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Violca Spring / Summer 2026 — What's New in the Shop
The Café du Cycliste Spring/Summer 2026 collection has arrived in full. We walk through the key pieces, the new colourways, and what we think will be gone first.
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Violca EditorialMarch 20, 2026
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From Kostrzyn Oder to Märkische Schweiz: A Cross-Border Ride
100km from Kostrzyn Oder into Germany's "March Switzerland" — gorges, a turquoise lake, and lunch with a view over the water.
September 20, 2025
Roztocze by Bike: Zwierzyniec, Szczebrzeszyn, Zamość
Gravel roads through Roztocze National Park, a historic brewery in Zwierzyniec, and vineyards I didn't expect to find near Zamość.
August 22, 2025
Calpe and the Costa Blanca: A Cyclist's Spring Reset
Coll de Rates, Guadalest, the Xaló valley — why Calpe and the Costa Blanca are the cyclist's go-to for an early-spring reset, with a personal note from my own visits.
September 22, 2024
Cycling Lubusz: My Home Region on Two Wheels
Forest lakes, quiet roads, and pierogi after a long ride — this is Lubusz Voivodeship, my home region, the way I actually ride it.
July 2, 2024
Bike Trip through Northern Sweden
A gravel route through Swedish Lapland — Kiruna's mines, a Midsommar that never gets dark, and an island on the border I almost didn't leave.
May 13, 2024
Cycling London's Parks
From wild deer in Richmond Park to bluebells in Wanstead — nine London parks, explored the way they're meant to be seen: by bike.
July 28, 2023
Levi Bike Park, Finnish Lapland
Lift-served downhill, reindeer on the trail, and the best sausage soup I've had — Levi Bike Park, deep in Finnish Lapland.
July 24, 2023