Route 2012
Brainstorming Map
Here there is a googlemap to share interesting projects/places/actions/camps/etc that you might think biketour could visit this year: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=202614598037844903493.0004b87154a1e6e346552&msa=0
Route Maps on G$$gle
The route till now is based mostly on google maps and some information got on the web, they will still change when we get access to proper maps and some parts need to be checked in person (mostly the crossing from Gap to Torino).
easy way on getting BIG printable maps with google maps: http://ask.metafilter.com/101435/Print-A3-Google-Maps
- Barcelona -> Girona -> Cerbere
- Cerbere -> Narbone -> Montpellier
- Montpellier -> Avignon (not direct route - going north near Cévennes National Park)
- Avignon -> Marseille - Éourres (end part seems a bit hilly for no reason, maybe we can go around by Sisteron)
- Éourres -> Gap -> Torino (crossing the alpes need more investigation - probably on the cyclocamp alice and joão will try to cycle this part - it still looks like we could try to go in valleys instead of crossing so many hills)
- Torino -> Bologna
- Bologna -> Venice
Start details (To Be Confirmed)
6-9th July Biketour preparation weekend at Can Masdeu
- 6th July - Meet at Can Masdeu, cook together, critical mass(get ready in calle princesa), fiesta
- 7th July - Pimp my bike day (in l'astilla or biciosxs)
- 8th Social day at Can Masdeu, build rocket stove, degrowth workshop, movie screening
- 9th BIKETOUR BEGINS
For more details visit preparation weekend 2012
Day by day rough plan
THIS ROUTE IS NOT FINAL, IT WILL CHANGE A LOT!!!
The tour begins on 9th July and ends on 16th September, making 70 days in total
- (23 days in July, 31 days in August & 16 days in September)
Catalonia
- 6-9 July Barcelona - Barcelona
**Host: Can Masdeu
- 9 July Barcelona - Barcelona
**Host: Kan Pascual - time for last bike adjustments
20km
- 10-12 July Barcelona - Vallbona d'Anoia
**Host: Ca l'afou (perhaps take off a day here and stay a day in Terrassa instead?)
90km
- 13 July Vallbona d'Anoia - La Llagosta, Barcelona
**Host: Can Piella ** we could try to go to Can Tobella for Lunch? - maybe a bit too up hill for just a short lunch visit
60km
- 14 July La Llagosta, Barcelona STAY
**Host: Can Piella
0km
- 15 July La Llagosta > San pol de mar
Artist friend of Francois
47km
- 16 July San pol de map > Sant Feliu de Guixols(?)
** we could do an action at Tossa De Mar against construction if we can contact Naturalists Girona - Not succecuful till now ** Information about a nice bicycle route through an old train line from SANT FELIU DE GUÍXOLS to girona http://www.hyparion.com/web/informacio/turistica/rutesBTT/gironastfeliu.htm
54km
- 17 July Sant Feliu de Guixols - Girona
** Possible Host: Kan Kolmo or Kan Rusk (contact through Kan Kolmo) ** Contact with NO MAT strugle and people from the old forest protest site [1]
37km
- 18 July Girona - Can Prim, Crespia
Invite Nuria to come and join us
30km
- 19 July San Climent Sescebes, Espolla - need to check the exact place!!
** Host: Can Torres - an organic wine farm ** Maybe an action on figueres on the way ** Market day in figueres, Verd meeting and people share a meal ** Say hi to Can Torrent (Okupa)?
30km
France
- 20-21 July San Climent Sescebes > Cerbere
** Can Decreix - work/rest
40km
- 22 July Cerbere > Perpignan
meet at Villneuve de la raho lake at 4pm, critical mass to Perpignan, eat together and have some debate
- 23 July Perpignan > Sigean
Potential host through Kasia in Sigean, Port la Nouvelle area
Potential anti- palm oil action
48km
- 24-25 JulySigean >Cravirola le maquis, Minerve - rest day (?)
55km
- 26 July Minerve > Béziers (?)
50km
- 27 July Bézier > Sète/Frontignan (?)
50km
- 28 July Sète/Frontignan > Montpellier
22km
- 29 July Montpellier > Pompignan (?)
40km
- 30 July Pompignan >Sant Jean du Gard, Cevennes, La Borie
35km if we don't hear back from them we could go to vallette directly and have a rest day there
- 31 July Sant Jean du Gard > La Valette, Robiac-Rochessadoule, France (near la vielle Valette)
35km
- 1st August Berrias-et-Casteljau (Le Hameau de bois/la ferme des enfants)
25km
- 2nd August Rest day (réserve naturelle des gorges de l'ardèche)
- 3rd August Near Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche - Faisanderie de la Berre(?)
