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Riding the Iron Curtain, with Tim Moore
Manage episode 164439779 series 2967
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold is comic travel writer Tim Moore's third bicycle-based escapade, and perhaps his craziest. He attempts to ride the length of the Cold War's Iron Curtain, from the north of Finland to the Black Sea coast. It's near enough ten thousand kilometres, a challenge for any cyclist, and not least a slightly unfit middle aged man riding a secondhand East German shopping bike with small wheels and only two gears. Before a live audience at a book event in Monmouth, organised by Rossiters bookshop, Moore explains how he dreamed up the idea and how he got on. Continue reading →
The post Riding the Iron Curtain, with Tim Moore first appeared on The Bike Show.
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Manage episode 164439779 series 2967
The Cyclist Who Went Out in the Cold is comic travel writer Tim Moore's third bicycle-based escapade, and perhaps his craziest. He attempts to ride the length of the Cold War's Iron Curtain, from the north of Finland to the Black Sea coast. It's near enough ten thousand kilometres, a challenge for any cyclist, and not least a slightly unfit middle aged man riding a secondhand East German shopping bike with small wheels and only two gears. Before a live audience at a book event in Monmouth, organised by Rossiters bookshop, Moore explains how he dreamed up the idea and how he got on. Continue reading →
The post Riding the Iron Curtain, with Tim Moore first appeared on The Bike Show.
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