Total distance: 357 km
Total distance: 357 km
Mam Vëlo op d’Schaff, in short MVOS, is a yearly bike to work (or school) campaign run by the Verkéiersverbond (National Public Transport Community) from May 15 to July 31. They also encourage the participation of members on social networks; this year the hashtag was #mvos2018.
So I decided to make a Map, using the tools from VeloViewer, which does the job much better and faster than me.
But I have shot several photos and published 225 of them on my Gallery! Below is a small sample of the landscape I shot either on my way to work, or most likely after work. With the long days I was able to do several (de)tours and explore roads and tracks I have never been before.
As mentioned earlier, see more on my photo gallery. Also, if you like seeing pictures of places, you can follow me on Strava.
A photo guide to Bambësch, winter version, for a fresh start. Or visit the whole album if you prefer.
On Sunday, August 28, meeting point is at 16:00 in the city at the intersection between Boulevard du Prince Henri and Avenue Monterey (next to the boat in the park). Please be there on time as we’ll leave shortly.
Link to map, where you can download the GPX file.
We will ride to Belair, Merl, Bertrange, Holzem, Garnich, Mamer and stop at the picnic place called Drēps. However if the group is too slow or unmotivated, we’ll go straight from Bertrange to Mamer – most of the way is on National Cycleways (PCs), Regional and Local Cycleways.
Below is a view of the picnic area (note that it’s not exclusive to the group):
You can also meet us at Drēps at 19:00 if you want to skip the effort part. Drinks can be cooled down in the river, and there’s a weather shelter.
For the return ride, there are two options, where the first is the most likely due to the surface:
Then we’ll follow the PC13 to Strassen, divert to Les Thermes (to avoid the segment on Route d’Arlon), ride back on PC1 to Val Sainte-Croix and back to the park and finish at the boat intersection.
If the group is big, I will need a co-organizer.
Important instructions:
There’s no mandatory registration, but would I appreciate if you can register to either the Facebook or the Meetup event, just to get a brief idea of the amount of people to expect.
Update after the ride: just a few photos 😉
Thanks to Cycle Luxembourg, I was privileged to help with the preparation of the first Cyclehack in Luxembourg City. A very nice experience from the inside, where a group of very busy people have managed to do everything; also it was a bit discouraging because it was during the National Holiday weekend and many people decided to travel for an extended weekend before the beginning of the holiday season.
Back to the topic, the event took place during the whole weekend (from Friday the 24th of June to Sunday) at the Rotondes. Friday evening and Sunday afternoon were opened to the public and the rest of the weekend only to participants.
All videos are also available for download on my personal gallery.
Introduction talk by Kasia Krzyzanowski:
Keynote speaker: Marc van Woudenberg of Amsterdamize:
Some local speakers:
Sam Tanson, member of the Aldermen council and in charge of mobility and transport issues for Luxembourg City:
Philippe Herkrath from Lëtzebuerger Vëlosinitiativ:
openData by Tezza Lana from Level2 – Syn2cat Hackerspace:
Jean-Michel Mertz from Bike43, a bicycle related startup here in Luxembourg:
Pierre Englebert from the Luxembourg branch of Cycling Without Age:
And my first ever talk, I even tried to talk, about my daily bike commutes in Luxembourg, with the glitches and everything:
My slides are also available online.
And to finish, Steve Clement from Level 2 and coorganizer made a very inspiring talk:
Sunday: presentation of the projects
This weekend we had the privilege to ride and then watch the nomad bike theatre Spoke n’ Chain.
Note: this page won’t stay online – it’s mainly for my family and the people who attended it 😉
While cycling on PC14, I discovered it was closed; and they did a detour via a the roads CR103 and CR109, a popular itinerary for trucks going to Kehlen. So I wasn’t very pleased to find which wasn’t announced on any web site. Imagine a family going for a bicycle ride altogether during this sunny Easter holiday…
The fun continues one kilometre ahead, where the main road is also closed, and all the best they have done is to Strikethrough the bicycle detour…
What a waste of money; doing a detour via a dangerous road, and then close the detour…
Also, on Tuesday, April 14, the cycling route is also closed between Mamer and Capellen; no alternative road is planned; but at least they have put the sign since last month:
So let me suggest the alternative way below to go from Mamer to Nospelt, which is technically against the law as the way is market with a (C,2) sign with no bicycle exemption, but:
Please note the traffic light when crossing Route d’Arlon in Mamer.
On cycleways, mostly dedicated. Easy to ride, the total distance is about 60 km long on a flat surface, mostly on asphalt; only one small segment is on a track and another one on gravel. The North segment to Offenburg is nicer than the South back to Strasbourg via Illkirch.
Download GPX file.