Torsten aus Charlottenburg

I had rented a vacation apartment for the night in Luque because there was no hotel there. And of course, I had made sure in advance that there would be enough restaurants and bars for food and socializing. Once I arrived, I discovered that all the restaurants in Luque are closed on Mondays. Well, I

After the outward journey, now the return journey along the same route to the starting point. After yesterday's strenuous day, the low temperatures of 14 degrees Celsius in the morning felt really good. I cycled out of Jaén on bumpy bike paths to the start of the Vía Verde. Then I got a moment of shock

Today I wanted to leave a little earlier, but it ended up being 10 a.m. I shouldn't have watched ESC yesterday. The stage was quite well-planned: 20 km of gentle downhill, 35 km of gentle uphill, then another 20 km of gentle downhill (roughly). At the beginning, the route continued along the Sierra Subb

I'm sitting in Zuheros below the castle, enjoying a magnificent view of high cliffs on one side and olive groves stretching across the entire valley on the other. I'm drinking a (non-alcoholic) beer and occasionally digging into the plate of dry fruits that comes with every order here.



But first things

In the best weather and cool, clear air, I set off on a route that I knew almost by heart, from Kreuth along the Weißach to Tegernsee and then on to Gmund on the eastern side of the lake. Beautiful Alpine foothills, from here it was varied and not always flat, along cycle paths and small roads to Holzkirchen

From Hall, the weather was nice and I took a relaxed ride on small roads or cycle paths towards Jenbach. The route sometimes led along the railway line and sometimes along the Inn, or completely separately from place to place. The Inntal motorway stayed at a distance most of the time, so I didn't feel

I started the day relaxed, because it was only 26 km to the Brenner and then it would simply be down into the Inn Valley. The second part of this assessment was only correct in principle. The ride up to the Brenner was wonderful, first through old Sterzing and after a few kilometers, after a serpentine

Today I had a tough program ahead of me: 70 km with 1,000 meters of elevation, some of which were steeper, and that in temperatures of over 30 degrees. So I set off quickly after a very early breakfast and enjoyed the still cool morning air. Not far behind Bolzano, the cycle path ran along a former railway

Today was all about relaxation, a short stage on a well-developed cycle path with a continuous gradient. Added to that was the spectacular view of the mountains of the Vinschgau. Merano was only touched on by the cycle path, it led through the few dingy corners of this beautiful city.

South of Merano

I set off a little earlier today so that I could get over the Reschen Pass in the midday and afternoon heat that had been forecast. From Pfunds, the route was on federal highways for a long time. But that wasn't a problem, because after just a few kilometers, the car tourists crossed over to the other