The traditional race - the Vätternrundan - took place in Motala for the 52nd time this year. 300 km in a row around the Vättern, the second largest lake in Sweden with start times between Friday 17 p.m. and Saturday 00 a.m. is the longest and largest amateur race, anything but a pleasure tour. Without one
Read moreVätternrundan 2017 – Preparation
The Vätternrundan takes place annually at the summer solstice at Lake Vättern in Sweden. The tour goes around the entire Lake Vättern, which is the second largest lake in Sweden. Believe it or not, 300km in one go, starting in Motala. The racing cyclists start between 20:00 p.m. and 08:00 a.m. the next day. My experience report
Read moreVossy – RTF Neu Wulmstorf
RTF Vossy in Neu WulmstorfHow is it actually going with such an RTFConclusion We are at the end of the pre-season and my preparation for the Vätternrundan. What counts are kilometers in your legs and nothing else! Like many other racing cyclists, I always take on a little more than my time
Read moreSeason planning 2017
The racing bike season is slowly starting to roll for me and my loosely planned season is finally taking shape. This year I would like to drive more, who doesn't plan to do that. In this case, of course, more means more kilometers and more frequently. What I want to change this year: More
Read moreGuide for beginners - tours in and around Hamburg part 2
Road bike training course in the north of Hamburg. Via Poppenbüttel, Sasel, Duvenstedt and Norderstedt back via Schnelsen. Once it gets windy on the Elbe, it's better to move away from the water. Because driving along the Elbe dyke in strong winds is definitely not one of your favorite disciplines. In our guide
Read moreAgile Training – You too can do your training with it
Agile training is the training method with which every racing cyclist and every other athlete manages to achieve his or her training workload. Plan your training, analyze what you can really do and find out what you can really do. Optimize each of your training phases and get the most out of yourself! If your now
Read moreGuide for beginners - tours in and around Hamburg part 1
Welcome to our third part in the beginner's guide series. After we dealt with the topic of the first racing bike and clothing for racing cyclists in our first two articles, it's now time to get on the saddle and hit the road. Everyone who starts riding a racing bike stands
Read moreBasic training + strength training = training stress
Oh guys, do you know that? It's winter and you want to prepare optimally for the next season. Also do some exercise so that the whole body is fit and healthy and of course don't forget your arms, back and core so that pulling and pushing works better.
Read moreRegeneration phase - active recovery
As all athletes know, the recovery phase is one of the most important during training. Any why is this the case? The muscles that you're training and that want to develop, whether it's the mitochondria or if muscle growth is really taking place, need to rest in order to develop. Why is the regeneration phase so important?
Read moreGym Hero - My strength training app
The muscles should grow I love going back to the gym and pumping after the road bike season, just as I love getting back on the road with my road bike in the spring. As I reported in my last post, I'm going to try the 5 x this winter
Read moreBuild muscle with 5 times 5 workouts
Like last year, I'm going to the gym again this winter. I don't need fancy stuff in the gym, simple equipment is enough for me. Simple but useful. I have a Mcfit subscription because there are a lot of gyms in Hamburg with different equipment. The Mcfit Studios have
Read moreRested into the winter
I don't know about you, but I've slowly reached the end of my 1 month break. Why do you take a break from training? Unfortunately, for me it always comes automatically. Due to the weather, the road bike season is usually over at the beginning of October and then you take a break.
Read moreLight training with the racing bike
Yesterday I started with my training partner a very relaxed round through the Vier- und Marschlande in the east of Hamburg. I still had the race in Schwerin and the accident that came with it in my muscles and bones, so after a three-day break it was time to get going again
Read moreLet's Cycle - Hamburg City Park
Welcome to my new series Lets Cycle. In addition to my tests and workshop videos, I would like to share my Lets Cycle videos of some routes with you. A short section at the Hamburger Stadtpark makes the start. Not a pure racing bike route, just a nice turn along the park. Have fun
Read moreLongboard FAIL
I got a parallel hobby: Longboard! As an alternative to the racing bike. However, as is well known, all beginnings are difficult, I had to experience that firsthand. Riding the longboard is great fun and I use it regularly from now on, but on my first outing I was a bit
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