Cycling Europe - A Family Cycling Adventure

Highlights from our family's 5-month 5600km sabbatical cycling adventure through Europe. We started in Sevilla, Spain in March 2023 and finished at Salisbury, England in August. We began in Spring in Southern Europe and were able to maintain Spring-like climate for most of the trip as we generally cycled North and/or to higher elevation. We cycled through 11 countries (Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Vatican City, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium, and England.) and completed the Camino de Santiago (Camino Portugues, Camino Frances in reverse) and Via Francigena (Aosta to Rome) pilgrimmage routes.
We cycled over the Cantabrian mountains, Pyrenees, Col du Petit Saint Bernard, St. Gotthard Pass, Albula Pass and through the Italian Dolomites.
We cycled in the Algarve, along the Atlantic Coast, and along the North Sea Coast. We cycled alongside the Mondego, Minho, Rhone, Drôme, Isere, Dora Baltea, Po, Taro, Magra, Serchio, Tiber, Ticino, Reusse, Sihl, Rhine, Albula, Inn, Etsch, Eisack, Rienz, Ansiei, Bòite, Piave, Drau, Möll, Gasteiner, and Salzach rivers.
Camping was our most frequent accommodation. When on the pilgrimmage routes, we stayed at albergues.
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We are two 50-year old parents who've taken a 16-year hiatus from bike touring to work and raise our daughters. They were 13 and 14 years old at the beginning of our trip. This was our first long tour as a family.
We averaged 53km per cycling day and climbed over 53000m of elevation. The girls completed schoolwork from the road.
See a playlist of all of the videos in order here • European Family Bike Tour
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[@Tomanart]

Fantastic video of you all making special memories 😊

[@leonardziegenmeyer9086]

How much I envy your great adventure. How great it was to have your family go with you. I have had much shorter excursions that were great. Today most of my journeys are 20 miles or less as that is about all my 97 year old body with electric pedal assist on my recumbent trike is capable of. Thanks so much for putting your trip out for others to enjoy.

[@pedalpowerfamily]

Your comment makes me so happy! I can only hope to still have it in me at 97. Well done! 💪🚲

[@simonwiltshire]

You guys are amaising you just keep going over all terains and in all wethers, so inspireing! Great filming too, thankyou!

[@pedalpowerfamily]

Thank you very much!

[@whatelsewouldyoudo]

Amazing journey! Thanks for sharing. Would love to do this one day!

[@3goldfinger]

Amazing trip and video, love the drone footage. Viewing from Brisbane Australia.

[@gaborklima1172]

Nice famaily tour and great video, thanks for sharing

[@pedalpowerfamily]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@KhurshidsChannel]

Fantastic video. Thanks for sharing. 👍26

[@pedalpowerfamily]

Thanks. Cheers!

[@pedalpowerfamily]

See all videos in our 5000+ km cycling trip in chronological order here: czcams.com/play/PLHipvnq23SNrd7ZJDMvqVRpKPdptd1DIE.html

[@royedwards8713]

Great Video 😊😊😊😊😊

[@pedalpowerfamily]

Thank you! 😃

[@tulsirai8649]

Thanks for sharing, Chris. Amazing places and landscapes that a typical tourist would not see! I'm going to watch it again with my boys!

[@pedalpowerfamily]

Thanks Tulsi! 🚲

[@davidvanderbeek9794]

what an amazing trip!

[@macsmandy1]

I must have missed the episode where you introduced you and your family. Searched a bit to no avail. So are you theBrady bunch, Adams family or the Smith"s or Johnson's or Jones's? The videos are great we just dont know who we are looking at!😂😂