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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    I Think you've picked a good season to go. For those of us who have to take long haul flights, Madrid is a very convenient starting point. For me too, I wanted to spend a few days in Segovia on the way. I had been hoping to encounter a few more pelegrinos! ;)
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    I think folding bikes would be difficult on some sections but there are alternative routes. From Madrid, I'd avoid the Camino completely and use the very good sealed Ruta Verde to Colmenar Viejo. The next section from Colmenar to Manzanares is extremely difficult. I had to push and drag my...
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    I don't like slime or " puncture free" tyres so I'll take my chances. Maybe I'm lucky, but I had no punctures this time and only one some years ago when I rode the French route. However my freewheel came apart at Coca this year and there were little ball bearings in all the wrong places...
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    Hi Ingrid, Sounds like a great plan. You'll love the very social French route to Sahgun and then by comparison the unspoilt but rather solitary Madrid route experience. I'm keen to go back next spring and start from Seville. I'm hoping for more social interaction with other pilgrims. That was...
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    My final day on the Redbike was over the mountain from Astorga to Ponferrada, about 60km for the day. I was surprise I arrived in quite good shape! The training over the past 2 weeks from Madrid obviously paid off. I donated the bike to the barman at Ponferrada bus station and now on my way...
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    Albergue en Coca.
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    My departure from Segovia delayed for a day because of severe weather warning. High winds and snow. Not as bad as it sounds...gave me time to research the via Verde. 75 km in the right direction, YES! ;)
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    This looks good...
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    Leaving Segovia tomorrow 24 april
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    Recent rain has made the track very muddy. Impossible to ride and difficult to even walk in places at the beginning. I would recommend the Ruta Verde alongside the main road for anyone with a bike or even for walking until the ground dries out. I got off the Camino as soon as possible. I...
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    Starting from Madrid by bike 19 April

    Attended mass and got my first sello today at Real Iglesia Parroquial de Santiago y San Juan Bautista. It was standing room only and a fantastic atmosphere! So many families kids and young people! Colmenar Viejo tomorrow by bike. Hope the rain eased off.
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    LIVE from the Camino Camino de Madrid - April 2019

    Thanks so much for you posts. I wondered where you were heading after Sahagun. I'm also planning to loop back via Vallodolid, Salamanca and Avila. We visited these cities 2 years ago and I want to go back. :)
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