In the Summer of 2018 I rode my bike from my hometown Goirle in the Netherlands to the South Western corner of France. It took me 9 days to cover a total distance of 1350 km.
For the bigger part I followed the French part of the route to Santiago de Compostella. Also known as the “Camino”. GPX can be found here (dutch): https://www.europafietsers.nl/fietsroutes/st-jacobs-fietsroute
This part 1 covers the first 3 days where I rode thru Belgium and Northern France, right up to the outskirts of Paris.
• Riding solo
• Bike: 2015 Specialized AWOL
• Camping yes, cooking no.
Keep calm and pedal on !!!
Music:
Sugar for the pill – Slowdive
The peanut vendor – Perez Prado
Hey Ya – Obadiah Parker
Back to black – Amy Winehouse
Liefste – Typhoon
One of the wilde ones – Blackbird
J’aime les filles – Jaques Dutronc
Dag 1 – Spinvis
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nice !!
Very enjoyable. Subbed.
Great video! Can't wait for the rest. You've got a new subscriber. Man, you put in some long days on the bike.
Greetings from Down Under ! The Peanut Vendor put me straight into holiday mood (the (c)rap music not so much LOL) Love your video, I subscribed, houdoe en bedankt.
Goeie video weer!! Vooral complimenten voor je muziek keuze!!!
Cant wait for Part 2. Hope you got another speaker for the bike!!
Hi, I like your video. Wish to do some similar bicycle trip. Can you tell mi what is the cost of camping in France?
Well done mate👍🇬🇧👍
just came across your channel; great video, love your music selection – makes me turn up the volume 🙂
Trip for 2019 is?
I am 15 min in, and I officially want your life.
Pff perfect!! Brengt me helemaal terug naar mijn fietstrip van Maastricht naar Sixt fer a Cheval, kriebels! Heerlijke video’s!!
Do you have your route pre-planned on a Garmin or do you go with the natural flow
How many miles did you average per day ? I'm taking nearly the same route as you. But heading into Santander , Spain to get the ferry back to the UK. Did you use a GPS ? Excellent video btw !!!
Hi,what app u use for editing videos?
Lovely video, thanks for uploading.
Zo Leuk! Heb hierdoor veel zin om dit zelf te gaan doen komende zomer. Ben van plan om van Noord Holland naar Zuid Frankrijk te fietsen (1000km) in hopelijk minder dan een week.
I like your video style and music choice, also your viewing figures are screwed as I have watched all of them at least 3 times
If there's such an official thing we are speaker bros…I have the same ones and No I never stole yours or did I ? Now even I am questioning myself.
Weirdly I listen to Brace,Maan if you know them they do covers of English songs.
Where is the Amy Winehouse track from, I haven't heard that version before?
my favorite biking video ever; great music; funny observations; great personality; makes me wanna do that route (used to live and bike in France, many years ago). Where can I find more of your videos? (I
have the ones going down the French western side). Pete in New Hampshire
I started watching your videos as I am hoping to cycle from Rotterdam to the south of France when we eventually put the COVID pandemic behind us. I wanted to get some understanding of what to expect but I am also really finding your journeys very entertaining. 👍
Your choice of music is absolutely spectacular. I love for example spinvis and how you use his song so much.
Have fun on your future trips. Bike touring is the only way to truly see a place!
Nice bike tour, thank you for sharing this with us! We invite you to also check out our channel where we explore on foot and by bike the most beautiful cities in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. And don't forget to subscribe to our small channel if you liked our content, we are already subscribed to yours! Regards, Santi and Noe.
Love the rendition of Back to Black, what album is this version on?
In my 60s now living in Australia.
I have had been on many delightful, self-supported cycle-camping trips through France and other parts of Europe.
Now I have Parkinson's so not so steady on a bike.
I've found the next best thing though is to watch your great cycling adventure videos whilst riding my stationary exercise bike in the back yard.
Great videos and music.
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to cycle through France again, even if it is only a 'virtual' cycle tour.
Made my day👍👍👍
Beautiful. Plus one to your subscribers.
Nice tour. I recognize the place nearby my home.
https://youtu.be/-awgt1GJwKQ
https://youtu.be/9TgYUsaFDeg
Ik zie dat je de scandiberique 3 doet. Die doe ik ook in juli. Tot in Bordeaux. Geen problemen gehad met dat water van de kerkhoven? Is dat geen regenputwater meestal?
Thanks for posting this great video, it's so entertaining and humorous and I totally get where you are coming from with the irritations … anglers etc. and you overcame adversity e.g. the scum bag stealing your gear very philosophically . I'll definitely be watching more.