2010 Bicycle Tours
2010 bicycle tours: This was the year that Garry got a real taste for long-distance cycling and being on the road for long periods of time. With nearly 5000 miles cycled.
Garry’s first tour of the year in April was to Wales and Ireland. It wasn’t the most successful bike tour.
His second tour of the year was a 2500-mile ride around the coast of Italy.
After cycling around Italy, Garry crossed the Alps and finished his tour in Samoens in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France.
Garry stayed in Samoens for nearly a month before cycling up through France and back home.
On his way up through France, Garry met a Swiss cyclist and was cycling the Loire Valley with her. They got as far as Orleans before they had to finish and part company. She going back to Switzerland, and Garry continuing to cycle up through France back to England.
His final tour of the year would see him return to France, where he would meet up with Katrin, the Swiss cyclist. They were going to continue and finish cycling the Loire Valley.
Once they had finished cycling the Loire Valley, they headed back to England.
They spent a week at Garry’s house before cycling to Katrin’s home in Switzerland, where Garry would end his bicycle touring for this year.
2010 Bicycle Tours From Garry McGivern
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There are also plenty of smaller rides that Garry has completed throughout the year, which can be found in the archive section of the website; simply click on a month to read more.
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If you’re enjoying the ride and want to fuel Garry’s next mile, you can always support him by buying him a beer. Or subscribe to his blog and follow him as he travels around on his bike. As a subscriber, you’ll be among the first to receive news and updates on future tours. And, of course, you can always follow Garry on social media: Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, X, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest. Garry’s also on Flickr, where you’ll find pictures from all his tours, along with regular photo updates that he generally publishes each month.
If you want to find out if Garry’s away touring at the moment and check his location, visit the Where’s Garry page. And after thousands of miles on the road, Garry’s condensed everything he’s learned into one place. So if you’re planning your own cycling adventure, read his reality check on long-distance touring.
Garry McGivern is a solo, self-supported bicycle tourist and the creator of Travelsonabike2. Having cycled over 70,000 miles worldwide on his trusty bike, Passepartout, Garry documents the reality of long-distance travel. Follow along for updates, gear insights, and the daily highs and lows of bicycle touring, whether he’s camped beside the road or in the luxury of a hotel. Join Garry on the road, and be inspired to start your own adventure. Read more.