My annual visit to the World Travel Market - the Italians can be relied on for a good crop of cycling maps and brochures
Mountain bikers and hikers not mixing well on the Tour du Mont Blanc
Mountain bikers and hikers not mixing well on the Tour du Mont Blanc
Parking at the Rifugio Elena, Courmayeur
The Giro d'Italia came through Courmayeur on 25 May 2019.
Bikes for rent at a sporting gear shop, Courmayeur
Pedestrians, cyclists and deliveries allowed on the main street of Courmayeur
Parking at the library, Courmayeur
The Giro d'Italia came through Courmayeur in May 2019 and these road markings are all along the route - and there's a bike rental shop in the background.
Beer for cycling Bella Mossa app
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/stories-45940844/the-city-that-gives-you-free-beer-for-cycling
https://www.bellamossa.it/
Very tight turn onto shared-use footway, Parma
Route under the railway, Parma
Lots of well-used cycle-parking in the centre of Parma
Bike-sharing station in the shopping area of Parma
Parking at the church of San Giovanni, Parma
Entry to traffic-free zone by Parma cathedral
Parking near the station, Parma
Cut-through blocked by ignorant car parking
Bike-sharing station at La Cicletteria di Parma - cycle station at the railway station
Access by smart card to La Cicletteria di Parma - cycle station at the railway station
Parking prices (for bikes and scooters) at La Cicletteria di Parma - cycle station at the railway station
La Cicletteria di Parma - cycle station at the railway station
There's quite a lot of cycle parking at Parma station
There's quite a lot of cycle parking at Parma station
Segregated route and crossing, Parma
Cycle parking needed at the Palazzo della Pilotta, for Parma's main museums.
Side route through the Palazzo della Pilotta, Parma
Bikes outside the post office, Parma
Cut-through behind the Baptistery, Parma
Road closure at the baptistery, Parma
Map of bike-sharing stations, Parma
Bike-sharing station, Parma
Cycle parking behind the Baptistery, Parma
Cycling in the traffic-free centre of Parma
Shared-use bridge footway, Parma
Shared-use riverside route, Parma
Pedestrians have little choice but to use the segregated cycleway here
Cycle route through the Piazza della Pilotta, Parma
Future cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
Cycle parking at new retail development, Parma
Future cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
New cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
Bike rented from the Parma youth hostel. Yes, there's a pedal missing. Yes, it worked.
Bikes to rent in the Parma youth hostel
Cycleway into Parma from the north crossing a motorway slip road
Cycleway north from Parma crossing the motorway slip road
Cycleway crossing a new but unused road, Parma
The cycleway north out of Parma changes sides here to negotiate the motorway interchange
New cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
New cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
New cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
New cycleway at a major retail development, Parma
Start of new cycleway at a major retail development, Parma. Yes, there's a dropped kerb, but it's a bit of a bodge.
Cycle parking and off-road cycleway, Parma
Abrupt end of the off-road cycle track at the first major junction, Parma
Cyclists on the road and on the cycle track, Parma
Pretty normal-looking bikes in the Parma bike-sharing scheme
Electric bikes shop, Parma
Segregated cycle track on the main road north from central Parma
Segregated cycle track on the main road north from central Parma
Junction of mountain bike routes on the edge of Bormio
The old road from the Stelvio Pass to Bormio via Bagni Vecchi and Bagni Nouvi.
The old road (not all paved) from the Stelvio Pass to Bormio via Bagni Vecchi and Bagni Nouvi.
No cycling to the Seradina and Bedolina petroglyphs (Italy's oldest World Heritage site)
Lots of cycle route signs in Capo di Ponte
Clearly the local cyclists all know this drinking fountain up in the old (upper) town of Bergamo.
Oh dear - no wonder other cyclists aren't using these rather exposed stands.
Excellent guide to cycle-friendly accommodation in Italy
Cycle parking, colonised by motorised two-wheelers, just like in France.
There's plenty of space for a good cycleway parallel to the railway through the car parks of the former Fiat factory, which could link the very disconnected Lingotto rail and metro stations.
There's only step or lift access to the fancy new Lingotto foot/cycle bridge - this cyclist carries his bike down.
Cyclist on the Lingotto foot/cycle bridge
Cycleway beneath the fancy new Lingotto foot/cycle bridge - with no real connection.
The fancy new Lingotto foot/cycle bridge
There's only step or lift access to the fancy new Lingotto foot/cycle bridge
The Lingotto foot/cycle bridge (from the Agnelli Foundation art gallery in the former Fiat factory).
Bike-sharing station at Lingotto metro station, Torino
Cycle parking at Lingotto metro station, Torino
Bike/wheelchair access to the Torino metro
No Cycles in this carriage of the Torino metro
Bike-sharing station, Torino
Cycling in the motor traffic-free centre of Torino
Cycle route sign in pedestrian area by the Palazzo Reale, Torino
Cyclist cutting through the Palazzo Reale, Torino
Cycle route through the Palazzo Reale, Torino
Cyclist cutting through the Palazzo Reale, Torino
The motor traffic-free centre of Torino
Motor traffic-free area in central Torino
Shared-use footway link to the Giardini Reali, Torino
Violinist-on-bicycle sculpture in Torino
Cycle parking in central Torino
Motor traffic-free central Torino
Cycle lane in central Torino
Road closure in Torino (with added obstacles)
Cycle parking, cycle-sharing and a tram stop - good integration in Torino
Most Italian cities have a Zona Traffico Limitado, with cameras fining unauthorised vehicles, and a pleasant environment for cyclists.
Road closure at the synagogue, Torino - security is the issue, but you'd have thought they could have allowed cycles to use the ramp.
Cycle-themed café terrace (with real cycle parking across the road) - location very inexact.
Cycleway alongside the tramway, Parco del Valentino, Torino
Road closure (cycling permitted) on a road in Parco del Valentino, Torino
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