior to leaving, but I think I was just blessed with youthful naivety time, and I didn't have high expectations at all, I just wanted an adventure. And there are very few simpler ways of finding one than grabbing a bike and kind of just heading off without a plan. Carlton Reid 41:44 Or when it's classic, absolutely classic, the way the way that kind of developed. But let's let's find out what were you doing at the time? How long were you expecting to do? You didn't have any plans at all. We literally tried to go around the world, we didn't know how long was going to take? Or were you just going to cycle and see where you got to and then just what you might give up at some point. What What were you doing? How old were you and what were you doing at the time. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 42:08 So if I rewind a little bit further, we touched upon it at the beginning of the call. I grew up I grew up in London, but my my Yeah, my father's British, my mother's Danish. We never cycled or I never cycled for fitness. I never cycled for leisure or for exploring. However, I did grow up riding bikes, it was just very much like a functional tool to get around. London is not bike friendly city. But it's a very practical city to get around and manoeuvre by bicycle. So I grew up cycling. I studied music at university. And when I returned to London, I wasn't entirely sure what to do next, like I'm sure plenty of young people. Now, early 20s have the same sort of existential crisis. I was quite fortunate that I'd been working the whole time I was studying and, and while I had an awful lot of debt, I had somehow ended up with, you know, a few grand in the bank accounts saved up so I kind of had this incredible, I was in this incredibly privileged position where I could kind of yeah, go and explore a little bit without having to take the next the next most serious steps in life. I had always travelled a lot that had been a high priority for me, I had done a bit of long distance walking, I was kind of prepared for another long hike. And then kind of had this this moment, this epiphany I suppose, where I thought well, what about cycling that could be I was really interested in human power, not human powered, rather, I was interested in overland travel. So I became kind of fixated by this idea of, of cycling and then bike touring. And, and these were, I think, a wonderful period on internet where you could find all these incredible blogs that were so relatable and so inspiring and so informative as well. And so the sort of recommendations I found online, people said, those galaxies a good bike, found one on on eBay bought it was a good pannier to take Balsam or leave panniers from Argos and got all of this around Christmas. And I left two weeks later and the plan at the time, I'd been sort of telling my peers and family I was gonna cycle to Australia, but it was it was a it was a pipe dream. But it was kind of a joke as well. It was a good way of like picking something so outlandish that people wouldn't take it seriously at all, which was fair enough given that I had never cycled further than about 10 miles. And so I I set off as I said to go and visit my mother, and I said if if this goes well, I will continue heading east and I had a fantastic first month and I continued writing to Turkey. I became very good at living, I would say extremely cheap on the road. I realised that I could probably get quite a long way. And, and yeah, I ended up going all the way to Australia, by which point I was completely broke. But I got a job and worked for a few months there. And then at that point, I, it became very clear to me that I wanted to continue and make it around the world cycle. And so I did that. And Nick got home, just under three years after having left probably having clocked around 50,000 kilometres, which is kind of a mind boggling number when I say out loud, Carlton Reid 45:32 huh? There's some people kind of do that in three weeks. I'm exaggerating a little bit, but they do it fast. And, you know, some Komoot users, Markus Stitz, for instance, did on a single speed, etc, etc. But you took three years. Now, it's not that you weren't doing some big mileages, you know, there was there was, you know, I read on your blog, you know, some days you're doing 145 kilometres. And then other days, clearly, you're, you're just doing nothing, because you're just enjoying the location. So you never had any plan to do it in a certain amount of time, you would just basically ebb and flow. It was just whatever the live through it you you kind of did that. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 46:17 Yep. And thank goodness, I personally like that. Because otherwise, I think it would be overwhelming to think about and those people who cycle around the world planning on it or trying to break records, I think it must just require so much. That's no fault and pressure, I really was just kind of going for a ride, there was never any pressure, no expectation. If I went home, whenever I was bored, that would have been fine. No one would have judged me. So I was really making up as I went along. And when I left, I had absolutely no plan to spend anywhere near that long on the road knows that I have any plans to cycle all the way around the world. I am a Tura. At heart cycling at that pace is and I've done a lot of more, sort of a dyno extreme bikepacking. I've done a lot of ultralight cycling, I've even tried a few ultra endurance races. But touring at that kind of pace, for me is just the most kind of beautiful ratio in life. Hmm. Carlton Reid 47:20 So notice, you've done the Transcontinental. So you have done these, these, these races, but your forte is basically just pootling along. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 47:30 Definitely. And if I if I continued to my cycling trajectory in between cycling around the world, and ending up doing what I'm doing currently at Komoot, when I returned home, having spent all of this time on the road, I actually worked as a bicycle courier in London for a short period, which was there's no better way to re calibrate and reintegrate into city living having spent so much time on the road and to get paid to cycle around delivering stuff and exploring, you know, a city even if it's your home city by bike. And I then started working at a company called Apidura. And I know that you're familiar of a producer, because I believe you interviewed the founder of Apidura in this past few years. And I was there for a few years. And that was really, I mean, obviously made sense. I had a lot of touring experience. But that was in 2018, which was really when this hugely significant kind of shift in interest from bike touring to bikepacking. Which you can interpret in many ways. But, but this this shift was really kind of about to explode, and then get even more exaggerated through the pandemic. So I, I had learned so much about travelling by bike and then I learned so much about the benefit of ultralight cycling and these new packing systems that were so different to taking for panniers on a loaded bike. And so I spent four years at the Jura did the roller coaster that was COVID 19. And and that was sort of the segue that led me to Komoot because Komoothas been so involved with bike packing bikepacking as an established but also an emerging sport in the last few years. Because Carlton Reid 49:19 you looking at your your bike setup. Back then with the with the Dawes Galaxy, and the bags you had on that was very much old school. And then I can completely identify with that because I'm clearly old school. And that's where I started. So you know, for panniers at least loads of stuff and caring too much, etc, etc. And you look at that now and you think no, you would have the upward Eurostyle you know you'd have the bike packing bags, you probably wouldn't be carrying quite as much Kip, although some of the place you went to. You know I'm thinking of you like your Australia video. and stuff where you're obviously having to pack. I mean, when you go across the desert, you having to pack you know, an enormous amount of water, you've got to have all of the bug kit, you know, you've got to have all of the stuff that's protecting you from the nasties. So you had some times you have gotten better how many it's not an old school versus new school thing. It's just you have to have a lot of kit in some places and and there's no two ways about that. You know? Even if you're doing a transcontinental style, you know, fast route across somewhere, you would still need a fair bit of of kit. But when you were when you started out, okay, actually good point. Did you finish on the same bike? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 50:43 I did, I finished on the same bike and I still ride that same Dawes Galaxy as my day to day pub, one around bike. Carlton Reid 50:51 Excellent. So it's but it's like Trigger's Broom, you've got you know, you've replaced tonnes of things, or it's still largely the same bike Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 50:58 is the same frame, the same fork. And that is nice. All That Remains of the original bike. Carlton Reid 51:05 So that's pretty good going well done Dawes Super Galaxy. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 51:09 Yeah, there's a lot to be said. Having modern bike so us so reliable in general. But yeah, I'm very much of the steel fan club. That bike has a lot of battle scars, from various sort of unfortunate collisions with other vehicles or just the road or ice. But it's still yet it's still going strong. And, and you're right, I've had the been very lucky to experience travelling by bike in very different forms from the kind of old school bike touring sense where you carry basically your entire house, to super ultra light, you know, bike travel, where you just have a bivy bag, and you sacrifice all levels of comfort. I've also done a lot of off road sort of mountain bike touring, I think the thing that I find so wonderful about bicycle travel in general, is that there's always a new way to do it. And there's absolutely no right or wrong way of doing it, I think it's very easy to get caught up in the the idea of I must be a lightweight bike packer, or I must do it in this particular way. But really, there's no right or wrong way of doing it. We're all very different, we all travel for very different reasons. And there's different ways of, of packing for it. And, and even if I refer back to commute and the way that we're set up, we give people the tools to, to pick, you know, they can pick the fast road route, if they want, or they can pick the meandering route, they can pick the most direct one, or they can pick the most leisurely one up over the mountains. I think this whole kind of space is really set up for the user to be able to customise you know, what they're doing, and how they're carrying it based on what their objectives is. And I think that's what's really kind of charming about the whole two wheeled travel thing. Carlton Reid 53:02 See, I'm a historian of many things, but including cycling, and Thomas Stevens, if you hadn't if you've come across that name in in the past, but he was basically a big wheel rider. So what would people would call Penny farthings. And this is 1880s. And the kit he had, the amount of kit he had and how it was packed is very much like bikepacking You know, it's the big pannier bags, that's pretty much the 70s and 80s thing, you know, really, really old and I was calling that old school, but genuinely old school. So 1880 stuff is you know, Apidura-style, incredibly lightweight, hard to carrying anything at all kind of touring. So that's that's kind of where cycle touring started. And we've kind of come full circle in many ways. And so people are going out there with incredibly minimal bits of of kit and somehow surviving. So when you did your your your your cirumnavigation, and you had all this enormous kit, where you jettison bits as you're going along. And just in case you didn't you don't really need this you pick it up basically you became an expert. Just cook you're having to carry this stuff. And because you haven't to carry it, you quickly learn I don't need that Chuck it Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 54:30 Yeah, and I did get rid of an awful lot of stuff. I had some some very questionable belongings with me. Like I had my my, I mean, I was on quite a budget when I left and and while I was going so it's sort of just what am I sacrificing a bit of weight for a cheaper option, but I had like my, my mother's old coat which was this like not anything resembling a down jacket, this monstrous thing that took up half a pannier. I had a pair of jeans with me to wear like when I was off the bike. So much unpractical. kind of clothing thing, I even had like a sort of smart casual shirt, I thought I would like to dress up like a non bike person when I was in town for a weekend, or things that I would never do now. And I did get rid of a lot of this stuff slowly. And as time went on out kind of improved things a bit as they broke. But then there was a lot of things that I wouldn't change, like I travelled with, I mean, I had like a cutting board with me so that I could chop vegetables up when I was camping, and had little film canisters, filmed of spices and a proper source bird. And so I could like, eat well, and, and I wouldn't, again, a lot of bikepackers could turn a nose up at that and think God's this person's just sort of like a moving kitchen. But I you know, for such a long period of the bike, I wouldn't, I wouldn't change that at all. And on and I know that the sort of, especially at the moment with the sort of influences bikepacking has had on on taking existing cyclists and making them realise what they can achieve on the bike. I still am a big believer in taking a bit more stuff if your legs can handle it. And if you're not in a hurry, you know, riding up a mountain with the extra weight on your bag, it's not going to do your fitness any any disservice. If you can get up it. I think a bit of both comfort is quite okay. And while in general, I'm a minimalist these days, I think there's plenty of space for carrying a few extra luxury items whenever you're travelling. Carlton Reid 56:30 But did you come back? Not you but did the bike and the kit come back a lot lighter. So by the time you'd finish, because I know you you'd have to badmouth the bags that you had. But you certainly changed your your your bags halfway around because of various reasons. And other notes on your blog, you do kind of, say a few choice words about the brand you had. But did you come back with? Did you come out with a lot more lightweight than you went? On much more lightweight? