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A 100,000 scale detailed road cycle map for North Costa Blanca (the
coastal zone and mountains around Denia, Xabia/Javea, Moraira,
Calpe, Altea & Benidorm). Easy cycle route planning with road
classifications, distance markers between key junctions, top
climbs, spot heights and relief representation. Includes 11 classic
route suggestions that pass through valleys, go high up into the
mountains, visit unspoilt villages and towns and meander along the
coast. Features over 60 top climbs marked on the map with details
of gradient, ascent and length (Coll de Rates, Port de Tudons,
Confrides, Cumbre del Sol, Port de Bernia, Miserat, Vall d'Ebo,
Coll de la Garga, and many more). Some of the key inland towns on
the map include Tarbena, Castell de Castells, Xalo/Jalon, Pego,
Villalonga, Sella, Guadalest, L'Orxa, Benifallim, Planes, Muro de
Alcoy). The map is printed on tough and waterproof paper.
30 mountain bike routes of mixed variety from 15km low level for
family parties to plus 50km over high ground for the fit. Easy to
follow route descriptions plus maps.
2010 is the centenary of the introduction of the Pyrenees into the
Tour de France route. It was a contentious decision at that time to
send riders on their primitive bicycles into the high mountains.
How Tour organiser Henri Desgrange was tricked by his assistant,
Georges Steines, into agreeing to direct his riders over
2,000-metre cols is one of the great legends of Tour history. The
1910 race was won by the French champion Octave Lapize, who added
to the controversy on the top of the Col du Tourmalet by shouting
out to the Tour officials, 'Vous etes des assassins! Oui, des
assassins!' - 'You are murderers! Yes, murderers!' For Lapize
himself, this was his only Tour victory, but he was an outstanding
one-day classics rider and also a fine track cyclist, winning a
bronze medal at the 1908 Olympics. During the First World War
Lapize, a fighter pilot in the French army, was shot down in June,
1917, and died in a hospital the following month. For all his
initial misgivings, Desgrange had no hesitation in calling the
Pyrenean venture a great success and those high cols immediately
became an indispensable part of any Tour route. In the 100 years
since Octave Lapize's first epic ascent the Tourmalet has figured
73 times. Author, Jean Bobet, writes: In the early 1950s, my
brother Louison and I were living in the Eastern suburbs of Paris.
Each time we went training, we would cycle past the Cafe Lapize in
Villiers-sur-Marne. This Lapize seemed to follow us everywhere. At
the time, Lapize toe straps were the only ones on the market. At
the Montlhery motor racing circuit there was the famous slope known
as the Cote Lapize, which determined the outcome of every race held
there. Back in Villiers-sur-Marne, you couldn't find Octave Lapize
at the cafe any more. We knew he had been killed in the war, the
1914-18 one. People even said he died a hero. The Cafe Lapize
belonged to the champion's father. One day, I ducked under the
arbour at the entrance and went inside. Across the large room, I
came face to face with the great Octave Lapize, in a large pastel
drawing on the wall, resplendent in his French champion's tricolour
jersey. I was looking at the portrait of a true aristocrat. An
inscription underneath read "Winner of the Tour de France,
Paris-Roubaix (three times), Paris-Brussels (three times).' I spent
fifty years thinking about Octave Lapize. Then, one day, I decided
to follow his tracks and tell his story. Thanks to him, I
experienced the golden age of cycling at the beginning of the
twentieth century. The Lapize years.
Guidebook to cycling Lon Las Cymru, a 255 mile (410km) route from
Cardiff, or 242 mile (390km) from Chepstow to Holyhead, showcasing
Wales's beautiful rural heartland. Divided into 5 stages, the route
(which follows quiet roads and traffic-free paths) is described
south to north from both Cardiff and Chepstow. Accompanying route
description for each stage is 1:100,000 mapping and elevation
profiles, giving a clear indication of course. Suggested summary
schedules from both start destinations are included, detailing
possible 4 to 7 day cycle options. Also included is handy practical
information about transport to and from the route, accommodation en
route, baggage transfer options and preparing your bike. Passing
through the Brecon Beacons National Park, Snowdonia National Park,
and over the Black Mountains, the Brecon Beacons and the Cambrian
Mountains, the route is as scenic as it is rewarding making it a
ride to remember.
