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Episode 044: The Canal de la Garonne & Canal du Midi / Trikes
Episode 044: The Canal de la Garonne & Canal du Midi / Trikes
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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
Feb 26, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Declan Lyons trained as a zoologist but after several years working as a journalist and management consultant he started to research and then write two Cicerone guides for people interested in cycling the Canal de la Garonne from Bordeaux to Toulouse and the Canal du Midi from Toulouse to the Mediterranean coast at Sète. Together the canals are known as the Véloroute des Deux Mers - the ‘two seas cycle route’ - and in this episode of the podcast he talks about the history of the canals and how they have been transformed in recent decades into one of France’s most popular cycling routes. Also: we hear from Ian Yarroll, an experienced cycle tourist, who, after developing balance problems, took up a recumbent trike…
Released:
Feb 26, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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