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BaltiCCycle news (English) 2012/01: New web shop and the usual small stuff

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:10:00 GMT

<h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> Finally (real) winter: Snowing for days and temperatures are promised to fall to -22C on the weekend (at night time). Of cause that limits the amount of cyclists naturally, but not the fun of those who dare to get outside ;-) And the biggest advantage is, that car drivers started to move veeeery car(e)fully.The greatest news (for me) is that we finally have a new web shop (<a href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu">shop.balticcycle.eu</a>). Better working technically safe ... and the prices fell ;-)And already I can promise what will be in the following Newsletter: * non-commercial bicycle tours in Latvia and Lithuania. Detail be known in March;  * I also manage to work through all the long distance cycling routes in the Baltic States, hopefully they will be available for GPS-download in February... who does not want to wait may have a look on  <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes.htm l">www.balticcycle.eu/routes.html</a> meanwhile (then look by countries); * at velo-city.lt the German language pages on Cycling in and around Vilnius are in the making (and I am revising as well English and Lithuanian)... have a critical look on <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/?lang=de">www.velo-city.lt/?lang=de</a> and <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/?lang=en">www.velo-city.lt/?lang=</a>en But first of all: the new webshop. And all other small news from the recent time. <meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="682"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: none; padding: 0cm"> <img align="BOTTOM" height="200" border="0" width="150" name="graphics1" alt="" src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" />   </td> <td width="434" style="border: none; padding: 0cm">  From Lithuania  Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. (mobil): +370 699 56009  FAX: +370-5-2784074 SKYPE: Frankasw </td> <td width="434" style="border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; text-align: center; "><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a class="a2a_dd" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: rgb(102, 153, 204); " href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycle.lt%2Fbalticcycle&title=BaltiCCycle&description="> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><img height="91" width="200" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/BaltiCCycleLogo2011nek.png" /><img height="16" border="0" width="171" alt="Share/Bookmark" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; " src="http://static.addtoany.com/buttons/share_save_171_16.png" /> </meta></a> </meta></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </meta></meta> Here are the news: <h1>New web shop <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu">shop.balticcycle.eu</a></h1> Around Christmas our old web shop system got on strike once more, we decided on the radical solution: a new system.A took a bit to get everything settled as many problems you only realise in a running system. Now it should guarantee a much better overview and is technically adopted to new safety requierments.  <ul> <li>The price system got unified and many publications have become cheaper (!). The simple BaltiCCylce descriptions "Riga-Vilnius by bicycle", "Vilnius-Kaunas" and "Warszawa-Vilnius" are now available for a symbolic fee of  €1,45, Briedis regional maps(1:130.000) €4,34. before €6  The price look a bit strange because we the basic curriency is Lithuanian Litas ....</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Sort by tags E.g. You may find publications and travels along the Baltic Sea coast in Lithuanian ("Curonian Spit") at BaltiCCycle region LT5 in the shop:  <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/shop/en/search?tag=LT5">http://www.balticcycle.eu/shop/en/search?tag=LT5 </a>Background informationen on balticcycle.eu: <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes/lit#lt5">www.balticcycle.eu/routes/lit#lt5</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li>Of cause it is simly possible to use the Search function </li> </ul> <ul> <li>And we have a better selection of free (!) publications (camping maps etc. where we just ask you to cover the postage fee(s)</li></ul> Don't get sad, that it became cheaper, start to plan you following BaltiCCycle expedition!There is much more than only the Baltic Sea and Riga (that's from the mounth of somebody living in Vilnius)  <hr /> <h1>New cycle trip report</h1> <div class="ditto_summaryPost"><h3><a title="Cycling St Petersburg to London" href="../../../../news/reports-reiseberichte/cycling-st-petersburg-to-london.html">Cycling St Petersburg to London</a></h3> Charting my bike ride from St Petersburg, Russia to Bookham, Surrey for Cancer Research. The 3700KM long route goes through 10 countries and will take two months. Please help me raise money for Cancer Research, a charity that has really helped improve survival rates. To donate go to www.justgiving.com/edwardbentley <a title="Read more..." href="../../../../news/reports-reiseberichte/cycling-st-petersburg-to-london.html">Read more...</a></div> <hr /> <h1>News from the Web b log</h1> <meta http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title></title> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)"><style type="text/css"> &lt;!-- @page { margin: 2cm } PRE.cjk { font-family: "DejaVu Sans", monospace } TD P { margin-bottom: 0cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } A:link { so-language: zxx } --&gt; </style> </meta></meta>  http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog.html <div class="ditto_summaryPost"><h3><a title="International Bicycle Expedition Beijing-London Newsletter Nr.4" href="../../../../news/Newsblog/international-bicycle-expedition-beijing-london-newsletter-nr.4.html">International Bicycle Expedition Beijing-London Newsletter Nr.4</a></h3> Dear BaltiCCycle friends, There's only 1 month left until we begin cycling from Beijing! The number of participants in China is 12 + a Chinese driver with his Buick. Some more riders will join us in Seoul, one more in Japan up to Tokyo. Some new cyclists we expect in the USA. <a title="Read more..." href="../../../../news/Newsblog/international-bicycle-expedition-beijing-london-newsletter-nr.4.html">Read more...</a></div> <div class="ditto_summaryPost"><h3><a title="Cycling and bike rental news from Tallinn 2012" href="../../../../n ews/Newsblog/cycling-and-bike-rental-news-from-tallinn-2012.html">Cycling and bike rental news from Tallinn 2012</a></h3> <a target="_blank" href="http://bikebaltic.blogspot.com/2012/01/cycling-and-bike-rental-news-2012.html">http://bikebaltic.blogspot.com/2012/01/cycling-and-bike-rental-news-2012.html </a> <div class="ditto_summaryPost"><h3><a title="Jonas Dovydenas - Bicycle Cinema Goes Burning Man Festival" href="../../../../news/Newsblog/jonas-dovydenas-bicycle-cinema-goes-burning-man-festival.html">Jonas Dovydenas - Bicycle Cinema Goes Burning Man Festival</a></h3> TEDx Lecture (Youtube) on the "bicycle cinema" (Velokinas) going from Vilnius, Lithuania, to the Burning Man Festival, USA</div> <div class="ditto_summaryPost"><h3><a title="Winter Bike tour in Tallinn" href="../../../../news/Newsblog/winter-bike-tour-in-tallinn.html">Winter Bike tour in Tallinn</a></h3> American couple, Gale and Mel (both over 70) on a winter Welcome To Tallinn Bike tour) take a look on Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.361064560587073.108228.111170452243153&type=3">http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.36106456058</a> <a title="Read more..." href="../../../../news/Newsblog/winter-bike-tour-in-tallinn.html">Read more...</a></div> <div class="ditto_summaryPost"><h3><a title="Cycling in Kaunas ..." href="../../../../news/Newsblog/cycling-in-kaunas-....html">Cycling in Kaunas ...</a></h3> ... is possible. Here the picture: <img alt="http://www.fotokudra.lt/files/I12652.jpg" src="http://www.fotokudra.lt/files/I12652.jpg" /> Source: Lithuanian Photography-Lovers web page "Fotokudra" http://www.fotokudra.lt/img.php?img=9698&mid=570 </div></div> <table> <colgroup></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: none; padding: 0cm"> </td> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0cm"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: none; padding: 0cm"> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/"><img align="BOTTOM" height="80" border="1" width="200" name="graphics9" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/balticcycle_ir_map.gif" /></a> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0cm">  <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/"><img align="BOTTOM" height="80" border="0" width="160" name="velocitylogo" alt="" src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/themes/velocity/img/logo_neu.jpg" /></a>   <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/">www.velo-city.lt</a> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0cm">  <img align="BOTTOM" height="80" border="0" width="80" name="graphics15" alt="" src="http://www.bicycle.lt/repository/images/LDB%20logotipas.jpg" />   <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/">www.dviratis.lt</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: none; padding: 0cm"> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a>  INFORMATION & SERVICE Vilnius-Klaipeda-Riga-Tallinn <a target="_blank" href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/"> INFO</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://rent.bicycle.lt/">RENT</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu/">SHOP</a> </td> <td width="187" style="; border: none; padding: 0cm">RENT & TOURS city tours & bicycle rent in Vilnius </td> <td width="245" style="; border: none; padding: 0cm"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="; border: none; padding: 0cm">  P.O. Box 61 LT01002 Vilnius </td> <td width="187" style="; border: none; padding: 0cm"> +370 674 12123 </td> <td width="245" style="; border: none; padding: 0cm"> <a href="http://ldb.dviratis.lt/">Lietuvos dviratininku bendrija</a>   </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  News of <a href="http://www.BaltiCCycle.eu/">www.BaltiCCycle.eu</a> are available: a) RSS <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img height="16" border="0" width="16" name="graphics10" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" /></a>: ( <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU)</a> b) facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img height="16" border="0" width="16" name="graphics11" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" /></a> :  (Englisch & Deutsch) (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a> ) c) twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img height="16" border="0" width="16" name="graphics12" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" /></a>:   <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a> d)  this good old wewsletter:  <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi">http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi</a> ... available in Görman, English and Lithuanian