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 57:00 I would say I might have shaved off like a kilo. Like in general, I pretty much had the same amount of stuff with me. And yeah, it couldn't have bothered me that much. Because otherwise I would have gotten rid of an awful lot of stuff. So no, I actually, I actually think I returned with a fairly similar amount of weight on my bike. That's Carlton Reid 57:22 interesting, because that's totally opposite to the way I did it. So when I started out, I had so much kit, I had like a wooden hammer for hammering in the tent pegs I had, like, we just get a rock, you know, I had so many things that I just I was chucking stuff you know, from the very, very start and you've kind of quickly got used to you know, what was necessary and what wasn't. And you don't know that until you're actually on the road. So I was ended up with with a lot less kit. So I taught myself minimalism, just because, cuz, whereas you're saying you don't, it doesn't matter, you can just pedal up a hill, I was the opposite as like, No, I'm not the crane brothers. Famously, when they went up Kilimanjaro and their stuff, they they would, you know, drill holes in toothbrushes, I was never that extreme. But I would definitely want to be lightweight, as much as possible. And so I am kind of interested in taking a chopping board. So I wouldn't have done that. This is interesting about how different people approach these things. And like, I have come down to the minimalist and caring such a little like I wouldn't, personally I wouldn't, not even going on like a camping trip. Now. I won't take cooking equipment, for instance, I will generally buy what I need, and eat that and then have to then scrambled to get, you know, fresh supplies. And I know it's much more efficient to take rice and what have you and then be able to boil this up. But to me just carrying any amount of cooking equipment to me in my head, just that's too much weight, I can do this much lighter. And clearly you're you're not you're a different each to their own, isn't it? It's just different people want to do different things. And that's fine. Definitely. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 59:22 And we need to make sure that we always sort of accommodate that. Because people are so different. And and I think it's difficult, you know, in life, for example, in the cycling industry, it's a consumer driven industry, we need to convince people we brands need to convince people that they need to do things in a different way or a better way or an improved way. But really all of it comes down to like giving people options so they can do things in the way that they want to do it. And you know, there is absolutely no reason why one type of bike travelling is superior than another. They are yeah complete The different ways of doing things for different people. So ever people navigate in one particular way, if they choose one kind of route, it's not about that it's about giving people the options. And the same, like if someone wants to go on a road bike really fast with nothing on their bike, that's totally fine. And if someone wants to chuck for massive panniers on their bike, they'll probably be a bit slower. But that's, but that's totally okay. Carlton Reid 1:00:26 And so what are you doing now? During what what? How would you describe your riding, and your adventuring now, Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 1:00:33 my, I still try. And when I travel, I always want to be on a bike. If I'm not on a bike, I've fully compromised a little bit. But I also like spending time walking around being a normal person, especially if I'm on holiday with my with my girlfriend. But I do try and have one or two bike trips, big bike trips a year. Over the last few years, I've developed a sort of real love for exploring, I guess, capturing the essence of a big adventure closer to home. But in general, I'm sort of a casual cyclist I like to get out for provides every once a week if I can. I think working at QMU is quite is wonderful, but a bit dangerous for someone like me who enjoys spending time looking at maps, because the list of places to visit is evergrowing. But commute has this amazing interface. We have this route planner, which is wonderful gives people all these advanced tools to make informed decisions about where they're going and how they get there. But we also have this discovery interface where you can have these these created routes for you based on your sort of parameters, the smart, this kind of smart solutions, and does have a really big impact on me, since we launched it last year, I'm much more inclined to take a train out from London to a random station and say, load it up on commute and say, Hey, I'm in a new area. I've got three hours, give me something. So while I'm going on less epic adventures, and finding new kind of creative ways of exploring familiar places. I'm doing that a lot at the moment. And I'm extremely excited about doing more of that as the weather improves. Carlton Reid 1:02:19 And is that a curated thing? Or is that an algorithm thing. So Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 1:02:24 it's a kind of a combination of stuff. commute, we have so much user data, because we have millions and billions and billions of of users, the number of recorded tours is kind of such a big number. It's it's kind of hard to get your head around. So we're able to give people these. These like personalised suggestions so I can take the train out if I'm with a no fun with friends go out for a walk at the weekend, I can look at which train line takes me to a village that looks somewhere Scenic. I don't own a car. So I can just say I'm at this station, it will see where the people who use Komoot are heading when they record their tours. So it's very easy to get a feel for where people actually walk. Where do people go for their recreational weekend straws. And it will give me a clever or suitable solution to get kind of onto that, navigate the route and then return to the train station. And it's incredibly clever how it works. If I go on where I live now and say I want to go for a four hour cycle, starting for I live. I've lived in London for a long time and I've cycled in London for a long time. I know what all of the common roadie routes are that people take wherever they're going off to Windsor or Kent or sorry, Essex and, and if I let Komoot do this for me automatically. It's kind of amazing how it basically gives me the routes that people most commonly do. But it won't just give me three or four options, it will give me hundreds of options, which means I can go out for a new ride. And I can always find something that's slightly different to what I've done in the past. And I find that really inspiring for my, like motivation to explore. Carlton Reid 1:04:12 And then if you were in Iran, would it do the same? Or was it does it need that you know, lots and lots of people have done this before or kind of just glower three people who've done this, okay, that'll be the route we curate for this. This person has just ended up in Iran, for instance, such as yourself a few years ago. Yeah, you Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 1:04:28 need to have the use of data because it's based on what people actually do. So if we didn't have that it wouldn't we only want to do it when we're confident we give people a good experience. Otherwise, no one benefits from it. You can obviously still use the route panoramic, your own tool in Iran. The what I would say in certain regions where there is less user data, we have an editorial team that make it they're the the we create the content so we'll find what are the classic like walking routes based on like variety of sources, we have an extensive editorial team that will add this content. And they will add suitable highlights, which is what we call the contributions that the community creates to add on to the map. So that this is an amazing viewpoint, this is a great cafe to stop out if you're a cyclist, this is a really beautiful, rich line stroll. So we will help to populate the map so that the people who are used to kind of a circular thing, the better the map data is, the better that the attributions are on commute, the more local people will find, have a good user experience. And then the more they use it, the more they'll contributes. And that's how we kind of launch in in new places where there's less of an active community, if that makes sense. Carlton Reid 1:05:48 Yes, your heat mapping then, in effect, so you're you're working out where people are going, and you see you perhaps, you know, and your your fellow app. This this ecosystem we talked about before, you know, where people are cycling, you know, like the Strava, type heatmap. Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 1:06:06 Exactly. So we can I mean, it's all obviously, like, it's only when people choose to share stuff publicly. It's all like completely anonymized. But you know, we have so much data, we're just trying to harness it. And yes, we do know where people cycle we have that information that's great is quite hard to sort of digest. But if you can take that and turn it into something actionable, the end result for the user is that they can say, I'm a beginner, I've got two hours, I've got a new phone mount to go on my handlebars, I can select this tool, I can just press go. And I can head off and have an amazing bike ride for two hours. And we can be really confident that it's going to be suitable because that's what other people are doing when they, for example, select bike touring as a sport type. And the same for hiking, we won't have people won't be walking down the road, because we'll only be looking at data that's come from hikers. It's a very Yeah, it's an incredible solution is very clever. And I think it's just a great way of mobilising people, whether they're like really experienced cyclists who are just looking for something new and and bored of doing the same kind of loop over and over again, or newbies who need their handheld a little bit. And once I have a solution that they can just go off and do with five minutes of planning instead of an hour of planning for a two hour excursion. Carlton Reid 1:07:33 Now right now the bike and I don't know how much you know, this, but the bike industry, certainly in the UK, and in many other places in the world is is suffering just incredibly bad. It's just it is it is dire out there at retail. It's dire out there for suppliers, you know, post COVID, we basically just got a huge, huge, low a complete slump. You know, I did a story on Forbes of the day talking about how to 40 year low in the UK. You know, the last time we were as low as this in bike sales was in 1985. So 39 years. And that's that's that's pretty poor. Do. Do you recognise that? Is that something you can look at and say, oh, people aren't writing as much? Or is that just purely at retail and people still riding that is not buying? Jonathan Kambskarð-Bennett 1:08:24 Is a good? It's a good question. I actually saw that Forbes article and is it's definitely bleak reading. But I've worked in the bike industry for a number of years. It's like, I know many people who share the same kind of anecdotal experiences that things are changing. It is a problem with retail and definitely like have these hangover kind of effects from the pandemic that still making it really hard for people to forecast well. And, and it's just been so unpredictable for a few years now. Komoot is lucky because we don't deal with a physical product. But we are subject to the same the same kind of you know, these kind of cultural shifts, whether people are collectively interested in exploring or cycling, we're not immune to that we might not have the same issues that a bike manufacturer has, but we still get impacted by the same changes. And it's hard for us to predict these major shifts in usage in the same way that it's hard for an
durée : 00:02:27 - Alsace à vélo - Une variété d'itinéraires pour tous les niveaux de cyclistes et cyclotouristes, allant des EuroVelo et Véloroutes aux boucles locales et régionales, en passant par les tours d'Alsace et les itinéraires transfrontaliers, offrant une expérience unique pour découvrir l'Alsace à vélo.
The Cycling Europe Podcast is back and for this first episode of 2024 we have a triple-whammy of cycling-themed chats and stories. The EuroVelo network is now 26 years old but it's not resting on its laurels. Agathe Daudibon of the European Cyclists' Federation is the person responsible for looking after the network and developing it further. She talked to the podcast about her background in cycle touring, her role at the ECF and how she sees the future of the pan-European network. Svetlana and Quentin, from Oxford, talk about their experiences of cycling along the coast in Croatia. And Seth provides something that he feels the podcast is missing; how bike tours can “turn into complete disasters”. His certainly have!
durée : 00:02:15 - Nouvelle version du site « Alsace à vélo » - Une variété d'itinéraires pour tous les niveaux de cyclistes, allant des EuroVelo et Véloroutes aux boucles locales et régionales, en passant par les tours d'Alsace et les itinéraires transfrontaliers, offrant une expérience unique pour découvrir l'Alsace à vélo.
