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Dirk went cycling
September 28, 2025
Drachenfels im Nebel
Statt den Petersberg Sonntags mal den Anstieg auf den Drachenfels erkunden
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Dirk went gravel riding
September 20, 2025
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September 20, 2025
When I still had a mountain bike, I rode this tour regularly. Why not try it on a gravel bike? The trails are narrow and wild, the climbs bumpy and steep. A bit of riding technique definitely helps, especially on the descent from Röttgenhöhe. The intermediate destination is the Glessener Höhe summit
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Dirk went cycling
August 23, 2025
Ziellos durch Zone zwei
Einfach mal losgefahren, ohne Ziel und ohne Plan
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August 23, 2025
If I have absolutely no idea where to go, I look to see which way the wind is blowing. Today, as usual, from the west. Later, it's northwest. So, a trip north, so I'll have the wind at my back on the way back. So, I went via Bocklemünd, Pesch, Chorweiler, and Rheinkassel onto the dike, then along the
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Dirk went cycling
August 17, 2025
ROAAR TdF Etappe 2 mit Col de Glessènne
Leicht abgewandelte 2. Etappe der ROAAR Tour de France. Mit dem Col de Glesènne und dem Mont Vollrâth gleich zwei Berge der aller-allerhöchsten Kategorie
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Dirk went cycling
August 10, 2025
Ins Bergische
Aus dem Kölner Westen kommend liegt leider ein Hindernis auf dem Weg ins Bergische: Köln.
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August 17, 2025
There are certainly better routes to the other side of the Rhine, but this time I took the easiest route, simply through the middle. It's always lovely when everything becomes quiet and rural from Dellbrück onwards. A lovely uphill and downhill stretch to the Kuchen (cake) in Kürten. Then the final
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Dirk went cycling
August 9, 2025
Ghost Town
Endlich mal wieder richtig Sonnenschein. ☀️ Spontan über den Speedway in die Ghost Town Manheim.
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Dirk went cycling
August 3, 2025
Au (Sieg) - Petersberg - Frechen
Mit dem frühen Regio bis nach Au und dann über das Siebengebirge in die Heimat. Sonntags früh noch alles schön ruhig und verschlafen in der Gegend (Wie heisst die Region rund um Au and der Sieg eigentlich?). Nach dem obligatorischen Petersberg mit Pause im Steigenberger Biergarten geht es nur noch…
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Dirk went cycling
May 25, 2025
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Torsten Möller and Komooto-Waran Gunther like this.
Dirk went cycling
March 2, 2025
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March 3, 2025
On Carnival Sunday I drove the Roaar classic Milan - Sanremo, a.k.a Frechen - Satzvey. Lots of glass on the streets due to the various carnival processions in the villages. Luckily I got through it unscathed in beautiful, albeit cold, weather. And no joke: just before my front door it was actually 111.1km 🤡
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Dirk went cycling
February 16, 2025
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February 16, 2025
When the wind blows from the east-northeast, the first few kilometers from Cadzand towards Terneuzen are quite a slog. So I took a shortcut to enjoy the tailwind earlier. That made the second half of the tour a brisk affair 😁
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Dirk went cycling
December 28, 2024
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December 28, 2024
Through the dunes of Cadzand to Breskens and then back in a wide arc via Oostburg and Retranchement. Luckily, the initial fog cleared quickly and the weather became really sunny. However, it remained freezing cold 🥶😁
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Dirk went cycling
December 26, 2024
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December 26, 2024
Surprisingly nice weather on the second day of Christmas. Blue sky and sun, albeit cold. A good opportunity for a short ride on the racing bike - urgently needed after all that eating 😁
Slightly hilly via Fischenich and Brühl towards Sechtem and then via Wesseling back to Cologne.
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Dirk went gravel riding
December 23, 2024
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December 24, 2024
But I still found time to test the new Diverge in the mud around the Glessener Höhe. After the old bike, complete with GPS tracker, was stolen four weeks ago and is now (no joke) driving around Tirana, I now ride the 56 with electronic gears and MTB gear ratio. Definitely an upgrade, even if I miss the old bike a bit.
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September 29, 2025
Actually, the forecast was for sunshine all day, which is why I had planned a longer hike in the Siebengebirge. Unfortunately, the weather rarely sticks to forecasts, and south of Cologne, it remained rather foggy and overcast throughout the morning. A trip to the Lower Rhine would probably have been
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