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		<title>Flashback Friday: Christchurch Will Never Be Amsterdam</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/19/flashback-friday-christchurch-will-never-be-amsterdam/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Fleming]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:54:37 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Bicycle politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Central City]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/19/flashback-friday-christchurch-will-never-be-amsterdam/" title="Flashback Friday: Christchurch Will Never Be Amsterdam" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/IMG_1706-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p><em>Greetings from Rimini, Italy, where I&#8217;m just wrapping up attending the <a href="https://www.velo-city-conference.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Velo-City Cycling Conference</a> here. After that, my partner and I will be taking in a whirlwind journey on to Venice, Zurich, and then Amsterdam. In a blogpost back in </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Heads-up: Winter Solstice Ride 2026 next weekend</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/14/heads-up-winter-solstice-ride-2026-next-weekend/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 21:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hagley Park]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/14/heads-up-winter-solstice-ride-2026-next-weekend/" title="Heads-up: Winter Solstice Ride 2026 next weekend" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/SolsticeRide-2025-10-150x150.jpeg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" /></a><p>Greetings from Naples, Italy! My partner and I have just flown here from Oslo in Norway &#8211; literally from northern Europe to the south now. Here in Europe, we are approaching the summer solstice, so the days are certainly getting &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Velo-City Global Cycling Conference is coming to Adelaide 2014</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/12/flashback-friday-velo-city-global-cycling-conference-is-coming-to-adelaide-2014/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:06:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cyclivism]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/12/flashback-friday-velo-city-global-cycling-conference-is-coming-to-adelaide-2014/" title="Flashback Friday: Velo-City Global Cycling Conference is coming to Adelaide 2014" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/VeloCityGlobal2014-logo-150x150.png" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>My European travels continue across northern Europe; this past week I&#8217;ve visited Copenhagen (Denmark), Stockholm (Sweden), and currently in Oslo (Norway). Very soon, I&#8217;ll be headed down to Italy; firstly to Naples and the Amalfi Coast, and then across to </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol &#8211; more photos</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/05/flashback-friday-cycling-in-bristol-more-photos/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycling routes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycleway lighting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Europe Study Tour]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/06/05/flashback-friday-cycling-in-bristol-more-photos/" title="Flashback Friday: Cycling in Bristol &#8211; more photos" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Bristol2015 (14)-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Another week on the move around Europe with my partner; in recent days we have been through Vienna (Austria), Prague (Czechia), and now exploring Berlin (Germany). Along the way, I&#8217;ve probably been doing a bit of a mix of both </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Cycling around Perth</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/29/flashback-friday-cycling-around-perth/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 07:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/29/flashback-friday-cycling-around-perth/" title="Flashback Friday: Cycling around Perth" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Perth-Cycling-8-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>Greetings from Europe! My partner and I have made it halfway around the world&#8230; In between getting over the jet lag, we have so far explored the beaches and coastlines of Santorini (Greece) and Dubrovnik (Croatia). A little over a </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Europe here we come!</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/23/europe-here-we-come/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 04:57:54 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/23/europe-here-we-come/" title="Europe here we come!" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Europe-Trip-2026-Itinerary-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>By the time this post is published, my partner and I will winging our way from Christchurch towards Singapore on the first leg of our nearly-6 week long tour around Europe. And, as you can see from our itinerary below, &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday Guest Post &#8211; Cycling in Lisbon</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/22/flashback-friday-guest-post-cycling-in-lisbon/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Fleming]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 03:26:10 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/22/flashback-friday-guest-post-cycling-in-lisbon/" title="Flashback Friday Guest Post &#8211; Cycling in Lisbon" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Lisbon-DSCF0745-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>It&#8217;s coming up to D-Day when my partner and I head off to the other side of the world for a few weeks &#8211; more details about that tomorrow&#8230; In the meantime, we&#8217;re busy putting the finishing touches on our </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Photo of the Day: Rolleston Ave (former) shared path</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/19/photo-of-the-day-rolleston-ave-former-shared-path/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 09:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/19/photo-of-the-day-rolleston-ave-former-shared-path/" title="Photo of the Day: Rolleston Ave (former) shared path" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/RollestonAve-SharedPathUsers-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p>The potential risks of shared paths have suddenly come into the spotlight this week following the sad story of the woman who was <a href="https://www.chrislynchmedia.com/news-items/she-got-mowed-down-chch-husband-calls-for-rethink-on-shared-pathways-graphic-content/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">struck by a passing cyclist</a> on a shared path <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/jiuhHcgyDbuZS1qHA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">along Wooldridge Rd</a>. This incident certainly highlights &#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday First Look: Little River motorway link path</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/15/flashback-friday-first-look-little-river-motorway-link-path/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[LennyBoy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 00:26:29 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Cycle infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cycle touring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Major Cycleways]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/15/flashback-friday-first-look-little-river-motorway-link-path/" title="Flashback Friday First Look: Little River motorway link path" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/LRLinkMwayPath-5-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>One of the interesting projects I&#8217;ve been working on lately is the development of some new guidance for Auckland Transport on providing for people walking, cycling and horse-riding in rural (or peri-urban) areas. It&#8217;s certainly involved digging out some good </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Flashback Friday: Winter on the Little River Rail Trail</title>
		<link>https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/08/flashback-friday-winter-on-the-little-river-rail-trail/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Angela Cassidy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<a href="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/2026/05/08/flashback-friday-winter-on-the-little-river-rail-trail/" title="Flashback Friday: Winter on the Little River Rail Trail" rel="nofollow"><img width="150" height="150" src="https://cyclingchristchurch.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_6468-150x150.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="" style="float: left; margin-right: 5px;" link_thumbnail="1" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /></a><p><em>I was just reading about some good news down south, where a new section of the <a href="https://centralsouthtrail.co.nz/ride-the-trail/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Central South cycle trail</a> has opened from <a href="https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/south-canterbury/new-cycle-trail-%E2%80%98fantastic-facility%E2%80%99" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fairlie to Rockwood Rd</a> a few kms south along SH8 &#8211; another step in the long-term plan </em>&#8230;</p>]]></description>
		
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