Things you should know about winter cycling
Tatiana-san • January 1
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Cycle Luxembourg • December 11
Join us this Sunday for a short ride that will take us around the city (mostly smaller streets), and end with a drink (hot chocolate or...
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Nataliya • November 15
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Meanwhile in Japan… hand-made tricycle racing
Tatiana-san • November 9
Recently an interesting bike race took place in Gifu prefecture, Japan. For more than 8 hours cyclists raced on hand-made tricycles. The goal was...
It’s cold, roads are slippery, it’s getting dark too early… many consider biking in winter as something absolutely impossible, but it isn’t! I’d like to share some tips that can make a winter cyclist’s life easier, and you’ll see that there’s nothing scary about winter cycling.
Join us this Sunday for a short ride that will take us around the city (mostly smaller streets), and end with a drink (hot chocolate or gluhwein-mulled wine) in the city centre! We’ll end in time for you to do some Christmas shopping.
Date: Sunday, December 15, 2013
Time: 12:00 to 14:00
Meeting point: 12:00 at the Vel’oh! stand and bike pump near the Glacis and the Fondation Pescatore bus stop: Map View
Before everything turns white, let’s cycle together one last time!
We’ll meet at 13:00 this Sunday, October 17th, by the Vel’oh! stand and bike pump near the Glacis and the Fondation Pescatore bus stop: Map View
The cycling route will be:
Luxembourg-city — Bertrange — Garnich — Strassen (Les Thermes, Final Stop)
Everyone is welcome; riders with road bikes can form a faster group, and we will all meet at Les Thermes after the ride for hot chocolate and sauna (optional, but you’re missing out!). Bring your swimming stuff and the biggest towel you have!
(As usual, the event is free and open to all; no RSVP required.)
Recently an interesting bike race took place in Gifu prefecture, Japan. For more than 8 hours cyclists raced on hand-made tricycles. The goal was to ride as far as possible within a limited period of time.
The first race took place 4 years ago in the channel of Nagara river, when a local union of cycling fans organized a group ride.
Ten teams from all over the Gifu prefecture participated in this competition. The number of members on each team was different. After the start signal, pedalling as hard as they could, the participants did their best to circle the 400m track as many times as possible within 500 min (8h20min).
The diameter of the tricycle tires was less than 40 cm. When tired, the team members replaced each other. There were also single racers. A 23 y.o. student: “I’m tired, but shifting with my team-mates, we put together our efforts and I want to continue”.
Each lap gave the participants 10 yen. Afterwards, this money was donated to the prefecture of Gifu.
source: NHK-news