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    Cycling Greece – the wonders of the ancient world | Bikepacking Europe Ep. 13



    What’s worse than cycling in the dark on a busy road? Cycling in the dark with no light on busy roads.I wished I never had to experience this, but this is how I cycled into Athens. This day was already challenging: I almost lost the last ferry to Salamina, the island I had to cross to get to Athens, then the second ferry took me to the wrong port and then my light lost power 10-15km before Athens.

    But not all was bad. Cycling from Patras to Athens took me through Corinth, a city known for the mighty Pegasus and the incredible channel of Corinth, which is a wonderful masterpiece. But Corinth didn’t let me go that easily, so I had a tiny incident while crossing the channel.

    Cycling through Greece has been amazing so far and I cannot wait to discover more of it. We will cycle all the entire Greek Coast, all the way to Thessaloniki and Alexandroupoli in the upcoming weeks.

    #bikepackingeurope #europebybike #bikepackingtrip #eurovelo8 #untraveledroads

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    00:00 In this episode…
    01:35 I need to get my bike fixed
    03:12 Patras – I think one of my favourite Greek cities
    04:08 Fixed bike – good morning
    05:11 100 days on the road!
    06:56 Fullspeed to Corinth
    08:19 A perfect ride in Greece
    10:15 Good morning in Corinth
    11:09 An epic project in 2023
    12:05 Crash on the channel of Corinth
    13:04 Spectacular view of the channel of Corinth
    14:57 Full speed to Athens
    16:38 Ferries, darkness and more troubles
    18:00 What a ride into Athens…
    19:17 Thank you for watching!

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    2. Untraveled Roads on

      Heya 👋, I hope you enjoyed this episode. Really big thanks to the technicians from Ideal Bike Shop Patras for taking care of my donkey 🤗 – In episode 14 we will head towards Thessaloniki getting closer and closer to Turkey. If you are curious about extra content follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_untraveledroads_/ and if you want some exclusive content and support me I really appreciate any help on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/untraveledroads
      See you next week!

    6. No Soy Rubio on

      Amazing trip! Bummer about the bridge! Sounded like a relief when you arrived in Athens! I wish I could do this but cycling gives me a sore bum and bad knees 😫 look forward to the next part!

    7. G k on

      Dude are you crazy? Riding a bike in Athens at night is suicidal. You are underrated and wish you to get more recognition in the upcoming months. Hope you enjoyed these horrific roads😆 Greetings from Greece.

    8. Greg Vassilakos on

      I crashed in exactly the same spot this past summer!
      My crash was much worse. I went over the handlebars. Fortunately, I landed on my head, so there was no damage other than to my ego. The guy in the booth who operates the bridge witnessed my accident and came out of the booth screaming at me.
      I now always walk my bike across the bridge at the Corinth/Loutraki end of the canal and the similar bridge at the Isthmia end of the canal.
      I watched another cyclist zoom across the bridge at the Isthmia end of the canal without incident. I applauded him and yelled "Bravo!". He replied, "Yes, it's very dangerous."

    9. david Rempel on

      I noticed so many roads had no shoulders. If I get to Europe I plan on riding the Euro Velo trails. In 2016 I did ride the old Route 66, from Chicago to Santa Monica. Had some rough patches too. No one should ever ride the Cajon Pass.

    10. Greg Vassilakos on

      I hadn't thought of taking the ferries to get between Corinth and Athens via Salamina. Last summer, I used the Proastiakos commuter train to get from Athens to Corinth with my bike.

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