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December 9, 2021
After a relatively long night, I don't really feel rested in the morning. But I really want to go further, I want to finish the race! But before that comes the fourth and therefore last stamp before the finish. We receive this in the Santa Clause Village, which is located directly on the Arctic Circle
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December 9, 2021
After I've slept in, I put on my freshly washed cycling clothes. After about 20 kilometers, the track finally leaves the country road and I am looking forward to hardly used roads towards Oulu, the northernmost city on the Baltic Sea. In Oulu I meet “Bikesutra”, an experienced long-distance rider who
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Martin went cycling
August 1, 2021
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December 9, 2021
As on the previous days, I feel wide awake when the alarm clock goes off. In contrast to the previous night, the night was extremely relaxing. I feel a slight rumble in my stomach and go looking for the sanitary facilities at the campsite. Something seems to be wrong with my digestion. I get dressed
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Martin went cycling
July 30, 2021
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December 9, 2021
After my most restless night so far, I put on my cycling clothes again at the bus stop and continue my journey. After a few kilometers I discover a large truck stop next to the road. This is open around the clock and so I take the opportunity at 3 a.m. to buy a coffee and some breakfast and eat in a
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Martin went cycling
July 30, 2021
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December 9, 2021
The ferry ride wasn't as relaxed as I had hoped. Since I was completely soaked, I first had to change clothes as much as possible in order not to cool down.
When the ramp of the ship descends in the port of Helsinki, I am the first person allowed to leave the ship and sail on Finnish soil. I roll out
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Martin went cycling
July 29, 2021
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December 9, 2021
I went to sleep earlier than usual the previous evening and so I get up earlier than on the previous days. My goal for the day is to catch the ferry to Helsinki in Tallinn, around 400 kilometers away. I leave Riga through empty streets and make good progress on equally deserted streets. After about 30
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Martin went cycling
July 29, 2021
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December 9, 2021
Fortunately, when my alarm goes off, the rain has stopped. I leave the bus stop and realize that the streets of the small town are completely flooded. The road climbs out of the town. No water has collected here. After a few kilometers the rain starts again. The intensity increases quickly and so I drive
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Martin went cycling
July 28, 2021
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December 9, 2021
When I leave the hotel between 2 and 3 a.m. the receptionist, with whom I checked in a few hours earlier, looks at me a little incredulously. The temperatures in the middle of Poland fell a lot that night and so I have to stop after a few kilometers to get arm and leg warmers out of my pockets.
I feel
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Martin went cycling
July 27, 2021
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December 9, 2021
Spending the night in a bus stop is never as comfortable and relaxing as in a hotel. But at the same time you save the time for check-in. When I left my camp in the middle of the night, it was raining lightly, and there was thick fog everywhere. The fact that there is now a descent over several hundred
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Martin went cycling
July 26, 2021
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December 9, 2021
The third day, like the second, starts after almost four hours of sleep. Still, I feel strong and refreshed when I get up and pack up my things. The first destination of the day is Budapest. I want to get through the city before rush hour if possible so as to lose as little time as possible. I can't
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Martin went cycling
July 25, 2021
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December 9, 2021
My alarm clock rings exactly at 2:30 a.m. Björn stays in bed a little longer, I get ready and a quarter of an hour later I sit on my bike and start the quiet night. I enjoy the silence of the night and am happy about the still cool air. Shortly after sunrise I meet Steven again, who had been driving
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December 9, 2021
It's Saturday, July 24th, 2021, 8:20 a.m. Together with my friend Björn, I am in the front row of the starting grid of the NorthCape4000. Behind and next to us are 190 other cyclists who, like us, will be on their way to the North Cape in ten minutes. The last visits to the toilet were done, the tense
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December 9, 2021
The day begins as the previous one ended: with rain and headwind. The temperatures even dropped again a bit. In sections it is just three degrees. Our motivation is completely at the end. The route to the North Cape is less than 500 kilometers long and yet it never seems to have been further away. The
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