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. This is now really full of great projects but we will always be looking for more contacts so please add to this: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=202614598037844903493.0004b87154a1e6e346552&msa=0
Start details
6-9th July Biketour preparation weekend at Can Masdeu (Barcelona)
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For more details visit preparation weekend 2012
Day by Day rough plan
THIS ROUTE IS NOT FINAL, IT WILL CHANGE A LOT!!!
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The tour begins on 9th July and ends on 16th September, making 70 days in total
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Catalonia
- 6-9 July Barcelona > Barcelona
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Host: Can Masdeu |
- 9 July Barcelona > Barcelona
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Host: Kan Pascual - time for last bike adjustments Activity: Distance: 20km Notes: |
- 10-12 July Barcelona > Vallbona d'Anoia
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Host: Ca l'afou (perhaps take off a day here and stay a day in Terrassa instead?) Activity: On the way cycle via LLobregat Delta for EuroVegas Action & Visit [http://www.calrosset.com/ Can Rosset], Camille's food coop (?) Distance: 90km Notes: Work day 11th |
- 13 July Vallbona d'Anoia > La Llagosta, Barcelona
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Host: Can Piella Activity: we could try to go to Can Tobella for Lunch on the way? - maybe a bit too up hill for just a short lunch visit Distance: 60km Notes: |
- 14 July La Llagosta, Barcelona
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Host: Can Piella Distance: 0Km Notes: Work day |
- 15 July La Llagosta > San pol de mar
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Host: Free camp Activity: Iago - Artist friend of Francois Distance: 47km Notes: |
- 16 July San pol de map > Sant Feliu de Guixols(?)
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Host: Free camp Activity: we could do an action at Tossa De Mar against construction if we can contact Naturalists Girona - Not succecuful till now
Distance: 54km Notes: |
- 17 July Sant Feliu de Guixols > Girona
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Host: Possible: Kan Kolmo or Kan Rusk (contact through Kan Kolmo) Activity: Contact with NO MAT strugle and people from the old forest protest site [1] Distance: 37km Notes: |
- 18 July Girona > Crespia
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Host: Can Prim Activity: Distance: 30km Notes: Invite Nuria to come and join us |
- 19 July Crespia > San Climent Sescebes, Espolla - (need to check the exact place!)
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Host: Can Torres - an organic wine farm Activity: 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)? Distance: 30km Notes: |
France
- 20-21 July San Climent Sescebes > Cerbere
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Host:Can Decreix Activity: work/rest Distance: 40km Notes: Food drop? |
- 22 July Cerbere > Perpignan
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Host: Francois friend in Perpignan Activity: meet at Villneuve de la raho lake at 4pm, critical mass to Perpignan, eat together and have some debate Anti palm oil action Distance: 50km Notes: |
- 23 July Perpignan > Sigean
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Host: Laurence can receive us in their camping, in Sigean, Port la Nouvelle area (contact of Kasia and francois) Activity: Potential anti- palm oil action Distance: 48km Notes: |
- 24th July Sigean > Minerve
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Host: Cravirola le maquis Activity: Distance: 55km Notes: If we want to stay here then we would need to book and pay, group to decide |
- 25th July Minerve
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Host: Cravirola le maquis Activity: RELAX Distance: Notes: If we want to stay here then we would need to book and pay, group to decide
WARNING: WE HAVE NOT LOOKED IN DETAIL AT THE ALPS CROSSING SO THE NEXT DAYS ARE LIKELY TO CHANGE A BIT check if there is a tunnel from briançon to susa and if there is a way to cross by public transport (there is a bus that can take bikes from briançon to montgenevre)
Italycheck bike routes along the Po River
Fin! Route Maps on G$$gleThe 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
Helpful links and mapsthere 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/ The EV8 (EuroVelo Route 8) should be followed and we can make deviations from it to visit some projects and places: informaton on EuroVelo More possibilities- 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 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...
planning - rough maps/distances
* 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
ideas to cross the alps
Group tour which has done this: http://www.adventure-cafe.com/content/Foreignadventure/ForeignAdDetail.asp?aid=1313080422
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/
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