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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
5 days ago
Day 2: A premature ending
I left Pescadero and spent a wonderful three hours climbing into Big Basin Redwoods State Park. It was gorgeous. Then, on a steep decent, I crashed. Fuck gravel bikes. My shoulder hurt a lot and a sharp lump was sticking out of it. I could not lift my arm at…
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Michel van Eeten went for a bike ride
6 days ago
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5 days ago
Looks beautiful again
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
May 19, 2026
Day 0: Picking up the bike
The weather was gorgeous, so I cycled from the rental place to the Golden Gate bridge and then to the hotel.
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 9, 2026
EDT day 7: Culoz to Le Grand-Lemps
Back on the EDT. Wonderful stretches along the Rhone and Ain rivers and beautiful back country roads and paths.
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SuzyQ, Daniel Tijink and La Bête Du Revard like this.
April 9, 2026
Had good weather the last few days. Greetings.
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 8, 2026
GTJ day 6: Morez to Bellegarde-sur-Valserine
Last day on the GTJ. I'm looking forward to getting back to the European Divide Trail tomorrow.
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April 8, 2026
Hello Michel. Is this the last day! No photos today.
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 7, 2026
GTJ day 5: Pontarlier to Morez
I switched from the European Divide Trail to the Grande Traversée de Jura for two days. The EDT was likely to take me back into the snow and I didn't want to push my way through snow again. So I chose a safer option. A bit duller, but still a…
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 6, 2026
EDT day 4: Sancey to Pontarlier
A remarkably easy stage of the European Divide Trail. Finally some downtime at the campsite. Tomorrow I will switch from EDT to the Jura Grande Traversée, which is on roads. I'm not looking for more hike-a-bike through more snow. The elevation is higher here than in Vosges, so I'm switching…
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April 6, 2026
Well done, no photos today!
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 5, 2026
EDT-ish day 3: Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle to Sancey
The EDT is amazing, but after four hours of biking I had covered only 25 kilometer. So I used a cheat code and took a train for the middle section. I have to get to Valance by Friday, so I am trying to stay on my (way too optimistic) schedule.
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 4, 2026
EDT day 2: Voivre to Saint-Maurice-sur-Moselle
There was still quite some snow at higher elevations. That meant a lot of pushing the bike uphill.
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
April 3, 2026
EDT day 1: Strasbourg to Voivre
From Strasbourg I cycled West to get to the EDT. I had to do a long hard climb to pick up the trail and then climb some more.
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Michel van Eeten went for a bike ride
January 2, 2026
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January 3, 2026
Tough!! 🤩
Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
October 24, 2025
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
October 23, 2025
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October 23, 2025
North of Paderborn the EDT goes through forests that are a military shooting rang. The route was closed, so I had to take a detour of about 20km.
Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
October 22, 2025
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Michel van Eeten went gravel riding
October 21, 2025
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October 21, 2025
Have a nice trip!
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4 days ago
Puuh, this sounds awful, but apparently you are a lucky one nevertheless. Good recovering!!