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In the year 2022 we will be cycling for 3 months in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and France. We will start on the 3rd of July in Amsterdam with one-week of preparation camp. Then we cycle south towards Marseille and spend the last weeks along one of the most beautiful coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. A more detailed plan with what projects and festivals we’ll visit on what days is available on our Route Page.

As mentioned above the beginning of the tour (3rd to 24th July) will be a tour for FLINTA and LGBTQIA+, while hetero endo cis-male persons are asked not to join the tour. In this way we hope to achieve a fun and empowering biketour experience, which avoids one-sided masculinity. Also the idea is to develop the collective towards being more equally organised and represented by different gender orientations, instead of the imbalance towards the cis-male side, which has been a pattern on the tour and the orga the last years.

To explain the abbreviations: FLINTA stands for endo cis-Female, Lesbian, Intersexual, Non-binary, Transgender and Agender. LGBTQIA+ stands for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersexual, Asexual and those whose identity is not accurately captured by the before mentioned orientations (+).

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We hope to see you on the tour :)

Ecotopía Biketour es una comunidad internacional autogestionada que organiza cada año una ruta en bici en diferentes regiones de Europa desde 1990. Durante la ruta visitamos proyectos sociales y medioambientales y practicamos formas de activismo y vida sostenible. Tenemos una dieta vegana, tomamos las decisiones por consenso y potenciamos el compartir nuestras habilidades. Este es uno de nuestros valores clave para crear un entorno no discriminatorio. Ecotopia Biketour es para todas las personas interesadas en viajar en bicicleta, en vida comunitaria, en autogestión, medioambiente y en aprender desde la propia experiencia.

Lee más sobre lo que es el Ecotopia Biketour.

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Conceptos del Biketour

Direcciones Generales De Participación

Ya que todos tenemos diferentes visiones sobre la vida y diversas personalidades, Ecotopia Biketour ha desarrollado un conjunto de valores básicos para ayudarnos a generar expectativas similares con respecto al proyecto.

> direcciónes generales de participación

Autogestión

Ya que nos oponemos a todo tipo de liderazgo o estructura jerárquica, el Biketour se organiza de una forma abierta donde todos pueden formar parte.
> como se prepara
> consenso

> círculos

Herramientas Online

Intentamos utilizar los mas posible software libre y gratuito en el proceso de preparación. Lo mismo vale cuando compartimos fotos y videos dentro del grupo.
> herramientas online
> compartir fotos

En La Ruta

Todos deberían ser capaces de montar en bicicleta junto al Biketour. Debido a esto, mantenemos las distancias cortas y siempre tenemos exploradores que toman la delantera y van señalando la ruta. Todos pueden seguir estas señales a su propio ritmo. Las actividades como explorar cocinar o llevar un carro, son compartidas.
> en la ruta
> tareas y rotación
> carros
> acampe libre

Alimento

Toda la comida comunal del Biketour es vegana y es cocinada con leña en nuestras estufas rocket. Siempre que es posible hacemos dumpster-diving y adquirimos alimentos en granjas locales y pequeños comercios.
> veganismo
> estufas rocket
> dumpster-diving

Actividades

Planeamos y efectuamos muchas actividades en el transcurso del Biketour: Compartimos habilidades, brindamos ayuda en diversos proyectos, nos unimos a protestas, reparamos bicicletas y demas.
> compartiendo habilidades

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