In this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Cedric and Azur - the father and son from the Six Spinning Legs family. Since Azur was just 1 year old, Cedric and his wife RoPu have undertaken many bicycle touring adventures together. From the early days of Azur being carried on Cedric's bike their tours have grown from strength to strength and they have undertaken many trips together, including an impressive traverse of the entire Rhine river on Eurovelo 15 in 2018. Azur was just five years old at the time and this made him the youngest person to have cycled the entire route. It's fair to say their trips have levelled up substantially since then and we got into the details of their latest adventure which saw them tackling the high mountains in Central Asia through Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Azur who is now 10 years old chose this destination and it was fascinating to discuss with both him and Cedric, just what it was like touring through these magnificent mountain vistas on quite challenging terrain day after day. Discovering new cultures, overcoming language barriers and taking on the challenging terrain at altitude.We also got into the practical details of what it's like to tour as a family. From that first trip and deciding to set out to travel in this way, to the adventures of wild camping and the joys of discovering new places on the bicycle as a family of three. I found this discussion equally inspiring and fascinating and I thank Cedric and Azur for sharing their experiences of with me.You can find out more about their adventures via their accounts on Facebook - SixspinninglegsYouTube - Six Spinning LegsWatch their film of their tour of the Rhine River Tour here. NEW! - Leave a Voice Message! Have something you'd like to tell me? Want to chat about this episode more or tell me about your own bicycle adventures? Well now You can now get in touch and leave a voice message! Just click here and record a voicemail message - I may even include it in future episodes! Join the Seek Travel Ride Facebook group - a place where you can discuss episodes in more detail, learn more about our guests and also where you can share more about your own adventures on a bike! Enjoying listening to Seek Travel Ride? Then please give the show some love and leave a rating and review on your podcast player.Also be sure to follow us on your favourite Podcast Player so you get notified when new episodes are released. You can also follow us via:Instagram - @SeekTravelRideTwitter - @BellaCyclingWebsite: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Travel Ride
Este es un episodio especial del podcast de Viajes al Extrarradio. Y no es solo porque sea el último episodio de la segunda temporada, si no porque es la primera vez que ocupo el espacio de este podcast y soy yo, Laura Rincón, la persona que habitualmente hace las entrevistas, la que se pone delante del micro para contar mi viaje.Y no hablo de cualquier viaje, hablo de mi primer viaje. De cómo crucé Europa en bicicleta. De cómo descubrí el cicloturismo mientras estaba de Erasmus. De cómo conseguí la bicicleta, las alforjas y todo el material de acampada. Y también del contacto continuo con la gente local, con la naturaleza.Como es un episodio especial, me hará mucha ilusión si me dejas un comentario o un me gusta.¡Disfrutad del verano, viajar y mucho y que os depare muchas aventuras!___________________________________________Información de interés:Página web Dos ruedas, Dos pedalesInstagram Tik TokTwitter
"The academic year must have been a difficult one as when the summer holidays arrived, secondary school teacher Andrew Sykes was happy to do as little as possible. But while sitting on his sofa watching the exploits of the cyclists at the Great Wall of China at the Beijing Olympics, he realised the error of his ways and resolved to put a bit more adventure into his life. Two years later, accompanied by his faithful companion Reggie (his bike) but only a rudimentary plan, Andrew set off for a trans-continental cycling adventure that would take him along the route of the Via Francigena and the Eurovelo 5 all the way from his home in southern England to Brindisi in the south of Italy. There were highs and lows, rain and shine, joy and despair and they are all recounted here in a light-hearted, brisk style."
In June 2022, Tim Boden - an experienced group cyclist - set off on his first solo cycle tour, to Brittany in north-west France. His route took him from the port of Roscoff along the Vélodyssée / EuroVelo 1 to Redon. He then joined French regional route number 42 to follow the coast to Saint-Nazaire before returning to the Vélodyssée for a cycle beside the Loire to Nantes and back to Redon. Here he rejoined the eastern portion of route 42 to cycle north to Saint-Malo. Tim talks about the routes but also the history and culture of this distinctive French region. We also revisit two encounters from episodes 55 & 56 with three French cyclists - Fabian, Julian and Guillaume - and, from Breton Bikes and Camping de Gouarec, Geoff Husband.
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Châu Âu có 19 tuyến xe đạp EuroVelo xuyên 42 quốc gia, từ bán đảo Iberia đến Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, từ Hy Lạp ngược lên cực bắc Na Uy (1). Pháp có đến 25.670 km dành cho xe đạp với 58 lộ trình, trong đó có 10 lộ trình EuroVelo, tính đến tháng 01/2022 (2). Xe đạp trở nên phổ thông hơn kể từ đại dịch Covid-19 và cuộc khủng hoảng năng lượng. Trải qua hơn một thế kỷ, xe đạp vẫn không ngừng biến động với nhiều cuộc “cách mạng” lịch sử. Tiếng Pháp có hai từ để nói về xe đạp : “vélo” và “bicyclette”. Tuy nhiên, trên đài France Culture ngày 16/06/2020, kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran, tác giả cuốn Retour de la bicyclette (Xe đạp trở lại, NXB La Découverte), giải thích “hai từ này hoàn toàn tương đương nhau. “Bicyclette” có vẻ sang trọng hơn, thành thị hơn một chút, còn “vélo” mang tính thể thao hơn”. Cuộc cách mạng công nghệ Xe đạp xuất phát từ nhu cầu cấp bách sau một năm 1816 mất mùa vì thiên tai ở châu Âu và Bắc Mỹ, ngựa bị giết thịt làm thức ăn, nên cần nhanh chóng tìm gia một phương tiện di chuyển thay thế xe ngựa. Sau này, xe đạp là thành quả của cả một thế kỷ cải tiến không ngừng về tốc độ và kỹ thuật để thỏa mãn những nhu cầu mới, theo tóm tắt của kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran : “Bối cảnh thời đại Khai sáng rất thuận lợi về mặt ý tưởng, với mong muốn thúc đẩy các phương tiện di chuyển để tăng vận tốc, vốn là một phát minh của thế kỷ XVIII. Trước tiên, cuộc cách mạng công nghiệp nở rộ vào lúc đó. Tiếp theo, từ nhiều thập niên qua, người ta tìm cách làm nhẹ bớt các phương tiện đi lại. Một cỗ xe ngựa nặng 3 tấn, thường cần đến 2 hoặc 4 con ngựa để kéo. Chính trong bối cảnh đó, ý tưởng giữ thăng bằng trên hai bánh xe chuyển động được cho là đáng tin cậy”. “Velocipede”, thủy tổ của xe đạp ngày nay, được nam tước người Đức Karl Drais chính thức giới thiệu ngày 12/07/1817. “Veloce” - nhanh, “pède” - chân ý muốn nói “để con người đi nhanh hơn”. Được cấp bằng sáng chế ở Pháp năm 1818 với tên gọi “draisienne”, chiếc xe nhanh hơn cả xe ngựa, nối hai thành phố cách nhau 14 km trong một tiếng, đã thu hút hàng nghìn người hiếu kỳ ở vườn hoa Luxembourg, Paris. Thế nhưng, dù dai sức đến đâu, đẩy xe suốt 25 km cũng khiến người sử dụng kiệt sức, đau chân. Phải hơn 20 năm sau mới xuất hiện phát minh mang tính cách mạng : Bàn đạp được người thợ rèn Kirkpatrick MacMillan ở Scotland lắp ở bánh trước, vào năm 1839 nhưng chỉ là kiểu đẩy đi đẩy lại, rất nhanh mệt, khác kiểu đạp tròn hiện nay. Lại phải chờ thêm hơn 20 năm nữa, bàn đạp mới được lắp chính giữa bánh xe trước và đạp tròn, nhờ cải tiến năm 1861 của hai cha con người Pháp, Pierre và Ernest Michaux, khi sửa chiếc “draisienne” bị hỏng. Phát minh này giúp nhà Michaux phất lên như diều gặp gió. Khoảng 400 xe đạp “Michaudine” được xuất xưởng năm 1865. Đến năm 1867, sau thành công ở Triển lãm Hoàn cầu Paris, nhà sản xuất ngập trong đơn đặt hàng, thuê đến 500 công nhân để sản xuất khoảng 200 xe mỗi ngày. Xe đạp trở thành vật phức tạp nhất được chế tạo thời bấy giờ cùng với máy khâu và động cơ hơi nước. Kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran cho biết nhiều nước châu Âu lao vào cuộc đua cải tiến xe đạp : “Anh, Đức và Pháp là những nước lớn duy nhất có khả năng công nghiệp và có đủ kĩ sư để đảm nhiệm dần cải tiến xe