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Image: Adege/ Pixabay Happy Monday, everyone! Over the weekend, the Tour de France Femmes came to an abrupt ending with Demi Vollering winning for a second time. There was some drama along the way on stage 8 between her and Kasia Niewiadoma Phinney, but it seems to have resolved itself for the time being. Women’s pro cycling is just as intense as the men’s version, but the women continue to…

Image: Cycling 2025 Calendar Hello, Everyone: Welcome to August and the last full month of summer, officially, although the summer weather pattern often continues into September. With the end of the Tour de France during the last few days of July, the biggest event in cycling is over for another year. But if the pro racing bug has bitten you hard, there are some outlets to get your cycling…

Image: Stephan Hinni/ Unsplash.com Mexico is not one of those places that is normally associated with the sport of cycling. It’s more considered an affordable vacation destination for tourists to visit places like Mexico City, for its beaches, and for its old-world charm you usually can only find in Europe. Mexico has been getting some attention lately, though, due to its participation in the…

Hello Everyone: Welcome to the last week of July. The Tour de France is over, but its concluding week came with a lot of crashes, abandonments, and a change in the General Classification. Due to the extreme temperatures and the wildfires in France, the race had a shortened stage, no ride into Paris for the final day of the race, and a shorter course for the peloton. Many riders abandoned the…

Image: David Dvořáček/ Unsplash.com Planning for a trip is exciting, especially a cycling trip, where you will get to ride new roads, meet other cyclists, and experience a culture unlike your own, which is true if your trip is international. You might think that you ride a couple of times a week and you push yourself but not always. That said, you’re feeling confident that you can take on a…

Image: Peter Jochim/ Pexels.com If you choose to do an international cycling trip in Europe (or somewhere else), you probably have specific reasons for doing so. It may be because you are a dedicated road cyclist and you want to ride in the countries where cycling first became important, such as Italy, France, or Spain. But maybe it’s because you have an interest in the history of certain areas…

Hello, Everyone: 9 stages of the Tour de France completed and over 700 miles ridden so far, and today is a rest day. There are usually about three rest days during the three weeks the peloton is out on the roads of France. “Rest day,” by the way, is a bit of a misnomer. While the riders aren’t racing, they still do a training ride to keep their legs fresh. So far, it’s been a tour with a lot of…

Hello, Everyone: I hope you all had a magnificent 4th of July weekend and celebrated America’s 250th birthday in a fun, safe, and relaxing way. After a steamy week, it seems things this week are a bit cooler with normal summer temperatures, so I’m grateful for that. This weekend, in addition to some key World Cup games, the Tour de France started in an explosive fashion with Jonas Vingegaard…

Image: Ainur Khakimov/ Unsplash.com Summer is prime cycling season for most of us, but maybe you’re looking at your current bike and thinking it’s time for something new? Or you’ve got an old bike collecting dust in your garage that you never ride anymore and you would like to do something with it other than just donate it to a charity? Parting ways with an old bike is a hard decision to make…

Image: Cycling 2025 Calendar from Amazon.com Hello, Everyone: And boom!! It’s now July and we are now totally immersed in the summer season. It’s hot, the days are long, and the nights are mostly pleasant. This is my favorite time of year, if you haven’t guessed. Summer to me means various things: travel, concerts, long bike rides, sitting on the patio with a beer in hand and looking at the…

Hello, Everyone: Welcome to the last Monday in June. The much talked about and reported on heat wave that has been plaguing Europe for the last couple of weeks has arrived here in the United States. Temperatures will be hovering in the high 90s, then much the same for next week. If you have air conditioning, it’s a good time to take advantage of it and, perhaps, delve into your summer reading…

Image: Lucas Gallone/ Unsplash.com There are times when you just want to ride your bike on your own, with your significant other, or even with your family and still put in some good miles. You don’t want to deal with the stress and the competitive factor that most cyclists bring with them to everything they do, or be around a group of people you don’t know on an organized cycling trip. In other…

Hello Everyone: Time for the weekly Monday update here on the bicycle travel blog. It turns out this is the last full week of June, and while the warmer weather and longer days are welcome guests, the first month of summer is almost over, and that is always a bit of a bummer. And yesterday was the Summer Solstice, which marks the longest day of the year and the shortest night. Over the…

Image: Dave Hoefler/ Unsplash.com The midwestern United States is sometimes maligned as too boring, too conservative, and too cold. But believe it or not, the region plays host to some great cycling locations, such as Minneapolis, Minnesota. But another place that draws cyclists from around the country is Wisconsin. Wisconsin is primarily known for its cheese and beer, not so much for being a…

Image: i yunmai/ Unsplashed.com If asked, many of us would say we chose to take up cycling for a plethora of reasons. It might have been to do an activity you enjoy, for the fun of going for a casual bike ride around the neighborhood, to get fit, or to lose weight. Truth is, most people would probably say it’s a combination of all these factors. For me, cycling was a way to reconnect with my…

Happy Monday, Everyone: We’re, unbelievably, at the midpoint in June, which means that summer is already a quarter over. But fret not, we have lots of summer still ahead with long days in the sun for great riding. Summer is my favorite time of year, but as I’ve gotten older, this time of year seems to shoot by so fast. Today, I read an article about how our perception of time changes from when…

Image: Nathalia Segato/ Unsplash.com If you’re an American cyclist, maybe you have longed to visit Europe for a cycling trip so you can ride the roads of the Grand Tours and Spring Classics. Maybe you’re dreaming about, perhaps, cycling through France, Spain, or Italy, or even visiting another country in Europe to explore on your bike. Then again, the flight to Europe is expensive, it’s crowded…