Conquer the cycle climbs, scratch off the map. An inspired fun
gift!This Collect and Scratch print shows our selection of hill
climbs ideal for cycling in the UK. Scratch off the hill climbs you
have conquered and be inspired to climb more!Supplied in protective
poster tube showcasing the product. Size A3 (297mm x 420mm).
This guidebook presents 60 routes covering some of the best day
walks, scrambles, hut-to-hut walks, alpine mountaineering, sport
climbing, via ferratas, mountain-biking routes, road rides, city
and trail runs and family activities the Innsbruck area has to
offer. Ideal for a multi-activity holiday or for the keen amateur
seeking a summary of the local highlights, it includes suggestions
to suit most abilities and ambitions, from gentle strolls to
adrenalin-filled mountain adventures, suitable only for those with
the appropriate equipment and experience. Nearly all the activities
are accessible by public transport from Innsbruck and many take
advantage of the region's fantastic network of alpine huts. Route
descriptions are illustrated with maps, profiles and photo topos,
and you'll also find practical advice on transport, accommodation
and equipment. Long popular as a winter sports destination,
Innsbruck also has much to offer the summer visitor, with many
kilometres of paths and trails, sport climbing crags, via ferrata
routes and engaging activity trails for children.
As the wildest of the northern coast-to-coast cycle routes, the
Reivers Route explores the rich Border Reiving history of northern
England and the Scottish Borders. Travelling 173 mile (280km) from
Whitehaven to Tynemouth, this four-day cycle tour takes in the
Cumbrian coast, northern Lake District, Northumberland National
Park and North Tynedale, offering memorable off-road cycling
through Kershope Forest and around Kielder Water. The route offers
both on and off-road cycling, and is suitable for cyclists using
touring or hybrid bikes. Places to stay overnight include Carlisle,
Bailey Mill and Bellingham. The guidebook also offers the Borderers
Ride, an alternative coast-to-coast ride along the England-Scotland
border from Gretna to Berwick-upon-Tweed. This route joins up the
fantastic middle section of the Reivers Route with a route heading
north via Wooler and the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to finish at
Berwick-upon-Tweed. Whether on the Reivers Route or the Borderers
Ride, these cycle tours offer exceptional cycling on gated roads
and quiet cycle paths as they explore rolling hillsides, remote
forests and plenty of historic sites. This guidebook provides
everything you need to enjoy a successful cycle tour on the Reivers
Route or Borderers Ride. Each stage includes detailed 1:100,000
mapping, profiles and comprehensive route description containing
insights into points of interest along the way. The introduction
offers plenty of information about the area's history, as well as
practical advice about suitable bikes, equipment, and transport to
and from the route. The appendices feature useful contacts for bike
shops and available accommodation.
"Kent and East Sussex" is one of 10 titles in the updated "Cycle
Tours" series. The series has now been in continuous print for more
than 15 years and with regular route revisions and updating the
successful formula has gathered a large following. Each book in the
series contains 20 routes all of which are either totally new or
have been re-ridden and updated. There are 15 lane rides of between
26 and 36 miles taking you along low-traffic or traffic free roads,
tracks and paths. These visit the towns and villages of Kent's
Garden of England, the Sussex Weald and Romney Marsh with suggested
short cuts for shorter rides, and suggested links to other nearby
rides for a full day out. The 5 off-road rides of between 11 and 17
miles explore the North and South Downs. A unique feature of the
"Cycle Tours" series is the superb Ordnance Survey 1:50,000
Landranger mapping showing the routes of the rides. The mapping not
only gives the detail and clarity you need to follow the route with
ease and safety, but allows you to plan short-cuts and detours, to
look out for new places of interest, and to become truly involved
in the landscape you are cycling through. Clear directions are
given alongside the mapping and elevation profiles make planning
the pacing of each ride an easy task. Extra information includes an
introduction to the area of the route, nearest railway stations,
places of interest with descriptions, guides to refreshment stops,
and clear indications of distance, grade and terrain. The books are
practically designed with a spiral-binding to make route-following
as simple as possible.
From the original Mountain Bike Publisher, here comes a third and
revised edition of the ever-popular "Mountain Bike Guide to
Derbyshire & the Peak District" by local author Tom Windsor.