đạp. Cả ba nước cạnh tranh điên cuồng trong khoảng 30 năm để phát triển xe đạp hiện đại với hàng trăm bằng sáng chế được đăng ký”. Phương tiện giải trí của giới nhà giầu ưa tốc độ Giới nhờ giàu mê tốc độ đã tổ chức nhiều cuộc đua xe ngay từ năm 1868. Và cũng vì những tay đua mê tốc độ mà xe “grand bi” ra đời năm 1870, rất thịnh hành trong các cuộc đua tại Anh, thậm chí là đua với ngựa. Tuy nhiên, xe không có tương lai do quá nguy hiểm. Đường kính bánh trước có thể lên đến 1,5 mét vì bánh càng lớn, tốc độ càng nhanh nhờ mỗi vòng đạp. Để trèo lên được yên xe và giữ thăng bằng, người lái phải uyển chuyển như diễn viên xiếc. Cũng trong giai đoạn này, xe đạp bắt đầu có lốp đặc bằng cao su. Năm 1877, kĩ sư người Anh James Starley phát minh ra gióng xe bằng ống thép, bền hơn. Hai năm sau, Henry John Lawson là người đầu tiên lắp bộ xích vào xe, kết nối chuyển động của bàn đạp với bánh sau vào năm 1879 và bắt đầu có hình thù giống xe ngày nay dù bánh trước vẫn lớn hơn. Xe đạp không ngừng được cải tiến để gọn nhẹ, thoải mái và nhanh hơn. Năm 1884, nhà phát minh người Anh John Kemp Starley (cháu của James Starley) thu nhỏ kích thước bánh trước bằng bánh sau để xe vững hơn và lắp hệ thống bàn đạp, xích nối bánh sau. Người lái xe ngồi ở phía sau, gần như không thể ngã về phía trước, cho nên xe của ông được gọi là “Rover Safety” (xe đạp an toàn). Từ lúc này, xe đạp hiện đại ra đời, hai bánh có kích thước như nhau, dùng xích, bánh xe lắp lốp hơi có thể tháo ra được. Săm hơi cũng là một phát minh lớn giúp cho xe đạp thoải mái hơn rất nhiều, nhất là vào lúc đường xá còn xấu, lát đá, đầy ổ gà và rãnh do vết xe. Ngoài ra phải nhắc đến một phát minh mang tính cách mạng khác là bộ điều chỉnh tốc độ. Trên đài France Culture, sử gia Philippe Tétart, giảng viên trường Đại học Maine, chuyên về lịch sử thể thao, giải thích : “Thay đổi vận tốc là một phát minh có từ lâu, ngay từ năm 1860. Nhưng vì nhiều lý do khác nhau về mặt kỹ thuật công nghiệp và do các định chế thể thao từ chối, bộ chuyển tốc độ chỉ được phát triển trong những năm 1920-1930. Lý do chính là do lịch sử xã hội của xe đạp gắn liền với lịch sử của những cuộc đua xe, người ta không muốn các tay đua lợi dụng hệ thống nào đó để đạp xe bớt khó nhọc hơn. Cho đến những năm 1920, mọi tay đua nghiệp dư hay chuyên nghiệp, hoặc chỉ là người đạp xe đi dạo, khi đến chân một đoạn dốc, vẫn phải dừng lại, đổi bánh xe sau để leo dốc thoải mái hơn”. Từ xe công vụ đến tự do của phụ nữ Tại Pháp, ngay từ năm 1900, xe đạp trở thành phương tiện di chuyển của cảnh sát. Họ được gọi là “Hirondelle” (chim én) vì đi xe có thương hiệu cùng tên do công ty Manufrance sản xuất tại Saint-Etienne và áo choàng của họ bay trong gió giống cánh én. Tại kinh đô Ánh sáng, phụ nữ không thử ngay những mẫu xe đầu tiên, giới khoa học thì cho rằng xe đạp quá nguy hiểm cho phái đẹp. Không lâu sau, xe đạp được coi là phụ kiện thời trang của giới quý tộc, là dấu hiệu của thanh lịch, thể hiện đẳng cấp ở chốn thượng lưu. Phải chờ đến cuối thế kỷ XIX, xe đạp mới trở thành phương tiện phổ biến cho phụ nữ sau cuộc đấu tranh bền bỉ xóa bỏ định kiến về hình ảnh người phụ nữ đạp xe. Năm 1895, nhà đấu tranh vì nữ quyền người Mỹ Susan B. Anthony phát biểu : “Xe đạp đã làm nhiều hơn thế cho sự giải phóng của người phụ nữ, hơn bất kỳ điều gì trên thế giới”. (3) Dần dần, xe đạp trở thành phương tiện di chuyển bình dân do giá bán giảm 10 lần trong những năm 1895-1935. Theo sử gia Philippe Tétart, sự phát triển và phổ biến của xe đạp gắn liền với lịch sử xã hội, với cuộc sống của người công nhân : “Năm 1890, chỉ có khoảng 50.000 xe đạp ở Pháp, nhưng đến cuối thế kỷ XIX thì đã vượt ngưỡng 1 triệu xe và có gần 3,5 triệu xe vào khoảng năm 1914. Ai là người mua xe đạp ? Phần lớn là giới công nhân và người dân sống ở nông thôn, khác hẳn với đối tượng khách hàng ban đầu là giới tinh hoa. Có thể thấy sự trùng khớp thực sự, không phải về mặt thời gian, giữa thực trạng tầng lớp công nhân - bắt đầu trở thành một phần quan trọng trong giới làm công ăn lương ở Pháp - với việc sở hữu một chiếc xe đạp giúp thuận tiện đi làm. Một ví dụ điển hình là vào năm 1936, thay vì ưu tiên yêu cầu được nghỉ phép có lương, nhân viên của công ty Renault lại đòi xây nhà gửi xe đạp có mái che để tránh mưa”. Niềm đam mê tốc độ tiếp tục được thể hiện qua những cuộc đua xe đạp, giờ được chính nhà sản xuất Peugeot tổ chức để khẳng định tính ưu việt của nhà sản xuất. Sử gia Philippe Tétart giải thích : “Ngay những năm 1880, Peugeot đã bắt đầu sản xuất ở ngoại ô Montbéliard, ban đầu là vài chục, sau đó là vài trăm, rồi vài nghìn bộ khung và xe đạp. Nhà sản xuất xe hơi đầu tư đến mức tự lập ra những đường đua riêng, tổ chức các cuộc tranh tài cho phép đông đảo người xem có cảm giác như tham gia vào cuộc đua. Dĩ nhiên Peugeot được lợi khi trở thành một trong những thương hiệu lớn nhất trong thời kỳ giữa hai Thế Chiến, đặc biệt là nhờ vào chiến lược huy động đông đảo người đến các cuộc tranh tài, điều mà không phải thương hiệu nào cũng làm được vào đầu thế kỷ”. Cuộc đua bắt đầu vượt ngoài khuôn khổ của nhà sản xuất khi Tour de France - Cuộc đua xe đạp vòng quanh nước Pháp - ra đời. Sự kiện thể thao nhanh chóng trở thành địa điểm vận động chính trị mà tướng Charles de Gaulle là người đầu tiên áp dụng. Sử gia Philippe Tétart giải thích : “Hoan nghênh Tour de France, phải tiếp xúc được với đám đông, gặp gỡ các tay đua, bắt tay những người đến xem. Về điểm này, tướng De Gaulle là người đầu tiên dùng cách làm rõ ràng này. Xe đạp trở thành công cụ truyền thông chính trị. Trong thời kỳ giữa hai cuộc Thế Chiến, các chính trị gia thường hướng đến bóng đá, môn thể thao hàng đầu để họ bày tỏ gắn bó với hy vọng thu được ủng hộ”. Cũng vì hướng đến tốc độ mà xe đạp dần bị loại khỏi cuộc đua, thay vào đó, kể từ năm 1945, là ô tô, nhanh hơn, tiện nghi hơn, đẳng cấp hơn. Xe đạp tiếp tục biến động theo dòng lịch sử, theo kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran trên đài Europe 1 : “Trong những năm 1950-1960, người ta thấy việc sử dụng xe đạp sụt giảm nghiêm trọng ở nhiều nước châu Âu, kể cả ở Hà Lan, giảm 3 lần ở Hà Lan, 6 lần ở Pháp. Rồi đến cuộc khủng hoảng năng lượng năm 1994, người ta thấy xu hướng đi xe đạp dần dần trở lại, bắt đầu từ Hà Lan, Đức, tiếp theo là Đan Mạch, rồi đến Pháp vào khoảng những năm 1990 và đặc biệt là từ những năm 2000”. Hàng loạt cuộc đình công tại Pháp, tiếp theo là ba năm đại dịch Covid-19 và cuộc khủng hoảng năm lượng, xe đạp trở lại đông đảo ở các thành phố lớn. Trong năm 2021, người dân Pháp mua khoảng 2,7 triệu xe đạp mới, nhiều hơn cả mua ô tô. Ông Virgile Caillet, đại biểu của tổ chức Union Sport & Cycle, cho rằng “Pháp đang khám phá lại thực tế xe đạp là phương tiện di chuyển hàng ngày và là một công cụ thực sự cho xã hội”. (1) Eurovelo.com (2) Velo-territoire.org (3) Slate, "Le vélo, l'invention qui émancipa les femmes".
Châu Âu có 19 tuyến xe đạp EuroVelo xuyên 42 quốc gia, từ bán đảo Iberia đến Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ, từ Hy Lạp ngược lên cực bắc Na Uy (1). Pháp có đến 25.670 km dành cho xe đạp với 58 lộ trình, trong đó có 10 lộ trình EuroVelo, tính đến tháng 01/2022 (2). Xe đạp trở nên phổ thông hơn kể từ đại dịch Covid-19 và cuộc khủng hoảng năng lượng. Trải qua hơn một thế kỷ, xe đạp vẫn không ngừng biến động với nhiều cuộc “cách mạng” lịch sử. Tiếng Pháp có hai từ để nói về xe đạp : “vélo” và “bicyclette”. Tuy nhiên, trên đài France Culture ngày 16/06/2020, kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran, tác giả cuốn Retour de la bicyclette (Xe đạp trở lại, NXB La Découverte), giải thích “hai từ này hoàn toàn tương đương nhau. “Bicyclette” có vẻ sang trọng hơn, thành thị hơn một chút, còn “vélo” mang tính thể thao hơn”. Cuộc cách mạng công nghệ Xe đạp xuất phát từ nhu cầu cấp bách sau một năm 1816 mất mùa vì thiên tai ở châu Âu và Bắc Mỹ, ngựa bị giết thịt làm thức ăn, nên cần nhanh chóng tìm gia một phương tiện di chuyển thay thế xe ngựa. Sau này, xe đạp là thành quả của cả một thế kỷ cải tiến không ngừng về tốc độ và kỹ thuật để thỏa mãn những nhu cầu mới, theo tóm tắt của kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran : “Bối cảnh thời đại Khai sáng rất thuận lợi về mặt ý tưởng, với mong muốn thúc đẩy các phương tiện di chuyển để tăng vận tốc, vốn là một phát minh của thế kỷ XVIII. Trước tiên, cuộc cách mạng công nghiệp nở rộ vào lúc đó. Tiếp theo, từ nhiều thập niên qua, người ta tìm cách làm nhẹ bớt các phương tiện đi lại. Một cỗ xe ngựa nặng 3 tấn, thường cần đến 2 