Enjoy: cycling in the Harz National Park
Cycling in Germany is popular. In our eastern neighbours, you will find many different places where you can go cycling. Not only just across the border in the Eifel or the Teutoburger Forest, for example. Even deeper into Germany you will find wonderful cycling destinations such as Saxon Switzerland or the Black Forest. One of the places you will find on this [...]
Puglia: the pearl of southern Italy
I love Italy. Point. The beauty of the country, the people, the food. I think I really fell in love about 25 years ago. That's when I heard the language, was in Bolzano and Merano for the first time. From then on, Italy has been high on my cycling holiday hit list. The fact that I now also speak Italian [...]
Cycling in Scotland: Highlands and more
For those who want something different on a cycling holiday, the whole of the British Isles comes highly recommended. We previously wrote about the Peak District which is a stunning location. In Yorkshire, too, you can set off brilliantly with all kinds of great routes into the adjacent National Park. Not to mention Snowdonia in Wales. [...]
Cycling in Emilia-Romagna: In the footsteps of Pantani
Rimini, Riccione, Cattolica. A three unit mostly synonymous with beach holidays. Sun, sea, booze. At least, that's how I've always remembered it. Not for nothing did I set off for a two-week summer holiday to this Bermuda triangle for young people when I was 18. I had heard of Cesenatico. What's more, the village with this name was [...]
Cycling in Leuven on the World Cup course
Leuven put itself on the map as a cycling destination with the organisation of the World Cycling Championships in 2021. Bruges and Leuven were the main venues. In Bruges, the time trial champions were welcomed, and in Leuven was the fantastic apotheosis with Julien Alaphilippe's win. But Leuven again proved a worthy cycling city in 2024 [...]
Cycling in Innsbruck - City among the mountains
After the 2018 World Cycling Championships, Innsbruck suddenly topped many lists for a cycling holiday. After all, who didn't get excited by the beautiful surroundings? Highway to Höll was suddenly on the 'bucket lists' of awesome climbs you had to have done. Also on Zwift, Innsbruck was suddenly rideable and that did [...]