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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 20, 2026 at 10:57
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#08.2: Col de Brouis - Nizza
Replanned Route from sommet of Col de Brouis back to Breil s/Roya downhill to Ventimiglia. Crossing back into France, passing Menton, Monaco and finally reaching Nice 👍
Extremely hot at the Mediterranean coast and lots of annoying traffic- what contrast to the day before on the Via del Sale.
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 20, 2026 at 07:54
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#08.1: La Brigue - Col de Brouis
Leaving the tranquil village La Brigue and downhill run before the Col de Brouis (870m), 9km and 570m altitude- really nice climb. Only to realise 3km on the descent towards Sospel that the road was closed and all traffic had to return back. This meant new route planning how to…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 19, 2026 at 06:14
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#07: Limone Piemonte – La Brigue
Straight into the climb Col du Tende (1871m), had to do only the final 6km as I stayed in Hotel outside Limone Piemonte. Very nice climb, would love to do it with a light racing bike and no luggage;)
At the sommet, the Via del Sale starts: an 40km gravel…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 18, 2026 at 07:09
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#06: Refugio Gardetta - Limone Piemonte
Constant up and down over the ridge. Gardetta- stunning views and hardly anyone around. After 20km long descent into the valley heading towards Cuneo before reaching Limone Piemonte. Riding up the first 7km of the Col Tende before reaching the Hotel Bianca Reserva at around 1.400m altitude.
Overall not such…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 17, 2026 at 08:25
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#05: Rifugio Meira Garneri – Rifugio Gardetta
Straight climbing Colle di Sampeyre (500m altitude to the sommet at 2.284 m, very scenic and little traffic. Very long and enjoyable downhill through the Valle Maira. Final 20km only climbing: first Col de Preit 2.076m) - all paved but partly very steep sections; forced me to get of the…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 16, 2026 at 07:27
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#04: Saint-Veran – Rifugio Meira Garneri
Short 4km descent from St. Veran before the ascent to the Col Agnol started. Very scenic climb, benefited from a strong tailwind on some sections. Sommet at 2.744m is the top of the tour. Very long descent back into Italy before the final climb to the Refugio Meira Garneri started:…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 15, 2026 at 07:50
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#03: Sestriere – Saint-Veran
Got caught in a heavy rain- and thunderstorm 10km before the finish: no bike cleaning required tonight;)
A day without gravel sections but often very strong winds.
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 14, 2026 at 07:10
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#02: Susa – Sestriere
Colle delle Finestre was the first climb (16km, 1.600m, and the last 8km with fine gravel). After a short descent, the rest of the day was rough gravel including the Coll dell‘ Assietta (7km, 600m ascend) followed by endless rough terrain up and down. I think my slowest 60km bike…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 13, 2026 at 01:06
Turin-Nizza Bikepacking Day#01: Turin– Susa
Colle del Colombardo, 13km long but only the first 4,5km paved, the rest of the climb very though rocky surface. Even the descent was not easy as similar road conditions as on the north side.
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July 13, 2026
👏🏼 Bravo!
Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 3, 2026 at 14:45
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
July 3, 2026 at 14:27
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
June 27, 2026 at 05:15
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
September 5, 2025 at 07:24
Day#12 Balkan Bikepacking, Sisak - Zagreb (last stage)
Last and final stage of this Bikepacking trip. Cycle route was flat and not very exciting. Passing through some villages with old timber houses, sadly most of them falling apart.
After 12 days of cycling it’s good to get home again. First stage is the Flixbus from Zagreb to Graz,…
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Ivan likes this.
September 6, 2025
Great tour! Thanks for the ride and safe journey home! Best, Christoph
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
September 4, 2025 at 07:23
Day#11 Balkan Bikepacking, Banya Luka -Sisak
I haven chosen the flatest option to get further north. Today a mix of local but also some busy A-roads. Border crossing into Croatia (EU again!) not a big deal. I cycled through lots of villages in Croatia with derelict buildings but also EU funded infrastructure projects going on. Surely…
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Michael Vitzthum went gravel riding
September 3, 2025 at 07:16
Day#10 Balkan Bikepacking, Kupres - Banja Luka
Finally a day with more downhill than uphill. Initial part of the ride still relatively high up with a bare landscape. After the first long descent, it got warmer and the scenery more spectacular - the second part of the ride was cycling through a gorge, even spotting some wild…
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Lavista likes this.
July 16, 2026
Mikel, class, what you can still achieve at your advanced age!!! Great and amazing pictures!
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