- 4th August Avignon
- 5th August Avignon
- 6th August Arles (look for a cycle path along the river!)(maybe Longo mai, la Mas de Granier), Les Baux-de-Provence is really pretty says Seb
- 7th August Foss-sur-mere - action for ZAD(?)
- 8th August Marseille
- 9th August Marseille free
- 10th August Marseille
- 11th August Longo Mai - Cabrery (tbc)
- 12th August somewhere in the middle (Banon ?)
- 14th August SPARE DAY
- 15th August Eourres - Rest day
- 16th August Somewhere past Gap
- 17th - 21st August L'Ecolieu Tilia & Compagnie, Saint-Laurent-en-Beaumont
WARNING: WE HAVE NOT LOOKED IN DETAIL AT THE ALPS CROSSING SO THE NEXT DAYS ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE A LOT
check if there is a tunnel from briançon to susa and if there is a way to cross by train (from where?)
Option 1: Cross into val di susa
3 days from Saint-l-e-b, we can either go back south to near gap, or take a northern route towards Briancon
- 22nd August camp
- 23rd August camp
- 23rd August Briançon ( Longo Mai - Chantemerle)
- 24-25th August 2 days to Oulx, Italy
- 26th August Susa (27km from Oulx - Val de susa and NO TAV strugle
- 27th August Collegno, Torino, Mezcal squat
we need to check also bus from bus briançon to oulx (just 40 km) for people that don't feel like crossing the alps)...or if traffic is too crazy...
Option 2: Cross Chorges, Barcelonette, Cuneo
generous 3 three days from Saint-L-E-B to Barcelonette
- 22nd August Camp (Saint Laurent de Cros ?)
- 23rd August Camp (Chorges ?)
- 24th August Barcelonette GPS map
- 25th August Camp (Pietraporzio ?)
- 26th August Madonna dell'Olmo, Cuneo (?)
- 27th August Pinerolo, Casa Gaia
- 28th August Collegno, Torino, Mezcal squat
Italy
check bike routes along the Po River
- 28th August Susa - Val de susa and NO TAV strugle
- 29st August Collegno, Torino, Mezcal squat
- 30st August Rocchetta Tanaro (?) too long!
- 31st August Montale Celli, Costa Vescovato, Coop. Agricola Valli Unite (?)
- 1st September Rest day
- 2nd September Stradella
- 3rd September Fidenza (?)
- 4th September Cavriago (?)
- 5th September Rest day
- 6th September Maranello (?)
- 7-9th September Bologna XM24 Ciclofficina Ampioraggio :-)
contacts in bologna: "Yuri Foschi (amppioraggio)" yuriski gmail.com, Lorenzo Betti <bettilorenzo gmail.com>, Giamba XM24 Bologna <giumba freemail.it>, ampioraggio inventati.org, Andrea Magnolini <magno_lini yahoo.it>
- 11th September Bologna > Coop Dulcamara (www.coopdulcamara.it) Ozzano Emilia via tolara di sopra 78
what to see: Ecological farm, biodiversity- bio agricolture- alternative energies
17.4km
- 12th SeptemberCoop Dulcamara > Cesena (www.tecnologieappropriate.it)Cesena via Germazzo 186
what to see: Ecoistituto di cesena biodiversity- bio agricolture- alternative energies- library on appropriate tecnologies- bio building- earth oven for pizza
77km
- 13th September Cesena > Villanova di Bagnacavallo (www.erbepalustri.it)
what to see: Association for preservig traditional jobs and culture
49.6km
- 14th September Villanova di Bagnacavallo > Pomposa (I can ask to my friend of a spiritual association)
what to see: Abbazia di Pomposa very beatuful church of pelligrin, bosco della mesola (last traditional forest of padana plain)
64.7km
- 15th September Pomposa > Padova (http://spiazziverdi.blogspot.it/) isola della giudecca
what to see: association of bio agricolture and democratic participation in Venezia or Mestre
95.7km (to Venice in Andrea's map - WE WILL NOT GO DIRECT TO VENICE)
- 16th September Padova > Venice via Mestre (only 8km from Venice Venice)
Critical mass with CAT
- 17th-23rd September Venice
Degrowth conference
Rough date ranges (not up to date anymore, but still useful)
This is a first attempt at creating date ranges for the route. These dates will change a lot!!!
The first date is the earliest, the second is the the upper limit, with lots of flexibility in the middle.
