Road bike, gravel and bikepacking
Right from the start
In this part of my travel report I will take you with me to the last four stages of our bikepacking tour in summer 2022. Our last stage was incredibly impressive. The Furka Pass, Andermatt and Lake Lucerne were on our route and can hardly be topped in terms of landscape. Here is part 1 of this
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We've made quite a bit of progress on our bikepacking tour. We've already left the Rhine in Germany and France, the Vosges in France and quite a bit of French Switzerland behind us. Now it's off to beautiful Valais, but before that we have an appointment with Freddie
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In this part of my travel report we continue through France until we finally reach Switzerland. We cross the beautiful Valais and of course there are a lot of altitude meters and beautiful landscapes. The first part of my travel report can be found here: Bikepacking 2022 Part 1 You can find the collection for the entire tour
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This summer we put street tires on our gravel bikes and headed towards France. We went through the Vosges and then through the Valais in Switzerland before we came back to Germany via Lake Constance and a small detour
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A season kick-start – or training camp – in the form of a bikepacking tour! I've had this thought for a long time and this year I finally dared to do it. A week in March on a bikepacking tour. It was still very cold from time to time, but I would have been luckier with the weather
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My gravel bike, my Pearl Gravel SL, is already a great gravel bike. Nevertheless, after a certain riding time you develop special requests. Riders and bikes develop individually, and so do I. In this article I would like to introduce you to the basis of my gravel bike, my experiences and the resulting modifications.
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The third year that we start with Corona, but somehow I'm more optimistic than in the last two years. I've actually already started planning this year and I'm really looking forward to the next few months, in which I'll be cycling many roads, paths and trails.
Read moreThe Black Forest has a lot to offer: Alpine flair, quaint villages and, above all, a lot of gravel. As a child, my family and I went to the Black Forest and my mother pushed us through the mountains because SHE wanted a hiking pin 😂 That's why I knew that there were many beautiful hiking trails
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Today it goes past the Achensee, over the Achenpass and down to the Tegernsee on wonderful gravel. After that, a small storm should surprise me and I was glad when I finally arrived at the warm hotel. If you would like to read all the reports of my trip again, you can do so here: Bikepacking - Alps,
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Through Europe by bike. Despite the restrictions caused by the ongoing pandemic, or perhaps because of it, we simply have to get out again. Mountains, forests and endless gravel tracks are waiting for us. It has always been a lot of fun for me to think about tours, my anticipation for the next vacation, I want to think about it
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The rain from the day before is a thing of the past and today, with the best weather, we head through the middle of the Dolomites. On perfect cycle paths and beautiful gravel routes. For me scenically the most beautiful section of the route. Bikepacking - Alps, Venice, Dolomites - Part 1 You can find the Komoot Collection for the trip here: Bikepacking 2021 stage
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We are currently on the Adriatic coast and next on our bikepacking tour we are going near Venice. Here we take a day's break before we head back into the mountains, more precisely into the Dolomites. I'm looking forward to my next stage with you
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In part 3 of our bikepacking tour, we drove up the valley to Trentino via Lake Garda and were able to enjoy the great bike paths in South Tyrol. Now it's back out of the mountains towards Venice. Bikepacking - Alps, Venice, Dolomites - Part 1 The Komoot Collection for the trip
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After we have come to Lake Iseo on our last stage and have enjoyed the lake and the beautiful place in the evening, we start today with a short but very crisp stage to Lake Garda. A wonderful hotel awaits us there, but we only get to know it with altitude difference
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Welcome to part 2 of my travelogue of my bikepacking tour through the Alps, Dolomites and to Venice. In my article Bikepacking - Alps, Venice, Dolomites - Part 1 I told you a lot about the preparations, the hurdles and the first two stages. In this article I want to direct you
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