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By bike along the Western Front of World War 1

By bike along the Western Front of World War 1

by Nigel | Jun 15, 2021 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Maps, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Sport, Tourism, Travel

The story of my 1500 kilometre bike ride along the Western Front of World War 1, an amazing 3-week journey through landscape and history

Joining the Crazy Club at 60 – three ascents of Mt Ventoux in one day for an African charity

Joining the Crazy Club at 60 – three ascents of Mt Ventoux in one day for an African charity

by Nigel | Aug 11, 2020 | Cycling, Feature Articles, Sport, Travel

Cycling up the legendary Mt Ventoux three times in one day in your sixties may seem ambitious, unwise even. But with adequate preparation it can be enjoyable and very rewarding.

This article was published on-line by Cycling Plus in April 2020

Exploring Great War History by Bike: The Lost Legacy for Peace of Jean Jaurès

Exploring Great War History by Bike: The Lost Legacy for Peace of Jean Jaurès

by Nigel | Jul 17, 2019 | Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Modern (20th Century), Photography, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Travel

On the wall of a modest café in Montmartre, a plaque marks what could lay claim to being among the most consequential events of the early 20th Century. It states, simply: ‘Here, on 31st July 1914, Jean Jaurès was assassinated’. By firing his shots through the window...
Of Silk and Saints: a week on the shores of Lake Como

Of Silk and Saints: a week on the shores of Lake Como

by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, History, Recent (11th to 19th Centuries), Tourism, Travel

“My grandmother kept silkworms beside her bed during the feeding weeks”, recalled Eleanora, the receptionist at Como’s remarkable Silk Museum. “In those days”, she went on, “almost everyone produced silk at home”. The loss of mulberry trees through road and...
E-bikes in the mountains: new opportunities or an all-too-easy option?

E-bikes in the mountains: new opportunities or an all-too-easy option?

by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Cycling, Feature Articles, Health, Sport, Sustainable development, Tourism, Travel

Thomas Moille, the 32-year old co-owner of bike rental business Mountain Spirit in the Alpine village of Samoens, talks enthusiastically of what electric mountain bikes can offer the keen cyclist. “In summer, you can complete a big tour when time is limited, and power...
Wine and Landscape: an art exhibition in Fleurie, Beaujolais

Wine and Landscape: an art exhibition in Fleurie, Beaujolais

by Nigel | Feb 15, 2019 | Art, Cycling, Feature Articles, Travel

April 2016 In the heart of the Beaujolais region lies the village of Fleurie, nestled among the rolling hills of warm granite that produce the delicious, fruity red wine bearing its name. Dominated by the Chapelle de la Madonne that sits watchfully over the village on...

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