Mechelen
28 February 2021
My 45 km ride today was fairly evenly split between South Limburg in the Netherlands and Nordrhein-Westfalen in Germany. I’ve often said I prefer cold
Wijnandsrade
24 February 2021
Another great day for cycling 39 km among the rolling hills of South Limburg. Temperatures peaked at 19 degrees as I struggled up and freewheeled
Gracht
22 February 2021
My first cycle ride of the week was a 38 km loop taking in the Dutch towns of Lemiers and Vaals. I also skirted around
Schiffelerveld
21 February 2021
Today’s outdoor exercise took the form of a 4.4 km walk through woodlands in the Schiffelerveld area to the east of Heerlen centre. The midday
Hamweg
20 February 2021
Today’s 15 km cycle ride was, unusually, totally unplanned and spontaneous. This afternoon I was watching cycle racing online, from somewhere sunny in the south
Valkenburg
19 February 2021
14 days without a cycle ride is way beyond my patience threshold. Therefore my 56 km cycle ride today, in warm sunshine, was a very
Minus Nine
9 February 2021
The Netherlands is in the grip of an extreme cold spell resulting from Storm Darcy which has swept across much of Europe this week. There
Teveren
4 February 2021
Today’s warm, sunny, spring-like weather encouraged me to to take a 58 km cycle ride into Germany, my longest ride of the year so far.
January
1 February 2021
January has been a month of extreme weather conditions here in South Limburg. Snow, sub-zero temperatures, torrential rain and high winds have swept across the
Vaals
31 January 2021
Today I had a nice, but cold, 36 km cycle ride to the south and west of Heerlen. It was minus 1 degree when I
