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Amsterdam to Zurich – 2007, Flashback #5
I think I can say this without it being a total lie. One stupidly drunken night in Tokyo led to a guy named Nigel to try and cycle (and nearly succeed) from England to Japan. Nigel and I had gone …...
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Weekend in Hell – Day One
Although my weekend in Le Nord was centered around the terrible cobbles of Paris-Roubaix, our hosts William and Alex decided that, since most of us were arriving in the early afternoon on Friday, there...
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Weekend in Hell – Day Three
The lads of Pavé had a full itinerary set for us on Sunday as well, and we were up and on the road to Belgium by 8am. William, the Brits, Youenn and I (with Alex pulling support duty) did five …...
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Trans Ardennes Bike Path – Day Two
The are some things in life that just make sense – peanut butter on toast, for one (although French supermarkets certainly haven’t caught on to this yet..). Another infinitely sensible idea is creating...
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Trans Ardennes Bike Path – Day Three
Day Three broke clear and warm (tip: if you want to be assured of good weather on a bike trip, invite me…I have uncanny luck.) and a really excellent climb through the forested hills that took me away...
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Eddy Merckx Metro Station
I hear that Brussels has some museums and such, but I’ve spent my 1st two days here drinking beer from individually-shaped glasses (I got an apology tonight for being served a beer in the ‘wrong’ one!)...
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Villo!: Brussels’ Bike-rental System
I often gloat about living in a country that has a rich cycling past and vélo-friendly culture. And it’s true, I do, but when it comes to our city, we suck the hind you-know-what. Nîmes is positioned...
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