April

April was another great cycling month for me. It got off to a slow start due to late delivery of much needed new tyres for

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Terpoorten

Today’s 46 km cycle ride was a particularly hilly excursion to the south-west of Heerlen. It was also extremely sunny and hot. This provided the

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Birgden

Almost half of this morning’s 52 km cycle ride to the north of Heerlen was through Germany. Another lovely warm spring day greeted me as

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Gulpen

What a gorgeous spring day to enjoy a 50 km ride through South Limburg to the west of Heerlen. Although a little chilly to start

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Etzenrade

I enjoyed a nice 48 km cycle ride this morning to the north of Heerlen and into Germany once more. Having made good time through

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Sippenaeken

Today’s 49 km cycle ride took in three countries and proved to be the most hilly ride I’ve ever done. Starting in the Netherlands I

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Teverener Heide

Today I cycled another 31 km mostly through forests and nature reserves to the north of Heerlen. Cycling is a great way to explore the

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Wurselen

The majority of today’s 34 km cycle ride was through dense German woodlands and gravel tracks not so far from home. Some of these mountain

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De Beitel

One of my main irritations is having to abandon a cycle ride because of mechanical issues or punctures. Today was one such day, when I

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March

March was a challenging cycling month for me. We’ve had such extremes of weather here in South Limburg. This ranged from sub-zero temperatures to over

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