BaltiCCycle news (English) 2011/12: Christmas greetings & more

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:47:00 GMT

<h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> Finally, Winter arrived. At least with freezing temperatures, thus no snow yet. But hopefully until Christmas it shall be... After the Christmas greeting you may see, that there are still some small news left from 2011...Small notice: We are at the moment renewing our web shop <a href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu">shop.balticcycle.eu</a>. So pleaaase: some patience untill it will work again completely in January 2012... <img alt="" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Kaledos2011en.png" /> let me remind you that there many ways  to get (to Rome) constant information from Balticcycle.eu: <ul> <li>RSS <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" name="graphics10" alt="" /></a> - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU</a></li> <li>facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" name="graphics11" alt="" /></a> :  Information in Englisch and German - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a> ) </li> <li> twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" name="graphics12" alt="" /></a> - <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a></li> </ul> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="682"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">  <img border="0" align="bottom" width="150" height="200" alt="" name="graphics1" src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" />  </td> <td width="434" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="../../../../">www.balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. (mobil): +370 699 56009  FAX: +370-5-2784074 SKYPE: Frankasw</td> <td width="434" style="border-style: none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a class="a2a_dd" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycle.lt%2Fbalticcycle&title=BaltiCCycle&description="> <img width="200" height="91" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/BaltiCCycleLogo2011nek.png" /><img border="0" width="171" height="16" alt="Share/Bookmark" style="border-width: 0px;" src="http://static.addtoany.com/buttons/share_save_171_16.png" /> </a> <a alt="what is this?" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=2">?</a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" alt="BaltiCCycle RSS news feeder" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" alt="BaltiCCycle on Facebook" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" alt="BaltiCCycle on twitter" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets//images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/p/F007D5FDC2AEFBD5?hl=en_GB&fs=1"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" alt="BaltiCCycle on youtube" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/youtube16x16.gif" /></a> <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=6&lat=55.87412&lon=25.95453&layers=B000"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" alt="BaltiCCycle routes on Opencyclemap" src="http://www.openstreetmap.org/images/osm_logo.png" /> </a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/BaltiCCycle.eu_Routes">OSM WIKI</a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2221868&trk=anet_ug_hm"><img border="0" width="50" height="16" alt="BaltiCCycle on LinkedIn" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/linkedin.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=352">BaltiCCycle NEWSLETTER</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width: 682px; height: 31px;"> <colgroup> <col width="240" /> <col width="434" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"> </td> <td width="434" style="border-style: none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>  <style type="text/css"> </style><a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/the-truth-about-cycling-in-vilnius-lithuania.html">The truth about cycling in Vilnius, Lithuania</a></h1> After the action of the Mayor of Vilnius (who rode over a car with an armored vehicle) The TRUTH about cycling in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Now with English subtitles: A report from Sports 1 TV. Enjoy! <iframe width="480" height="360" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" src="http://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/D9KGmAXHMY4"></iframe> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9KGmAXHMY4 <a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/the-truth-about-cycling-in-vilnius-lithuania.html">Read more...</a> <hr /> <h1><a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/rakvere-estonia-gives-priority-to-bicycle-transport.html">Rakvere (Estonia) gives priority to bicycle transport</a></h1> <a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/rakvere-estonia-gives-priority-to-bicycle-transport.html ">Read more...</a> <div dir="LTR" id="main2011"><div dir="LTR" id="content"><a name="PageContent_ctl00_ctl00_lightboxlink1"></a><a name="PageContent_ctl00_ctl00_NewsImage"></a> <a href="http://ext.err.ee/imgen2.aspx?mode=25&id=b277653a-4bea-420f-85bd-1cfd591ea327"><img border="1" align="LEFT" width="75" vspace="5" hspace="5" height="38" name="graphics7" src="http://ext.err.ee/imgen2.aspx?mode=5&id=b277653a-4bea-420f-85bd-1cfd591ea327" alt="" /></a>Rakvere has received 77,700  euros for its Velocity project, which will allow the northern city to develop a cycling-friendly transportation model. Mayor Andres Jaadla said on November 10 that the project submitted to the former Estonian Climate and Energy Agency now run by the KredEx fund proved the best as it contained an integral strategy for use of bicycles. Velocity also serves as an electromobility sample project as it popularizes use of electric bikes. An analysis of light-vehicle routes in the city showed that it would be relatively simple to bring about a situation where people could prefer bikes to cars for everyday mobility.   Bicycle parking "garages" with lockable doors would be built by the city's biggest apartment buildings. Most of the city's 20,000 inhabitants live in or near the city centre in apartment buildings where current storage is insufficient. It is easier for them not to use bikes than to keep them in cellars or stairwells. The project also calls for a network of light-vehicle roads to be marked to separate bicycle traffic from other traffic at least on the sign level. Major public areas such as schools and shopping centers will have also outfitted with bicycle shelters where electric bicycles can be kept for the short term, and charging and pumping stations. The project funds will be used to buy about ten electric bikes, which will be rented out by hotels and tourist information centers.   Kristopher Rikken, Estonian Public Broadcasting http://news.err.ee/Society/b277653a-4bea-420f-85bd-1cfd591ea327 see also http://www.landrover-bikes.com/blog/2011/rakvere-to-start-a-cycling-friendly-transportation-project/</div></div> <hr /> <h1><a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/breakfast-at-the-bunker.html">breakfast at the bunker</a></h1> The "Familiy Adventury Project's" experience in the former nuclear bunker of the Latvian Soviet government in Ligatne, Vidzeme <a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/breakfast-at-the-bunker.html">Read more...</a> <a href="http://www.familyadventureproject.org/2010/08/breakfast-in-bunker.html">http://www.familyadventureproject.org/2010/08/breakfast-in-bunker.html</a> <hr /> <h1><a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/to-live-and-ride-in-la-riga-premiere.html">To Live & Ride in LA | RIGA PREMIERE</a></h1> <a href="../../../../news/Newsblog/to-live-and-ride-in-la-riga-premiere.html">Read more...</a> <hr /> <h1><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/balticcycleEU/%7E3/Ujyc8JRFrhI/small-funny-news-from-vilnius.html">Small funny news from Vilnius</a></h1> <h5 class="western">Posted: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:47:26 +0200</h5> <a name="main2011"></a> <div dir="LTR" id="Section1"><div dir="LTR" id="Section2"><a name="content"></a>A woman from Spain was stopped by the police on Vilnius' main boulevard, the Gediminas prospekt. She was pedalling 24 km/h where 20 km are allowed. To justify herself she claimed, that she was cold, and so she had to cycle faster. The policemen warned her but didn't fine as they were accompied by the TV show "You are not alone on the road". Of cause there were stronger law breakers: A businessmen in his SUV drove a constant speed of 50 km/h. It seems that few driver pocessing a license now that the sign "residential street" limits speed to 20 km... Source (Lithuanian): <a href="http://auto.delfi.lt/soft/susalusi-ispane-vilniuje-virsijo-greiti-vaziuodama-dviraciu.d?id=51187893">http://auto.delfi.lt/soft/susalusi-ispane-vilniuje-virsijo-greiti-vaziuodama-dviraciu.d?id=51187893</a></div></div> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/balticcycleEU?a=Ujyc8JRFrhI:FEAN02MyGos:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img border="0" align="BOTTOM" width="62" height="24" name="graphics2" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/balticcycleEU?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" alt="" /></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/balticcycleEU?a=Ujyc8JRFrhI:FEAN02MyGos:qj6IDK7rITs"><img border="0" align="BOTTOM" width="113" height="24" name="graphics3" src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Eff/balticcycleEU?d=qj6IDK7rITs" alt="" /></a> <hr /> <h1><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/balticcycleEU/%7E3/In4HzFXA5I0/newsletter-after-the-reunion-meeting-2011.html">newsletter after the reunion meeting 2011</a></h1> <h5 class="western">Posted: Sun, 30 Oct 2011 23:36:18 +0200</h5> <pre class="western"> Here some news from the "BaltiCCycle" expeditions organised by the Polish travellers' club CROTO and Sigitas Ku?as...</pre> <div dir="LTR" id="Section3"><div dir="LTR" id="Section4">Dear Cyclists, We would like to thank for coming to the reunion meeting 2011 in Urle. From 20 to 24 October 69 people visited us: 11 Lithuanians, 6 Latvians, 2 Germans and 50 Poles. The youngest participant &#8211; Marcel Chojnacki &#8211; was only one and a half year old! Some arrived for the whole meeting, some just for the bicycle trips. Others only on Saturday evening, when we reminded the routes of this year, watched videos, photos and also presented plans for the future. Photos from the meeting by Henry Paszkowski from Wroclaw you can find here. Let us to tell you the short summary of 2011. We had two long BaltiCCycle exped itions. First one in New Zealand, the most remote corner of the earth in the history of our expeditions, was joined by 50 participants. Second one in Italy, also first time on our routes, was joined by 28. The biggest number of people was taking part in short CROTO-expedition in the Bieszczady mountains &#8211; 113. Next short CROTO-expedition, the circle around I?awa, joined 83 people, and 75 people traveled with us around ?wiebodzice visiting the Sudetes. In total in 2011 we had 349 participants in our trips. The persons who have traveled the longest time this year with us are: 1. Robert Laing (whole BC trips in New Zealand and Italy, short CROTO around I?awa); 2. Urszula Jablo?ska (whole BC in New Zealand and 17 days in Italy, two short CROTO around I?awa and the Sudetes); 3. Sigitas Ku?as (whole BC in New Zealand and 8 days in Italy, two short CROTO around I?awa and in the Sudetes). More details about the expeditions in 2011 and photos you can find on our websites <a href="http://www.bicycle.pl/">www.bicycle.pl</a> and <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/">www.bicycle.lt</a>. Thank you for participation and the greatest thanks for coordinators of particular trips: Alison and Brian Walkers, Dariusz Rychlicki, Mieczyslaw Antonowicz, Saulius Prabulis, Janusz Solski and Krzysztof Zelek. We would like also to mention other cycling activities in which our friends were involved. Jan Zderkiewicz became an Iron man winning the Odessa 2x100 km marathon. Our Velokurjers from Riga not only support bicycle tourism but promote city cycling as well. On 22nd September &#8211; the annual World Car Free Day &#8211; in the middle of one of the most busy Riga traffic junctions they stopped the traffic for 3 minutes. You can watch a live video of this event here: <a href="http://www.velokurjers.lv/index.php">http://www.velokurjers.lv/index.php</a>. Gintautas Deksnys started to organize one-day and longer bicycle trips every weekend on regular basis in surroundings of Vilnius this year. You are welcome to join him. More info <a href="http://www.dviraciuzygiai.com/">http://www.dviraciuzygiai.com</a>. And  Welcome to the BaltiCCycle 2012 from Beijing to London! To the Olympics Games through China, the South Korea, Japan, the United States, Ireland and the United Kingdom we will travel 168 days. Registration on our websites! We are also working to organize alternative route in 2012 somewhere in Europe. Details will come soon! We are looking forward to your ideas and help, especially about short CROTO-expeditions on long weekends. We are waiting for local coordinators, who best know their surroundings. Thank you for the year 2011, see you on the routes in 2012! 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BaltiCCycle news (English) 2011/10 (1): A new home for BaltiCCycle and other announcements

Thu, 29 Sep 2011 07:07:00 GMT

<h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> here's the Golden Autumn. And three small news form the Baltix. Mainly that we move to a new place this weekend. let me remind you that there many ways  to get (to Rome) constant information from Balticcycle.eu: <ul> <li>RSS <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" name="graphics10" alt="" /></a> - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU</a></li> <li>facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" name="graphics11" alt="" /></a> :  Information in Englisch and German - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a> ) </li> <li> twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" name="graphics12" alt="" /></a> - <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a> </li> </ul> Any news - from your side - and travel reports (experiences) are heartly welcomed! e.g. <a href="http://www.familyonabike.org/familyonabike/Baltics2010/BalticBiking.html">http://www.familyonabike.org/familyonabike/Baltics2010/BalticBiking.html</a>   <table width="682" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">  <img width="150" height="200" border="0" align="bottom" alt="" name="graphics1" src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" />  </td> <td width="434" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="../../../../">www.balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. (mobil): +370 699 56009  FAX: +370-5-2784074 SKYPE: Frankasw</td> <td width="434" style="border-style: none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a class="a2a_dd" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycle.lt%2Fbalticcycle&title=BaltiCCycle&description="> <img width="200" height="91" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/BaltiCCycleLogo2011nek.png" /><img width="171" height="16" border="0" alt="Share/Bookmark" style="border-width: 0px;" src="http://static.addtoany.com/buttons/share_save_171_16.png" /> </a> <a alt="what is this?" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="../../../../index.php?id=2">?</a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="BaltiCCycle RSS news feeder" src="../../../../images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="BaltiCCycle on Facebook" src="../../../../images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="BaltiCCycle on twitter" src="../../../../images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/p/F007D5FDC2AEFBD5?hl=en_GB&fs=1"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="BaltiCCycle on youtube" src="../../../../images/socialnetw/youtube16x16.gif" /></a> <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=6&lat=55.87412&lon=25.95453&layers=B000"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="BaltiCCycle routes on Opencyclemap" src="http://www.openstreetmap.org/images/osm_logo.png" /> </a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/BaltiCCycle.eu_Routes">OSM WIKI</a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2221868&trk=anet_ug_hm"><img width="50" height="16" border="0" alt="BaltiCCycle on LinkedIn" src="../../../../images/linkedin.png" /></a> / <a style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" href="../../../../index.php?id=352">BaltiCCycle NEWSLETTER</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" style="width: 682px; height: 31px;"> <colgroup> <col width="240" /> <col width="434" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"> </td> <td width="434" style="border-style: none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>  <a href="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/uploads/velo-kablys2-e1316858313505.png" _cke_saved_href="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/uploads/velo-kablys2-e1316858313505.png"><img width="149" height="100" align="left" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2218" src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/uploads/velo-kablys2-e1316858313505.png" _cke_saved_src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/uploads/velo-kablys2-e1316858313505.png" title="velo-kablys2" alt="" /></a> <h1>We are moving to a new location!</h1> From October 2011 you may find us in the building called "the Iron Hook" (in Lithuanian: "Gele�inis kablys"), close to the train + central bus station. Address:  Kauno str. 3, Vilnius here's a map: <a href="http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.67345&lon=25.27817&zoom=17&layers=M">http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=54.67345&lon=25.27817&zoom=17&layers=M</a> <h2>On Sunday (the 2nd) we are inviting you to get acquainted to our space. Bring some cake, and we'll offer you coffee & tea.</h2> this event on facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275954262429706">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275954262429706</a> In the "Velo-Hook" you will find the bicycle information centre, a self repair workshop, used bicycles, and of cause bicycle rental (as long as you need it). Furthermore it's possible  The "Velo Hook" will be the home for both, Velo-city.lt Vilnius and BaltiCCycle.eu. Finally we'll have a constant place. In the off-season we will accept guests each Thursday from 15-18 (3 - 6 p.m.) And of cause be agreement. call +370 699 56009 or write an e-mail to <a href="mailto:velo-city@balticcycle.eu">velo-city@balticcycle.eu</a> The Old town bike rental in Vilnius point will return in 2012. See you on Sunday? <h1><img width="180" height="254" align="left" title="303050_252213068143439_185334261497987_789711_3810069_a" _cke_saved_src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/uploads/303050_252213068143439_185334261497987_789711_3810069_a.jpg" src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/uploads/303050_252213068143439_185334261497987_789711_3810069_a.jpg" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-2235" alt="" />...Oct. 1st sees the opening of the first indoor skatepark in Lithuania</h1> - and Velo-city moves in there as well! see: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282968605053874" _cke_saved_href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282968605053874" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=282968605053874</a>  Pictures of the building: <div id="flickr_badge_image1" class="flickr_badge_image"><a href="http://zooomr.com/photos/135501@Z01/10070725"><img align="left" title="2011-05-03-Kablys_von_Aussen3" style="padding:5px;border:thin solid #ccc;" alt="2011-05-03-Kablys_von_Aussen3" src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/10070725_c43dbb1e55_m.jpg" /></a></div> <div id="flickr_badge_image1" class="flickr_badge_image"><a href="http://zooomr.com/photos/135501@Z01/10070724"><img title="2011-04-06 15.25.36" style="padding:5px;border:thin solid #ccc;" alt="2011-04-06 15.25.36" src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/10070724_02ddac2d19_m.jpg" /></a></div>   <hr /> <h1>News from Latvia</h1> <hr />   Good afternoon! Greetings from Latvia! We are very glad to announce we have a lot of news from Latvia about everyday cycling and tourism development of Latvia. For its` promotion we have established a new organisation - Latvian Cyclists` union (Latvijas Ritenbrauceju apvieniba - LATRIT, <a moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.divritenis.lv/">www.divritenis.lv</a>). It unites several (as for now - 15) cycling development related organisations and was established because of the raising need for an especially everyday-cyclists representation in dialogue with governmental institutions and municipalities as well as the cooperation among Latvian cycling-related organisations in different projects and activities to promote everyday cycling as an environmentally friendly, healthy and comfortable transportation more effectively.  So here we present an overview of LATRIT activities in its` first year of operation: <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/LATRIT2011.html">http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/LATRIT2011.html</a> <hr /> <h1> BaltiCCycle Tour Beijing-London 2012 and BC2011 reunion meeting Oct. 21-23</h1> <div> </div> Dear BaltiCCycle friends,   We are pleased to invite you for two events:   1. BC2011 reunion meeting. This year we invite you to Poland, on October 21-23.  Meeting both of the New Zealand and Italy ride participants three short-CROTO expeditions and all former expeditions as well. (see below) Place: Urle, 60 km from Warsaw, <a href="http://www.exploris.pl/urle">Exploris Holiday Centre</a>, ~ 400 m from the railway station.     For program and other details of the reunion meeting read an attachment or contact <a href="mailto:info@bicycle.pl">info@bicycle.pl</a> , mobile    +48 663 266 553.   2. BC2012 – a new challenge – 3rd Olympic Bike Expedition from Beijing to London. Our wheels will spin 168 days on the roads of Asia, America and Europe connecting again Olympic Capitals. We will start our ride on February 27 and reach London on the Closing Day of Olympics – August 12 – cycling through China, Korea, Japan, United States of America, Ireland and Great Britain.   The <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2012-olympic/registration">registration</a> to the ride has just started. More information <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2012-olympic">here</a> .   If you have any comments or suggestions regarding route details you are welcome to contact ride coordinators directly – <a href="mailto:bc2012@bicycle.lt">bc2012@bicycle.lt</a> ,  <a href="mailto:bc2012@bicycle.pl">bc2012@bicycle.pl</a> .   Hope to see you soon!   BC- tours - team Sigitas Ku?as (Vilnius) + CROTOS – Travellers' Association (Poland) more: http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/bc2011-reunion-and-bc2012-announcement.html <hr />  <table width="674" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/">www.balticcycle.eu</a>  INFORMATION & SERVICE Vilnius-Klaipeda-Riga-Tallinn <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/"> INFO</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://rent.bicycle.lt/">RENT</a> -  <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu/">SHOP</a></td> <td width="187" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">   <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/">www.velo-city.lt</a>  RENT & TOURS</td> <td width="245" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/">www.dviratis.lt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">P.O. Box 61 LT01002 Vilnius</td> <td width="187" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">+370 674 12123 </td> <td width="245" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://ldb.dviratis.lt/">Lietuvos dviratininku bendrija</a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> News of <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/">www.BaltiCCycle.eu</a>: a) RSS <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" name="graphics10" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" /></a>: ( <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU)</a> b) facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" name="graphics11" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" /></a> :  Information in Englisch and German (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a> ) c) twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="" name="graphics12" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" /></a>: <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a>

