Bicinauta
From July 9th and for 10 days, the Douro River will be descended to pedal by bicinutas: bicycles that are also boats.
Get down the Douro River on a bicycle It is something that, so far, has never been done. But this will change, on July 9th.
210 kilometers in the Portuguese Douro begin to be “cycling” next Wednesday, in Barca d’Alva, municipality of Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo, District of Guarda, 210 kilometers in Douro foreseen.
A Douro Stream It is a competition organized by the, which will put bikes to sail the third largest river of the Iberian Peninsula.
According to the organizer, the adventure will be done in conventional Portuguese bikes, produced by LightMobie herself, adapted to sail. This is how, for the first time, the Douro River will be descended to pedal while navigated.
Back to profile (jN), Pedro Vasconcelosresponsible for organizing the event, explained the mechanics of these bicycles, which are endowed with floatability and navigability.
They are “ordinary bikes that can be used on any road or path, but mounted on a structure that has two floatswith a means of propulsion associated with the rear wheel and a direction medium associated with the front wheel, ”he said.
Douro Stream aims to become a reference competition and attract cycling practitioners.
The organization expects this to be the first of many initiatives of the genre and that in 2026 and 2027 “the event is repeated with more dynamic, more impact and more people,” said Pedro Vasconcelos.
“We want to publicize what it is possible to do with a bicycle and, at the same time, show the great brand that is the Douro, and that together make a big event,” the promoter perspened.
According to JN, the descent of the Douro will be made in 10 stagestotaling 210 kilometers. The goal will be in Vila Nova de Gaia, with ‘cut’ date scheduled for July 19.
