The European programme has allowed the completion of most of the more difficult sections between Nevers and Chalon-sur-Saône and between Dôle and Montbéliard, and the outstanding work should be completed within two years. In Alsace and in the Territoire de Belfort, the bicycle route along the Rhone-Rhine Canal has been completed. Switzerland, Germany and Austria serve as models for this great project, as all the work in these countries is already finished.

A large part of the itinerary through Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Croatia has been signposted and improvement works are underway.

In the years to come, and as part of another European project, work should be carried out in Romania and Bulgaria to make the cycleways beside the Danube safer.

Provisional routes for the sections on which work is ongoing have been chosen. These routes are shown on maps and described in guidebooks.

The symbolic inauguration of the western section of EuroVelo 6 took place between 8th and 15th October 2006, in the form of a cycle tour from Tüttlingen to Saumur.

For a report and photos go to:

www.biking-europe.com