Cycling in Amsterdam

Cycling guide to Amsterdam

Amsterdam sits in North Holland and is a starting point for long, low-lying days rather than climbing. The route recorded here runs 133.4 km point-to-point from Amsterdam to Breda, leaving through West and Noord before passing Rotterdam, where Centrum and Feijenoord are threaded together, then continuing south through Barendrecht and Heerjansdam. Beyond Rotterdam the line of villages comes thick and fast: Kuipersveer, Kleine-Lindt, Achter Lindt, Puttershoek, 's-Gravendeel and Wieldrecht, then Dordwijk, Tweede Tol, De Hoogen Toren, De Wacht, Den Engel and Willemsdorp. The southern half crosses Binnen Moerdijk and Moerdijk, then Lochtenburg, Roodevaart, Achterdijk and Zevenbergen, before Hazeldonk, Zwartenberg, Verloren Hoek and Prinsenbeek lead into Breda. Total elevation gain for the whole 133.4 km is 76 m, with no significant climb on the route, so the day is about steady distance and the succession of towns rather than gradient.

Best time to ride

The route was recorded in September, with temperatures of 19°C - comfortable conditions for a long, flat day of 133.4 km.

Terrain

Flat throughout: 76 m of total ascent across 133.4 km works out at almost nothing per kilometre, and no climb on the route is long or steep enough to register. The highest point recorded is -48 m, below sea level, which is typical of this part of the Netherlands.