Cycling

Sunday morning’s 55 km cycle ride was an extremely windy affair. Wind speeds of 20-25 km/h would be great for sailing but not so friendly

Weather plays a significant part in my cycle route planning. I try to avoid setting off from home in the rain, mainly because I don’t

Today was not meant to be a cycling day but somehow I managed a quick 27 km ride this afternoon. It was a local ride

Today’s 55 km cycle ride was a little different to my normal routine. I combined two previously planned routes to make single route which started

Modder is the Dutch word for mud. My bike was thick with mud after Friday’s ride through Germany. So much so that the bike actually

July has been a great cycling month for me. Not only in terms of distance covered, which was the highest monthly total this year, but

This morning’s 72 km cycle ride took me generally east of Heerlen and almost entirely within Germany. The strong south westerly winds were behind me

The destination for this morning’s 66 km cycle ride was the Dutch village of Margraten. Nearby is the Netherlands American Cemetery, final resting place of

Sunday morning’s early cycle ride was a 64 km loop around the perimeter of the German city of Aachen. I left home just after 0600

Sittard in South Limburg was the halfway point in today’s 61 km cycle ride. I left home again before 0700 in order to avoid the