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🇩🇪 Cologne: Monte Troodelöh
Habe ihr den höchsten Punkt Kölns versprochen … und das Versprechen gehalten 🤭
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🇩🇪 Cologne: Evening Mixer
Die Frau schlug vor eine Runde mit dem Rad zu drehen 🤗 und hat mir im Anschluss noch 30 weitere Minuten geschenkt.
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Gordon went cycling
5 days ago
🇩🇪 Wuppertal ➡️ Cologne
Bahn & Rad Tour. Wuppertal nach Köln via Schwarzbachtrasse, Nordbahntrasse, Korkenziehertrasse.
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5 days ago
Now that the railway line to Wuppertal is (almost) fully open again for rail traffic, I decided to travel to Wuppertal by train and then cycle back to Cologne.
I traveled with the regional express to Oberbarmen. From the station there, a short stretch along the federal highway to the start of the Schwarzbachtrasse
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Gordon went cycling
7 days ago
🇩🇪 Cologne: Montag Morgen Runde
Das Defy ist aus der ‚Pflegefamilie‘ zurück 🤭
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7 days ago
For my time in China, the Defy was with a friend 'in care' for regular rides ;-). She is totally thrilled with the bike. She says she sits more comfortably, has the impression that the 28mm tires make a difference for comfort, finds the slightly narrower handlebars and the slightly turned-in shift/brake
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🇩🇪 Jüchen: Schloss Dyck
Ein kleiner Sonntagsausflug zum Schloss Dyck.
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Gordon went cycling
July 18, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: um Lechenich herum
Falls du es nicht anderweitig merkst: wenn du in die gleich Richtung schaust wie die sich drehenden Windräder, dann fährst du gegen den Wind 🤭
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July 18, 2026
The tour across the fields to Burg Satzvey last week was enjoyable. That's why I had planned another tour around Lechenich and Liblar. Yesterday evening, I decided to reschedule it...
This morning, I loaded the (supposed) route onto my Wahoo and set off. Passing the Holzstrasse, I thought, "Hmm, didn
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Gordon went cycling
July 14, 2026
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July 14, 2026
Because I managed a climb two days ago, I thought I'd do it again today. I still find going uphill stupid, but the view was great.
And past the airport from Grengel to Altenrath it also goes steadily uphill. Now I also understand why I was so fast in the opposite direction last week 🤭. Unfortunately
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Gordon went cycling
July 12, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: Nach Burscheid und zurück
Nicht mein übliches Territorium. Schöne Abschnitte, aber ein paar suboptimale Verbindungen.
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July 12, 2026
Inclines are not my strength. But if I want to get better, I probably have to tackle them... I've been told that the Bergisches Land offers climbs and descents ;-).
I only had the segments displayed on Komoot. Selected a few and then somehow cobbled together the transitions and connections. With mixed
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Gordon went cycling
July 10, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: Was man Freitag morgens so macht …
… eine Runde mit dem Rad und den Sonnenaufgang genießen.
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July 10, 2026
An hour and a half as a time limit. No experiments. Towards Berrenrath, up the ramp, then back down to Balkhausen. Back via the Holzstrasse.
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July 8, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: Burg Satzvey
Schön war’s. Lange Strecken alleine durch die Felder. Weniger Wind wäre auch schön gewesen.
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July 8, 2026
A new direction for me. I've been to the Erft several times before, but then further towards Zülpich and Euskirchen is new territory for me... at least on the bike. I chose Satzvey Castle as my destination.
It was nice too. Long stretches on paved paths through the fields. Even nicer without wind, but
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July 6, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: Flughafenrunde
Laufräder mit 28mm Reifen auf das Gravelrad montiert und nur Asphalt gesucht. Geht recht gut, auch wenn die Räder in der Gabel sehr verloren aussehen 🤭
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July 6, 2026
Last night I mounted the road wheels with 28mm tires on my gravel bike. I noticed that the gravel bike has 160mm brake discs at the rear, while the road bike only has 140mm... so I quickly converted the brake discs as well.
The narrow tires look very lost in the front fork... there is so much space around
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Gordon went gravel riding
July 3, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: Glessener Höhe Gravel
Merke: Sand ist nicht dein Freund. Weder bergauf, noch bergab. 😉
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July 3, 2026
In my opinion, sunrises are more beautiful than sunsets. The air is still fresh, the streets and paths are empty.
This morning to Glessener Höhe, mostly again on gravel paths and forest trails.
It was confirmed in places that sand is not your friend, neither uphill nor downhill. At least not when you are
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Gordon went gravel riding
June 30, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: Auf Gravel nach Knechtsteden
Und das zur besten Zeit des Tages … am frühen Morgen 😎
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June 30, 2026
Today I took a different direction: North-West. Once to the Knechtsteden monastery, preferably on gravel.
Out of Cologne through Neu-Ehrenfeld and Ossendorf to the Pescher See. Then past Sinnersdorf and shortly thereafter plunged into the Chorbusch.
I based the route planning on a suggestion from Komoot
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Gordon went cycling
June 28, 2026
🇩🇪 Cologne: O-M-S Orbit
In größer werdenden Kreisen um den Otto-Maigler-See
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June 28, 2026
Again, we used the early morning and the forests around the Otto-Maigler-See to a) avoid the heat and b) have fun off the roads.
I searched in vain for a small path and then had a lot of fun on a forest path unknown to me.
Also, I was home in time to make the much-desired American pancakes for my godchildren.
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4 days ago
My wife is unfortunately not that enthusiastic about cycling, but she suggested we go for a ride together. I'm not saying no to that :-)
Through the Vorgebirgspark and a bit around the Kalscheurer Weiher, then back. Then she gave me another half hour which I then rode around the Decksteiner Weiher. I
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