Road Cycling
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My Tour de France π«π· // Day 5: Saint Junien / Oradour-sur-Glane – Bordeaux
Read more: My Tour de France π«π· // Day 5: Saint Junien / Oradour-sur-Glane – BordeauxItβs been a tough slog today. They say you should stop while things are at their best, and thatβs what I decided yesterday. But somehow, I still have to get home – and the route takes me to Bordeaux. Anyway, visiting the village of Oradour-sur-Glane was a key goal for me, alongside Normandy. It represents…
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My Tour de France π«π· // Day 4: Le Mans – Saint Junien
Read more: My Tour de France π«π· // Day 4: Le Mans – Saint JunienAn βaward-winningβ route serving as a βconnecting route.β That’s today in a brief summary. So many nice views. Flat environment and great tarmac for a long time. Great! The goal was to get close to Oradour-sur-Glane (more on that tomorrow). If I were to rate the route, it would get a perfect score. A tour…
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My Tour de France π«π· // Day 3: Cherbourg – Caen (for Le Mans)
Read more: My Tour de France π«π· // Day 3: Cherbourg – Caen (for Le Mans)As the seagulls were foraging for food in the old town that morning, I enjoyed my breakfast and set off on my bike. I was actually in high spirits – well-rested after a rest day – and really looking forward to the ride. From Cherbourg to Le Mans. But things turned out quite differently. However,…
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My Tour de France π«π· // Day 2: Caen – Cherbourg
Read more: My Tour de France π«π· // Day 2: Caen – CherbourgToday is D-Day theme day. Most pictures will be related to that. I could say a lot about this subject – and much of it is surely familiar to many others, too. For quite some time, I wanted to visit some of the historical sites, towns, and regions associated with it. The fact that I…
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My Tour de France π«π· // Day 1: Paris – Caen
Read more: My Tour de France π«π· // Day 1: Paris – CaenI always wanted to visit Normandy – and, more generally, to do more cycling in France than “just” riding to Paris. I certainly wasn’t disappointed. This blog series covers a six-day solo cycling trip through France, which I embarked on after arriving in Paris with Team Rynkeby Berlin. The day began with mild weather, though…
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris – The Final: Senlis – Paris π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris – The Final: Senlis – Paris π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·We made it – the “grand finale” with the entire team. We have covered a short distance today, but it felt like a long, winding route through the city. Unlike the last two years, we didn’t see many other teams along the way. Probably because we have arrived unexpectedly early. We started in the Northern…
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There are more posts to come // work in progress
Read more: There are more posts to come // work in progressI will be able to complete this blog post series very soon, day by day up until day 6. Please come back again, it is worth it. π
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 7/7: St. Quentin – Senlis π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 7/7: St. Quentin – Senlis π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·Weβre almost there. That’s the last big step towards Paris – the Queen stage. Suddenly, you realise just how fast the time has flown. Itβs incredible. Today – and this particular stage – perfectly embodies that feeling. It wasnβt short, and not particularly long either. Even so, we made such good progress that there was…
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 6/7: Brussels – St. Quentin π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 6/7: Brussels – St. Quentin π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·Not yet the “queen stage” – but felt in a way like it. We were really feeling coming closer to Paris. And felt the heat on our way. We had to focus on the ride and to refresh often times during the breaks. It was quite a long, hot and hence tough day, that’s for…
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 5/7: Sittard – Brussels π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 5/7: Sittard – Brussels π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·A short leg today – relatively speaking – and packed with some real highlights. We started in Sittard, that small town on the German-Dutch border – actually located in the Netherlands. In fact, it is a strip of land wedged between Belgium and Germany. After seven kilometers, we crossed the Meuse River on a small…
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Team Rynkeby’s Road to Paris 4/7 Dortmund – Sittard π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkeby’s Road to Paris 4/7 Dortmund – Sittard π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·Halfway. Todayβs destination is Sittard, a city in the Netherlands located in the southernmost province of Limburg. The journey to there was a bit of a slog -though we arenβt complaining. We know who weβre doing this ride for. Itβs not (just) for us. It was a slog because the route took us through the…