This guide (as all future Ernest Press Guides will) features
excellent design work from Graphic Designer Dean Taylor of "The
Ride Journal". Dean's brief was to create a modern, easy to use and
clean, uncluttered format which updates the Ernest Press guides
enjoyed by riders over the past 20 years. With 29 routes covering
the Dark and White Peaks, the revised "Derbyshire & the Peak
District Guide" retains and updates iconic routes first introduced
in 1991. A 'quickie' section has been added, consisting of five
shorter routes - for when time is pressing. These complement the
additional five full routes in this third and fully revised
edition. Clear, attractive and accurate cartography and evocative
photography assist the reader on their ride around some of the best
UK Mountain Biking. The revised guide provides a wealth of
information on bicycle choice and maintenance, the local
bridleways, sources of local tourist information and ecological
travel, where possible. This is the original mountain bike guide to
this area, now in its third and revised edition. It is still the
cheapest on the market.
From the creators of the original C2C, this is a new cycle route
through the Southern Uplands of Scotland, from coast to
coast.Linking Annan on the Solway Firth and South Queensferry on
the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, the Scottish C2C is a 122 mile
signed cycle route. It is a mix of country lanes, high quality
cycle paths and seaside promenades with two challenging climbs,
over the classic Devils Beef Tub and through the Moorfoot Hills
before opening out onto a panoramic view of the Lothians, Edinburgh
Castle, and the Firth of Forth. It finishes under the mighty Forth
Bridge.This is the complete guide, including maps, directions,
attractions along the way, accommodation and much more.
'A thoughtful exploration of humanity ... Fabes is great company
and makes riding bicycles seem like the best way to see and
understand the world' - Guardian They say that being a good doctor
boils down to just four things: Shut up, listen, know something,
care. The same could be said for life on the road, too. When
Stephen Fabes left his job as a junior doctor and set out to cycle
around the world, frontline medicine quickly faded from his mind.
Of more pressing concern were the daily challenges of life as an
unfit rider on an overloaded bike, helplessly in thrall to
pastries. But leaving medicine behind is not as easy as it seems.
As he roves continents, he finds people whose health has suffered
through exile, stigma or circumstance, and others, whose lives have
been saved through kindness and community. After encountering a
frozen body of a monk in the Himalayas, he is drawn ever more to
healthcare at the margins of the world, to crumbling sanitoriums
and refugee camps, to city dumps and war-torn hospital wards. And
as he learns the value of listening to lives - not just solving
diagnostic puzzles - Stephen challenges us to see care for the sick
as a duty born of our humanity, and our compassion.
Gravel Rides Scotland by Ed Shoote contains 28 routes, ranging from
31 to 128 kilometres in length, exploring the very best gravel
riding that Scotland has to offer. Gravel riding is the
fastest-growing cycling discipline - this book showcases the finest
routes in Scotland, its natural home. The routes are clustered
within seven outstanding gravel destinations - the Scottish
Borders; Dumfries and Galloway; Argyll and Bute; Highland
Perthshire and the Trossachs; the Cairngorms (split into Deeside
and Aviemore); and North West Scotland. Each section makes the
perfect base for a short break, or combine some of the routes
together on a bikepacking trip. Classic gravel routes such as
'Gravelfoyle' and the Big Country Loop in Galloway are listed
alongside hidden gems including Loch Eck and the Lammermuir herring
roads. Each route includes all the information you need to help you
plan your ride, interesting background information about the local
area, types of terrain covered and refreshment recommendations in
addition to detailed directions, stunning photography and overview
mapping. Downloadable GPX files of the routes are also available.
This book is full of practical tips and advice on all aspects of
gravel riding, including the bike itself, essential kit to carry
when out on a ride, as well as a brief history of gravel riding in
Scotland. Enjoy Gravel Rides Scotland and the adventures it will
open up. Ride faster, ride further and ride gravel.
