I just stumbled across the site for the Cylce Touring Club, a British organization that is devoted to cycle tourings and offers one of the most diverse line up of tours I have ever seen. Check them out at http://www.ctc.org.uk/ Offering tours in far flung places such as armenia, etheopia, and nepal the CTC is a great resource for people seeking reasonable limited support tours
One unexpected bonus from the recent market turmoil, is the rebound of the US Dollar against world currencies. The US dollar is up about 25% vs the New Zealand Dollar in the last year or so and is at it’s strongest level in about 5 years. With such a strong dollar New Zealand is again a bargin and it is a great time to visit. Ever dream of visiting Milford Sound now is the time with Summer Feet’s Milford Wilderness Tour. Airfares are still a little steep with the average round trip runninag arund $2000.00 but Quantas is offerering major deals to Australia @$1000.00 round trip with the ability to stop in New Zealand.
Recently we held our 2008 leader training. the weekend featured a fun weekend of bicycling in Acadia national park
Watch Geraint Thomas, Great Britain’s double track team pursuit world champion and world record holder, fresh from riding the Giro d’Italia, in his video diary from the 2008 Smithfield Nocturne criterium race (also known as a ‘Crit’), held at the Smithfield Market in London on 7 June.
There’s no better way to experience Bar Harbor and Mount Desert Island, Maine, than by bicycling.
If you’re a cycling enthusiast, you’ll marvel at the endless routes available to you, and if you’re a first-timer, you’ll find out just how much fun you can have on a bike in Acadia National Park.
The coast of Maine offers amazing diversity as it travels almost 400 hundred miles from Kittery to the Canadian border. During our 7 day inn to inn bike tour we cycle the best of the Maine Coast. From the quiet beauty of Pemaquid Point we travel up the coast cycling the east and west shores of Penobscot Bay, along Blue Hill Bay and we finish with a victory lap through Acadia National Park.
This informative guide steers you along 34 of the best cycling routes in New Zealand. Explore spectacular coastal roads, rugged mountain passes and rich dairy country with rides ranging from leisurely one day trips to challenging extended tours.