hoặc 4 con ngựa để kéo. Chính trong bối cảnh đó, ý tưởng giữ thăng bằng trên hai bánh xe chuyển động được cho là đáng tin cậy”. “Velocipede”, thủy tổ của xe đạp ngày nay, được nam tước người Đức Karl Drais chính thức giới thiệu ngày 12/07/1817. “Veloce” - nhanh, “pède” - chân ý muốn nói “để con người đi nhanh hơn”. Được cấp bằng sáng chế ở Pháp năm 1818 với tên gọi “draisienne”, chiếc xe nhanh hơn cả xe ngựa, nối hai thành phố cách nhau 14 km trong một tiếng, đã thu hút hàng nghìn người hiếu kỳ ở vườn hoa Luxembourg, Paris. Thế nhưng, dù dai sức đến đâu, đẩy xe suốt 25 km cũng khiến người sử dụng kiệt sức, đau chân. Phải hơn 20 năm sau mới xuất hiện phát minh mang tính cách mạng : Bàn đạp được người thợ rèn Kirkpatrick MacMillan ở Scotland lắp ở bánh trước, vào năm 1839 nhưng chỉ là kiểu đẩy đi đẩy lại, rất nhanh mệt, khác kiểu đạp tròn hiện nay. Lại phải chờ thêm hơn 20 năm nữa, bàn đạp mới được lắp chính giữa bánh xe trước và đạp tròn, nhờ cải tiến năm 1861 của hai cha con người Pháp, Pierre và Ernest Michaux, khi sửa chiếc “draisienne” bị hỏng. Phát minh này giúp nhà Michaux phất lên như diều gặp gió. Khoảng 400 xe đạp “Michaudine” được xuất xưởng năm 1865. Đến năm 1867, sau thành công ở Triển lãm Hoàn cầu Paris, nhà sản xuất ngập trong đơn đặt hàng, thuê đến 500 công nhân để sản xuất khoảng 200 xe mỗi ngày. Xe đạp trở thành vật phức tạp nhất được chế tạo thời bấy giờ cùng với máy khâu và động cơ hơi nước. Kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran cho biết nhiều nước châu Âu lao vào cuộc đua cải tiến xe đạp : “Anh, Đức và Pháp là những nước lớn duy nhất có khả năng công nghiệp và có đủ kĩ sư để đảm nhiệm dần cải tiến xe đạp. Cả ba nước cạnh tranh điên cuồng trong khoảng 30 năm để phát triển xe đạp hiện đại với hàng trăm bằng sáng chế được đăng ký”. Phương tiện giải trí của giới nhà giầu ưa tốc độ Giới nhờ giàu mê tốc độ đã tổ chức nhiều cuộc đua xe ngay từ năm 1868. Và cũng vì những tay đua mê tốc độ mà xe “grand bi” ra đời năm 1870, rất thịnh hành trong các cuộc đua tại Anh, thậm chí là đua với ngựa. Tuy nhiên, xe không có tương lai do quá nguy hiểm. Đường kính bánh trước có thể lên đến 1,5 mét vì bánh càng lớn, tốc độ càng nhanh nhờ mỗi vòng đạp. Để trèo lên được yên xe và giữ thăng bằng, người lái phải uyển chuyển như diễn viên xiếc. Cũng trong giai đoạn này, xe đạp bắt đầu có lốp đặc bằng cao su. Năm 1877, kĩ sư người Anh James Starley phát minh ra gióng xe bằng ống thép, bền hơn. Hai năm sau, Henry John Lawson là người đầu tiên lắp bộ xích vào xe, kết nối chuyển động của bàn đạp với bánh sau vào năm 1879 và bắt đầu có hình thù giống xe ngày nay dù bánh trước vẫn lớn hơn. Xe đạp không ngừng được cải tiến để gọn nhẹ, thoải mái và nhanh hơn. Năm 1884, nhà phát minh người Anh John Kemp Starley (cháu của James Starley) thu nhỏ kích thước bánh trước bằng bánh sau để xe vững hơn và lắp hệ thống bàn đạp, xích nối bánh sau. Người lái xe ngồi ở phía sau, gần như không thể ngã về phía trước, cho nên xe của ông được gọi là “Rover Safety” (xe đạp an toàn). Từ lúc này, xe đạp hiện đại ra đời, hai bánh có kích thước như nhau, dùng xích, bánh xe lắp lốp hơi có thể tháo ra được. Săm hơi cũng là một phát minh lớn giúp cho xe đạp thoải mái hơn rất nhiều, nhất là vào lúc đường xá còn xấu, lát đá, đầy ổ gà và rãnh do vết xe. Ngoài ra phải nhắc đến một phát minh mang tính cách mạng khác là bộ điều chỉnh tốc độ. Trên đài France Culture, sử gia Philippe Tétart, giảng viên trường Đại học Maine, chuyên về lịch sử thể thao, giải thích : “Thay đổi vận tốc là một phát minh có từ lâu, ngay từ năm 1860. Nhưng vì nhiều lý do khác nhau về mặt kỹ thuật công nghiệp và do các định chế thể thao từ chối, bộ chuyển tốc độ chỉ được phát triển trong những năm 1920-1930. Lý do chính là do lịch sử xã hội của xe đạp gắn liền với lịch sử của những cuộc đua xe, người ta không muốn các tay đua lợi dụng hệ thống nào đó để đạp xe bớt khó nhọc hơn. Cho đến những năm 1920, mọi tay đua nghiệp dư hay chuyên nghiệp, hoặc chỉ là người đạp xe đi dạo, khi đến chân một đoạn dốc, vẫn phải dừng lại, đổi bánh xe sau để leo dốc thoải mái hơn”. Từ xe công vụ đến tự do của phụ nữ Tại Pháp, ngay từ năm 1900, xe đạp trở thành phương tiện di chuyển của cảnh sát. Họ được gọi là “Hirondelle” (chim én) vì đi xe có thương hiệu cùng tên do công ty Manufrance sản xuất tại Saint-Etienne và áo choàng của họ bay trong gió giống cánh én. Tại kinh đô Ánh sáng, phụ nữ không thử ngay những mẫu xe đầu tiên, giới khoa học thì cho rằng xe đạp quá nguy hiểm cho phái đẹp. Không lâu sau, xe đạp được coi là phụ kiện thời trang của giới quý tộc, là dấu hiệu của thanh lịch, thể hiện đẳng cấp ở chốn thượng lưu. Phải chờ đến cuối thế kỷ XIX, xe đạp mới trở thành phương tiện phổ biến cho phụ nữ sau cuộc đấu tranh bền bỉ xóa bỏ định kiến về hình ảnh người phụ nữ đạp xe. Năm 1895, nhà đấu tranh vì nữ quyền người Mỹ Susan B. Anthony phát biểu : “Xe đạp đã làm nhiều hơn thế cho sự giải phóng của người phụ nữ, hơn bất kỳ điều gì trên thế giới”. (3) Dần dần, xe đạp trở thành phương tiện di chuyển bình dân do giá bán giảm 10 lần trong những năm 1895-1935. Theo sử gia Philippe Tétart, sự phát triển và phổ biến của xe đạp gắn liền với lịch sử xã hội, với cuộc sống của người công nhân : “Năm 1890, chỉ có khoảng 50.000 xe đạp ở Pháp, nhưng đến cuối thế kỷ XIX thì đã vượt ngưỡng 1 triệu xe và có gần 3,5 triệu xe vào khoảng năm 1914. Ai là người mua xe đạp ? Phần lớn là giới công nhân và người dân sống ở nông thôn, khác hẳn với đối tượng khách hàng ban đầu là giới tinh hoa. Có thể thấy sự trùng khớp thực sự, không phải về mặt thời gian, giữa thực trạng tầng lớp công nhân - bắt đầu trở thành một phần quan trọng trong giới làm công ăn lương ở Pháp - với việc sở hữu một chiếc xe đạp giúp thuận tiện đi làm. Một ví dụ điển hình là vào năm 1936, thay vì ưu tiên yêu cầu được nghỉ phép có lương, nhân viên của công ty Renault lại đòi xây nhà gửi xe đạp có mái che để tránh mưa”. Niềm đam mê tốc độ tiếp tục được thể hiện qua những cuộc đua xe đạp, giờ được chính nhà sản xuất Peugeot tổ chức để khẳng định tính ưu việt của nhà sản xuất. Sử gia Philippe Tétart giải thích : “Ngay những năm 1880, Peugeot đã bắt đầu sản xuất ở ngoại ô Montbéliard, ban đầu là vài chục, sau đó là vài trăm, rồi vài nghìn bộ khung và xe đạp. Nhà sản xuất xe hơi đầu tư đến mức tự lập ra những đường đua riêng, tổ chức các cuộc tranh tài cho phép đông đảo người xem có cảm giác như tham gia vào cuộc đua. Dĩ nhiên Peugeot được lợi khi trở thành một trong những thương hiệu lớn nhất trong thời kỳ giữa hai Thế Chiến, đặc biệt là nhờ vào chiến lược huy động đông đảo người đến các cuộc tranh tài, điều mà không phải thương hiệu nào cũng làm được vào đầu thế kỷ”. Cuộc đua bắt đầu vượt ngoài khuôn khổ của nhà sản xuất khi Tour de France - Cuộc đua xe đạp vòng quanh nước Pháp - ra đời. Sự kiện thể thao nhanh chóng trở thành địa điểm vận động chính trị mà tướng Charles de Gaulle là người đầu tiên áp dụng. Sử gia Philippe Tétart giải thích : “Hoan nghênh Tour de France, phải tiếp xúc được với đám đông, gặp gỡ các tay đua, bắt tay những người đến xem. Về điểm này, tướng De Gaulle là người đầu tiên dùng cách làm rõ ràng này. Xe đạp trở thành công cụ truyền thông chính trị. Trong thời kỳ giữa hai cuộc Thế Chiến, các chính trị gia thường hướng đến bóng đá, môn thể thao hàng đầu để họ bày tỏ gắn bó với hy vọng thu được ủng hộ”. Cũng vì hướng đến tốc độ mà xe đạp dần bị loại khỏi cuộc đua, thay vào đó, kể từ năm 1945, là ô tô, nhanh hơn, tiện nghi hơn, đẳng cấp hơn. Xe đạp tiếp tục biến động theo dòng lịch sử, theo kinh tế gia Frédéric Héran trên đài Europe 1 : “Trong những năm 1950-1960, người ta thấy việc sử dụng xe đạp sụt giảm nghiêm trọng ở nhiều nước châu Âu, kể cả ở Hà Lan, giảm 3 lần ở Hà Lan, 6 lần ở Pháp. Rồi đến cuộc khủng hoảng năng lượng năm 1994, người ta thấy xu hướng đi xe đạp dần dần trở lại, bắt đầu từ Hà Lan, Đức, tiếp theo là Đan Mạch, rồi đến Pháp vào khoảng những năm 1990 và đặc biệt là từ những năm 2000”. Hàng loạt cuộc đình công tại Pháp, tiếp theo là ba năm đại dịch Covid-19 và cuộc khủng hoảng năm lượng, xe đạp trở lại đông đảo ở các thành phố lớn. Trong năm 2021, người dân Pháp mua khoảng 2,7 triệu xe đạp mới, nhiều hơn cả mua ô tô. Ông Virgile Caillet, đại biểu của tổ chức Union Sport & Cycle, cho rằng “Pháp đang khám phá lại thực tế xe đạp là phương tiện di chuyển hàng ngày và là một công cụ thực sự cho xã hội”. (1) Eurovelo.com (2) Velo-territoire.org (3) Slate, "Le vélo, l'invention qui émancipa les femmes".
