Lonely Planet Epic Bike Rides of Europe: Detailed Itineraries | Insider Tips | Explore Europe’s most thrilling cycling routes
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Explore Europe’s most thrilling cycling routes with the latest installment in the Epic series from Lonely Planet. From dreamy getaways on sun-dappled Mediterranean Islands to challenging alpine crossings, bike enthusiasts share stories from the best road, mountain, dirt and trail routes across the spiritual home of cycling. Destinations suit a range of trip types and abilities, and each ride features stunning photographs, a richly-illustrated map and a toolkit of practical details so that riders can help plan their own trips. From some of the remotest corners of northern Scotland to mighty mountain passes in the pristine Pyrenees, you’ll explore some of the continent’s least-explored regions, as well as cities including Berlin and Copenhagen amongst many others. Rides feature adventurous bikepacking routes, classic race routes, must-do mountain biking trails, and family-friendly forays. Guest contributors include author Rob Penn, who cycled around the world in his late twenties, and Ned Boulting, a British sports journalist and television presenter who has reported on everything from the Tour de France to the Vuelta a Espana. So turn those pedals and enjoy the ride to over 50 cycle-loving destinations. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we’ve printed over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, on mobile, video and in 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, eBooks, and more. Review: Love the breadth of places and perspectives - This is a great book for inspiration and dreaming! I enjoy that the descriptions and stories come from a variety of riders so there are many perspectives. There is enough practical info to point you in the right direction to get more info on each ride. Review: Excellent edition. - I bought it as a gift for a friend, an excellent edition.
| Best Sellers Rank | #89,091 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #9 in Mountain Biking #10 in Cycling Travel Guides #125 in General Europe Travel Guides |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 360 Reviews |
M**E
Love the breadth of places and perspectives
This is a great book for inspiration and dreaming! I enjoy that the descriptions and stories come from a variety of riders so there are many perspectives. There is enough practical info to point you in the right direction to get more info on each ride.
D**F
Excellent edition.
I bought it as a gift for a friend, an excellent edition.
M**T
Disappointing
Disappointing. Expected more in-depth description of routes.
R**S
A disappointment
More of a coffee table book than a useful guide. What's good: If you're a bikepacker or a mountain biker, there are plenty of great ideas here and obscure routes to explore. What's bad: The very small sans-serif type makes for difficult reading. The book also omits some of Europe’s top rides: There’s not a single word about riding the Loire Valley in France, for instance, and the epic Rhine route is buried with a single paragraph. Some of the writers have little or no experience with cycling or seem clueless as to what to include. In a description of riding Europe’s most popular route along the Danube, for instance, the writer skips the start of the route from Passau, Germany and the magnificent monastery at Melk, opting to ride the dull industrial stretch toward Vienna instead. There’s zilch about the western end of EuroVelo 6, etc. That said, this book is a good idea-starter and has some excellent photos.
P**S
Inspiring and extremely informative
Beautiful photos, huge amount of alternative route suggestions, tips, places to stay and eat and really nicely written. Highly recommended, but will probably cost me a marriage and a ton of money 😂
M**S
perfect gift
gave this as a gift to friends and they were really chuffed. they said it's been great at helping them plan their trips abroad
N**T
Ok
Some good suggestions but didn't set me on fire. Great coffee table book nonetheless
A**R
Great book for those preparing a bike trip through Europe.
This was a gift for daughter and son-in-law to help them prepare for their bike trip through Europe. They both loved the book and gave them many ideas for their trip. The book also included some beautiful pictures.
L**Y
Foto un po' sbiadite
L'ho preso per mio marito, ma le foto mi sembrano sbiadite, come se fosse un libro vecchio. Ero indecisa tra questo e la versione di National Geographic, che forse era meglio!
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