BaltiCCycle news (English) 2011/09: Biking in the Golden Autumn

Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:44:00 GMT

<h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> Again some silence.... Well, but this summer I have been quite occupied with the local cycle projekt velo-city.lt in Vilnius. See more below. let me remind you that there many ways  to get (to Rome) constant information from Balticcycle.eu: <ul> <li>RSS <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU"><img height="16" width="16" border="0" alt="" name="graphics10" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" /></a> - <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU</a></li> <li>facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730"><img height="16" width="16" border="0" alt="" name="graphics11" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" /></a> :  Information in Englisch and German - <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a> ) </li> <li> twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle"><img height="16" width="16" border="0" alt="" name="graphics12" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" /></a> - <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a> </li> </ul> Any news - from your side - and travel reports (experiences) are heartly welcomed!   And finally the Winter will give me again more time to work on the Balticcycle.eu web pages. The next newsletter - in the middle of October.   <table width="682" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">  <img height="200" width="150" border="0" align="bottom" src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" name="graphics1" alt="" />  </td> <td width="434" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="../../../../">www.balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. 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During a visit of Member of European Parliament Michael Cramer in Vilnius, a small seminar took place in the ministery of transport in Vilnius, on July 22nd. And maybe we'll still manage to organise a seminary on the development of the Lithuanian coastal region for Cycling on September, 23rd. <h3>* European Cycle Trail R1 online & downloadable for GPS </h3> here I got this small letter (in German) Hallo Frank, ich habe die Euroroute R1 auf OpenStreetMap erweitert. Zuerst nach Westen: Niederlande, Belgien, Frankreich bis Boulogne-sur-Mer und dann war ich virtuell in Litauen, Lettland, siehe: <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://cycling.lonvia.de/de/?zoom=8&lat=56.99931&lon=23.26258">http://cycling.lonvia.de/de/?zoom=8&lat=56.99931&lon=23.26258</a> Da du eine interessante Internetseite über die drei Länder hast, könnte es dich interessieren. Wenn du auch Lonvia’s Cycling Map so toll findest, könntest du einen Link auf deine Seite machen. Sie wird täglich aktualisiert und man kann mehr über die Routen erfahren und sogar gmx-files herunterladen. Ich wäre dir dankbar, wenn du ein Blick auf den R1 werfen könntest. Vielleicht kannst du ja helfen die Lücken zu schließen zB Liepaja, Riga usw. Wenn du selbst nicht bei OSM angemeldet bist könnte ich es auch taggen. Jemand aus Klaipeda, den ich angeschrieben hatte, konnte die Lücke in der Stadt schließen:) Gruß Dieter <hr /> hier ein paar Anmerkungen dazu: 1. Mir persönlich ist nicht klar, was die "offizielle" R1-Route ist. Dazu müsste dir Georg Marquardt oder Detlef Kaden Auskunft geben. Ersterer hat das Projekt einst begonnen, letztere dazu einige Wegbeschreibungen herausgegeben. Sowohl bei R1 als auch bei EuroVelo ist nicht klar, was die offizielle Routenführung in Lettland ist, da dort die Zuständigkeiten nicht klar und keinerlei Beschilderung existiert. Um die drei Länder trotzdem unter einem Hut zu bekommen, habe ich a) eine allgemeine vorläufige Bezeichnung für die Hauptrouten erfunden (LV1-LV2-LV3, LT1-5 etc.) b) in Lettland nur die Teile der EuroVelo-Routen in die Openstreetmap übertragen, die unstrittig sind. 2. Ich hab auf der Balticcycle.eu versucht, die einzelnen Relationen zu verlinken, siehe <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/de/routes/international.html">http://www.balticcycle.eu/de/routes/international.html</a> Die OSM werde ich weiter ab Oktober ergänzen, wenn ich mehr Zeit habe :-) Aber ist natürlich schön, dass er bei dir diese Extra-Funktionen gibt <hr /> <h1>Velo-city.lt Vilnius</h1> With Velo-city we're doing bicycle tours and bicycle rental in Vilnius (and much more). From October, 1st we will be located in a building widely know as "the Iron Hook" (Gele�inis kablys) - guess why . It's the former Hall of Culture of the Railway workers. Finally there's space for  BaltiCCycle.eu / Velo-city.lt: the bicycle information center, a self-repair workshop, used bicycles and so on ... Everything for (everyday) cycling. The first pictures (for in the next newslettler): <div class="flickr_badge_image" id="flickr_badge_image1"><a href="http://zooomr.com/photos/135501@Z01/10070725"><img src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/10070725_c43dbb1e55_m.jpg" alt="2011-05-03-Kablys_von_Aussen3" style="padding:5px;border:thin solid #ccc;" title="2011-05-03-Kablys_von_Aussen3" /></a></div> <div class="flickr_badge_image" id="flickr_badge_image1"><a href="http://zooomr.com/photos/135501@Z01/10070724"><img src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/10070724_02ddac2d19_m.jpg" alt="2011-04-06 15.25.36" style="padding:5px;border:thin solid #ccc;" title="2011-04-06 15.25.36" /></a></div>   <hr /> <h1>Lithuania</h1> <h2> Autumn events in LT:</h2> <ul> <li>Bicycle ride in Vilnius for car free day, Sept. 17th</li> </ul> organised by a students' organisation. Start, 13.30 (1 p.m.) at Kudirkos square Route (about 1 h.): Gedimino pr. – T. Vrublevsko g. – Arsenalo g. – T. Kostiu&scaron;kos g. – Slu&scaron;k? g. - P. Vilei&scaron;io g. – Antakalnio g. – Lizdeikos g. – Valakampi? tiltas - Neries g. – �irm?n? g. – Sporto g. – Olimpie?i? g. – �vej? g. – Up?s g. – Vytauto g. – Gedimino pr. – V. Kudirkos aik&scaron;t?.   * Bicycle ralley  "Babrungenai 2011", 17th of September (Fr.) <div class="main_photo" style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 12px; float: left; margin-right: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center; "><a class="image_link explained" href="http://www.zemaitijosnp.lt/cache/images/cd541db6172d13462ca5e49b2d28504c.JPG" rel="prettyPhoto" style="color: rgb(121, 161, 0); text-decoration: underline; "><img alt="" src="http://www.zemaitijosnp.lt/res/tr_images/?src=images/galleries/1314784281_dviratininkai-d-puplesytes-nuotr-2.JPG&width=200&height=300" style="vertical-align: middle; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; " /></a></div> <div class="text" style="font-family: Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(89, 89, 89); font-size: 12px; ">Start in Plunge, riding to the art gallery in the former mill of  Barbungenai in Zemaitija Nationalpark</div> <a href="http://www.zemaitijosnp.lt/lt/naujienos/dviraciu-ralis-babrungenai-2011/">more </a> <a href="http://www.zemaitijosnp.lt/lt/naujienos/dviraciu-ralis-babrungenai-2011/">http://www.zemaitijosnp.lt/lt/naujienos/dviraciu-ralis-babrungenai-2011/</a>   <ul> <li>* By bicycle into the Golden Autumnm, 19 th of September (Su.)</li> </ul> Start in Marijampole, 11.00 Uhr, J.Basanavi?iaus sq. Passed year this event had around 600 participants (!)  more: <a target="_blank" href="http://dviratis.lt/www.2ratai.vezimas.lt">www.2ratai.vezimas.lt</a> & <a href="http://dviratis.lt/index.php?page=events&&view=243">http://dviratis.lt/index.php?page=events&&view=243</a>   <h2>New bicycle pathes and projects</h2> As soon as we (and the Lithuanian media) reported about the bad condition of the bicycle path on the Curonian spit, the minister of transport appeared as the saviour and presented a project on repairing it. To be honest, it contains the reconstruction of the whole road on the Curonian spit, but contains as well the bike path. (http://vz.lt/straipsnis/2011/07/11/E__Masiulis_Neringoje_planuojama_rekonstruoti_kelia_ir) In general there where pretty of small cycle events, and discussions on the rising problem of bicycle theft. In Klaipeda & Kaunas there was a one-step-ahead-and-back of restrictions for Cyclists and great bike path construction projects. In Vilnius the mayor got visible with two actions: a) he used a tank to drive over a Mercedes parking on a bicycle lane (the video was shown all over the world); b) the city bought (from a "friend" of the mayor) several dozends of electric scooters and forced the Tourism information to rent them out. Unfortunately hardly anybody is renting them, thats why the city employees shall use them now (probably the city will pay the user's fee) No comment  3 bicycle projects in Klaipeda a feasability study for 500.000 Lt (together with Silute), works on the bicycle network in the Lithuanian-Russian border region and third the construction of a cylce-pedestrian path at river (7 km). <a href="http://ekologija.blogas.lt/del-dviraciu-transporto-pletros-klaipedos-mieste-15815.html#more-15815">http://ekologija.blogas.lt/del-dviraciu-transporto-pletros-klaipedos-mieste-15815.html#more-15815</a><ul> <li> Kaunas to build a 5.5 km bike path at river Neris </li> </ul> (http://ekologija.blogas.lt/kaune-atsiras-naujas-55-kilometru-ilgio-dviraciu-takas-15936.html#more-15936) That's already the second bicycle path under construction in Kaunas. As well the bike path along river Nemunas is about to get renovated. The realisation for both projects is planned for 2012. Kaunas will have about 58 km of bicycle path.Im June/July there was a discussion for the estinction of the bicycle path in the pedestrian zone "Laisves Aleja"<ul><li>Kaunas bus company "Kautra" transports as well bicycles</li> </ul> <a href="http://www.kautra.lt/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Kautra-dviraciai1.jpg" rel="lightbox"><img height="199" width="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-838" title="Kautra dviraciai" src="http://www.kautra.lt/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Kautra-dviraciai1-300x199.jpg" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.kautra.lt/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Kautra-Kaunas-stotis.jpg" rel="lightbox"> <img height="199" width="300" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-840" title="Kautra Kaunas stotis" src="http://www.kautra.lt/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Kautra-Kaunas-stotis-300x199.jpg" alt="" /></a> for free! but be aware on which busses!!! http://www.kautra.lt/spaudos-centras/kautra-keleiviu-dviracius-tarpmiestiniais-autobusais-vel-gabens-nemokamai   <ul> <li><h3>Report: Alone in Lithuania</h3></li> </ul> Here is a report of a French woman, cycling in Poland and Lithuania alone ... Of cause in French :-)  Seule en Lituanie <div class="posttext"><div class="posttext-decorator1"><div class="posttext-decorator2"><div class="introductory">Evocation de la situation du vélo dans deux pays tout juste sortis d'une gestion et d'une administration ... disons ... technocratiques : La Pologne et la Lituanie, où j'ai roulé cet été. <a href="http://isabelleetlevelo.20minutes-blogs.fr/archive/2011/08/19/seule-en-lituanie.html#more">http://isabelleetlevelo.20minutes-blogs.fr/archive/2011/08/19/seule-en-lituanie.html#more</a></div></div></div></div> <hr /> <h1>Latvia </h1>  After a long silence I found some time to send some news. And I had a look what's going on in Latvia....    <ul> <li><h2><a href="http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=citurlatvija&fu=read&id=594&start=#" style="color: rgb(0, 55, 97); text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" align="right" src="http://www.veloriga.lv/box/news/594.s.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; " alt="" /></a>Funny bicycle workshop on Liepaja</h2></li> </ul> have a look here: <a href="http://www.radividipats.lv/?p=916#more-916">http://www.radividipats.lv/?p=916#more-916</a>     The workshop happened in the frame of the  project "Boltik Baik" (I like the spelling :-) <ul> <li><h2> Gulbene in Eastern Latvia builds bicycle pathes:</h2></li> </ul>   the construction shall end on July, 1st, 2012. Volume of the project LVL 2 161 772, of which 85% (LVL 1 837 506) are financed by the European regional develpment funds, 3% (LVL 64 853) is a state support and 12% (LVL 259 413) come from the municipality of Gulbene  <a href="http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=citurlatvija&fu=read&id=671&start=#" style="color: rgb(0, 55, 97); text-decoration: none;"><img border="0" align="right" src="http://www.veloriga.lv/box/news/671.s.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; " alt="" /></a> <ul> <li><h2>Sigulda build 10 km more bicycle pathes</h2></li> </ul>   Sigulda is famous as the "winter capital" - with Skiing routes, some hills and the bobsledge track ... And it's the centre of Gauja National park, thus the town it self is less scenic as the nature around. For quite a while there is a Mountainbike roundroute around Sigulda. And here the city itself makes traffic in town - for local residents as well as guests- safer   <ul> <li><h2> The Latvian post issues a stamp for the 125th anniversary of the Latvian cyclists' federation</h2></li> </ul> have a look here:   <img border="0" alt="velo pastmarka ar pirmas dienas aploksni" src="http://www.veloriga.lv/box/images/tekstiem/2011/velopastmarka/velo_aploksne_ar_marku.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 500px; height: 359px; " />   <ul> <li><h2>The Latvian Railways propagate the bicycle route </h2> <h2><a href="http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=citurlatvija&fu=read&id=671&start=#" style="color: rgb(0, 55, 97); text-decoration: none;">Riga – Madona – Gulbene - Riga</a></h2> </li> </ul> <a href="http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=citurlatvija&fu=read&id=671&start=#" style="color: rgb(0, 55, 97); text-decoration: none;">The Latvian railways </a>invite with a special train schedule on Saturday to try the bicycle route <a href="http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=citurlatvija&fu=read&id=671&start=#" style="color: rgb(0, 55, 97); text-decoration: none;">Madona – Gulbene</a>.  The scenic bicycle route is 23 km long (of which 20 km on asphalt) and gives you acquantaince to the places at Madona, Biks?re and Cesvaine.  Train leave from Riga on Saturdays at 8.29 o'clock and arrive to Madona at 11.12. You can return from Cesvaines at 17.58 o'clock arriving in Riga at 21.06.  Support:    &bdquo;Me�malas MTB” (bicycle rental), Tel. 29470770 (20 bicycles). You may take a bike in Madona and give it back in Cesvaine. Price incl. transport 10 Ls. J. Seiksts' pottery workshop (tel. 64823693, 26126247) Private museum of antiques&bdquo;Biks?res klets” (tel. tel. 28621303).    <img border="0" alt="" src="http://www.veloriga.lv/box/images/tekstiem/2011/madonacesvaine.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 498px; height: 700px; " />   Source of the news: <a href="http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=veloturisms&fu=read&id=702&start=">http://www.veloriga.lv/?ct=veloturisms&fu=read&id=702&start=</a>   <hr /> <h1>Estonia</h1> As result of the Tallinn Bicycle Week (June 1-5) there are still some active web page, constantely reporting (as well in English) about cycle events (Critical Mass, Night mass) in Tallinn. http://www.facebook.com/tallinnbicycleweek   http://www.tallinnbicycleweek.ee/    <table width="674" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"> </td> <td width="436" colspan="2" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/"><img height="80" width="200" border="1" align="bottom" alt="" name="graphics9" src="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/images/balticcycle_ir_map.gif" /></a></td> <td width="187" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">  <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/"><img height="80" width="160" border="0" align="bottom" alt="" name="velocitylogo" src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/themes/velocity/img/logo_neu.jpg" /></a>  </td> <td width="245" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">  <img height="80" width="80" border="0" align="bottom" alt="" name="graphics15" src="http://www.bicycle.lt/repository/images/LDB%20logotipas.jpg" />  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/">www.balticcycle.eu</a>  INFORMATION & SERVICE Vilnius-Klaipeda-Riga-Tallinn <a target="_blank" href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/"> INFO</a> - <a target="_blank" href="http://rent.bicycle.lt/">RENT</a> -  <a target="_blank" href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu/">SHOP</a></td> <td width="187" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">   <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/">www.velo-city.lt</a>  RENT & TOURS</td> <td width="245" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/">www.dviratis.lt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;">P.O. 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BaltiCCycle news (English) 05/2011: Pre-summer events

