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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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Riding to a pet crematorium

22 September 202129 September 2021 Bicycle Dutch

In my series of ‘real rides’ this is one I had rather not taken. Last week I had to collect the ashes of our dear little cat which had been with us for over 17 years. She died unexpectedly, less … Continue reading Riding to a pet crematorium

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The finished fast cycle route Tilburg – Waalwijk

15 September 202129 September 2021 Bicycle Dutch

A colourful procession of people on city bicycles, tandems, e-bikes, cargo bikes, public transport bicycles and racing bikes opened a fast cycle route last July. Together they symbolised that the F261 fast cycle route from Tilburg to Waalwijk is there for … Continue reading The finished fast cycle route Tilburg – Waalwijk

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Better cycling between Vught and ʼs-Hertogenbosch

8 September 20214 January 2022 Bicycle Dutch

On the day the schools started again after the summer holidays, two aldermen of ʼs-Hertogenbosch and Vught opened a better cycling connection between their municipalities. They cut a ribbon to open a cycling viaduct over a -soon to be- turbo-roundabout … Continue reading Better cycling between Vught and ʼs-Hertogenbosch

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A ride from Mark to Zaltbommel

1 September 202129 September 2021 Bicycle Dutch

When I rode home to ʼs-Hertogenbosch from work in Utrecht unexpectedly – quite some time ago – I found that a provincial road in the province of Gelderland had been upgraded with a separate bi-directional cycleway. I did not film … Continue reading A ride from Mark to Zaltbommel

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How a former railroad was turned into a cycle route

18 August 202126 August 2021 Bicycle Dutch

A very pleasant cycle route was created in the early 1990s on a former railway line in the province of Noord-Brabant. That railway line had connected Lage Zwaluwe (which was in turn a gateway to the port of Rotterdam) to … Continue reading How a former railroad was turned into a cycle route

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A huge cycling bridge connecting two tiny towns

11 August 202118 August 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Cycling infrastructure is ubiquitous in the Netherlands. There isn’t a place in the country that you cannot safely reach by bicycle. That doesn’t mean the quality of the nationwide cycling network is excellent everywhere, there certainly are municipalities which could … Continue reading A huge cycling bridge connecting two tiny towns

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Ride from Ammersoyen castle to ʼs-Hertogenbosch

4 August 202118 August 2021 Bicycle Dutch

For this week’s ride I stayed close to home but we went back in time for a couple of centuries at Ammersoyen castle in the present day town of Ammerzoden in the province of Gelderland. This archetypical medieval castle was … Continue reading Ride from Ammersoyen castle to ʼs-Hertogenbosch

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A third “Cycling Experience Enhancement” opened in Belgium

28 July 202118 August 2021 Bicycle Dutch

The gigantic wooden walls look rather intimidating when you approach them in the woods near Maasmechelen in Belgium. The cycleway between the dark trees takes you to a concrete deck between two even darker walls of almost 7 metres tall. … Continue reading A third “Cycling Experience Enhancement” opened in Belgium

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How some students can ride home in Utrecht

21 July 202122 July 2021 Bicycle Dutch

In this week’s ‘ride video’ I will show how some of the students studying at Utrecht University can cycle home from the campus to one of the bigger student housing areas of the city. Strangely enough student housing was not … Continue reading How some students can ride home in Utrecht

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When does a street no longer require protected cycleways?

14 July 202119 July 2021 Bicycle Dutch

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent infrastructural changes in Utrecht. The changes are also increasingly harder to explain to a foreign audience. One of the latest street re-designs involves the removal of protected cycleways from a shopping … Continue reading When does a street no longer require protected cycleways?

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Riding from Veghel to ʼs-Hertogenbosch

7 July 202119 July 2021 Bicycle Dutch

For this week’s ride I cycled to the town of Veghel, to film the ride back from the edge of that town to ʼs-Hertogenbosch. The main cycle route runs alongside a canal named Zuid-Willemsvaart. This route was opened in November … Continue reading Riding from Veghel to ʼs-Hertogenbosch

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