Bicycle
Touring - Tours:
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of different tour accounts have been listed below. If you
would like to add a tour of your own, please scroll to the
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Tour" button. More tours coming soon... so check back
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BIKE
RIDE FROM THE ALPS TO DIEPPE
January 9, 2008
On
the morning of Sunday 22nd (July) I left Chappell
en Vercors in the French Alps at about 5am. The temperature
was in the 30’s F. Fortunately I had winter
cycling clothing with me which included tights, jacket
and proper gloves with fingers. My destination was
Valence a hilly ride of about 60 miles... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2007 BICYCLE TOUR
GERMANY, POLAND, & THE CZECH REPUBLIC
December 23, 2007
I
started my 2007 'bicycle' trip in Frankfurt, Germany.
From Frankfurt, I rode north along the Rhine River
to the cities of Coblence and Cologne and then cut
to the east towards Hanover and Helmstedt.
In
Helmstedt, I stayed with my friend, Natalie Rybicki,
and her family for the remainder of my trip... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2006 BICYCLE TOUR
PARK CITY, UT TO BEAK LAKE, ID
December 17, 2007
After
moving to Park City, Utah on December 31, 2005, I
found myself struggling to just get by. With all the
time and money I had invested in my new home, I was
unable to find the time or the funds to undertake
a long distance bicycle tour. This would be the first
time in six years that I had not spend the entire
summer on my bike... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2005 BICYCLE TOUR
SEATTLE, WA TO KLAMATH FALLS, OR
December 15, 2007
Starting
in Seattle, Washington, I left the Crowne Plaza Hotel
and crossed over to Bainbridge Island and then headed
north toward Port Townsend, where I would spend the
next three days at the Adventure Cycling Leadership
Camp... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2004 BICYCLE TOUR
CHICAGO TO NEW ORLEANS
December 7, 2007
After
finishing my 2003 East
Coast Bicycle Tour, I immediately began planning
for another long distance bicycle ride. That's when
I began planning a trip that would take me from Alaska
to Oregon. I planned the entire trip and even had
some hotels donate rooms, but at the last possible
moment... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2003 BICYCLE TOUR
NORTH CAROLINA TO MAINE
December 1, 2007
In
2003, now totally hooked on touring by bike, I set
my sights on the east coast of the United States.
Having only been to Washington D.C. for an eighth
grade field trip, I was looking forward to this trip
more than any other... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2002 BICYLE TOUR
KANSAS TO WYOMING
November 23, 2007
After
having successfully completed my first
bicycle tour down the coast of California in the
summer of 2001 and after having finished my first
year of college, I decided to pull out my dad's old
bicycle once again and set off on another big adventure... |
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DARREN
ALFF'S 2001 BICYCLE TOUR
CALIFORNIA COASTLINE
October 30, 2007
At
age 17, I was a senior in high school and was just
months away from graduation. I had already been accepted
to Chapman University in Orange, California, where
I was to study Film and Television Production, but
I was afraid to what the future might hold for me.
I had spent the entire 17 years of my life living
in... |
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FARNSWORTH
BIKE TRIPS
February 6, 2008
We
took the BikeFridays to Helsinki and made our way
all the way up to Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle ("Napapiiri"
in Finnish). We took ferries and trains too but pedaled
about 750 kilometers (500 miles). Finland is ideal
for bicycle touring. There are excellent bike route
guides and maps, dedicated "bicycle roads"
between many cities and inside virtually all towns... |
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WORLDRIDERS2.COM
January 7, 2008
You're
Riding Bicycles Around the World? You must be CRAZY!
Despite hearing this many times, from friends and
family, this Crazy Senior Citizen and Hearty Heart
Attack victim set off in 2002 to do just that. Cycling
23,000 miles through 57 Countries and being away from
family and friends for 4 years... |
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