[Ep. 1087] A bonus Real-Time Ride in Lelystad (Netherlands) filmed on Friday 24 October 2025, 4.8km at 18km/h on average. More information in the blog post: https://bicycledutch.wordpress.com/?p=27110
It's interesting to see your average speed, at around 18 km/h is not that different to mine when I am commuting on an e-bike in London! Takes me about 26 minutes to go 8.85 km, so roughly 20 km/h on average. I would put this down to how you few times you have to come to a full stop. My route is one that involves fewer traffic lights than most (using Cycleway 27 as it passes through Islington is a particular delight) but I pass through 10 junctions with traffic lights on my way into work. And it's rare that I arrive at one of them with a green light.
00:48 a narrow path leads to a wide bridge… In the video where you cycled the other way, you can see that if there is someone walking/biking to the bridge, there is little room left for a bike to pass. But there is room enough to 'repair' this little fault. Crossing at 01:36 should be raised for cars! Nice video again! We get a lot of bike rides through the Netherlands on Youtube through this way. Time for a website with a list!
Intresting to see the contrast in the old Lelystad in first section – with one very long completely straight streets and loads of the same repeating houses – and the new Lelystad in the second part – with more winding cycle lanes and modern varying architecture.
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I lived and biked there in the early 80's
Do Almere next!
The bus station is being relocated at Station Lelystad Centrum.
Very nice ride ! Thanks.
This is considered one of the worst places to live in the Netherlands.
Still a pretty terrible city to live in, very windy, very little character unless you are a urbanist planner…
Die rare palen om de lantaarnpalen steken ver uit op het fietspad……
4:40 looks unusual for a fietspad with these lamp posts and their protective tubes.
14:04 …that button push was not needed …the sensors already told the semaphore to go red for the cars.
Je moet je ketting eens smeren!
It's interesting to see your average speed, at around 18 km/h is not that different to mine when I am commuting on an e-bike in London! Takes me about 26 minutes to go 8.85 km, so roughly 20 km/h on average. I would put this down to how you few times you have to come to a full stop. My route is one that involves fewer traffic lights than most (using Cycleway 27 as it passes through Islington is a particular delight) but I pass through 10 junctions with traffic lights on my way into work. And it's rare that I arrive at one of them with a green light.
00:48 a narrow path leads to a wide bridge… In the video where you cycled the other way, you can see that if there is someone walking/biking to the bridge, there is little room left for a bike to pass. But there is room enough to 'repair' this little fault. Crossing at 01:36 should be raised for cars! Nice video again! We get a lot of bike rides through the Netherlands on Youtube through this way. Time for a website with a list!
Intresting to see the contrast in the old Lelystad in first section – with one very long completely straight streets and loads of the same repeating houses – and the new Lelystad in the second part – with more winding cycle lanes and modern varying architecture.
It's so weird to see my street while I just happened to find this video on YouTube 😏