Signe fort de la volonté de nombreuses ville de limiter la place de la voiture en ville, le vélo a entamé un retour en force sur nos routes, avec une augmentation de 11% des usagers sur un an. Parmi les villes où la fréquentation cycliste est en forte hausse, on retrouve Strasbourg, Grenoble, Nantes ou encore Lille. D'après le baromètre du réseau Vélo & Territoires, l'utilisation du vélo a augmenté de 11% sur les 9 premiers mois de 2022 par rapport à la même période en 2021 et de 33% par rapport à 2019. Cette analyse repose sur un échantillon de 297 bornes réparties à travers le pays, permettant de compter le nombre de passage de cyclistes chaque jour. Et c'est en ville que cette pratique a le plus augmenté, avec une moyenne de 1300 passages de vélo par jour devant chaque borne. À cela, Vélo et Territoires propose deux explications : la reprise du travail en présentiel ainsi que l'absence de pluie cet été. En campagne, les chiffres restent stables, ce que l'association explique par le fait que l'usage du vélo est, je cite « sans doute davantage orienté vers le loisir [tout en étant] plus sensible à la météo ». À noter également l'augmentation du tourisme à vélo qui serait en plein essor, puisque la fréquentation des itinéraires EuroVelo serait de +13% sur un an. Cette tendance, le gouvernement français l'a prise en compte et compte même l'accentuer en dotant le fond du plan vélo de, je cite « 250 millions d'euros en 2023, dont 200 millions seront [consacrés] aux infrastructures et 50 millions au stationnement » fin de citation. À noter que ce plan vélo sera doté en principe de 500 millions d'euros jusqu'en 2025. Selon le président de la Fédération des usagers de la bicyclette (FUB), cité par le journal Le Parisien, « l'Etat n'aura jamais mis autant d'argent sur une seule année pour aider au développement du vélo. C'est une bonne nouvelle, car cela permettra à des villes périurbaines et rurales de pouvoir enfin s'y mettre ». Selon le site du ministère de l'Écologie que je cite, « les cinq premiers appels à projets lancés entre 2019 et 2022 ont connu un franc succès, avec 933 projets lauréats pour un total de 365 millions d'euros de subventions, répartis sur près de 600 territoires » fin de citation. Le plan vélo court désormais jusqu'en 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Signe fort de la volonté de nombreuses ville de limiter la place de la voiture en ville, le vélo a entamé un retour en force sur nos routes, avec une augmentation de 11% des usagers sur un an. Parmi les villes où la fréquentation cycliste est en forte hausse, on retrouve Strasbourg, Grenoble, Nantes ou encore Lille.D'après le baromètre du réseau Vélo & Territoires, l'utilisation du vélo a augmenté de 11% sur les 9 premiers mois de 2022 par rapport à la même période en 2021 et de 33% par rapport à 2019. Cette analyse repose sur un échantillon de 297 bornes réparties à travers le pays, permettant de compter le nombre de passage de cyclistes chaque jour. Et c'est en ville que cette pratique a le plus augmenté, avec une moyenne de 1300 passages de vélo par jour devant chaque borne. À cela, Vélo et Territoires propose deux explications : la reprise du travail en présentiel ainsi que l'absence de pluie cet été. En campagne, les chiffres restent stables, ce que l'association explique par le fait que l'usage du vélo est, je cite « sans doute davantage orienté vers le loisir [tout en étant] plus sensible à la météo ». À noter également l'augmentation du tourisme à vélo qui serait en plein essor, puisque la fréquentation des itinéraires EuroVelo serait de +13% sur un an.Cette tendance, le gouvernement français l'a prise en compte et compte même l'accentuer en dotant le fond du plan vélo de, je cite « 250 millions d'euros en 2023, dont 200 millions seront [consacrés] aux infrastructures et 50 millions au stationnement » fin de citation. À noter que ce plan vélo sera doté en principe de 500 millions d'euros jusqu'en 2025. Selon le président de la Fédération des usagers de la bicyclette (FUB), cité par le journal Le Parisien, « l'Etat n'aura jamais mis autant d'argent sur une seule année pour aider au développement du vélo. C'est une bonne nouvelle, car cela permettra à des villes périurbaines et rurales de pouvoir enfin s'y mettre ». Selon le site du ministère de l'Écologie que je cite, « les cinq premiers appels à projets lancés entre 2019 et 2022 ont connu un franc succès, avec 933 projets lauréats pour un total de 365 millions d'euros de subventions, répartis sur près de 600 territoires » fin de citation. Le plan vélo court désormais jusqu'en 2027. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.
The Cycling Europe Podcast continues to follow Andrew Sykes as he concludes his ‘Grand Tour' cycle around Europe. In this episode of the podcast, after completing his ride along the Via Rhôna / EuroVelo 17 in Andermatt, Switzerland, he sets off to cycle the Rhine from its source high in the Alps to the North Sea at Rotterdam. His journey takes him along the Rhine valley in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany and The Netherlands meeting friends and strangers as he pedals. Will the Rhine Cycle Route (EuroVelo 15) live up to its reputation as one of the best cycling routes in Europe? And will he make it back to the Hook of Holland - the place where he started his journey over two months ago - in time for his ferry home to the UK? This is not just a cycle touring story; it's a race against time! The music is by Rob Ainsley.
The Cycling Europe Podcast continues to follow Andrew Sykes as he cycles on his ‘Grand Tour' of Europe. In this episode of the podcast he sets off from the Mediterranean resort of Sète and follows the EuroVelo 17 - the Rhône Cycle Route (known as the Via Rhôna in France) - to Andermatt, high in the Swiss Alps. Over 12 days he travels more than 1,000km from sea to source exploring the places and meeting the people as he cycles. The weather doesn't always make life easy and there will be some challenging cycling along the way. It's an epic podcast for an epic journey along one of Europe's most iconic rivers but will he have the energy to climb to the Furka Pass on the final day of his cycle? The music is by Rob Ainsley.
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Etik vegan bisikletçiler Onur Tekşen ve Egemen Şenyurt ile geçtiğimiz ay çıktıkları EuroVelo 15 turunda yaşadıklarını konuşuyoruz.
The Cycling Europe Podcast continues to follow Andrew Sykes as he cycles on his ‘Grand Tour' of Europe. After a day off in Morlaix, Brittany, Andrew sets off cycling south along the EuroVelo 1 - known locally as the Vélodyssée - following a disused railway track and then the Nantes-Brest Canal before continuing along the west coast of France to La Rochelle. He takes time to explore the attractions along the way including the historic town of Josselin and, with the help of a shuttle bus for bicycles over the bridge, the World War II submarine pens in Saint-Nazaire. The music is by Rob Ainsley.
Gabriel's curiosity and fascination with exploring and adventure has seen him take on an Arctic Circle Expedition as well as an epic 3,200 km cycling adventure on the EuroVelo this year. His enthusiasm and cando attitude, along with his genuine interest in people and helping them succeed will have you signing up to your own adventure before you have time to say the words freedom and fun. Humble in his approach, taking adversity in his stride, he is one of the good guys and, if you are planning to take on your own adventure or step outside your comfort zone to achieve something you previously thought impossible, then this episode might just be the one to encourage you to go and find your self confidence and belief in yourself that you can do anything you set your mind to.
Buenos días amigas y amigos de Viajando Despacio, te damos la bienvenida desde Radio Viajera. Esta semana coinciden dos eventos que para nosotros son muy especiales. El día 2 de junio se celebra el Día Mundial del Turismo Responsable y el 3 de junio el Día Mundial de la Bicicleta. En Viajando Despacio creemos que viajar en bicicleta es la mejor forma de celebrar ambos días, el viaje en bici nos parece una de las formas más respetuosas de hacer turismo, una opción responsable y sostenible. El próximo fin de semana nos iremos de viaje al Camino Natural de la Plata, un recorrido por la Eurovelo 1 y el Camino Natural entre el sur de Salamanca y el norte de Cáceres. Será nuestra forma de celebrar ambos días mientras nos sumamos al Bike Travel Weekend organizado por Cycling Adventure. Te deseamos que celebres estos dos días disfrutando de tus viajes. Esta semana en nuestro programa charlamos con Sheila, Anica y Xabi de la ONG Y os lo cuento. Con Xabi ya hemos hablado más veces y nos encanta como involucra a la bici y a los viajes en bici en sus proyectos de cooperación. Muchos de esos proyectos son precedidos por un viaje en bici que les permite empaparse de la realidad de ese territorio con un objetivo muy importante y que está en el nombre de la asociación, contarnos después esa realidad, darnos a conocer esos proyectos y sus contextos. Y hablamos también con Sandra y Silvia, dos cicloturistas que han vivido en primera persona uno de los problemas recurrentes de quienes viajabamos en bici por España y queremos utilizar el tren para nuestro desplazamiento. En su caso yendo a la Vía Verde de mayor longitud de España la Vía Verde de Ojos Negros. Nos cuentan su experiencia y como reaccionaron, desde la indignación y el activismo, tal vez te parezca que es solo una pataleta, que las normas están para cumplirlas, pero creo que si las normas son absurdas tenemos que trabajar para que cambien y las normas que rigen el transporte de bicis en los ferrocarriles españoles no son las que necesitamos, ni los cicloturistas ni los territorios por los que aún pasa el tren que son menos de los que debería pero que esas mismas normas contribuiran a que cada vez sean menos. No están las línea de regionales y media distancia españoles como para perder usuarios, aunque vayan en bici. Esperamos que te guste el programa. Un saludo viajero. Si usas nuestra app móvil para escuchar este podcast podrás: Geolocalizar el podcast. para que cuando pases por un lugar un podcast aparezca en tu móvil y puedas escuchar la historia y lugares secretos de ese destino. Ayudar a tu podcaster favorito. Si es tu favorito también es el nuestro y se lo marcas así al registrarte, le pagaremos para que siga creando contenido para ti. Y mucho más de forma gratuita. Por ejemplo, no tendrás que escuchar publicidad de audio al comienzo de los podcasts... Descarga la app aquí http://onelink.to/radioviajera