Guidebook to cycle touring in Wales. Catering to just about any
itinerary, it describes a 657 mile circuit of Wales - perfect for a
two-week adventure - plus 6 cross routes, which range from 45 to 73
miles and can be completed as day/weekend rides, or used to create
shorter versions of the main circuit. This guide includes all the
information needed to plan and execute a successful tour. In
addition to clear route description, 1:200K mapping and gradient
profiles, there is advice on selecting a schedule, planning your
trip, preparing your bike and organising logistics, such as
accommodation, getting to and from the start, and ways to carry (or
not carry) your kit. Also includes a handy cycle shop listing, a
Welsh glossary and checklist of things to take. Showcasing mile
after mile of stunning coastal scenery, quaint seaside towns,
rolling marcher country, as well as an impressive collection of
castles, industrial archaeology, churches, chapels and prehistoric
sites, Wales is a veritable delight for the cycling enthusiast.
Discover verdant green valleys, skirt wild mountains, soak up
Pembrokeshire's salty sea air and boast of your pedal up the
highest road in Wales.
This guidebook covers 20 mountain biking routes set throughout the
length and breadth of the North Downs, from Farnham in the west to
Dover in the east, as well as a route along the Downs Link, which
joins the North Downs Way with the South Downs Way. They range from
18.5km to 59km in length and up to 90% off road. The routes,
illustrated with OS map extracts and height profiles, are graded
for difficulty (blue, red and black) and are suitable for mountain
bikers with at least some experience and a reasonable degree of
fitness. The guide gives practical information on recommended gear,
preparation and safety, as well as details of accommodation and
local bike shops.
Lake District Mountain Biking - Essential Trails is the full third
edition of the bestselling guide to some of the finest mountain
bike riding in the UK. Featured are over 20 of the best mountain
bike rides in the Lake District, between 12 and 60 kilometres in
length, suitable for all levels of mountain bikers. Explore classic
rides around Walna Scar, High Street and Borrowdale, and discover
several lesser-known gems. Ride moorland singletrack, tackle
massive climbs and rattle along some of the rockiest trails you'll
ever encounter on two wheels. Enjoy lakeside cruises, picturesque
valleys and 360-degree panoramas. Researched, ridden and written by
local riders Richard Staton and Chris Gore, each route features
clear and easy to use Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 maps; easy-to-follow
directions; details of distance, timings and difficulty gradings;
and refreshment stops and local knowledge. A Bonus Section includes
information about the man-made trails at Whinlatter and Grizedale,
Top Tens and a detailed Appendix. Also includes downloadable GPX
files.
Best Bike Rides Seattle describes 41 of the greatest recreational
rides in Seattle. Road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and
single-track mountain bike rides all get included. Most rides are
in the 5 to 30 mile range, allowing for great afternoon outings and
family adventures.
Since 2003 the International Association for the History of
Traffic, Transport and Mobility (T2M) has served as a trade-free
zone, fostering a new interdisciplinary vitality in the
now-flourishing study of the History of Mobility. In its Yearbook,
Mobility in History, T2M surveys these developments in the form of
a comprehensive state-of-the-art review of research in the field,
presenting synopses of recent research, international reviews of
research across many countries, thematic reviews, and retrospective
assessments of classic works in the area. Mobility in History
provides an essential and comprehensive overview of the current
situation of Mobility studies. This volume has a special section on
Bicycling, thematic articles on the electric car, tourism, and
waiting as a part of mobility, and review articles organized
geographically across 5 continents.
Bike With Your Dog tells dog lovers how to safely bike with their
dogs and have fun at the same time. For many high-energy dogs, a
walk on the leash is simply not enough. Dogs love to run and biking
enables them to get the exercise they need. This handy guide shows
you how to spend high quality time with your dog, get exercise, and
enjoy the outdoors - all at the same time.
Hidden in and around the Detroit and Ann Arbor area are some great
roads, trails, and bike paths that are fun to explore. Best Bike
Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor describes 40 great recreational rides
in the metro areas. With most rides between 5 and 35
miles-including road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and mountain
bike rides-it's easy to find a ride that suits your tastes. Each
route includes complete directions, a map, a text description of
the area you'll be riding, the GPS coordinates of the start/finish
point, and color photos of one the ride's features. Also included
is information on local restaurants, lodging, maps, bicycle shops,
other facilities for cyclists, and community resources. Look inside
to find: * Detailed maps and directions * Rides that explore the
urban areas as well as the surrounding country * A variety of
rides, most between 5 and 35 miles in length * In-depth information
about each ride, including length, terrain, traffic conditions, and
road hazards * Interesting facts about each area * Options to
create longer or shorter rides
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