At last....all the hard work has finally paid off. All the logistics and planning that needed to go into the Recycle History 2012 is almost complete. We needed to be sure that everything was set up so you all could simply book your ride: Remember; payment for your flight for you and your bike to Lithuania and for the return from Moscow is not included in the costs set out below.
The start and finish dates for the ride are confirmed. 19th August start in Kaunas, Lithuania and 2nd September finish at Borodino, Russia
(See the intinerary in the downloads section of the Recycle History website and the maps for each days cycle.)
Remember the ride has been structured to allow those who are reasonbly fit and capable cyclists to take part....there is still plenty of time to get fit enough for this years ride.
The price for taking part is 975 EUROS for each rider and includes: (click the read more button to see list) Read more…
Recycle History is very pleased to announce that the 2012 ride from Kaunas to Borodino will be supporting the very good charity work that West Oxfordshire Vetka Association (WOVA) carries out for the victims of the Chernobyl disaster in Belarus. Recycle History will always support charities local to the rides we organise. the website link to WOVA is http://www.wova.org.uk/
We hope all cyclists taking part in the ride will help us to help WOVA do their very good work. Read more…
Why not join the interactive party at the Facebook. Yes thats right we have a facebook page and a twitter account so please do come and like and follows us. Read more…
Recycle History will be travelling across Lithuania & Russia this year but also across the world via Social Media. Those involved in the project will be posting text and visual updates on the website, Twitter and Facebook as well as Flickr and Vimeo but we are also inviting visitors and participants to add their own voices on their Social Media Pages. Simply by tagging your responses, comments, questions or thoughts with the hashtag #recyclehistory2012 on Twitter (or recyclehistory2012 anywhere else) anyone can join in the conversation. Read more…
To register please complete the following form Register for the ride
To take part in the ride you will need register. Registration gets you access to the Private Recycle History Forum. Once registered you will be shortly sent out details and a log in for the forum. Read more…
Cyclists of Europe.......come and join us on a commemorative bike ride and cycle the route taken by The Grande Armee’ of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1812 when he attempted to defeat The Tsar Alexander 1st Of Russia. Be part of an assembly of cyclists riding in memory of the hundreds of thousands from both sides who suffered and died during that terrible conflict and take part in this act of remembrance to make that war into a new story....a story not of aggression and destruction but of friendship and welcome.
All cyclists are welcome, from all countries of Europe. We would hope to see in particular Russian, Belarus, French, Lithuanian, Polish, German, Austrian, Italian and all other nationalities who were involved in that great event almost 200 years ago, we invite you all to take part in Recycle History 2012. The ride begins in Kaunus, Lithuania, on 19th August 2012 and finishes at Borodino, Russia on 2nd September 2012, in time to witness the anniversary of the battle which this year takes place on the 2nd September.
We wish to commemorate all those who died, no matter what their origin. We welcome all to ride with us, from the four corners of Europe, from the towns and villages, coastlines and hillsides. From Lisbon to the Urals from Lombardy to the high arctic zones, please come and cycle in the great, beautiful heartlands of Russia, Belarus and Liuthuania ... to cycle and remember all who died in 1812, for they were all sons and daughters of Europe and they deserve to be remembered.
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The Recycle History website is now ready to be looked at and used by everyone. We have uploaded the information gathered on our recent trip to Lithuania, Belarus and Russia and have lots of advice, suggestions and comment for you to look at and decide whether you want to be part of the Recycle History 2012 inaugural ride.
The ride is open to men and women of all ages over the age of 18 years on 16th August 2012. Unfortunately there can be no exceptions to this requirement. Each rider who joins us needs to sign the disclaimer document which can be downloaded in the Downloads section of the website.
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