Iria Prendes decidió en 2015 despedirse de América haciendo un gran viaje en bicicleta, que duró 3 años. Viajó lento, improvisando, trabajando en el camino, viajando con muy poco presupuesto. Primero acompañada y luego sola. Un viaje que le cambió la vida. Tras un difícil y duro regreso a A Coruña (España), decidió reorientar su vida al mundo de los viajes en bicicleta: organiza cursos para mujeres que quieran aprender a viajar en bici con alforjas, encuentros de cicloviajeras, promociona la red Eurovelo a la vez que se ha formado para trabajar como guía de montaña. De todo esto hablamos en este nuevo podcast de Un gran viaje. Más información y fotos en: https://bit.ly/iriaprendes Si sueñas con hacer un gran viaje como este te recomendamos: > Nuestro libro "Cómo preparar un gran viaje" (2ª ed.): https://www.laeditorialviajera.es/tienda/como-preparar-un-gran-viaje-2/ > Nuestro NUEVO libro "El libro de los grandes viajes": https://www.laeditorialviajera.es/tienda/el-libro-de-los-grandes-viajes/ Si quieres conocer historias en primera persona de otros viajeros, este evento te gustará: > Jornadas de los grandes viajes: https://www.jornadasgrandesviajes.es ¿Te gusta este podcast? ¿Quieres agradecernos el trabajo que hacemos? APOYA ESTE PROGRAMA: conviértete en mecenas en iVoox o Patreon. Más info en: > https://www.ungranviaje.org/podcast-de-viajes/apoya-podcast-un-gran-viaje/
Buenos días amigas y amigos de Viajando Despacio, te damos la bienvenida desde Radio Viajera. Como ya os decíamos están siendo semanas intensas, el viernes pasado estuvimos en Valencia visitando Ciclosfería, un reencuentro con muchas amigas y amigos de tiendas de bici, colectivos y la industria de la bicicleta. Las noticias que nos llegaron desde Valencia durante el fin de semana es que la feria estuvo muy animada y con bastante público. No podemos más que felicitar a la organización por el éxito de la feria. Una reflexión final, que creo que no deja ser predicar en el desierto. ME sigue sorprendiendo que todo lo que tenga que ver hoy con la bici pasa por la bici eléctrica, estoy convencido de sus bondades pero también le veo sus debilidades sobre todo en relación a la sostenibilidad y a que las bicis dejen de ser un vehículo económico accesible para todo el mundo. Se hace necesario un debate calmado sobre este tema. Mientras la feria se desarrollaba en Valencia nosotros estuvimos pedaleando por la Senda del Oso en Asturias, disfrutando de una climatología muy favorable y de unos paisajes incréibles. Lo pasamos muy bien y disfrutamos de unos días de cicloturismo asequible para todos. No nos da esta semana para contaros este viaje, se tendrá que quedar en la alforja para otra ocasión. Además, en esta semana han pasado cosas muy interesantes alrededor del cicloturismo, ha finalizado el proyecto BICIMUGI. Este proyecto trata de fomentar la movilidad en bicicleta en zona rural y de montaña, mediante el desarrollo y mejora de sistemas de transporte respetuosos con el medio ambiente y con bajas emisiones de carbono. Busca desarrollar una columna vertebral ciclable entre Pirineos Atlánticos y Navarra desarrollando así la estructura de la EuroVelo 3. Y la presentación de Bicitranscat. El objetivo del proyecto es unir los destinos turísticos de las comarcas de Girona y del departamento francés de los Pirineos Orientales, a través de una red ciclable interconectada a diferentes medios de transporte público, favoreciendo así la movilidad sostenible y permitiendo una variante por el litoral del territorio que suponga una alternativa a las carreteras a menudo saturadas en verano. BiciTransCat implica el desarrollo de un nuevo eje litoral de movilidad sostenible transfronterizo conectado a la ruta ciclista de interés europeo EuroVelo 8 «la Ruta del Mediterráneo (Cádiz – Atenas)» y a la vía Pirinexus. La semana pasada hablamos con Carlos Rodríguez para hacer balance del 30 Días en Bici 2022 en esta os podemos anunciar el primer gran proyecto de investigación de 30 Días en Bici bajo el título “Estudio de Ciclomovilidad 30DEB 2022” para conocer mejor cómo es la experiencia de los 30 días en bici para sus participantes y cómo configura su uso de la bicicleta. Y esto con el objetivo de afinar esta herramienta ciudadana que son los #30díasenbici para que sea más efectiva y lograr mayor impacto subiendo a más y más gente a una bicicleta y logrando que la adopten como forma de transporte en sus pueblos y ciudades. Ya os anunciamos la semana pasada que os hablaríamos del Komoot Women’s Montañas Vacías Rally, que se desarrolló hace unas semanas en Montañas Vacías. Le hemos pedido a varias de las mujeres que participaron que nos hablaran de su experiencia en la ruta y también, como no, a los creadores de la criatura, de Montañas Vacías, ese proyectazo del que tantas veces hemos hablado aquí. Escuchamos a Ernesto, el artífice de que esto sea posible y escuchamos también a María que se quita meritos pero a nosotros no nos engaña, seguro que buena parte del alma de esta ruta se debe a su soplo. Maialen Noriega nos cuenta como fue la ruta, Rebecca, Ela y Angela nos cuentan sus sensaciones, sus vivencias, sus circunstancias. El espíritu de Lael Wilcox, una ultraciclista muy conocida y entusiasta activista en el fomento del ciclismo femenino ha contribuido decididamente al éxito de la propuesta. Le pedimos también a Iria Prendes de Soy Cicloviajera que nos dedicará unas palabras, en septiembre de 2019 la primera quedada Soy Cicloviajera se desarrolló allí, con 48 mujeres llegadas de toda España, fue un fin de semana solamente pero estos encuentros siempre despiertan vocaciones viajeras. Gracias a todas por vuestro tiempo y complicidad. Y hablando de agradecimientos, este programa no se podría haber realizado sin Jezabel Ramírez Uña, no solo tenía claro que había que hacer un Viajando Despacio monográfico para contar este evento, la producción del episodio se la debemos a ella, su persistencia y su búsqueda de los testimonios que vas a escuchar son fruto de su trabajo. Esperamos que te guste el programa. Un saludo viajero. 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Tim Moore has been referred to as ‘Bill Bryson on two wheels'. Any reader of his adventures - both on and off a bike - will appreciate why the comparison is justified. In his first cycling travelogue, he set off on the route of that year's Tour de France just weeks before the professionals. He went on to recreate ‘the most appalling bike race of all time' - the 1914 Giro d'Italia - on a vintage bike. More recently he embarked upon a brutal cycle following the stages of the 1941 Vuelta a España. Ever the glutton for punishment, he's also ‘The Cyclist Who Went Out In The Cold' who set off on an East German shopping bike along the route of EuroVelo 13, the Iron Curtain Trail… The Cycling Europe Podcast chatted to him in a Tube carriage at the London Transport Museum.
In 2021 I put out a call for anyone who was interested in recording a short monologue about their experiences of cycling to get in touch and, in the past year, quite a few people have come forward to record such a monologue. In this episode you have a second opportunity to hear Laura Massey-Pugh set out her plans to cycle around the world on a tandem, Laurence Warren tell the story of round-the-world cyclist Colin Martin as well as discuss his experiences of cycling in his adopted home of Austria, Robin Watkins talk about cycling in Czechia, the poet Caroline Burrows reflect lyrically upon her commute to work and Simon Garland recount his experiences of cycling the EuroVelo 15 or the Rhine Cycle Route. We also hear from Gavin Wood in an interview recorded at the time of the COP 26 climate conference. He works in West Yorkshire in the north of England as an active travel advisor and we chatted about the challenges of building infrastructure and changing minds in order that we can all live in a much more cycling-friendly place.
Have you ever considered cycle touring around the world? No? Well neither had we, until now! On this episode we are joined by Linda Beilig, an intrepid adventurer who completed a multi-continental bike tour, cycling over 40,000km through 33 countries! Accomplishing such a demanding and unique feat, Linda shares her tips, tricks, and extraordinary experiences. Tune in as our host Richard and co-host Karin chat with Linda about her bike tour–from cycling EuroVelo's Iron Curtain Trail, the mountains of Tajikistan, exploring the wondrous countries of Turkey and Thailand, and experiencing the cultural shock of biking through China. Linda reflects on this unbelievable escapade and how couch surfing, wild camping, and the luck of welcoming hospitality attributed to her only spending 7400 euros on the two-year adventure. Live vicariously through Linda's narration of her trip's highlights and you will surely be inspired. Interested in learning more about Linda's cycle tour around the world? Check out Linda's website Pedalling the Planet, Linktree, and Instagram for inspiration! Oh, and don't forget to get a copy of her book, Pedalling the Planet: Stories From Two Years in the Saddle, you won't be able to put it down. Follow us on Instagram @10Adventures for more adventure travel inspiration.