Fri, 20 May 2011 11:09:00 GMT

<h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> Uff... some maybe wondered about the silence. This year I am more and more working on the cycling offers for Vilnius, (www.velo-city.lt). Soon, we're about to open a self-repair workshop, but untill that there's still something to do - and before the opening there will be another newsletter. Briefly said: Cycling is a hot issue! As fuel prices are high & it becomes a part of lifestyle... I should also report the news about the shop, but probably in the following newsletter... here the news: <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="682"> <colgroup> <col width="240"> <col width="434"> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="240">   <img src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" name="graphics1" alt="" align="bottom" border="0" height="200" width="150">   </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="434"> From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. (mobil): +370 699 56009  FAX: +370-5-2784074 SKYPE: Frankasw </td> <td style="border-style: none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;" width="434"><a href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycle.lt%2Fbalticcycle&title=BaltiCCycle&description=" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="a2a_dd"> <img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/BaltiCCycleLogo2011nek.png" alt="" height="91" width="200"><img src="http://static.addtoany.com/buttons/share_save_171_16.png" style="border-width: 0px;" alt="Share/Bookmark" border="0" height="16" width="171"> </a> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=2" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" alt="what is this?">?</a> / <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" alt="BaltiCCycle RSS news feeder" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> / <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" alt="BaltiCCycle on Facebook" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> / <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" alt="BaltiCCycle on twitter" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> / <a href="http://www.youtube.com/p/F007D5FDC2AEFBD5?hl=en_GB&fs=1" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/youtube16x16.gif" alt="BaltiCCycle on youtube" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> <a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=6&lat=55.87412&lon=25.95453&layers=B000" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="http://www.openstreetmap.org/images/osm_logo.png" alt="BaltiCCycle routes on Opencyclemap" border="0" height="16" width="16"> </a> / <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/BaltiCCycle.eu_Routes" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">OSM WIKI</a> / <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2221868&trk=anet_ug_hm" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/linkedin.png" alt="BaltiCCycle on LinkedIn" border="0" height="16" width="50"></a> / <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=352" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BaltiCCycle NEWSLETTER</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>International</h1> +++ Second workshop on the Northern part of "Iron Curtail Trail" is about to happen in Rostock and Berlin, about June, 6th. on the project, see <a href="www.ironcurtaintrail.eu">www.ironcurtaintrail.eu</a> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h1>Lithuania</h1> so many things happen concerned to cycling, that I just name some: <h1>Events related to cycling</h1> <h2>Stages of the Lithuanian bicycle marathon (Lietuvos dvira�i� maraton� taur�s) 2011 </h2> - May, 22nd Druskininkai - June, 19th Vilnius - July, 17th Mol�tai - August, 14th Ignalina - September, 25th, Anyk��iai <h2>"Vilnius challenge", June, 4th</h2> <a href="http://www.vilniuschallenge.lt/">http://www.vilniuschallenge.lt/ </a> <h2>Bicycle tour �Laum�s kelias� 2011-06-04 </h2> Start: 10 a.m. Regional Park Meteliai Length: 25 km At the moment I am considering to organise a transport from Vilnius Sign up by telephone +370 618 02765; +370 318 43649 <h2>The sad situation of the once prestrigious  bicycle path on the Curonian spit</h2> A Lithuanian newspaper reported in detail on the situation of the "Lithuanian Seaside Cycle route" (www.bicycle.lt/seasideroute), part of the international cycle routes EuroVelo 10 and 13 as well as the Euro-Route R1. The bicycle path which was 5 years ago build on the Curonian spit is almost not usable anymore. Strong winters, Forestry technics running on the path and the lack of maintaince creates more and more gaps, so that in fact cyclists are more and more forced to step down and push there bikes... <a href="http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/vakaru-lietuva/miskininkai-saugo-gamta-bet-ne-dviraciu-takus-581188/">http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/vakaru-lietuva/miskininkai-saugo-gamta-bet-ne-dviraciu-takus-581188/</a> here are some pictures of the situation (from the Newspaper "Western Express") <img src="http://www.ve.lt/uploads/img/2010-05-03/pe19.jpg" alt="" height="340" width="646"> <div class="pagging"> <a href="http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/vakaru-lietuva/miskininkai-saugo-gamta-bet-ne-dviraciu-takus-581188/,page.1" title="1 psl." class="selected" rel="start">1</a> <a href="http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/vakaru-lietuva/miskininkai-saugo-gamta-bet-ne-dviraciu-takus-581188/,page.2" title="2 psl." rel="next">2</a> <a class="next" rel="next" href="http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/lietuva/vakaru-lietuva/miskininkai-saugo-gamta-bet-ne-dviraciu-takus-581188/,page.2" title="Kitas p.">Kitas p. �</a> </div> <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h1>Latvia</h1> <a href="http://www.velokuldiga.lv/?locale=en_US">http://www.velokuldiga.lv/?locale=en_US</a> <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; color: rgb(227, 17, 42); font-weight: 300; font-size: 18px;"> Start</h2> With great pleasure we wish to invite you to take part in a <a href="http://www.velokuldiga.lv/day-ride/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Verdana,Lucida,Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(227, 17, 42);">Cycling Day</a> & <a href="http://www.velokuldiga.lv/night-ride/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: Verdana,Lucida,Arial,sans-serif; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(227, 17, 42);">Night</a> in Kuldiga in the afternoon of May 21st, 2011. This event is being organized by the European Commission Representation and the Municipality of Kuldiga - Town of Bikes. The event has a slogan �Europe, Kuldiga Thinks Green� and is organized to draw attention to the environmental challenges that we are all facing and to the role that Europe is playing in solving them. The occasion will also be used to encourage cycling as an alternative means of transportation in Latvia and to raise awareness for more safety on the roads. Simultaneously the event will promote the need for an active and healthy lifestyle for all and, by cycling in the surroundings of Kuldiga, underline the beauty of Latvia in general and of Kuldiga in particular. There are three distances to be cycled in Day Ride: 15, 30 and 60 kilometers, Night Ride: 15 km. The route promises to be very scenic. The organizers will provide rental bikes, if needed, and there will be a biker�s camp afterwards near Ivande Manor before the Night Ride.  At this stage we do not know the number of participants (on 2010: 1783), but we expect it to be well around 2000, including families, students, journalists, ministers, diplomats and the mayors. The tour most likely will receive wide media attention in Latvia and Baltic States. Please note: traditionaly it is not a cycling race! it is a ride for all loving bike and countryside! The objectives of this event this year 2011 are, to test a new cycling system in Eastern Europe, called Crosspoint Network, used in Holland and Belgium. If it will work in Kuldiga, it will be widely developed in Western Latvia as an example for Baltic States. <h2 style="margin: 0px 0px 9px; padding: 0px; font-family: Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif; color: rgb(227, 17, 42); font-weight: 300; font-size: 18px;"> CYCLING DAY KULDIGA TOUR DETAILS</h2> Trip Dates: May 21, 2011 - May 22, 2011 Start - End Locations: Kuldiga – Ivande – Kuldiga Total Days: 2   Riding Days: 2   Orientation/Rest Days: 1  Level of Support: Partly supported Kilometers: 18/35/50 Average Miles Per Day: 30 Surface: Gravel  Riders: 2000 Type: Supported   Meals: Water & snacks Accommodations: Youth Hostel Ivande/Camping place Physical Difficulty: Intermediate+  Closest Airport: Riga, LV  Cost: 00.00 Deposit: 00.00 Free Ride Booking Status: Space Still Available <hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"> <h1>Estonia</h1> <h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(158, 82, 5); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; font-size: 160%; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; letter-spacing: -1px;"> Bicycle friendly accommodation, Tallinn & Estonia</h3> Coming to holiday in Estonia! Very often one crucial question is where to stay, specially with bicycle. Want to have good location, secure bicycle storage and price matching the quality. City Bike have gathered some places and will update it soon. You will find prices and our comments and if you are interested can book them through us, just write to our mail: mail@citybike.ee <a href="http://bikebaltic.blogspot.com/2011/02/bicycle-friendly-accommodation-tallinn.html">http://bikebaltic.blogspot.com/2011/02/bicycle-friendly-accommodation-tallinn.html </a> <h1>Tallinn Bicycle Week June 1-5</h1> http://www.facebook.com/tallinnbicycleweek http://www.tallinnbicycleweek.ee/ <h1>Bike Film Festival, Tallinn, June 2-4</h1> http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/tallinn/ <div class="body" style="margin: 1em 0px;"> <div> Thursday Screenings at ARTIS CINEMA | Estonia pst. 9, Solarise center | Ticket TBA Friday & Saturday Screenings at NO99 STRAW THEATER | Rannam�e tee 11 | Ticket TBA <table width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;" valign="top" width="22%"> <a href="http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/storage/BFFTallinn2011-programENG.pdf?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1305318409756" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(48, 182, 230);" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.bicyclefilmfestival.com/storage/bicycle-film-festival-tallinn-posterweb.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1305318152464" style="border-style: none; border-width: 0px; text-decoration: none; width: 200px;"></a>Click to Download PDF of BFF Tallinn Program *photo credit : Lucas Brunelle     </td> <td style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; background-color: transparent;" valign="top" width="65%"> THURSDAY JUNE 2 Program 1 Artis Cinema | Estonia pst. 9, Solaris Program 2 Artis Cinema | Estonia pst. 9 Solaris FRIDAY JUNE 3 Olli Erkkil� custom bicycles exhibition  NO99 Straw Theater | Rannam�e tee 11 BMX MINI STREET JAM  presented by Simpel Session  Skoone bastion | Rannam�e tee 11 Program 3 NO99 Straw Theater | Rannam�e tee 11  Program 4 NO99 Straw Theater | Rannam�e tee 11  BFF Bike Party F-Hoone | Telliskivi 60a SATURDAY JUNE 4 Red Bull Mini Drome | Liberty square Late nite group ride | from Liberty square to NO99 Straw Theater Program 5 NO99 Straw Theater | Rannam�e tee 11 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> </div> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" width="674"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="230"> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" colspan="2" width="436">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="230"> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/"><img src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/balticcycle_ir_map.gif" name="graphics9" alt="" align="bottom" border="1" height="80" width="200"></a> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="187">   <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/"><img src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/themes/velocity/img/logo_neu.jpg" name="velocitylogo" alt="" align="bottom" border="0" height="80" width="160"></a>   </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="245">   <img src="http://www.bicycle.lt/repository/images/LDB%20logotipas.jpg" name="graphics15" alt="" align="bottom" border="0" height="80" width="80">   </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="230"> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a>  INFORMATION & SERVICE Vilnius-Klaipeda-Riga-Tallinn <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/" target="_blank"> INFO</a> - <a href="http://rent.bicycle.lt/" target="_blank">RENT</a> -  <a href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu/" target="_blank">SHOP</a> </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="187">    <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/">www.velo-city.lt</a>  RENT & TOURS </td> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="245"> <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/">www.dviratis.lt</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: medium none ; padding: 0cm;" width="230"> P.O. 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BaltiCCycle news (English) 2011/02: Spring's close!

