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Cycling Europe CYCLING | TRAVEL | ADVENTURE | PODCAST Andrew P. Sykes is a writer, cyclist, podcaster, filmmaker, speaker and teacher.

He is also a lover of those quirky, humorous travelogues that meander comically from one minor adventure to the next. So writing about a long-distance cycling trip across Europe from southern England to southern Italy seemed the natural thing for him to do once his small-time odyssey was over. The result was 'Crossing Europe on a Bike Called Reggie'. In 2013, he embarked upon a second trip from Gr

eece to Portugal following the Mediterranean coast - 'Along The Med on a Bike Called Reggie' was published in 2014. A third trip was completed in 2015 from the southern tip of Spain (Tarifa) to the northernmost point of Norway (Nordkapp). The book, 'Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie' was published by Hachette/Summersdale in May 2017. Andrew edits a popular cycling website, CyclingEurope.org where you will find more information about his journeys and cycling and travel in general. He also now produces a cycle touring podcast, The Cycling Europe Podcast which is widely available across podcasting platforms. For more details about the man himself, visit apsykes.com. You can see all the pictures from the European cycle journeys on the Cycling Europe on a Bike Called Reggie page. And finally, you can follow the author on Twitter and on Instagram .

Cycling Europe: Late-Summer UpdateI predicted a few weeks agp that it would be a summer of no (long-distance) cycling, a...
23/08/2026

Cycling Europe: Late-Summer Update

I predicted a few weeks agp that it would be a summer of no (long-distance) cycling, and that's certainly turned out to be the case. Today is Sunday 23rd August and there's a week of the school summer holidays left before I return to work as a teacher on September 1st. Much of my summer has been taken up with recording the audiobook versions of the three 'on a Bike Called Reggie' books of course. The first two books - Crossing Europe... and Along The Med... are complete and 55% of Spain to Norway... is also done. It's a shorter book that the others so I'm hoping that tomorrow - my final scheduled day of twelve in the studio - will see us complete the remaining 45% of that book as well. The final book - Le Grand Tour... is going to be recorded over several Fridays in September and October (as I don't work on a Friday)....

Discover insights from this quiet summer of cycling, audiobook recordings, and future cycling adventures on CyclingEurope.org.

If you enjoy The Cycling Europe Podcast, the books, the films or the website please support me on Ko-fi! Thanks if you c...
23/08/2026

If you enjoy The Cycling Europe Podcast, the books, the films or the website please support me on Ko-fi! Thanks if you can.

Support Andrew P. Sykes

Crossing Europe… / Along The Med… / Spain To Norway… / Le Grand Tour…: The Audiobooks Are Coming!
20/08/2026

Crossing Europe… / Along The Med… / Spain To Norway… / Le Grand Tour…: The Audiobooks Are Coming!

Thoughts?
15/08/2026

Thoughts?

After this week’s partial eclipse, I’m toying with the idea of a cycling tour around Spain in 2027. The timing would wor...
14/08/2026

After this week’s partial eclipse, I’m toying with the idea of a cycling tour around Spain in 2027. The timing would work well. “El Gran Viaje… on a Bike Called Wanda”?

Eclipse, Yorkshire, 12.8.26
12/08/2026

Eclipse, Yorkshire, 12.8.26

The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 102 – Chris Molland – Trip PlanningIn episode 102 of The Cycling Europe Podcast we m...
09/08/2026

The Cycling Europe Podcast: Episode 102 – Chris Molland – Trip Planning

In episode 102 of The Cycling Europe Podcast we meet Chris Molland. Chris hasn’t written a book, isn’t a YouTuber and doesn’t produce podcasts. He’s a touring cyclist from the south of England with a story to tell and excellent advice to share. This is a longer episode of the podcast so you may want to listen in instalments and it’s a fascinating delve into the mind of an ‘ordinary’ cyclist. Perhaps Chris should write a book after all…...

In episode 102 of The Cycling Europe Podcast we meet Chris Molland. Chris is a touring cyclist from the south of England with a story to tell and excellent advice to share.

It took me 3 months! Congratulations to Sarah Ruggins 🇨🇦 🙂🚴‍♂️
08/08/2026

It took me 3 months! Congratulations to Sarah Ruggins 🇨🇦 🙂🚴‍♂️

At number 5...
08/08/2026

At number 5...

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