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French duo cycles Olympic rings around Paris and hopes for a world record: “We organized our own Games” | The best thing on the web
“Every athlete dreams of participating in the Olympic Games, but I know I will never reach that level,” laughs one of the cyclists, Vincent Brémond. “With this trip we have…
Anfred cycles 30,000 kilometers from Alaska to Argentina: ‘Miss my wife’
You just have to be looking forward to it: a 30,000 kilometer bike ride from the top of North America to the very south of South America. Anfred van Roosmale…
Roland (60) cycles 60 kilometers every day for children in poverty
Wind, rain, snow or sun. Roland Beumer will cycle in all weather conditions this year, because today, on his birthday, he starts the 60-60-366 Challenge. The challenge symbolizes his age…
Only once every 221 years: billions of cicadas from two groups with different life cycles crawl out of American soil at the same time this year
They look a bit like grasshoppers, but the insect genus Magicicada belongs to the cicada group. They only live in the eastern US and have a special life cycle of…
Checking battery usage: How to read the charging cycles of Apple’s iPhone
Reading the charge cycles on an iPhone is a useful way to assess the health and lifespan of the battery. Since the battery is one of the most vulnerable elements…
Man (20) cycles without lights on the A59: ‘Luckily he can live to tell the tale’
A twenty-year-old man from Poland was taken off the A59 by the police on Sunday evening. The man was riding his bicycle on the highway, without lights. The control room…
Man cycles between railway barriers and is hit by train
A cyclist was seriously injured in a collision with a train in Dorst. The man allowed a train to pass, but then cycled between the railway barriers and was hit…
Richard from Noordscheschut cycles 1200 kilometers to Mont Ventoux to brave ‘bald mountain’: ‘I sleep along the road’
De Peddelaar lost his father to cancer last year. Moreover, his cycling buddy, who previously conquered the disease, is now once again in the oncological mill. Those were the nudges…
Marga cycles wheelchair to Santiago de Compostella after a cerebral haemorrhage
Wim and Marga van den Berge from Breda go to the pilgrimage site of Santiago de Compostella in Spain on a special wheelchair bicycle. Waved goodbye by friends, family and…
World star Pink cycles through Berlin here
By Ina Michaelis-Ugwonno On Wednesday evening, superstar pink (43) rocked the Berlin Olympic Stadium. Before that, the singer cycled through the city quite casually – and was faster than the…