Wed, 09 Feb 2011 17:31:00 GMT

<h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> After some silence: Was my brain winter frozen? Here some news on Cycling in the Baltic States...  <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="682"> <colgroup> <col width="240" /> <col width="434" /> </colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td width="240" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">  <img border="0" align="BOTTOM" width="150" height="200" src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" name="graphics1" alt="" />  </td> <td width="434" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. (mobil): +370 699 56009  FAX: +370-5-2784074 SKYPE: Frankasw</td> <td width="434" style="border-style: none; padding: 0cm; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.addtoany.com/share_save#url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bicycle.lt%2Fbalticcycle&title=BaltiCCycle&description=" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);" class="a2a_dd"> <img width="200" height="91" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/BaltiCCycleLogo2011nek.png" alt="" /><img border="0" width="171" height="16" src="http://static.addtoany.com/buttons/share_save_171_16.png" style="border-width: 0px;" alt="Share/Bookmark" /> </a> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);" alt="what is this?">?</a> / <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" alt="BaltiCCycle RSS news feeder" /></a> / <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" alt="BaltiCCycle on Facebook" /></a> / <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" alt="BaltiCCycle on twitter" /></a> / <a href="http://www.youtube.com/p/F007D5FDC2AEFBD5?hl=en_GB&fs=1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/youtube16x16.gif" alt="BaltiCCycle on youtube" /></a> <a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=6&lat=55.87412&lon=25.95453&layers=B000" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);"><img border="0" width="16" height="16" src="http://www.openstreetmap.org/images/osm_logo.png" alt="BaltiCCycle routes on Opencyclemap" /> </a> / <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/BaltiCCycle.eu_Routes" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);">OSM WIKI</a> / <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2221868&trk=anet_ug_hm" target="_blank" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);"><img border="0" width="50" height="16" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/linkedin.png" alt="BaltiCCycle on LinkedIn" /></a> / <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=352" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204);">BaltiCCycle NEWSLETTER</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   <h2>Meeting of Euro-Route R1 cyclists...</h2> … to happen in Lutherstadt Wittenberg on March, 19th.,   Seniorenstift GeorgSchleusner, Wichernstr contact and registration  Wilfried-Gaertner@gmx.de  <hr /> <h2>Cycle and other major events in Estonia this year </h2> Info of  Toomas Lelov from citybike.ee, Tallinn http://bikebaltic.blogspot.com/2011/01/events-in-estonia-2011-calendar-for.html  We have New Year 2011, no surprise! And Tallinn is European Capital of Culture 2011. There are over hundreds of events concerning Capital of Culture. Every day something going on, just check from Tallinn 2011 events calendar or ask from us. But there are hundreds of more traditional events you should be aware of and not only in Tallinn but all over Estonia. One reason is because of accommodation, all places might be booked, another about their speciality, not to miss spectacular things. Here is our choice with links and comments (chronological order): <ul> <li>Pärnu Waterfestival, 17-26 June - Summer capital of Estonia has all week programme around and in the water</li> <li>11th Youth Song and Dance Celebration in Tallinn, 1-3 July - Tradition from 1869, thousands of young singers and dancers, the essence of being Estonian. Lifetime experience, join if fits to your plans</li> <li> Song Festival Photo Gallery</li> <li>The XI Tallinn Medieval Days, 7.-10. July - During the Medieval Days you are able to feel the atmosphere of the flourishing Hanseatic era:merchants and workshops, musicians and dancers and a lot more</li> <li>Saaremaa Opera days, 18-23. July  - Estonian biggest island full of Opera</li> <li>XIX Viljandi Folk Music Festival, 28-31. July - Viljandi will be filled with merry and bubbling masses. Key words "Rhythm and Pulse". Old and modernised folk traditions to join. </li> <li>Viru Folk in Käsmu, 06-08. Aug - Music festival which gives the beautiful beach village of Lahemaa a new atmosphere and spirit for three days</li> </ul> Want to see all events, check the online calendar, covering all Estonia And here are events for cycling enthusiasts: <ul> <li>Cycle fans coming to Tallinn in February (5-6th) shouldn't miss the Simple Session 11 - one of the biggest and best contests in the world of BMX bikes and skateboarding.</li> <li>International XC bike racing: Port of Tallinn GP 2011, 09. July -  all-terrain bike competition will be 2011’s highest-calibre bike race, not only in Tallinn or Estonia, but anywhere in the Baltic and Nordic region. </li> <li> 14th Tartu Rattamaraton (MTB race), 17-18, September - Second biggest MTB marathon in the world, yes we have some hills and this marathon is 89 km in length, quite a challenge</li> </ul> And last, not least important note is that Estonia is covered with Tourist information centres network and you can always ask specific local point about more details. <hr /> <h2>First Workshop on the "Iron Curtain Trail" in Gdansk</h2> <img align="left" width="301" vspace="2" hspace="2" height="180" src="http://img.trojmiasto.pl/zdj/c/9/20/1000x0/205160.jpg" alt="" />January, 26th  the first technical workshop in the project on the Northern part of the “Iron curtain trail” a cycle route along the historical division of Europe, took place in the Polish harbour of Gdansk.  The Northern part starts at the German Baltic Sea and follows the coast line of the Baltic sea up and the nowadays Finnish-Russian border up to the Barents sea. We represen the Lithuanian cyclists' community and will make 3 workshop on the development of the cycling infrastructure in Lithuania. Web page of  EuroVelo Route No. 13 “Iron Curtain Trail” Www.ironcurtaintrail.eu  Our meeting has also attracted attention of local and regional media – below a choice of links (so far only in Polish): http://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/komunikacja-spoleczna/rowerem-wzdluz-zelaznej-kurtyny,12723.html http://www.gdansk.pl/nasze-miasto,512,17663.html http://rowery.trojmiasto.pl/Powstanie-miedzynarodowa-Trasa-Rowerowa-Zelaznej-Kurtyny-n45217.html http://www.naszekolbudy.pl/aktualnosci.php?id=97&kategoria=-1 picture: PSWE <hr /> <h2>2. Meeting of the commission on bicycle transport</h2> February, the 10th will see the Second meeting of the commission on bicycle transport at the ministry of transport and communication of the Republic of Lithuania. At the moment the new bicycle road construction regulation are in the making (and as well in the discussion).  On February the 13th, the is the general assembly of the Lithuanian cyclists' community to take place in Kaunas.  And the week after, a BaltiCCycle-tour is starting to New Zealand! see: <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2011-nz">http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2011-nz</a>  <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="content-type"> </meta> A summary of the discussion the following newsletter <hr /> <h2>Inventory of local bicycle routes in Lithuania</h2> In cooperation with the Department for protected territories under the  of Environment an inventorisation of the local bicycle routes in the nature parks started. Meanwhile 3 seminaries happened on that subject. A route overview will appear on <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/blog/marsrutai">www.dviratis.lt/blog/marsrutai</a> </a>(the word  “blog” will disappear after this working page did become the official new web page).  In the inventory there is a very short description of the route, some pictures, an overview map and the possibility to download the route for the use with a GPS receiver. In the inventorisation happens in Lithuanian, and soooooon a translation into English will appear and announced in the Balticcycle news (o, yes!) <hr /> <h1>Small cycle news from Lithuania (see www.dviratis.lt - in Lithuanian)</h1> 2011-02-19 School pupil cycling competion in Vilnius  2010-02-13: Winter cross competion of the  MTB-F association in the City Park of Vilnius(Vingio parkas) more: www.mtbf.lt   Picture exhibition “the counrtry of the uigurs. Unexpectly close” in the gallery of the national UNESCO-commission,,&Scaron;v. Jono g. 11, Vilnius, close to the old university.  The exhibition with pictures of Valentinas Kabashinskas, a cyclist from Kaunas, was opened on February, 2nd and is still available to the 25th..  His very deep impressions from this region in Western China date back to his bicycle to Beijing..   orange bicycles strike back... <img align="left" width="300" vspace="2" hspace="2" height="400" src="http://static.zooomr.com/images/9765557_3cf37b1da8.jpg" alt="" />Snow over Vilnius, freezing temperatures an suddenly at the rarely existing bicycles stand there they were: Orange bicycles! And if somebody was reminded to an event which happened under the former mayer, Arturas Zuokas, then he finally thought right: In 2001 he tried it with free-to-use orange city bicycles to probably get changes in traffic on the road and surely to make some good advertising for his person.  10 years later the ex-mayor is an independent candidate for local election – well, I won't tell all scandals and stories about him.  Just – the 300 orange bicycles in the old days disappeared mysteriously within one week. (I call it Lithuanian Socialism: If it belongs to everybody, then I'll take it for me). One article and one comment from the Lithuanian news:: http://www.lzinios.lt/lt/2011-02-01/dienos_temos/sostines_centre_dviraciu_sou.html   <a href="http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/10517749/?Vel.oranziniai=2011-02-03_09-15">http://www.alfa.lt/straipsnis/10517749/?Vel.oranziniai=2011-02-03_09-15</a>        2011-01-29 - 400 bicycle burned down!              don't throw burning cigarettes from the window!   It could hit a by passing HGV: This was probably the reason for a truck loaded with 551 bicycles burned down. 151 bikes were safed, 400 not. Here a movie of the burning lorry: (Source: http://www.delfi.lt/news/daily/crime/sudege-400-dviraciu.d?id=41409093)             <img align="left" width="300" vspace="2" hspace="2" height="200" src="http://g.diena.lt/02/40/622d71.jpg" alt="" />   2011-01-25  New ferry planned from Klaipeda to Nida  A speed ferry costing 9 Mln. Litas shall operate a direct connection from the Lithuanian port of Klaipeda to the famous summer resort Nida on the even more famous peninsula Curonian Spit. Good news: on the ferry there will be 70 places for bicycles Bad news: the ferry will only operate in 2012 (if everything will work as planned...)            2011-01-20 Bicycle path along the Nieman shall be reconstructed the EU funding the city council of Kaunas approved the proposal to apply for funding for the reconstruction of the bicycle path along the Nieman river. The bicycle path had been damaged seriously during construction e. g. for a news shopping mall and the new sporting arena. Well: that's not a real project, looks more like “activism before elections”, but still: hope dies last. <div> </div>     <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="674"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;"> </td> <td width="436" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;" colspan="2"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/"><img border="1" align="BOTTOM" width="200" height="80" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/balticcycle_ir_map.gif" name="graphics9" alt="" /></a></td> <td width="187" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">  <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/"><img border="0" align="BOTTOM" width="160" height="80" src="http://velo-city.lt/wp-content/themes/velocity/img/logo_neu.jpg" name="velocitylogo" alt="" /></a>  </td> <td width="245" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">  <img border="0" align="BOTTOM" width="80" height="80" src="http://www.bicycle.lt/repository/images/LDB%20logotipas.jpg" name="graphics15" alt="" />  </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a>  INFORMATION & SERVICE Vilnius-Klaipeda-Riga-Tallinn <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/" target="_blank"> INFO</a> - <a href="http://rent.bicycle.lt/" target="_blank">RENT</a> -  <a href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu/" target="_blank">SHOP</a></td> <td width="187" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">   <a href="http://www.velo-city.lt/">www.velo-city.lt</a>  RENT & TOURS</td> <td width="245" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;"><a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/">www.dviratis.lt</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="230" style="border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">P.O. 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BaltiCCycle news (English) 2010/12: Christmas greetings & latest news!

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:16:00 GMT

Dear BaltiCCyclists! I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Frank &quot;Frankas&quot; Wurft ===================== Recent news on www.balticcycle.eu --------------------------------- Radwanderkarte - Fehlanzeige * A warning for a new so called &quot;Cycling map&quot; which leads you opposite to signed routes and on motorways * By now only in German, the English version will follow in January 2010 <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/radwanderkarte-fehlanzeige.html">http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/radwanderkarte-fehlanzeige.html</a> ---------------------------------- Winter season, winter cycling <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/winter-season-winter-cycling.html">http://www.balticcycle.eu/news/Newsblog/winter-season-winter-cycling.html</a> ---------------------------------- Always looking for YOUR experience in cycling the Baltics - for this page: <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/info/reports-reiseberichte.html">http://www.balticcycle.eu/info/reports-reiseberichte.html</a> e.g. <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/info/reports-reiseberichte/stacy-lourks-2009.html">http://www.balticcycle.eu/info/reports-reiseberichte/stacy-lourks-2009.html</a> ---------------------------------- New Cycle Map Estonia, 3rd enlarged edition <a href="http://shop.balticcycle.eu/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=58&&language=en">http://shop.balticcycle.eu/product_info.php?cPath=29&products_id=58&&language=en</a> ---------------------------------- Completely renewed overview pages on cycle routes in the Baltic States - more maps, more understanding <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes">http://www.balticcycle.eu/routes</a> =================================== Stay connected with www.BaltiCCycle.eu: RSS news: <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU</a> facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a> twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a> (UN)SUBSCRIBE this newsletter (In German, English and Lithuanian): <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi">http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi</a>

BaltiCCycle news (English) 2010/09: Longing for the Golden Autumn...

Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:26:00 GMT

<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/new_logo_links.gif">  </div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">   <table style="text-align: left; height: 260px; width: 836px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; 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text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="BaltiCCycle routes on Opencyclemap" src="http://www.openstreetmap.org/images/osm_logo.png" border="0" height="16" width="16"> </a> / <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/BaltiCCycle.eu_Routes" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">OSM WIKI</a> / <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=2221868&trk=anet_ug_hm" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="BaltiCCycle on LinkedIn" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/linkedin.png" border="0" height="16" width="50"></a> / <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=352" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">NEWSLETTER</a>  </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 200px; text-align: center;" background="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/templates/wayfinder/swosh_right_ie.gif"> <h1><a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=162" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">information</a></h1> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 200px; text-align: center;" background="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/templates/wayfinder/swosh_right_ie.gif"> <h1><a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=118" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">routes</a></h1> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 200px; text-align: center;" background="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/templates/wayfinder/swosh_right_ie.gif"> <h1><a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=134" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">service</a></h1> </td> <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 200px; text-align: center;" background="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/templates/wayfinder/swosh_right_ie.gif"> <h1><a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=2" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">news & contact</a></h1> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h1>Dear BaltiCCyclists!</h1> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">   Mes laimejom... Never say never... Lithuania won... Of cause, not in soccer. Of cause, they didn't win against the USA. But they celebrated the success against Serbia and the third place in the world championship as a big victory. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">By the way ... we are talking about the main religion in Lithuania called krepshinis, better known as Basketball. Let's get back to cycling. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> Here are the news:   <ol> <li>   The Lithuanian  "VeloKinas" on the Australian television … </li> <li>   www.BaltiCCycle.eu - as usual - under reconstruction: follow us via RSS, Facebook and Twitter </li> <li>   A new bicycle route in Northern Latvia and Southern Estonia. Okay, but for who? </li> <li>   News on cycling in Estonia </li> <li>   New overview on ALL cycle guides and maps for the Baltic States! New: Detlef Kaden's Booklet on the European Cycle Trail R1 from Klaipeda to St. Petersburg </li> <li> On cycle registers in Latvia </li> <li>  More small news </li> </ol>   <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <div id="content" style="margin: 0px; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12px;">   <table style="width: 1143px; height: 654px;" border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"> <colgroup><col style="text-align: left;" width="223"><col style="text-align: left;" width="187"><col style="text-align: left;" width="244"></colgroup><tbody> <tr> <td> <img name="frankas" alt="" src="http://www.velo-city.lt/frankas.jpg" border="0" height="200" width="150"> </td> <td colspan="2"> Greetings from Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft, M.A. <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> TEL. 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During the cinema session 8 cyclists produce the energy for the projector showing the moving BY THEMSELVES This time a report in Australian ABC about the summer sessions. <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Qq6dduOkrNs?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="Object1" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" style="visibility: visible;" align="bottom" height="385" width="640"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq6dduOkrNs     <h2 style="text-align: left;">2. Stay connected with  www.BaltiCCycle.eu:</h2> RSS, Facebook and Twitter a) RSS <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img name="graphics10" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/rss16x16.png" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a>:  Each news published on www.balticcycle.eu appears here automatically. You may order them via E-Mail, connect them with other websites and more. Most of the information are German, but also English. ( <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://feeds.feedburner.com/balticcycleEU)</a> b) facebook <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img name="graphics11" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/FB16x16.png" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> :  Read on our facebook page the news from www.balticcycle.eu and other pages like www.velo-city.lt  This information is in English and German (<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.facebook.com/pages/BaltiCCycle/98614292730</a>) c) twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img name="graphics12" alt="" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/Twitter16x16.png" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a>: Short news - directly. I still work on it. (<a href="http://twitter.com/balticcycle" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://twitter.com/balticcycle</a>) d) Openstreetmap / Opencyclemap The main cycle routes in the Baltic states are displayed on the open source Opencyclemap. Bit by bit - during the winter - we add the routes and make them available for GPS. follow the details in the newsletter. <a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=6&lat=55.87412&lon=25.95453&layers=B000" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"></a> / <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/BaltiCCycle.eu_Routes" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">OSM WIKI</a><a href="http://www.opencyclemap.org/?zoom=6&lat=55.87412&lon=25.95453&layers=B000" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img name="graphics13" alt="" src="http://www.openstreetmap.org/images/osm_logo.png" align="bottom" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> e) Youtube <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/p/F007D5FDC2AEFBD5?hl=en_GB&fs=1" target="_blank" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="BaltiCCycle on youtube" src="http://www.balticcycle.eu/assets/images/socialnetw/youtube16x16.gif" border="0" height="16" width="16"></a> I also started to collect movies on cycling in the Baltic States and Vilnius (Velo-City.lt) In the future there will be as well more reports and comments of BaltiCCyclists (so: from cyclists to cyclists) And don't forget the good old Newsletter, which appear in average once a month: <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi</a> In German, English and Lithuanian.        3. A new bicycle route in Northern Latvia and Southern Estonia. Okay, but for who? <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> In August I had the pleasure to take part in a short presentaton of the new bicycle routr in Vidzeme (North East Latvia) and Southern Estonia. I reported about this project earlier and surely will tell more about it. By now a short conclusion is: "It's not so easy." The Latvians (in opposite to the Estonians) started to develop bicycle tourism - and modern, "Western style", cycling only recently and still it is not obvious, to whom this route is fitting... By now I am looking for participants of the promotion tour in July 2010 for their opinios You can look for the deeper critics in GERMAN. <h2 style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Further information </h2> Information on the route (englisch) <a href="http://vidzeme.com/eng.php" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://vidzeme.com/eng.php</a> Project homepage (Lavian) <a href="http://sites.google.com/site/visoestproject/" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://sites.google.com/site/visoestproject/</a> Pictures of the route presentation <table style="border: 1px dotted rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 194px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px dotted rgb(211, 211, 211); height: 194px; background-image: url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif); background-position: 0% 50%;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/frankasw/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02?feat=embedwebsite" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_g72yLZb862g/TGfyvFrmZFE/AAAAAAAABYE/SWfaI6lUp7o/s160-c/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;" height="160" width="160"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px dotted rgb(211, 211, 211); text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/frankasw/VisoEst_picturesFromTheTrip02?feat=embedwebsite" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold;">VisoEst_pictures from the trip</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> Pictured of the medieval island settlement Arai�i (reconstructed of cause) <table style="border: 1px dotted rgb(211, 211, 211); width: 194px; font-family: 'Times New Roman';"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 1px dotted rgb(211, 211, 211); height: 194px; background-image: url(http://picasaweb.google.com/s/c/transparent_album_background.gif); background-position: 0% 50%;" align="center"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/frankasw/Araisi?feat=embedwebsite" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><img alt="" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/_g72yLZb862g/TGf0N5PsqOE/AAAAAAAABZc/N5sXEhc1BEc/s160-c/Araisi.jpg" style="margin: 1px 0px 0px 4px;" height="160" width="160"></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 1px dotted rgb(211, 211, 211); text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/frankasw/Araisi?feat=embedwebsite" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(77, 77, 77); font-weight: bold;">Araisi</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   <hr style="color: rgb(30, 91, 0);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li> 4. News on cycling in Estonia </li> Unfortunately I get a bit few information on cycling in Estonia. Mainly, because the Estonians are just doing well and there is nothing to critisize :-) Here a short update of cyclist from Tartu <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=264" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=264</a>  <a href="http://rattarannakud.ee/?setlang=22" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://rattarannakud.ee/?setlang=22</a>   "Capital of cycling" Tartu The second biggest Estonian city declared itself to be capital of cycling in 2011, while the capital Tallinn will be cultural capital of Europe. Free guarded bike parking ... public voluntary action during official events New traffic law from january, 1st. Cyclists will be allowed to use pedestrian pathes (if there is no other possibility). Children up to 12 y. will be allowed to use pedestrian pathes. There is a new term of "roads for bicycles and light traffic" - small roads including cyclists, scaters, segway and so on. M�rt tartuonwheels@hotmail.com    <hr style="color: rgb(30, 91, 0);">     <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li>   5. New overview on ALL cycle guides and maps for the Baltic States! I started to make on overview of all cycle descriptions and maps which where ever published for cyling in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Of cause I started with longer distance descriptions (not each small flyer). Bit by bit it will be added and you will be ask to give your comments them.  </li> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li>for the beginning this list in in German :-( </li> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=347" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=347</a> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li> New: Detlef Kaden's Booklet on the European Cycle Trail R1 from Klaipeda to St. Petersburg </li> and then there is a new German language route description on the so called European cycle trail R1 (Calais-St. Peterburg) for the part between Klaipeda, Lithuania and St. Petersburg, Russia. As it is completely in German you may probably as well read the annotation in German. A detailed analysis will be published soon. You may as well order it via the web shop http://shop.balticcycle.eu     <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li> 6. On cycle registers in Latvia </li> <li>   </li> A small message from Albert Caspari from infobalt.de in Bremen (short translation) <hr style="color: rgb(30, 91, 0);"> Hallo Frankas, <div> did you hear, that in Latvia there are at least two different projects doing bicycle registration? </div> <div> </div> <div>A - <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.veloregistrs.lv/" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.veloregistrs.lv/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>B - <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.veloreg.lv/" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.veloreg.lv/</a></div> <div> </div> <div>I read about it on <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.veloblogs.lv/" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">www.veloblogs.lv</a></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <hr style="color: rgb(30, 91, 0);">   <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <li> 7. More small news </li> a)  form the BaltiCCycle Newsblog:  <h3><a title="International Routes runderneuert" href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=271" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">International Routes revised</a></h3>   Finally I added more information in the section  "International Routes"    Have a look / comment here <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=201" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=201</a> <h3><a title="september 18th, riga" href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=348" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">september 18th, riga</a></h3> as well in Riga there is a bike demo for car-free day  (nice poster)   <img name="graphics14" alt="" src="http://www.veloblogs.lv/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/tvida-brauciens-riga.jpg" border="0" height="663" width="429"> <hr style="color: rgb(30, 91, 0);"> <h3><a title="Anmerkungen von einer Radtour in Litauen und Lettland 2010 " href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/index.php?id=273" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Remarks of a bicycle tour in Lithuania and Latvia 2010</a></h3> (in German) follow the link to read it on the web page.     A selection of small news from the Lithuanian Cycle news (www.dviratis.lt)   <ul> <li>bicycle tours on September, 18th and 19th. Numerous events for the "European Mobilty Week" / "Get downtown without car" in Lithuania in the cities of Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipeda, Panevezys. Details in the news on www.dviratis.lt</li> <li>Two cycle tours on September, 26: By bicycle into the Golden Autumn in Vilkaviskis (<a href="http://2ratai.vezimas.lt/page.php?16" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">http://2ratai.vezimas.lt/page.php?16</a>) and cycle tour on International Heart Day in Vilnius</li> <li>Article "The dark is not the best friend of the cyclist" <a href="http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/ekonomika/automobiliai/tamsa-nera-geriausias-dviratininko-draugas-478482/" style="border-bottom: 1px dotted rgb(102, 153, 204); text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.. skaityti toliau ... ("Vakar ekspreso" straipsnis)</a></li> <li>Ministry of transport encourages the people to cycle more. Background is the foundation of a common commission of ministeries,  municipalities and NGOs</li> <li>Exibition "the velomobile in vision and reality" - until March, 26 in the bicycle museum in �iauliai</li> <li>New bicycle stands in Kaunas: <img alt="" src="http://g.diena.lt/01/91/975d09.jpg"> http://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/miestas/kaune-irengti-nauji-dviraciu-stovai-297781</li> <li>Impressions on the "BaltiCCycle"- bicycle tour around Mount Ararat  by Rolandas from Klaipeda report in Lithuaninan language: http://www.bicycle.lt/lt/main/press?ID=96 pictures (probably possible to understand without language): http://picasaweb.google.com/klaipiedskas/AroundArarat2010</li> <li>Utena - bicycle unfriendly city</li> </ul> and much more ... <hr style="color: rgb(30, 91, 0);"> </div> <table border-style="none" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="80%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="4"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </blockquote>     <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(30, 91, 0); font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> <table border-style="none" border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" width="80%"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="4"> <h2></h2> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

BaltiCCycle news (English) 2010/07: Soccer free Baltic States?

