Spanish Cyclepaths started three years ago as a simple blog dedicated to talking about cycle touring in Spain. At that time, the Internet didn't exactly lack information about the subject - most of the information that was available were personal pages dedicated to doing the Camino de Santiago, or travelogues written by tourists who'd gone on package tours. What was missing was information aimed at the independent traveller, the person who wasn't afraid to throw some clothes and some food into a pannier back and just go. That kind of touring was popular in Holland, France and, to a lesser extent, Italy. Why not Spain, with its Mediterranean climate, great food and quiet back road? Since then, Spanish Cyclepaths has gone more public, creating its first website in March of 2006. The website's relaunch signifies a new era, giving Spanish Cyclepaths collaborators the opportunity to share their experiences about biking in Spain and to make the experience rewarding and welcoming for more cyclists, who want to discover "the roads less travelled." While most of our expertise lies in cycle touring, don't hesitate to send us your questions if you're a roadie or a mountain biker - if we don't know the answer, we'll find someone who does.
About DAWN SEVERENUK Founder, SPANISH CYCLEPATHS
A native of Ottawa, Ontario, Dawn arrived in Spain in January of 2001. After several years taking flamenco classes and teaching ESL, she turned her attention to cycling in Spain, and since 2004, has been a freelance writer and reporter, contributing regularly to various English publications based in Spain, including IN MADRID (
www.in-madrid.com) and THE BROADSHEET (
www.tbs.com.es); she's also an online Expert with The Guardian's Guardian Abroad website (
http://www.guardianabroad.co.uk). As if cycling in her spare time wasn't enough, she also spent a year and a half working for a Spanish travel agency which specialized in cycle tourism. After putting 5,000 on her bike in the past two years, she's started planning her 2007 trips, including a 500-kilometre jaunt through Andalusia in early April, and doing the Camino de Santiago in late April and early May.
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