Best Cycle Rides in The Netherlands; Home from Dordrecht

This fabulous one day bike ride is as good as it gets, even in the Netherlands! This was the last day of an epic French/German/Dutch trip but this section would make a fantastic first time adventure for newbies going Dutch. We did it from Dordrecht to Europort in Rotterdam, but it works equally well going the other way.

[@BillEvans1956]

I’ll be riding LF Maasroute in May 2024. Looking forward to the trip.

[@FleurvanhH.9954]

I used to ride that dangerous bend everyday on my way to school, really cool to see my city like this😊

[@OldButElectrified]

Glad you liked the vid and thanks for the encouragement Daaf. Yeah, Dordrecht is a great place. Cynth

[@ammervasim3734]

Mooi land Holland

[@vincentmckelvie267]

Done a couple of big-ish cycle tours myself, Netherlands and Germany. Watching this made me envious. Looks like they're having a real fun tour.

[@OldButElectrified]

It was an epic Vincent, will stay with me until old age. Ha. Can’t wait to go again!. Don

[@TheNitramlxl]

I did a bicycle tour from cologne to zandvoort in 2006 - it was a awesome tour. Nice to see you had fun, too.

[@OldButElectrified]

Nothing like it is there!!!

[@henrimessinghausen5185]

Lovely...thanks, I enjoyed watching.

[@OldButElectrified]

Thanks Henri Cynth

[@TheEssexSpurs]

Wow!!!Must get my Trek FX3 fired up and take a punt on something similar.I'm hooked.Great Vid!!!

[@OldButElectrified]

Thanks Mr. Spurs. There’s plenty out there. You gotta do it you know😋

[@ScrappyCoCo0]

Great video. I live in Papendrecht myself and went to school in Dordrecht so I recognized every single thing in this video.

[@OldButElectrified]

Thanks Scrappy, you are so blessed to live in such a civilised place!

[@qedqubit]

Cool ! the bendy tunnel with the steep uprise out of it, passing under a traintrack, is outside the dutch Specifications for bikepaths, it's over 5% steepness, and the corners are too sharp, but as the traintrack splits the city in north & south, this one of 5 places to pass is the centre one, and requires a momentary speedrush. (and precise steering, working brakes, accellerating at the right moment, so you can get out with minimal sweatgland-activation... ) it's my favourite !

[@OldButElectrified]

Thanks for the details. Very interesting. It seemed to us to be most un Dutch like. We just put it down to being one of the first underpasses in The Netherlands! D

[@vidhanchandrasahu1185]

Beautiful City..... ❤️🇮🇳

[@OldButElectrified]

We shall be back Vidhan

[@vidhanchandrasahu1185]

@@OldButElectrified Come to India 🙏🏻

[@petervanginkel326]

The main feature of Dordrecht is not a big church but the house where they signed the treaty that created The Netherlands as a state.

[@prajowluck3596]

best ever. america should embrace

[@OldButElectrified]

Ditto, the UK

[@vanderquast]

Nice Vlog. I hope you enjoyed the cycle trip in The Netherlands. Greetings from the other side of the North See 😉

[@OldButElectrified]

Thanks Jacobus, I think you were very complimentary too about another bikeride in The Netherlands which I recorded. Thanks. Don

[@Paul_C]

It is remarkable the UK still didn't do their sums, every Euro spent on cycle infrastructure comes back as three fold. Be that in health-care, taxes, time, and on less expensive roads on infrastructure.

[@OldButElectrified]

We couldn’t agree more Paul, but it starts to hurt banging our heads agains the government policy brick wall!

[@bollinamohansatyabalakrish2076]

In Indian cities.its harder to even find foot path😂😂

[@Lisbergone]

Do you have a cyclemap whit track for the rute

[@user-wn8cp3qf1x]

Why do all foreigners cycle with saddles far too low? This not just considerably reduces speed but it can permantly damage one's knees too.

[@OldButElectrified]

Generally so that we can reach the pedals! Our legs tend to be much shorter than Dutch ones. X😊 Don

[@sjaakdewinter6258]

Believe me, every cycle ride in the Netherlands is special for not Dutch people>>no danger at all. (but please follow the rules)

[@OldButElectrified]

Its only by enduring the dimness of night on Britains cycling (un)provision can we Brits enjoy the crisp clear mornings of Dutch cycleways,. Once again, the Dutch get it spot on!

[@Alerdo]

why are you guys not wearing helmets ?

[@OldButElectrified]

Look more closely Ali. Those of us who want to wear helmets are wearing them, those of us who don’t aren’t, oh like the vast majority of cyclists in The Netherlands. I get comments asking why we are wearing helmets too.... would you guys just argue amongst yourselves please. Cynth

[@Alerdo]

@@OldButElectrified Im not arguing with anyone and Idk about any ''guys'' arguing. I just asked a question that I didn't know the answer of

[@OldButElectrified]

Sorry Ali, in that case the answer is: 98% of cyclists in the Netherlands don’t wear helmets (nor Lycra, nor cyclewear of any sort). It’s because they don’t consider themselves as cyclists, just ordinary folk going about their daily business, but on a bike. Most Dutch miles on a bike are on purpose made and very safe cycle tracks where no cars are allowed. Hope this helps. X C

[@Alerdo]

@@OldButElectrified ohh so there are no cars around bike roads I get it ty

[@frankhooper7871]

Because...the Netherlands. No reason to wear helmets any more than there is to wear them when walking. [Mind you, I'm one of those who choose not to wear a helmet here in the UK too.]

[@thomastoadie9006]

Your lovely video made me remind me, and made me a bit sad I must admit, what a shame it is how Brexit is currently driving a wedge between us and Britain. :(

[@TheEssexSpurs]

No wedge between us.Ferries and planes and trains connect us

[@frankhooper7871]

Brexit certainly won't keep me away! I love my cycling holidays in the Netherlands. I've been to 's-Hertogenbosch, Etten-Leur and Leiden. This year was going to be Utrecht, but that pesky pandemic put pay to that [said he, alliteratively]. Next year, all being well.

[@thomastoadie9006]

@@frankhooper7871 Cheers to that, Frank!

[@OldButElectrified]

It certainly was nothing personal; we Brits Love the Dutch nation. Always have, always will. Don S

[@bladesman7701]

Many of us Brits wanted to stay in the EU. I love the netherlands, go there twice per year on my bike, but from Harwich to Hook of Holland ferry, not the Hull one. Actually the Hull ferry looks better than the Stena Line one we use from Harwich!!