Deutschland Tour - Stage 3.
Watching World Tour races on TV is cool. Having the chance to watch World Tour riders from the side of the road is phenomenal. Watching World Tour pros race on roads that you ride on daily is beyond what words could describe.
This collection of photos acts as a reminisce.
Coming soon.
seven days of spring.
It's the end of February and spring allowed us to escape from our daily stress and leave the long, dark, and sweaty hours on the turbo behind us. At least for seven days.
Seven days of spring is a solitary adventure taking place in the hinterlands of western Germany. Focusing on getting lost on purpose to discover some new unridden gems of roads in an environment that seemed to be more familiar than it is.
indian summer opener.
Seems like summer is officially over. For a couple of days, it looked like the heavy rain would never stop. We accepted this fact and met for a short ride to the Dutch border and back. Before we went off I decided to check the weather forecast again. It said that the next two hours would be covered with heavy rainfall but after that the chance of seeing the sun would increase.
mornings at Kuehtai.
The first of three alpine passes of the Oetztal cycling Marathon. Starting at 785 m above sea level and leading up to 2017 m with an average gradient of 7% and a max. gradient of 17%. Its torture starts right after entering Muehlau.
We went up Kuehtai on two separate days. Both early in the morning to catch the sunrise at the summit. Got up before sunrise packed everything we needed which consisted of long sleeve jerseys and more stuff for riding in cold temperatures plus everything you need when riding in mid-summer temperatures.
Passo di Monte Giovo.
Located completely in Italy it connects the Brenner Pass and Passo del Rombo. After Kuehtai, it’s the second challenge of the Oetztal cycling marathon. Starting at 663 m above sea level it’s 21 km ascent leads up to 2100 m with an average gradient of 7% and ramps of 12%. Was supposed to be an epic day but had to go back down 3 km before reaching the summit due to a thunderstorm.
Passo del Rombo.
Passo del Rombo - The highest alpine road in the eastern Alps. After Kuehtai and Passo di Monte Giovo, it's the third final challenge of the Oetztaler cycling marathon. Starting in Soelden its 22 km ascend leads up to 2509 m above sea level. Due to its average gradient of only 5%, it was the perfect alpine pass for the first day of our alpine adventure.
The plan was to ride Passo del Rombo from both sides. So we got up before sunset, packed our stuff, and went off.