The weather in Groningen was wonderful on our free day. In the evening, Jo & Andrea had a go at really Cycling Dutch Style – no problem! Unfortunately, the weather in Groningen was cold and raining when we left for Sneek (90km down the road) the following morning! Add to that a 30...

David Hembrow was born in the UK and lived there most of his life. David and his wife Judy moved to the Netherlands after being inspired by the amount of cycling they witnessed there. They have organised study tours of the cycling infrastructure since 2006. This is a 9 min version of the all...

Another excellent film from Mark Wagenbuur, who joined us on our cycle tour with David...

The tour started in 10 May 2011 in Dieren. 31 Australians met at the train station and walked to the Gazelle Bicycle factory. We packed, made adjustments to our bikes and started our first day of cycling…. of 12 more to come. We look forward to some good...

A small group of us went to meet some familiar faces in unfamiliar bicycles – David Hembrow and Peter Haan riding their Mango velomobiles. They are in essence recumbent tricycles with a fairing to improve aerodynamics – particularly important in The Netherlands where the winds are...

Update: David Hembrow has posted an excellent summary of the tour on his blog. On Friday 13 May, David & Judy Hembrow took us on a tour of Assen and the surrounding area, focussing on how this region has managed to achieve a cycling modal share above 40% for all trips (compared to...

  After a relaxing night in Zwolle we headed northwards towards the Village of Veenhuizen, near Assen in the Drenthe Region of The Netherlands. Navigating easily with a list of numbers, we covered approximately 100km at leisurely pace (15km/h or so) without getting lost. The...

One of the great successes of this tour has been the ability of the tour participants to successfully navigate their way around Holland using the local navigation tools including the ‘Knooppunt’ system. This system allows you to connect numbered dots on a map and makes it very easy...

Our bike journey from Eerbeek to Zwolle was highlighted by a stop at Fiets Point Zutphen, a bike shop/parking facility under the Zutphen Train Station. We were guided by our friendly host Franzs, who is the chief operator of the underground bike station. It is normal to cycle from your home...

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Following an excellent tour of the Gazelle Factory – which resembled a German car production line – we took a short ride up the road to our accommodation in Eerbeek. This was probably the only time we were going to cycle as one large group and it was interesting observing the...

We arrived in The Netherlands from the Czech Republic where we had been staying with family for a week prior to commencing the Cycle Tour. As we looked out the window of the train it became immediately clear when we had entered The Netherlands – many more cyclists, particularly women,...