Tim Moore tackled the 9,000km route of the old Iron Curtain on a tiny-wheeled, two-geared East German shopping bike. Talking to Paul Blezard, Moore reflects on the curdling of the Communist dream, and the memories of a Cold War generation reared on the fear of apocalypse – at a time of ratcheting East-West tension. After three months, 20 countries and a 58-degree jaunt up the centigrade scale, man and bike finally wobble up to a Black Sea beach in Bulgaria, older and wiser, but mainly older. Continue reading Tim Moore: Stanfords Travel Writers Festival 2018
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The lure of long distance cycling
Our long distance pedal panel – Oli Broom, Tim Moore, Hannah Reynolds and William Fotheringham – took to the stage at 2pm. Continue reading The lure of long distance cycling