Cycling London to Istanbul

[Tigerbiten]

What's the problem with Bulgaria to Istanbul?

It's probably because you leave the cycle path along the Danube and have to make your own route up across country on unknown roads.
That doesn't bother me as I'm doing it all the time in this country .....

 

[hoopdriver]

The cycle path along the Danube is brilliant through Germany and Austria - but gets considerably less so east of Vienna.

 

[Tigerbiten]

But the amount of traffic off main roads also drops as you get further east.
I found this makes up for the loss of the cycle paths.

 

[brianpeakall]

are u still planning april ride? I might be doing the same

 

[Ticktockmy]

I always found that for long tours over 1500 miles, you really need to have a open timescale, bad weather, visa problems, cycle problems quickly throw any pre-planning into doubt. Physical abilities can be a big problem if you are not fit enough, sores can have a remarkable effect on your timescale. If you get yourself cycle fit, and learn to maintain most fixable problems with your cycle, you should have an enjoyable time.

 

[Sixmile]

David Stanbridge cycled from N Ireland to Australia via Turkey. He mentioned that Turkey was where he had some difficulties and feared for his safety on at least one occasion. His route, blog and all other stuff can be found here if you're interested: http://www.solostan.com/

 

[Larsson88]

Hi..
We did something similar few years back, cycled from Glasgow to Gaziantep, nearly 3500 miles. We done it in 45 days! Some day we were doing 100 miles a day, other days we barely managed 45 miles.
We're going again this year. If you're still up for it, you can join us.

View: https://www.facebook.com/Scotland2Syria/videos/1496750087100025/

 

[OzBaRan]

are u still planning april ride? I might be doing the same

are u still planning april ride? I might be doing the same

hi there
Yes I am planning to start Begining of June. If you are interested we can discuss more about details. Email me on ozgurkorkmaz@hotmail.co.uk

 

[ZakCinelli]

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRXbaflYMPA&t=&fbclid=IwAR2FAsU1zuGs0M69Jmi1mGKViq4DbplZATiGTjKZ7jmqQpyLlACYfyOpQHY

https://www.strava.com/athletes/301...rval_type=week&chart_type=miles&year_offset=0

I recently cycled from London to Istanbul fixed gear, the footage and routes are linked above. If you have any questions when planning let me know!