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:24:00 GMT

<img width="314" height="88" border="0" align="MIDDLE" alt="" src="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle/assets/images/logo_pasvires.gif" name="graphics1" /> <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle">[ Info ]  </a> <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle/index.php?id=118">[ Routes ] </a>] [<a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle/index.php?id=134">[ Service ]</a>   Dear BaltiCCyclists! Soccer desert Baltic States? Well, still in enough cafes and bars you would have the possibility to watch the games with comments in the exotic languages Lithuanian, Latvian and Estoninan … Thus, a survey for the Lithuanian news magazine “Veidas” show, that 27 % of the Lithuanians show interest in the World cup, 54% some and only 19 % “not at all”. Sure, that's nothing compared to Basketball (in which only 7 % show no interest). Okay and here the voting of the Lithuanian people: winner of the Fifa World Championship will be: “dontknow” (14,8%), followed by Spain (12,4%) Brasil (11.4), Argentina (10%) and England (9%). Wow. What kind on experts! Let's get back to cycling...   Here the News:   <ol> <li>News from Velo-City.lt and BaltiCCycle.eu </li> <li>Update: Ferry connections in Lithuania: Crossing the Curonian Lagoon and Kaunas-Nida by speedboat</li> <li>First Public Bikes rental system in the Baltic States starts in Riga and Jurmala</li> <li>Start of non commercial cycle events</li> <li>Other small news </li> </ol> From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <a href="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</a> <hr />       <p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0.5cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-width: medium medium 1.1pt; border-style: none none double; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;">If you have problems reading this newsletter, read it online or subscribe or unsubscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the following link/web page: <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi">http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi </a>   <hr />       <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <li>News from Velo-City.lt and BaltiCCycle.eu </li> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> <hr />       After our move around the corner (from Bernardinu 10-10 to Bernardinu 10-6) our work goes ahead. Bicycles are waiting to be rented and each workday at 11.00 there is the city tour by bicycle “All sides of Vilnius” to happen.   You may find us opposite to the famous Gothic St. Ann's church – we now shared office with an artists' shop (well, that's long story). The bicycles wait for you in front of the door (but more of them are in our bicycle cellar). Hope you won't miss us.   The newest plans: free bicycle tours “for the whole family” (schedulled for Thursday. 6.30 p.m., 1 ½ hours) and soon we will offer as well bicycle repair services … Once a week I want to organise free do-it-yourself repair workshops.   How these plans got realised – that already something for the next newsletter... <hr />       <h1 align="LEFT" class="western" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">Update: Ferry connections in Lithuania: Crossing the Curonian Lagoon and Kaunas-Nida by speedboat</h1> <ul>   </ul> Because I am asked several times, here some updated information see <a href="http://wiki.dviratis.lt/tiki-index.php?page=transport">http://wiki.dviratis.lt/tiki-index.php?page=transport</a>) <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-width: medium medium 1.1pt; border-style: none none double; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;"> </h2> <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-width: medium medium 1.1pt; border-style: none none double; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;">Reguläre Bootsverbindung Hotel/Camping &bdquo;Ventaine“ (Windenburger Ecke) – Nida</h2> <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.16cm; border: medium none; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; line-height: 0.58cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2;">Regular boat connection Hotel/Camping &bdquo;Ventaine“ (Windenburger Ecke) – Nida</h2> <a href="http://ventaine.lt/laivas/">http://ventaine.lt/laivas/</a> <table width="460" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" bordercolor="#000000" border="1"> <col width="127" /> <col width="146" /> <col width="66" /> <col width="103" /> <tbody> <tr> <td width="127">40Lt</td> <td width="146">.</td> <td width="66">one way</td> <td width="103">eine Richtung</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="127">60Lt</td> <td width="146">abi puse</td> <td width="66">both directions</td> <td width="103">Hin- und zurück</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="127">20Lt</td> <td width="146">uz dvirati</td> <td width="66">for the bicycle</td> <td width="103">für's Fahrrrad</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>   <table width="460" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="0"> <col width="151" /> <col width="149" /> <col width="148" /> <tbody> <tr> <td width="151">.</td> <td width="149">Ventaine-Nida</td> <td width="148">Nida-Ventaine?</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="456" colspan="3">ab / from 2010.06.01</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="151">Dienstag / Tuesday Mittwoch / Wednesday Samstag / Saturday</td> <td width="149">09:00</td> <td width="148">10:30</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="151">.</td> <td width="149">17:00</td> <td width="148">18:30</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="456" colspan="3">ab / from 2010.07.01</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="151">Dienstag bis Sonntag Tuesday to Sunday  </td> <td width="149">09:00</td> <td width="148">10:30</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="151">.</td> <td width="149">17:00</td> <td width="148">18:30</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <a name="Kaunas_Nida_Kaunas_Speedboat_on_the_Nieman_Nemunas_River_Tragfl_chenboot_auf_dem_Fluss_Memel_Nemunas_"></a>   <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.16cm; border-width: medium medium 1.1pt; border-style: none none double; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm; font-style: normal; line-height: 0.58cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2;">Kaunas - Nida - Kaunas: Speedboat on the Nieman (Nemunas) River / </h2> <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0.16cm; border: medium none; padding: 0cm; font-style: normal; line-height: 0.58cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2;">Tragflächenboot auf dem Fluss Memel (Nemunas)</h2> <p align="LEFT" style="border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm; line-height: 0.58cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2;"> ab/ from 2010-07-03 (didn't say until when) Saturdays from the Music club "Combo", Raudondvario plentas 107, 9.00 a.m. to Nida., return 15.00 Sundays from Nida Port, Naglio Str. 16, to Kaunas, 15.00 (3 p.m.) Boarding starts half an hour before one way - 99 Lt, children up to 4 years for free tickets available via <a href="http://www.tiketa.lt/">www.tiketa.lt</a> more <a href="http://www.nemunolinija.lt/" target="_blank">www.nemunolinija.lt</a>   <h1 class="western">AirBaltic launches the first self-service bike rental in the Baltic States</h1> Latvian national airline airBaltic in Jurmala launches BalticBike – the first self-service bike rental in the Baltic States. Bertolt Flick, airBaltic President and CEO: &bdquo;Every decent European city has bike rental stands. Now residents and guests of Jurmala will also have a chance to use rental bikes for journeys around the city.” BalticBike has bicycles for those, who want to see the city leisurely, as well as those, who have to arrange their business activities but prefer fast and environmentally friendly transportation, avoiding traffic jams. BalticBike bicycle fleet includes 100 bicycles. When the project is complete, they will be located in 11 easy-to-access stands in Riga and Jurmala. Renting of a BalticBike bicycle is easy and convenient: one has to register online at www.balticbike.lv or make a call to +371 67788333. Pick up the bike in one stand, use it as long as you wish and then return it to any BalticBike stand. The rental prices will be charged for every ongoing hour and the payment shall be made with a credit card. Further information: www.balticbike.lv. airBaltic presents BalticBike in cooperation with www.nextbike.de – an experienced provider of public bike rental systems in Germany, Austria and New Zealand. <a href="http://www.jura.lt/new/?p=6883&lang;=en-us">http://www.jura.lt/new/?p=6883&lang=en-us</a> <hr />       <h1 lang="de-DE" align="LEFT" class="western" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-width: medium medium 1.1pt; border-style: none none double; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;">(Non commercial) Bicycle events in the Baltic States</h1>   Sortet ascending by date:   2010-07-06 For the crowning of King Mindaugas – the traditional Tour Bicycle + Narrow-gauge railway <img width="600" height="401" border="0" align="BOTTOM" alt="" src="http://www.siaurukas.eu/get.php?i.15928" name="graphics10" /> <a href="http://www.siaurukas.eu/lt/Mindaugo/svente">http://www.siaurukas.eu/lt/Mindaugo/svente</a>    2010.07.07 to 2010.07.23. Bicycle tour “On Barons' way” “For a clean and green Latvia” <a href="http://www.pedas.lv/barona-taka/category/2010-gada-dienasgramata/">http://www.pedas.lv/barona-taka/category/2010-gada-dienasgramata/</a> <a href="http://www.bicycle.lv/?p=2544#more-2544">http://www.bicycle.lv/?p=2544#more-2544 </a>Route: Bus Riga-Otepää– Otepe - Valka - Smiltene - Rauna - B?rzkrogs - Taurene – Ine&scaron;i- ?rg?i - Odziena - Koknese – Staburags – Sece – Skr?veri – ?eipene - Zaube - N?taure - Sigulda – Turaida – R?ga – Slampe – Lestene – Jaunpils – Strutele - Irlava - Zem?te - Kandava - Sabile - Talsi – Dundaga – Bus to Riga velo@pedas.lv, +371 29835605 2010.07.11 to 2010.07.-24 Tour de LatEst  Estonia and Latvia are two neighbouring states and there is a lot of common in the history, nature and people of two nations in the region of South Estonia and Northern Latvia. The region has a lot of beautiful natural sites, nice small towns, rich national culture, not too much factories or wide roads with crazy traffic. It a really nice region for travellers by bike. The best way to understand that is to come, to cycle and to see it yourself. According to the goals of the project &bdquo;ViSoEst by Bike“ a new bicycle route has been developed (route map <a href="http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php">http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php</a> ). The route named as Tour de LatEst has the length of 1296 km in total, half in Estonia, half in Latvia. The opening event of the new route will be on July 11th – 24th, 2010. The Marathon will start on July 11th in Sigulda, easily accessible by train from Riga. The first 2,5 days the participants will cycle in Latvia (Sigulda – Ligatne – Cesis – Smiltene – Valka), then accross the border in Valga and cycle for 7 next days in Estonia (Valga-Viljandi-Elva-Elistvere-Alatskivi-Tartu-Otepää-Karula NP), last 5 days will be again in Latvia (Ape-Aluksne – Gulbene – Cesvaine – Madona – Ergli - Sigulda). The participants can participate at the full route, as well to cycle only a part of the route. <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: medium none; padding: 0cm;"> 2010-07-14 Lithuanian ministry of transport invites to the conference: &bdquo;Electromobiles in Lithuania: Reality, challenges and problems“ <a href="http://www.transp.lt/lt/naujienos/10393">http://www.transp.lt/lt/naujienos/10393</a></h2>   2010-07-14 to 2010.07.20 Cycle tour of the Zanavykai to Poland, the historical place of the battle of Grunwald Start: &Scaron;akiai city . more: <a href="http://www.dviratis.lt/index.php?page=events&CID=14&view=218">http://www.dviratis.lt/index.php?page=events&CID=14&view=218</a>   2010.07.24 2010.08.01  By bicycle through Northern Samogitia and Klaipeda Region Start: &Scaron;iauliai, via  Joni&scaron;k?, Å½agar?, N. Akmen?, MaÅ¾eikius, Skuod?, &Scaron;vent?j?, Palang?, Klaip?d?,  Priekul?, Drevern?, Kintus, Klaip?dos raj. Finish: Klaip?d?. Daily ~70-80 km, Accommodation: Camping Participation fee: 70-100 Lt (20-30EUR) Contact:  linas - at - dviratis.lt    24th of July AROUND ARARAT (2010.07.24 - 2010.09.08) <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2010-ararat">http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2010-ararat</a>   <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: medium none; padding: 0cm;">31st of July: Pilgrimage “Churches in the coasts of Kurzeme” <a href="http://www.bicycle.lv/?p=1544">http://www.bicycle.lv/?p=1544</a></h2> <p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-width: medium medium 1px; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;">Latvian Bicycle information centre for the second year in a row is organising a pilgrimage – bicycle tour “Churches in the coasts of North Kurzeme” which will last from 31st July – 17th August 2010. The route will be Riga – Ventspils – Liepaja and during the trip we will travel just nearby the sea and also see many objects of culture, nature and history. Everybody welcome! To know more, please download the regulation here: <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Regulation-English.pdf">(ENGLISH)</a> <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Satzung-Deutsch.pdf">(GERMAN)</a> <a href="/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-%3F%3F-%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F%3F-.pdf">(RUSSIAN)</a> If you already know you want to participate, please fill out the registration form (under the video)! In case of any questions please write to our mail <a href="mailto:info@bicycle.lv">info@bicycle.lv</a>.    2010-08-14 &Scaron;??nenieki Cup in Latvija ... when I'll finally understand this, I will tell more (in the next newsletter)... <a href="http://www.skunenieki.lv/">http://www.skunenieki.lv/</a>     <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol> <ol start="4"> <li>Other bicycle news</li> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol> </ol>     <h2 align="LEFT" style="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent;">7 new bicycle path plans in Latvija!</h2> The following 7 projects won the competition on contruction in the National bicycle tourism development program: “Bicycle tourism infrastructure development in Tukums” (11.3 km); &bdquo;Bicycle tourism infrastructure development in Dobele city”; &bdquo;Bicycle tourism route development and path constuction in Sigulda”; &bdquo;Bicycle path Ber?i – Upesciems – Langsti?i (in Riga) construction”; ”Bicycle path construction in Liep?ja”; &bdquo;International bicycle path EuroVelo10 preparation “Centrs – Ber?i” &bdquo;Reconstruction of bicycle path Dubulti – Vaivari ” (in Jurmala) detailed description (in Latvian) <p align="LEFT" style="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border-width: medium medium 1pt; border-style: none none solid; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color rgb(0, 0, 0); padding: 0cm 0cm 0.07cm;"><a href="http://www.bicycle.lv/?p=2562#more-2562">http://www.bicycle.lv/?p=2562#more-2562</a>   2010-07-02 by the Lithuanian travel rules you won't pedal very far... article in the Lithuanian “Business news”: <a href="http://verslozinios.lt/index.php?act=mprasa&sub=page&id=540&page=7880&type=1&z=60">http://verslozinios.lt/index.php?act=mprasa⊂=page&id=540&page=7880&type=1&z=60</a>     2010-07-02 The bicycle tour “with the Nieman river into the Baltic Sea” reaches the town of Salantai <a href="http://www.pajurionaujienos.com/?sid=5431&act=exp">http://www.pajurionaujienos.com/?sid=5431&act=exp</a>     2010-07-01 The rising number of bicycle theft doesn't help to make any insurance for it Straipnis "Taurag?s kurjeryje": <a href="http://www.kurjeris.lt/article/articleview/9270/1/1283/">http://www.kurjeris.lt/article/articleview/9270/1/1283/</a>     2010-06-30 Seminar and discussion on “Ammelioration of bicycle infrastructure in Kaunas city by bicycle stands in the centre town. Happened with the EU project SMOOHT “Safety and mobility optimization for sustainable transport and health” <a href="http://aplinka.kaunas.lt/">http://aplinka.kaunas.lt/</a>     2010-06-28 The Lithuanian prime minister A. Kubilius invited (the Byelarussian president) A.Luka&scaron;enka to a bicycle tour in Belarus <a href="http://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/a-kubilius-pakviete-a-lukasenka-i-dviraciu-zygi-baltarusijoje-286071">http://klaipeda.diena.lt/naujienos/lietuva/a-kubilius-pakviete-a-lukasenka-i-dviraciu-zygi-baltarusijoje-286071</a>   2010-06-28 The most bicycle theft in Lithuania use to happen in Vilnius, Panev?Å¾ys, Klaip?da and Tel&scaron;iai <a href="http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/daugiausia-dviraciu-vagysciu-vilniuje-panevezyje-klaipedoje-ir-telsiuose-56-105133">http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/daugiausia-dviraciu-vagysciu-vilniuje-panevezyje-klaipedoje-ir-telsiuose-56-105133</a>   <hr />       www.BaltiCCycle.eu Experts on Cycling in The Baltic States Info – Shop – Rent – Travel – City tours Your personal contact (in English): Frank'as Wurft , M. A. POST: A/d (Post box) 61, OFFICE: Bernardinu 10 LT01002 Vilnius, Litauen Tel.: 00370 / 699 / 56009 Fax.: 00370 / 5 / 2784074 <a href="mailto:Frankas@bicycle.lt">Frankas@balticcycle.eu</a> <a href="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle">www.BaltiCCycle.eu</a> Skype: Frankaw