Hallo allerseits, wir sind Henry & Moni und zusammen machen wir gerade eine Weltreise mit dem Fahrrad. Am 06. September 2021 sind wir gestartet und wollen noch mindestens ein Jahr immer Richtung Osten unterwegs sein. Mit diesem Podcast wollen wir euch mehr hinter die Kulissen mitnehmen, die hier hoffentlich wöchentlich erscheinen =). In dieser Episode geht es um den Grenzübergang nach Frankreich und typischen Anfängerfehlern. Es gibt wieder Millionen von Mücken, nächtliche Besucher am Zelt und den Eurovelo 15. Außerdem thematisieren wir die grobe Routenplanung und warum wir nicht durch Österreich gefahren sind. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören ;). Folgt uns auch gerne auf Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henry.merk/ https://www.instagram.com/mona.merk/ Oder auf YouTube: https://bit.ly/henryundmoni Unsere Ausrüstung: https://bit.ly/38eEO68 Unsere bisherige Route: https://bit.ly/3lSIMpe
Buenos días amigas y amigos de Viajando Despacio, te damos la bienvenida desde Radio Viajera. Ya hemos terminado nuestros viajes de verano, el último, recorriendo la Eurovelo 8 y las playas y acantilados de la provincia de Cádiz. Un recorrido delicioso con tantos atractivos que creo que tendremos que dedicarle un programa en exclusiva. Se acabó el verano, pero el otoño viene con muchas cosas que contarte y ya sabéis que nosotros lo tenemos claro, las bicicletas no son solo para el verano. Pero antes de empezar, un abrazo desde aquí a toda la gente de La Palma, un recuerdo especial a esas más de 6000 personas que han sido desalojadas de sus casas ante el avance de la lava de esta gran erupción, que nos deja claro lo pequeños que somos ante la fuerza de la naturaleza. Esperemos que la situación mejore, ahora es tiempo de atender a las personas que lo necesiten y después, tendremos que reflexionar sobre un tema que olvidamos fácilmente, las Islas Canarias son un archipiélago vulcanológicamente vivo. Este fin de semana, desde la tarde del viernes 24 de septiembre comienza una nueva quedada de Soy Cicloviajera. Este fin de semana ese pelotón de mujeres cicloturistas recorrerá una parte de Extremadura, a las faldas de Gredos por el Campo Arañuelo, en esa zona de espectaculares dehesas entre La Vera y la A5 cerca de Navalmoral de la Mata. Trataremos de contaros cómo ha ido este fin de semana con alguna de sus protagonistas. La semana que viene dos eventos para hablar de cicloturismo estaremos en uno de ellos en Andalucía, concretamente en Andalucía, una oportunidad para conocer nuevas propuestas de cicloturismo en esta Comunidad Autónoma de grandes posibilidades para los viajes en bicicleta. Os contaremos lo allí se comparta. Las jornadas las organiza turismo de Andalucía como parte de su trabajo para promover el cicloturismo. El otro evento se celebrará en la Comunidad Valenciana con la jornada Internacional de Vías Verdes, Movilidad, Ocio y Turismo. Un evento organizado en el marco del 10º Premio Europeo de Vías Verdes por la Fundación de los Ferrocarriles Españoles con la colaboración de la Asociación Europea de Vías Verdes. Y se va acercando la cita del otoño en Barcelona, parecía que este año nos lo íbamos a perder, teníamos en esas mismas fechas un viaje comprometido para promocionar una de las rutas que más nos gustan, La Ruta del Cid. Al final ese viaje no será en esas fechas así que el otro día nos rascamos el bolsillo y pagamos nuestra inscripción a ese evento que desde la organización describen como que Cataluña será la capital de la bicicleta del 5 al 10 de octubre. La convocatoria reúne tres congresos sobre la bici: EuroVelo & Cycling Tourism Conference 2021, el XVIII Congreso Ibérico La bicicleta y la ciudad y el 7º Congrés Internacional de la Bicicleta de Catalunya. Allí estaremos, así que si alguno de vosotros también estará por allí será un momento estupendo para saludarnos. Eso sí, no nos podremos quedar hasta el final de todo ya que coincide con el inicio del Puente de Octubre y ya sabemos que estaremos viajando en bici por la Sierra de Aralar. También la semana que viene el día 30 de septiembre Xavier Corominas estará en La Ciclería presentando su libro “Del amor y otros viajes” Un Tándem de viajes en bicicletas y amor. La pasada semana supimos que la empresa AltitudeRides ue organiza actividades de Helibike había recibido una multa de 240.000€ por parte del Gobierno de Aragón. La empresa organizaba salidas en bici subiendo en helicóptero a los ciclistas a lo alto de montañas como Punta Suelza en Bielsa o Sierra Negra en Benasque. En Viajando Despacio entendemos la bicicleta con otra filosofía, creemos que debe haber límites y que no todo puede estar permitido. La convivencia en la montaña entre las bicis y los senderistas es clave para el disfrute de todos y sobre todo debe primar la conservación del paisaje y de los usos tradicionales del monte. Tal vez en lugares como Canadá o Nueva Zelanda puedan tener cabida este tipo de propuestas pero entendemos que en un lugar como los Pirineos debe prevalecer ue el acceso a las cumbres sea sólo para vehículos no motorizados y entendemos que pueda haber senderos ue para la preservación de sus valores estén prohibidos a las bicis. Es sin duda un tema polémico y que imagino que volveremos a ver dentro de un tiempo, hay muchos intereses en juego y nuestra naturaleza es un escenario codiciado. Esta semana nos acompañan dos amigos en el programa, amigos de muchos años atrás y con los compartimos muchos buenos momentos y conversaciones alrededor de la bici y de la vida. Empezamos con Javier Collado para que nos cuente cómo transcurrió el BiciFolk un proyecto que ya plantearon el año pasado y que como tantas otras cosas se tuvo que posponer por la pandemia. Una iniciativa que mezcla la bici con la música tradicional y la experiencia vital de compartir la vida con personas en el medio rural de la provincia de Cuenca. Y continuamos con Arturo Sancho de La Cicleria al que le hemos pedido que nos cuente su paso por Velocity en Lisboa y nos comparta cómo se han vivido esos días en ese gran escaparate de la movilidad ciclista en las ciudades. Y hablando de movilidad, ayer fue el Dïa Sin Coches y el final de la Semana de la Movilidad, no sé vuestra impresión pero para mí, desde hace ya unos años, es una propuesta agotada, un greenwashing de proporciones colosales que no busca atajar el problema real de nuestras ciudades en loque respecta a la movilidad y que nos están engañando de forma absolutamente organizada con la ilusión de que el coche eléctrico y la movilidad eléctrica es la solución a nuestros problemas, sin entrar a un debate más profundo del reparto del espacio en las ciudades para los vehículos privados, las dificultades de los peatones en buena parte de las tramas urbanas y la mochila oculta de muchas de esas propuestas eléctricas: baterías, consumo de recursos cada vez más escasos y consumo de una electricidad que en buena parte todavía se produce con energías no renovables. Hace unos días nos enteramos de la muerte de Iohan Gueorguiev. Nacido en Bulgaria en 1988 vivió después en Canadá y muchos lo descubrimos a través de su canal de youtube donde flipamos con sus viajes en bicicleta. Descanse en paz Iohan, nos quedamos tristes por su pérdida y nos ponemos como tarea dedicarle en próximos programas un espacio para difundir sus recorridos. Un saludo viajero Si usas nuestra app móvil para escuchar este podcast podrás: Geolocalizar el podcast. para que cuando pases por un lugar un podcast aparezca en tu móvil y puedas escuchar la historia y lugares secretos de ese destino. Ayudar a tu podcaster favorito. Si es tu favorito también es el nuestro y se lo marcas así al registrarte, le pagaremos para que siga creando contenido para ti. Y mucho más de forma gratuita. Por ejemplo, no tendrás que escuchar publicidad de audio al comienzo de los podcasts... Descarga la app aquí http://onelink.to/radioviajera
Buenos días amigas y amigos de Viajando Despacio, te damos la bienvenida como todas las semanas desde Radio Viajera. El verano avanza alternando días de mucho calor con bajadas súbitas de temperatura. Estamos oyendo las fuertes inundaciones en Alemania y nos imaginamos a muchos cicloturistas pedaleando por allí estos días. Toca buscar refugio y un lugar seguro hasta que la tormenta escampe. Algunas de las zonas más afectadas coinciden con algunas de las rutas más frecuentadas del sur de Alemania como los ríos Mosela y el Rhin, la Eurovelo 15, también en el lado belga la región de Limburg una zona ue ha apostado muy fuerte por el cicloturismo y recibe muchos viajeros también está con problemas. Hay que tomar precauciones y ser paciente, la naturaleza manda, pocas cosas nos muestra su inmensa fuerza desatada como las inundaciones, Siempre recuerdo cuando hacemos el Danubio o el Elba ver en algunas ciudades las señales de las inundaciones en los edificios principales de la ciudad que se marcan para recordarnos lo que pasó y lo que puede volver a pasar, en Dresde, en Passau… Volviendo a Madrid, el lunes pasado una bicimanifestación reclamaba mejoras en el servicio de BICIMAD, la bici pública de Madrid y sobre todo un aumento en su plantilla. Falta le hace al servicio. Ya hemos leído el número 2 de la revista Andar en bici y nos encanta la publicación, creemos que cubre un hueco que no existía en nuestro panorama editorial, muy recomendable. Biela y Tierra vuelven a pedalear, están recorriendo Teruel, intentaremos hablar con ellas en breve para contaros su periplo. Mymerak propone una kedada gravel por tierras riojanas el 5 de septiembre con dos opciones de ruta una de 75 kilómetros y otra de 140 kilómetros. Esta semana tenemos con nosotros a Iria Prendes, recién terminado el primero de sus dos Campus de este año de Mujeres Intrépidas le hemos pedido que nos cuente su experiencia y su próximo viaje en septiembre por el Camiño dos Faros.. Súbete a la bici y vámonos a Galicia, un saludo viajero. Si usas nuestra app móvil para escuchar este podcast podrás: Geolocalizar el podcast. para que cuando pases por un lugar un podcast aparezca en tu móvil y puedas escuchar la historia y lugares secretos de ese destino. Ayudar a tu podcaster favorito. Si es tu favorito también es el nuestro y se lo marcas así al registrarte, le pagaremos para que siga creando contenido para ti. Y mucho más de forma gratuita. Por ejemplo, no tendrás que escuchar publicidad de audio al comienzo de los podcasts... Descarga la app aquí http://onelink.to/radioviajera
Labská cyklostezka je značená i jako EuroVelo 7. Na téměř 1 300 kilometrech nabízí spoustu přírodních krás i historických památek. A když zrovna trefíte správné datum, pak i řadu atraktivních akcí. Podle cyklokoordinátora města Ústí nad Labem Jana Váchy je nejkrásnějším úsekem těch 90 kilometrů, které vedou Ústeckým krajem.
Labská cyklostezka je značená i jako EuroVelo 7. Na téměř 1 300 kilometrech nabízí spoustu přírodních krás i historických památek. A když zrovna trefíte správné datum, pak i řadu atraktivních akcí. Podle cyklokoordinátora města Ústí nad Labem Jana Váchy je nejkrásnějším úsekem těch 90 kilometrů, které vedou Ústeckým krajem.
In June 2020, The Cycling Europe Podcast dedicated the whole of episode 21 to the epic early 20th Century European cycle of the American Maximilian J. St. George. After discovering the podcast, Tim & George, both grandsons of Max got in touch, as did Juniper, great grandson of Max's travelling companion Varnum Parish. Varnum not only rode with Max for several months but wrote his own diary. The podcast talks to Tim, George and Juniper about their ancestors' travels in Europe. Plus: Simon Garland takes a comical look back on his EuroVelo 15 cycle along the route of The Rhine…
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 month's monologue comes from Robin Watkins who recounts his travels through the towns and villages of Czechia.
Dans cet épisode, on retrouve Sonia au micro. Sonia nous raconte comment elle a découvert le voyage à vélo en 2011 à la suite de son expatriation en Allemagne.
If you are a long-distance cyclist in Europe, it's highly unlikely that you have managed to avoid the EuroVelo network of cycling routes. Created and administered by the European Cyclists' Federation, the 16 routes are a source of support and inspiration not just long-distance cyclists but also those who set off on much shorter trips within Europe. But what is the thinking behind the EuroVelo network? Why was it created? What can you expect if you choose to cycle one of the routes? And where is the network going in the future? All questions that we asked Ed Lancaster of The European Cyclists' Federation, the man in charge of developing and promoting Europe's greenest travel network.
The Cycling Europe Podcast hits the road and heads along the Yorkshire section of the EuroVelo 12, otherwise known as the North Sea Cycle Route, from the iconic Humber Bridge on the southern edge of Britain’s largest county to the coastal treasure that is Whitby. It was a […]
Edição de 25 de outubro 2018
The Cycle Show, La Vuelta a Espana (Matej Mohoric, UAE Team Emirates), Brussels (Eurovelo 5), The Ryburn Valley Greenway.
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