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A compilation of my 2021 posts and videos

15 December 202114 December 2021 Bicycle Dutch

It is time again for the traditional review video. I finally feel I can say “traditional” because this is my seventh end-of-the-year compilation video. It contains clips of all 2021 videos. This gives you the opportunity to see what you … Continue reading A compilation of my 2021 posts and videos

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The Fast Cycle Route from Apeldoorn to Deventer

8 December 202117 December 2021 Bicycle Dutch

For this week’s post I travelled to a part of the Netherlands that I don’t frequently visit (for no particular reason). The cities of Apeldoorn and Deventer, in the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel respectively, were connected by a fast … Continue reading The Fast Cycle Route from Apeldoorn to Deventer

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Will this place ever be finished?

1 December 202117 December 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Utrecht finished the reconstruction of another street. It is a street connecting the historic city centre to the railway station. Finished? Well, not entirely. On one side of the street the construction of a park and some buildings has just … Continue reading Will this place ever be finished?

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Cycling from Tilburg to Oisterwijk (again)

24 November 202117 December 2021 Bicycle Dutch

My ride for this week’s post is on a familiar route. I rode from Tilburg to Oisterwijk again, just like I did almost 10 years ago, on a route that was then already decades old. In the previous video, published … Continue reading Cycling from Tilburg to Oisterwijk (again)

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How did the Dutch get their cycle paths?

17 November 202115 December 2021 Bicycle Dutch

There isn’t a place in the world where people cycle so much on average as in The Netherlands. That is largely because the Dutch have excellent cycling infrastructure. But how did they get this exceptional cycling infrastructure, and why? Continue reading How did the Dutch get their cycle paths?

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A ride to enjoy the autumn colours

10 November 202118 November 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Although it feels a bit later this this year, the leaves are turning now. What better way to see the beautiful autumn colours than going for a cycle tour on a wonderful sunny Sunday afternoon? When you want to cycle … Continue reading A ride to enjoy the autumn colours

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A public transport hub in the forest; station Driebergen-Zeist

3 November 202118 November 2021 Bicycle Dutch

It is considered a station of the future, the completely reconstructed railway station of Driebergen-Zeist (near Utrecht). The station has become even better suited to safely cycle to, park your bicycle and take the train. A level railway crossing was … Continue reading A public transport hub in the forest; station Driebergen-Zeist

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Two fast north-south cycling routes to pass Roermond

27 October 202118 November 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Roermond, a city in the south of the Netherlands, had to find a route to traverse the city as part of an over 50 kilometre long fast cycling route that is under development in the province of Limburg. In February … Continue reading Two fast north-south cycling routes to pass Roermond

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Why did Utrecht open yet another giant underground bicycle parking garage?

20 October 202128 October 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Cutting a ribbon is not unusual, but doing that with a huge pair of scissors is. Lot van Hooijdonk, the executive council member for sustainable mobility of the city of Utrecht, did have to focus, but she managed to skilfully … Continue reading Why did Utrecht open yet another giant underground bicycle parking garage?

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A ‘social cycling tour’ in ʼs-Hertogenbosch

13 October 202120 October 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Last Friday, a few dozen people cycled along in a “social cycling tour” organised by the city of ʼs-Hertogenbosch. They visited a number of places, organisations and initiatives that help people to connect and interact socially with each other. The … Continue reading A ‘social cycling tour’ in ʼs-Hertogenbosch

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Ride from Huis ter Heide to station Driebergen-Zeist (Province of Utrecht)

6 October 202120 October 2021 Bicycle Dutch

This week’s ride takes us from one blog post location to another. Starting just south of Soesterberg Air Base, featured in last week’s post, on the provincial road N238 in the province of Utrecht. Officially that is in a town … Continue reading Ride from Huis ter Heide to station Driebergen-Zeist (Province of Utrecht)

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From air base runway to cycle path

29 September 202129 September 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Whenever I show a cycle route on a former railway line there are always people who bemoan that lost railway. In this case that may be different: Soesterberg has a cycle route on an old air base runway. The entire … Continue reading From air base runway to cycle path

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