BaltiCCycle news (English) 2010/05: Bloody incident during the "Critical Mass" in Vilnius + Bicycle tours and events in 2010

Thu, 13 May 2010 09:26:00 GMT

<IMG SRC="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle/assets/images/logo_pasvires.gif" NAME="graphics1" ALIGN=MIDDLE WIDTH=314 HEIGHT=88 BORDER=0> <A HREF="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle">[ Info ]  </A> <A HREF="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle/index.php?id=118">[ Routes ] </A>] [<A HREF="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle/index.php?id=134">[ Service ]</A> Dear BaltiCCyclists! Spring � or suddenly summer? Quite fast: temperatures rose over 20 degrees. Vilnius has seen the first Gay & Lesbian demonstration �Baltic Pride�, and a severe traffic accident during the �Critical Mass� End of April... Here the News: <OL> <LI> Velo-City.lt / BaltiCCycle.eu moved! <LI> Bloody incident during the Cyclists' demonstration Fahrraddemo �Critical Mass� <LI> ViSoEst by bicycle and other cycle event in 2010 </OL> From Lithuania Yours Frank "Frankas" Wurft <A HREF="mailto:frankas@balticcycle.eu">frankas@balticcycle.eu</A> <A HREF="http://www.balticcycle.eu/">www.balticcycle.eu</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0.5cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; line-height: 0.42cm; widows: 2; orphans: 2"> If you have problems reading this newsletter, read it online or subscribe or unsubscribe to the newsletter by clicking on the following link/web page: <A HREF="http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi">http://www.dviratis.lt/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi </A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <OL> <OL> <OL> <OL> <OL> <OL> <OL> <OL> <LI> We moved! <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> � but still got the same addres </OL> </OL> </OL> </OL> </OL> </OL> </OL> </OL> The office of <A HREF="http://www.velo-city.lt/">www.velo-city.lt</A> and <A HREF="http://www.BaltiCCycle.eu/">www.BaltiCCycle.eu</A> in the Old town of Vilnius moved � but only around the corner. Instead of Bernardinu 10-10 our address is now Bernardinu 10-6. You may find us opposite to the famous Gothic St. Ann's church � we now shared office with an artists' shop (well, that's long story). The bicycles wait for you in front of the door (but more of them are in our bicycle cellar). Hope you won't miss us. Each weekday you may drop in at 11 a.m. For the free bicycle tour �Welcome to Vilnius� plus the city tour �All sides of Vilnius� ! Thus, from the 13th to the 25th I'm on holidays as well, then the tour happens only after announcement (there more guides, but they do not always sit in the office...) <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <UL> <LI> Bloody incident during the cyclists' demonstration �Critical Mass� </UL> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Tragical incident during the cyclists' demonstration �Critical Mass� which with over 1000 participants probably made up a new record in size at the end of April 2010: At 19.40 (7.40 p.m.) a white Ford Probe crushed with high speed coming from the opposite road side right into the peaceful demonstration and injured five cyclists, one of them severe. The driver fled the accident, the car was found later. Eventually a local resident filmed the accident with his mobile phone. This film was put on �youtube� quite instantly. Pictures and movie here::<A HREF="http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/nusikaltimaiirnelaimes/policija-rado-kritines-mases-dviratininkus-taranavusi-forda-59-95734">http://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/nusikaltimaiirnelaimes/policija-rado-kritines-mases-dviratininkus-taranavusi-forda-59-95734</A> (see the accident at 2:20 Min.). <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <UL> <LI><P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Tour de LatEst </UL> The greatest event for the promotion of of bicycle tourism in the Baltic states (scheduled: 100-200 participants) will be the promotion cycle tour �Vidzeme and Southern Estonia� (ViSoEst) in July (the used term �Marathon� of cause can be misunderstood). This will be the best occasion to cycle discover this region with local residents. Of cause for a super-price and in the spirit of the former �BaltiCCycle� Cycle tours. And here some letter of the organisers (communication language is English) <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Dear all! <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> We are glad to inform you - registration to cycling marathon Latvia and Estonia from 11-24 july started! <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Please visit our home page <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/">www.vidzeme.com</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> info for registration: <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/?v=lat&registration=1">http://www.vidzeme.com/?v=lat&registration=1</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Best regards <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Raitis Sijats <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Vidzeme tourism association <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> ------------ <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> You are wery welcome to <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Cycling marathon <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Tour de LatEst <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> 11th - 24th July, 2010 <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> The registration of Tour de LatEst cycling marathon has started! <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> The marathon will start in Sigulda and will go through the most beautiful places in North Latvia and Southern Estonia. It is planned that during 14 days the most resistant participants will ride 1000 km, visiting Cesis, Rauna, Smiltene, border towns Valka and Valga, Viljandi, Tartu, Otep��, Karula National Park, Aluksne, Gulbene and Gaizins hill, enjoying beautiful landscapes and other interesting sight-seeing objects along their way. <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Finnish of the first cycling marathon Tour de LatEst is planned in 24th of July in Sigulda. Everybody who enjoys cycling and likes traveling in motion is invited to participate because you can join marathon team in any place you like, choosing the most likely sections! <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Register for cycling marathon >>> <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/?v=lat&registration=1">http://www.vidzeme.com/?v=lat&registration=1</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Marathon rules >>> <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php?v=&ieks=17">http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php?v=&ieks=17</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> List of registered participants >>> <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/?v=lat&registration=3">http://www.vidzeme.com/?v=lat&registration=3</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Explore marathon route un Google maps >>> <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php?v=&ieks=15">http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php?v=&ieks=15</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Download PDF maps and GPS files >>> <A HREF="http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php?v=&ieks=14">http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php?v=&ieks=14</A> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Dear friends, <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Estonia and Latvia are two neighbouring states and there is a lot of common in the history, nature and people of two nations in the region of South Estonia and Northern Latvia. The region has a lot of beautiful natural sites, nice small towns, rich national culture, not too much factories or wide roads with crazy traffic. It a really nice region for travellers by bike. The best way to understand that is to come, to cycle and to see it yourself. <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> According to the goals of the project �ViSoEst by Bike� a new bicycle route has been developed (route map http://www.vidzeme.com/eng.php ). The route named as Tour de LatEst has the length of 1296 km in total, half in Estonia, half in Latvia. The opening event of the new route will be on July 11th � 24th, 2010. The Marathon trip will be 1000 km in 2 weeks, about 70 km per day in average. The accommodation will be in tents at the prepared campsites, tourism farms, motels. Food will be prepared for the participants in the mornings and evenings, there is some technical support and luggage transport. Sauna and some cultural events will be offered for the participants several times. <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> The Marathon will start on July 11th in Sigulda, easily accessible by train from Riga. The first 2,5 days the participants will cycle in Latvia (Sigulda � Ligatne � Cesis � Smiltene � Valka), then accross the border in Valga and cycle for 7 next days in Estonia (Valga-Viljandi-Elva-Elistvere-Alatskivi-Tartu-Otep��-Karula NP), last 5 days will be again in Latvia (Ape-Aluksne � Gulbene � Cesvaine � Madona � Ergli - Sigulda). The participants can participate at the full route, as well to cycle only a part of the route. <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> The organisers should offer to you the free accommodation, free breakfasts and dinners, free cultural events in the camps, free maps. The offer is also for your friends/club members etc. who will be registered before May, 1st (after that date the free services can be offered if the number of registrated participants does not exeed the fixed limit). We should reserve for you and for your friends/club members the participation with free services if you will send us the message that you intend to participate before April 10th and register all the participants before May 1st. We believe that you should have a nice time in the 2 Baltic States. <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Official registration will start on April 10th at the website www.vidzeme.com <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Looking forward to see you in Estonia and Latvia! <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Rein Lepik, president of V�nta Aga Cycling Club (www.bicycle.ee , reinlepik@hot.ee ,+372 51 35 132) <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Martin� Malcenieks, Active tourism centre E�i, member of the board (www.ezi.lv , martins@ezi.ee , +371 29428846) <UL> <LI><P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> Other bicycle events in the Baltic States (as we know them) </UL> 2010-05-13 SEMINAR "Transport in the city and mobility news in Lithuania� Programm and presentation: <A HREF="http://dviratis.lt/index.php?page=events&&view=213">http://dviratis.lt/index.php?page=events&&view=213</A> 2010-05-16 Bicycle marathon in Kaunas this is a sportive event for the whole family <A HREF="http://www.kaunomaratonas.lt/">Information now in English available </A> <A HREF="http://www.kaunomaratonas.lt/en/race">http://www.kaunomaratonas.lt/en/race</A><A HREF="http://www.kaunomaratonas.lt/en/race"> </A> 2<IMG SRC="http://www.bicycle.lt/repository/2010/kelione%20siauruku%20ir%20dviraciais2010.05.16.jpg" NAME="graphics4" ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=301 HEIGHT=212 BORDER=0>010-05-16 Day trip with the Lithuanian Narrow gauge and the bicycle (for the whole family) <A HREF="http://www.siaurukas.eu/index.php?cid=5196">http://www.siaurukas.eu/index.php?cid=5196</A> And here (once more) the overview: other (non commercial ) bicycle events in the Baltic States in 2010 <A HREF="http://wiki.dviratis.lt/tiki-index.php?page=non+commercial+tours">http://wiki.dviratis.lt/tiki-index.php?page=non+commercial+tours</A> <H1 CLASS="western" ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent"> </H1> Information in English, because it is the main means of communication. order by dates <A NAME="Night_cycle_ride_Kuld_ga_in_Kurland_Couronia_Latvia_"></A> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> Night cycle ride Kuldīga in Kurland / Couronia (Latvia)</H2> <A NAME="14_days_tour_via_Northern_Latvia_and_South_East_Estonia"></A> Kuldīgas nakts velobrauciens 2010 DATE: 22nd of May 2010 More (in Latvian) via: <A HREF="http://www.velokurjers.lv//bicycle/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.velokurjers.lv//bicycle/</A> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> </H2> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> Bicycle tour  "Around mount ARARAT"</H2> <A NAME="Cycle_tour_along_the_Baltic_Sea_coast_in_Couronia_Latvia_"></A> DATE: 2010.07.24 - 2010.09.08 As you maybe know, on Ararat is where Noah's Arc stranded ...  Well, this year an international group is organising a bicycle tour around the Ararat.  (Georgia-Armenia-Iran-Turkey-Georgia). And you, my dear adventurer, are invited. Information: <A HREF="http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2010-ararat" TARGET="_blank">http://www.bicycle.lt/en/main/tours.bc2010-ararat</A> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> </H2> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> Cycle tour along the Baltic Sea coast in Couronia (Latvia)</H2> <A NAME="_By_bicycle_through_Northern_Samogitia_and_Klaipeda_Region"></A> DATE: 31th of July to 17th of August Route Rīga- Venstpils- Liepāja average km per day: ca. 55 km participation: 80 Lat for the whole (ca. 120 Euro), 5 Lat per day, transport Ventspils or Liepaja: + 7Lat registration via: <A HREF="mailto:info@bicycle.lv">info@bicycle.lv</A> Info <A HREF="http://www.velokurjers.lv//bicycle/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.velokurjers.lv//bicycle/</A> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> </H2> <H2 ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-top: 0cm; margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border: none; padding: 0cm"> By bicycle through Northern Samogitia and Klaipeda Region</H2> DATE: 07.24-08.01 Start: �iauliai, via  Joni�kį, �agarę, N. Akmenę, Ma�eikius, Skuodą, �ventąją, Palangą, Klaipėdą,  Priekulę, Dreverną, Kintus, Klaipėdos raj. Finish: Klaipėdą. Daily ~70-80 km, Accommodation: Camping Participation fee: 70-100 Lt (20-30EUR) Contact:  linas - at - dviratis.lt  <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> <P ALIGN=CENTER STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> 4. From the Lithuanian Cyclists' news <UL> <UL> <UL> <UL> <LI> In the national bicycle museum in the city of Siauliai an exposition honouring Liudas Alseika, who started 50 years ago for a bicycle tour from Klaipeda to Wladiwostok,was opened. </UL> </UL> </UL> <LI> In Panevezys an exposition �bicycles: from sport to art� opened <LI> Firs �Critical Mass� in Silute (Heydekrug) against the ignorance of bicycles and cyclists <LI> passed year 1500 bicycles where stolen in Riga (at least that's the number of thefts announced to the police) . Until end of April (a bit before season) already 100 thefts were registered. Here's report from the Latvian television: <A HREF="http://zinas.nra.lv/video/688-velosipedus-zog-vairak-policija-sola-karot-ar-zagliem.htm">http://zinas.nra.lv/video/688-velosipedus-zog-vairak-policija-sola-karot-ar-zagliem.htm</A> </UL> <P ALIGN=LEFT STYLE="margin-bottom: 0cm; background: transparent; border-top: none; border-bottom: 1.10pt double #000000; border-left: none; border-right: none; padding-top: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0.07cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm"> www.BaltiCCycle.eu Experts on Cycling in The Baltic States Info � Shop � Rent � Travel � City tours Your personal contact (in English): Frank'as Wurft , M. A. POST: A/d (Post box) 61, OFFICE: Bernardinu 10 LT01002 Vilnius, Litauen Tel.: 00370 / 699 / 56009 Fax.: 00370 / 5 / 2784074 <A HREF="mailto:Frankas@bicycle.lt">Frankas@balticcycle.eu</A> <A HREF="http://www.bicycle.lt/balticcycle">www.BaltiCCycle.eu</A> Skype: Frankaw