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 3/7: Hameln – Dortmund π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 3/7: Hameln – Dortmund π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·Finally, an (almost) rain-free day. There was a brief spell of drizzle right at the start, which we waited out for a momentβlikely one of the reasons the morning briefing took place in the underground garage. We had some clouds, a bit of wind, and later, plenty of sunshine – along with a bit more…
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 2/7: Magdeburg – Hameln π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris 2/7: Magdeburg – Hameln π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·If we thought yesterday was windy, what on earth was today? Today, we faced some serious wind – and on one of the longest stages, of all days. On top of that, there were intermittent light showers, and no matter what I did, it felt like the wrong choice. At least, thatβs how it felt…
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Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris – Day 1: Berlin – Magdeburg π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·
Read more: Team Rynkebyβs Road to Paris – Day 1: Berlin – Magdeburg π©πͺ π³π± π§πͺ π«π·A great start to another adventure: heading to Paris on two wheels for a good cause. Itβs all for the little heroes fighting for their lives every day. We had to battle, too – against the wind in the first half and the rain in the second. π¦οΈ At least for part of the way.…
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Team Rynkeby’s mission: supporting children suffering from critical illnesses
Read more: Team Rynkeby’s mission: supporting children suffering from critical illnessesDear visitor! Thank you for your interest and joining this little blog where I share some experiences with regards to my charity and volunteering work. I am a proud member of Team Rynkeby, Europe’s biggest charity bike team. We support children suffering from critical illnesses and their families. When children are suffering from critical illness…
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Almost ready…
Read more: Almost ready…Stories will be written right now and will be published very soon. Stay tuned!
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Almost ready…
Read more: Almost ready…Stories will be written right now and will be published very soon. Stay tuned!
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Almost ready…
Read more: Almost ready…Stories will be written right now and will be published very soon. Stay tuned!
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 8
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 8Day 8: Torcy – Paris What a lovely day. What an amazing day. Full of emotions. It was a great day with a short but very nice final stage of a fantastic tour with an even more fantastic team. It’s amazing how intense this time was, every single day. Somehow I am running out of…
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 7
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 7Day 7: Reims – Torcy It’s almost done. And the time has flown by. Torcy is a town close to Paris or belongs to the suburbs of Paris. I can’t believe this, but we are so close to Paris! Today we managed the last big stage. Actually, this is the “secret queen stage”. Because it…
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 6
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 6Day 6: Luxembourg β Reims The queen stage. The longest stage of the entire journey. Amazing 192 km! And what an incredibly beautiful stage it was. The pictures speak for themselves. I’m so glad I got a dash cam for my bicycle and I’m happy to be able to share some of the of pictures…
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 5
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 5Day 5: Cochem – Luxembourg Today with a birthday boy. Happy Birthday David! Today he got a special decoration for the ride. π As of this afternoon, we’re no longer in Germany, but in Luxemburg. Before we crossed the border, however, a lot more happened of course. The day has started as usual, with a…
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 4
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 4Day 4: Marburg – Cochem Halftime! And what a crazy and also amazing day it was. The weather was much better than forecast, at least no rain. Quite the opposite, with a bit of sunshine every now and then. It’s also much easier to ride this way than with rain gear. And we get a…
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 3
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 3Day 3 – Heilbad Heiligenstadt – Marburg We’ve been on the road for three days now, and we’ve experienced so many amazing things. It’s impossible to mention everything, at least not at the moment. And every day is different. Not only because the route is different, meaning conditions can change fundamentally, but also because the…
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Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 2
Read more: Team Rynkeby Berlin goes to Paris β Day 2Day 2: Bernburg – Heilbad Heiligenstadt Day 2 is over, and it shouldn’t be much different than the day before – at least in some aspects. We were mostly out in the countryside, which means less city traffic and better progress. But, we had quite some wind. And because it was strong headwind, stronger than…