Podcasts

Vélotaf

The bicycle is not just an object, not just a means of getting around. It is a way of seeing the world, of fighting battles, of tackling questions like inequality, discrimination, ecology, and our relationship to time and space.

Season 3

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Cycling where you least expect it: plumbing with Louis de Liedekerke from PipeCare

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From software to the Belgian compact bike: the entrepreneurial adventure of Frédéric Mertens

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Changing habits at work: cycling seen from the inside with Stéphanie Roussel

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35,000 km by bike and an app to get you going: travelling differently with Corentin Richard

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The air we cannot see: mobility and urban pollution with Pierre Dornier

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Convincing without preaching: soft mobility on campus with Patrick Jacquemin

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Covered on the road: understanding cyclist risk, with Quentin Colmant

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Sustainable mobility: changing behaviour, not just infrastructure, with Emmanuelle Brunetti

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Cycling in the climate battle, with Lucas Hernandez

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Innovation and tradition: French bike-making with Aymeric Le Brun

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Paris and its cycling challenge: can the bike really dethrone the car? with Charlotte Guth of the City of Paris

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From engine to pedal: the metamorphosis of mobility with Karl Lechat

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Try it, adopt it! The company bike explained by Tandem with Arthur de Jerphanion

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Urban speed: the key to coexistence? with Erwan Segalen

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Mid-tail, long-tail, compact... Cargo bikes find their place! with Paul Palacio

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2035 under pressure: can we stay the course?

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If you want to be rich, don’t work in cycling. It’s a job for the passionate, with Jean-François Dhinaux

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Endurance, mindset and bikepacking: beyond the daily commute with Adrien Guilmin

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Does bike commuting have a future in the countryside? with Charles Merlin from Vivre Moins Con

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When TV gets in the saddle: RTBF’s bike control room experience

Season 2

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Gender and cycling: a feminist perspective with Mélodie from the La Ville à Vélo association

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11,000 km by bike: when adventure means freedom and restraint

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From road cycling to adventure: stop holding back and go, with Sandra Jacques

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Bikes vs cars, a zero-accident policy and the FUB’s vision for 2030

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Inclusion in cycling jobs, with Mathilde, Audrey and Maria from ‘Les Roues Libres’

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Vélonomie, mutual aid and independence: the power of self-repair workshops

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The ideal cycle infrastructure, by Florian Bonet

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Raphaël’s “Solar Breakaway”: a sporting and humanitarian solar bike project

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Cycling, inclusion and self-confidence: the mission of the Casual Cycling Club

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Velo-City and the politics of cycling in Paris, with Isabelle Lesens

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Behind the Seine’s cycle riverbanks: told by the woman who started it all

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The story of a pioneer: nine months by bike for the first cycling cities barometer

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Happy Shifter: pleasure as the engine of a new mobility

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From comms to bikes, no transition. With Madeleine of CycloLibre

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From fixed gear to Beaujolais: Marie shares with authenticity

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In the shoes of a cargo bike courier, with Marie from Fends la Bise

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Go behind the scenes of a bike newsletter like no other: Le Concentré Vélo

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Cargo bike consulting and field knowledge, with Chloé Bouilloux

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The case for inclusive cycling infrastructure

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A cycling lifestyle in a semi-rural area is possible, with Guénaëlle from the Vélotaffeurs Tressois

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A cycling tour of the resorts: investigating ski’s carbon footprint, with Guillaume de Lustrac

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The ski resorts’ Tour de France: the adventure, the challenges and the stakes, by Guillaume de Lustrac

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Cycling schools and children’s independence on a bike, with Cyril from Maison du Vélo Lyon

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Franck Girardot: from bankruptcy to a successful reconversion into the world of cycling

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Bikes, precarity and fiction: cycle logistics as told by Franck Girardot

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Why isn’t cycle logistics the solution on its own?

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Which scenarios for 2050? With Kévin Jean

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The link between health and cycling

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From the draisine to the modern bicycle, and the future of cycling

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A journey through time: cycling across the ages

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Do we cycle differently in the city or the suburbs? A 44-year analysis of the Paris region

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REPLAY - Altis Play, or how to improve coexistence between different road users

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A specialist e-shop to promote bike commuting

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Car lobbying vs cycling, how to change mobility habits

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Cycling as a tool for climate adaptation with Gonéri Le Cozannet

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On the road to decarbonising transport with Gonéri Le Cozannet

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What tomorrow’s mobility will look like, with Stein van Oosteren

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The world of sustainable cycling textiles, with Mickaël from Vélor

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How to convince elected officials to expand the cycle network?

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More bikes, more women on bikes, more women in the cycling world, with Suzon & Suzette

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Becoming self-sufficient in bike mechanics with the Ateliers de la rue Voot

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Sustainable mobility, funding and public authorities: the challenge for ASBLs, with Mathieu from Remorquable

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Discovering long-distance cycling with La Cyclo pour le Climat

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The power of crises in transforming mobility, explained by Stein van Oosteren

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Anne-Charlotte Peridon and Laetitia Cros - Suzon et Suzette

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Elles en Selles: encouraging women to get on their bikes

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What solutions to reduce cyclist accidents?

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A Bike for 10 Years: linking cycling, the circular economy and children

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Move house, repair, play, cook.... Everything you can do by renting a bike trailer!

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Changing your life and choosing Made in France, with its challenges and its benefits

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Pumptracks and Vélomaster courses in the city to learn cycling and reduce inequality.

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Where does anti-cycling come from, and how does it manifest?

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Less oil, more bikes: the story of the Ateliers vélos de la rue Voot

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Making room for the bike in political discourse

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The three levels of action to make cyclists and pedestrians coexist in the city

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What are the main barriers to developing bike networks?

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The story of the 2WheelTuesday challenge

Season 1

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Bike commuting as an environmental commitment

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Turning any bike into an e-bike

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A bike with eco-friendly materials

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A passion project: the bike as an engine of professional reintegration

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The cargo bike that replaces the works van

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Training more people to cycle

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Offering a real alternative to the car

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Every bike commuter has their own needs, and so their own ideal company bike

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Making trips under 10 km by bike

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Passing on good bike practices

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Soft mobility hubs for the flexibility of journeys

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Putting a positive spin on climate change stories

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The platform for second-hand bikes

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The bike service for companies

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Buddy bike commuting to encourage urban cycling

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A platform for second-hand cargo bikes

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The bike dedicated to children

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The urban bike information hub

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The platform for women on bikes

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Women’s mobility and women in mobility

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Companies’ responsibility towards bike commuters

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The secure bike parking community

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The company bike and parking facilities

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The tool that will help local authorities understand bike use in their area

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Vélib’ targets the circular economy with recyclable batteries

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Raising business awareness of bikes’ environmental impact

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Renting an electric bike before making the investment

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A home bike repair system

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Company bike fleets instead of company car fleets?

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The tool to measure employees’ km by bike

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Being well equipped to stay safe on the road

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Trying bike commuting with a rental bike

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Bike-sharing to transform urban mobility

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Reaching a better quality of life and environment through the bike

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Improving the coexistence between different road users

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How the company can drive a change of habits

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Improving cycling conditions in the city

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Launch on 15 July 2021!