Month: June 2017

Day 16 – Over the Gotthard pass to Altdorf

Day 16 – Over the Gotthard pass to Altdorf

A good morning to do the climb of the Gotthard pass. It started not too steep through a few tiny villages where I could still buy some sweets for the upcoming ride. Then a sign showed the final approach of 900m climb for the next 12km.  It started alright, then the road changed to the …

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Day 15 – close to Gotthard Pass

Day 15 – close to Gotthard Pass

It was unfortunately the last day of our short trip. In the morning Mila took the train and me back on the bike.  The plan was to go up always next to the lake till Locarno. Oh what a nice road it was, and I think I even had a little bit of tail wind …

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Day 12 – to Arona at Lago Maggiore 

Day 12 – to Arona at Lago Maggiore 

I knew it would be a short cycling day so I spend the morning at the camp site in Orange and swam a bit in the pool. This is definitely a place to keep in mind. Beautiful, small  and not too many tourists.  I took off around 11h and was welcomed by extreme climbs, fortunately …

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Day 11 – to Lake Orta

Day 11 – to Lake Orta

In the morning I left on tiny roads, that were longer and harder but ultimately much more beautiful than the convinient big road. There were brutal climbs of 10% but the tiny villages and nature was worth it. Around midday I saw that unfortunately I didn’t advance a lot to my evening location so I …

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Day 9 – tiny Italian village on the coast

Day 9 – tiny Italian village on the coast

After a nice morning swim in the pool I went to look for a doctor. Two days ago somehow a fly went into my ear and didn’t get out again. I started to get annoying, not because I felt the fly but my brain was constantly thinking about it.  After the consultation the doctor said …

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Day 8 – near Cannes 

Day 8 – near Cannes 

I started in the morning with the Napoleon route. Famous for being the route Napoleon took with 1200 men to regain his power.  It was pretty hard, several passes above 1000m in 35 degrees. In the afternoon I met a nice Australian couple with their 13 month old baby behind in the bike chariot. We …

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Day 5 – Over the hill to a nice place 

Day 5 – Over the hill to a nice place 

We started again on the road in direction of Sisteron/Gap. There were beautiful old villages and a nice place to swim in the Canyon.  Around 15h we arrived in Die. The last trainstaion an Jo went back to Lyon. It was nice traveling together. I have a habit of pushing a lot on the bike …

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