- Barcelona 6th July -15th July (we are pointing to the 12th of july to leave barcelona)
- Cerbère 14th July -25th July
- Narbonne 19th July -2nd August
- Montpelier 23th July -7th August
- Marseille 31st July -12th August
- Nice 10th August -21st August
- Torino 21st August -31st Ausust
- Milan 27th August -4th September
- Bologna 7th September -12th September
- Venice 15th September -19th September
The section from Marseille to Torino could take longer
there are this maps that yolanda found out: http://www.cyclingeurope.nl/provence http://www.cyclingeurope.nl/riviera
many bicycle routes and tools to plan a bike route (need further investigation): http://www.provelo.org/spip.php?article2627
and there are GPX and GPD (gps standards) files there, this website is useful to visualize them: http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/
Route Proposal with groups/actions
The EV8 (EuroVelo Route 8) should be followed and we can make deviations from it to visit some projects and places: informaton on EuroVelo
Catalunya
Indignados 29th March Demo, public sector, housing, cuts, Degrowth group of indignados Fishing issues - Lydia Iago - Artists of Catalunya
Ecologistas - Annalies to send projects, anti EuroVegas 17 billion euros budget, ghost towns
Girona - contact Guillem MAT - Mucha Alta Tension (all around) near Girona there was a group but it was evicted
Ghost tourist towns - development stopped
France
Languedoc-roussillon
- Les reencontres Des amis de S!lence (http://amies.revuesilence.net/spip.php?article73) a bit more north from foix, in Loubières, from 9 to 24 july it's a self-managed camp, but besides that there is not much information, they were conected with the Camp Action Climate 2009 in Nantes - sounds great, it was the start of ZAD, but last year information don't look like an active/activist gathering but more a sharing information/workshops - probably 100% in french as it dosen't look like they plan ot make an international call-out
Cerbere Can Decreix
Action against the TGV being finished - fast to Barcelona instead of the small Cerbere line.
Perpignon
Port-la nouvelle (to Sete is a pretty path) No palm group who are anti-industrial group We could do an action here
Narbonne A city and Francois has contacts
Beziers People live on boats
Sete
Frontignan
(From Cerbere to Aige Marts it's easy on bikes along the coast and it gets really busy, also Francois has lots of contacts)
Montpellier Francois contact
sommieres contact from F(hilly area)
Cevennes national park is really hilly
Avignon (pretty) No car group and a contact
Marseille Water financialisation Youcef's bike workshop, they have plan to host us, we need to link them with other collectives to make a nice action there...
La Crau There is a longo Mai
It's really important to study how to do this area (Euro Velo 8) Aix en provence area to Nice - Very important to Check
Italy
- Torino
Most probably we can stay in colegno where the reclaim the fields was ([2]), need to double check it with nemo and oracio we should conect with the NO TAV and Vall di susa strugle, maybe cross the allpes on that area and see the zone they want to destroy...
- Bologna
XM24 ([3])- big squat with an organic market every thrusday and a nice bike DIY workshop: Amppioraggio ([4]) Also would be nice to link to local productors: [5]
planning - rough maps/distances
- Barcelona -> Cerbere (250 km - 5 days)
* waiting for can masdeu confirmation (it's confirmed 6th to 9th of july)
* after starting in barcelona we head to visit Ca l'afou - a eco-industrial post-capitalist colony
* couple of workshops day (in can masdeu or ca l'afou):
* rocket stove
* banners
* cycling/group safety
- Cerbere -> Narbonne (120 km - 2 days)
- Narbonne -> Montpelier (110 km - 2 days)
- Montpelier -> Nimes -> Marseille (190 km - 4 days)
- Marseille -> Nice (230 km - 5 days)
- Nice -> Torino (300km - 6 days)
ideas to cross the alps
- We need to count 20/30km per day
- Near the sea, next to monaco - not so fun, full of tourists and traffic
- Barcelonnette - at less tan 1400m high seems like the less hard/more fun place to cross
- Briançon - the one that makes more sense after passing by L'Ecolieu Tilia & Compagni
Group tour which has done this: http://www.adventure-cafe.com/content/Foreignadventure/ForeignAdDetail.asp?aid=1313080422
- Mont-Cenis, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis - a bit high place but it would mean entering italy through vall di susa - needs further invesstigation
would be great if we pass through the vall di susa to understand what the population is defending from destruction... this forum talks about some nice alps bike crossing routes: http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index.php/t-256527.html
map of france/italy/swiss alps bike-climbs with details: http://www.cycling-challenge.com/map-of-french-and-swiss-alps-cycling-climbs/ http://www.cycling-challenge.com/barcelonnette-alpine-cycling-paradise/
- Torino -> Milan (150km -3 days)
- Milan -> Bologna (250km - 5 days)
- Bologna -> Venezia (180km - 4 days)