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Epic bike rides of the world : explore the planet's most thrilling cycling routes.

Summary:

Discover 200 of the best places to ride a bike in this beautifully illustrated hardback. From family-friendly, sightseeing, urban rides to epic adventures off the beaten track. Destinations range from France and Italy, for the world's great bike races, to the wilds of Mongolia and Patagonia. These journeys will inspire whether you are an experienced cyclist or just getting started. Each ride is illustrated with stunning photography and a map. A toolkit of practical details -- where to start and finish, how to get there, where to stay and more -- helps riders plan their own trips. There are also suggestions for three more similar rides around the world for each story. Each piece shows how cycling is a fantastic way to get to know a place, a people, and their culture.

Record details

ISBN: 9781760340834
ISBN: 1760340839
Physical Description: 327 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Edition: 1st edition.
Publisher: Carlton, Victoria, Australia ; Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd., 2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:

At head of title: Lonely Planet.

Includes index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Africa. Tour d'Afrique ; Riding the Rif (Morocco) -- Americas. Cuba's southern rollercoaster ; To the tip of Patagonia (Argentina) ; The Natchez Trace Parkway (USA) ; A circuit of San Juan Island (USA) ; Family bikepacking in Ecuador ; Colorado beer bike tour (USA) ; North America's Pacific coast (USA) ; Mountain biking in Moab (USA) ; Ride the Whitehorse Trails (Canada) ; The Minuteman Bikeway (USA) ; Buenos Aires' bike paths (Argentina) ; The covered bridges of Vermont (USA) ; Vancouver and Whistler (Canada) ; Manhattan circumnavigation (USA) -- Asia. Mai Chau cycle ride (Vietnam) ; Bikepacking in Mongolia ; Cycling the Seto Inland Sea (Japan) ; High in the Himalaya (India) ; Bhutanese Dragon Ride ; Mae Hong Son Circuit (Thailand) ; Sri Lankan sightseeing ; China's wild west -- Europe. Bavarian beer ride (Germany) ; Down the Danube (Austria) ; Monte Amiata (Italy) ; The Bryan Chapman Memorial (Wales) ; Pedalling the Spanish Picos ; Climbing Mt Ventoux (France) ; Beating the Birkebeinerrittet (Norway) ; West Cork's wild coast (Ireland) ; A Corsican challenge (France) ; Circling Lake Constance (Switzerland/Germany/Austria) ; Sierra Nevada traverse (Spain) ; The South Downs Way (England) ; Arty Copenhagen cruise (Denmark) ; Around the Île de Ré (France) ; The tour of Flanders (Belgium) ; From sea to sea (England) ; The Cévennes : riding the rider (France) ; Into the Outer Hebrides (Scotland) ; All along the Loire (France) -- Oceania. Beaches and bicycles in Adelaide (Australia) ; The Old Ghost Road (New Zealand) ; Australia's Atherton Tablelands ; The Acheron Way (Australia) ; The Munda Biddi Trail (Australia) ; Alps 2 Ocean Cycle Trail (New Zealand) ; Tasmania's wild west (Australia).