There wasn’t any particular moment when it became clear to him. It was more of a growth process, that’s how Johannes Alderse Baas explains the phenomenon. You slowly become aware that...
Everyone knows the American west coast as the place where innovation hails from. But what about the European west coast? Aafke Eppinga is setting out on a five-month bike ride to discover this and...
A primary school in Magdeburg made headlines in Germany this month because it had urged parents to stop first-graders from riding their bikes to school. The problem: so-called parent taxis are...
When it comes to the sport of cycling, every single ounce counts. That can, however, be at the expense of quality. The Viennese start-up Tubolito has designed an inner tube for bicycles that is both...
There is only one means of transport more popular in the Netherlands than the car: our faithful steel steed with pedals. Together we cycle some 15 billion kilometers a year in The Netherlands....
Was the death of cyclist Bjorg Lambrecht, last week after a crash during the Tour of Poland, a stupid accident? Should the course have been made safer? Or is there something structurally wrong with...
The Netherlands is the cycling country of the world. The Dutch have nothing to complain about when it comes to the construction and maintenance of bike paths. The rest of the world is also working...
One heat record after another was broken this week. In order to stay cool, everyone who had air-conditioning turned the temperature down a notch or two. But that has its price. We all use about 20...
More and more people are trying to live healthier and greener. The bicycle is in many respects a more interesting means of transport than a car or public transport. It is not only healthier, but...
In cycling, teams constantly try to outdo each other. Not only with the most advanced use of materials, but also by improving nutrition, training methods and all kinds of other areas. That’s why...
Next Saturday the Tour de France will get off to a start in Brussels. The first 200 km is a level race, an excellent opportunity for sprinters. How do cycling teams ensure behind the scenes that...
The Dutch city of Giethoorn is building the second plastic bike path of the country. The first one was constructed in neighbouring Zwolle in September. The cycle path in Giethoorn is 30 metres long...
What is the best way to increase your thinking power? Simply by running or cycling. This is the result of a recent study by the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich. In order to document the...
The barbecue season can never start early enough. Moreover, since the temperatures this November are more like spring fever than a shivering winter mood, there might still be one or two barbecue...
No windows on the outside, only bricks and in the middle a big red door that gives access to this new building on the TU/e campus. It’s a bit like a powerhouse, but much bigger. Once entered...
A taxi driver offering cycling tours in Eindhoven? Meet Maurice Meijer. After tearing his cruciate ligaments this 37-years old bought a bicycle to recuperate. What started with just ten kilometers...
Eindhoven and Tilburg are the first two Dutch cities to get a system of bicycle sharing: HopperPoints. The first HopperPoint will open next Wednesday – January 6 – at Van der Valk...
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