Category: Cycling

  • The Dune and Bulb bike ride

    The Dune and Bulb bike ride

    You probably have heard about the spring classics, Milan San Remo, the Tour of Flanders, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, The Amstel Gold Race, or the Paris – Roubaix. I have my own spring classics, biking through the flower fields near Lisse and up along the North Zee beach between Noordwijk and Zandvoort. This is what you can experience…

  • A bike ride to the North Sea beach near Amsterdam

    A bike ride to the North Sea beach near Amsterdam

    This is a story about a bike ride, I took out to the North Sea beach, located about 25km from Amsterdam. If you visiting Amsterdam, you can rent a bike and ride out to Zandvoort or you can take the easy option, taking the train. What will you miss if you take the train, read…

  • How to prepare for a long cycle trip

    How to prepare for a long cycle trip

    I’m going to share with you – how I go about planning a long cycle trip, it consists of several factors and I will share my thoughts with you. Before I get started there is some planning needed The way I start any bike trip, is to just decide on where to start and where…

  • Cycling the Ringvaart in February

    Cycling the Ringvaart in February

    If you come to Amsterdam, you should definitely cycle along the Ringvaart canal, the Ringvaart is a true circular canal surrounding the Haarlemmermeer polder. Cycling the Ringvaart is a popular activity for folks living around Amsterdam. I ride the Ringvaart as often as I can, yesterday was no exception, it was a windy day –…

  • I got my CTRL One Eyewear – I’m impressed

    I got my CTRL One Eyewear – I’m impressed

    I have been waiting for a while, finally, the CTRL One Eyewear turned up at my house. So what is CTRL One Eyewear?

  • How I built an android bike guide app

    How I built an android bike guide app

    Wintertime is a great time for me to build mobile apps, I have three months full of spare time where I get the time to build apps, my other passion besides training for a triathlon.

  • What are the Health Benefits of Walking and Bicycle Riding?

    What are the Health Benefits of Walking and Bicycle Riding?

    Do you know what the benefits are to you if you regular bike or walk, if not, would you like to find out?

  • Exercise keeps me levelled

    Exercise keeps me levelled

    Exercise keeps me levelled! Totta Z

  • Flying with your bike

    Flying with your bike

    Have you ever taken your bike with you on a flight, I did that recently when I went to Canada to bike from Toronto to New York. I brought my bike on the flight to Toronto and the flight back from Newark to home.

  • Cycling life in Stockholm

    Cycling life in Stockholm

    I recently visited my father in Stockholm, it been a while since I have lived in Stockholm – I moved from Stockholm and Sweden in 1987 on recommendation from my doctor as I was suffering from severe allergies and my doctor recommended a warm place with a desert climate.