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A new bicycle tunnel finishes the F50 fast cycle route from Oss to Uden

6 July 20225 July 2022 Bicycle Dutch

A new bicycle tunnel was opened in the village of Nistelrode, early March 2022. It was the final part of the F50 fast cycle route from Oss to Uden that still had to be finished. If you like football (soccer … Continue reading A new bicycle tunnel finishes the F50 fast cycle route from Oss to Uden

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A new cycling tunnel in Zeist

2 February 20221 February 2022 Bicycle Dutch

A new cycling tunnel was opened in Zeist on Thursday 16 December 2021. The tunnel makes it possible to cross a busy road by bicycle or by foot without any interaction with motor traffic. That busy road to Utrecht was … Continue reading A new cycling tunnel in Zeist

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The Rotterdam Maastunnel has been renovated

17 March 202117 March 2021 Bicycle Dutch

Exactly ten years ago, in March 2011, I visited the Maastunnel in Rotterdam to film it. The historic tunnel complex has separate tunnels for motor traffic, for cycling and for walking. Together they allow people to cross the river Nieuwe … Continue reading The Rotterdam Maastunnel has been renovated

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Cheerful art in a cycle tunnel

5 February 20207 May 2020 Bicycle Dutch

Billet en français Most cycle tunnels in the Netherlands have a work of art on their walls. One of the reasons is that art makes the tunnels less scary. A cycle tunnel in Zaltbommel was dedicated to an artist who … Continue reading Cheerful art in a cycle tunnel

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Five cycle tunnels in the province of Utrecht

20 November 20193 December 2019 Bicycle Dutch

A beautiful new bicycle tunnel was officially opened last Thursday in De Bilt by representatives of the Province of Utrecht and the municipality of De Bilt. The new tunnel is part of a bigger plan for five cycle tunnels in … Continue reading Five cycle tunnels in the province of Utrecht

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The Scheldt tunnel in Antwerp

13 March 201927 March 2019 Bicycle Dutch

The Sint Annatunnel in Antwerp (Belgium) is an 86 year-old pedestrian and cycling tunnel under the Scheldt river, connecting the city centre to the west-bank, called left bank in Antwerp. The tunnel is simply referred to as the Voetgangerstunnel, (the … Continue reading The Scheldt tunnel in Antwerp

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Is this tunnel really a disaster?

14 November 201728 November 2017 Bicycle Dutch

It was opened two years ago, but it is still not completely finished, the tunnel for walking and cycling between Wijbosch and Schijndel, near ʼs-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. The only thing missing is a work of art on the tunnel … Continue reading Is this tunnel really a disaster?

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Rotterdam (encore)

24 January 20176 February 2017 Bicycle Dutch

As announced, no ordinary big elaborate post this week. But… I happened to be in Rotterdam yet again last Saturday, this time for a family visit. On the prior visits I walked, but now I cycled! So, as an encore … Continue reading Rotterdam (encore)

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And now for something completely different

14 June 20169 October 2022 Bicycle Dutch

“Do you seriously not have anything better to do today?” British comedian John Cleese was astonished when he saw the hundreds of people who had turned up in Eindhoven on a cold Monday morning last April for the opening of … Continue reading And now for something completely different

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Amsterdam Central Station Tunnel

24 November 20157 December 2015 Bicycle Dutch

For the first time since the Amsterdam Central Station was built in the 1880s there is now a tunnel to pass straight under it. Last Saturday, 21 November 2015, it was finally opened. Building started already in 2011 and the … Continue reading Amsterdam Central Station Tunnel

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Amsterdam Rijksmuseum

Enjoying Bach on your Bike

7 November 201319 November 2013 Bicycle Dutch

Last week the annual company outing took me to Amsterdam for a visit to the Rijksmuseum. That’s the museum that has the cycle path running right through it. While most of my colleagues went by train and tram I went … Continue reading Enjoying Bach on your Bike

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Bicycle Underpass Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

18 July 201325 September 2017 Bicycle Dutch

It was opened on the 13th of July, 1885, the magnificent national museum of the Netherlands; the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. And it was festively re-opened on April 13th this year, after an almost 10 year renovation that brought the interior … Continue reading Bicycle Underpass Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

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