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    Switzerland – the Alpine MTB Route

    by Bicycle Junkies January 4, 2021
    January 4, 2021

    As for many of you, we had to change our cycling plans due to the covid-19 pandemic. Our first plan was to ride part of the Western Wildlands Route in…

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    A new kid in town: Avaghon X29 Gravelbike

    by Bicycle Junkies September 6, 2020
    September 6, 2020

    A year ago I decided I wanted to add another bike to my collection, but I’ve been going back and forth between a mountainbike and a racing bike. I’ve been…

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    Weekend get-away to Malmedy

    by Bicycle Junkies August 3, 2020
    August 3, 2020

    We started this year with all kinds of plans: bikepacking the Trans Netherlands Offroad route, multi-day hiking adventure, bikepacking France, a cycling adventure in Nepal or maybe go back to…

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    Peru III: Arequipa – Puno

    by Bicycle Junkies January 21, 2020
    January 21, 2020

    Two hours of crazy downhill fun turns into two days of hard work, climbing out of the Arequipa valley back into the high altitude region. There’s a ‘bump’ straight ahead…

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    Peru II: Chivay – Arequipa

    by Bicycle Junkies December 31, 2019
    December 31, 2019

    We are in Chivay for one particular reason: to visit Colca Canyon and see condors flying by at Cruz del Condor. The best time to get to see them is…

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    Peru I: Cusco – Espinar – Chivay

    by Bicycle Junkies December 17, 2019
    December 17, 2019

    We were afraid that returning to Peru would be a disappointment after our long distance trip back in 2013-2015. Back then we were in such a great place, since it…

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    Back to Peru

    by Bicycle Junkies November 5, 2019
    November 5, 2019

    It’s been 5 years. 5 years since we cycled part of Peru’s Divide during our long distance ride across the Americas. Now it’s time to go back to this amazing…

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    Off the beaten track near Weert (NL)

    by Bicycle Junkies July 16, 2019
    July 16, 2019

    Summer holiday is about to start in The Netherlands and if we still want some peace and quiet around us, it is now time for our next microadventure. This time…

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    Norway: an off the grid cycling adventure

    by Bicycle Junkies May 30, 2019
    May 30, 2019

    We have one week and all we want is quiet roads, mostly offroad, spectacular scenery and camping possibilities abound; we are going to ride in the South of Norway, starting…

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