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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 10, 2025
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 9, 2025
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September 9, 2025
The previous evening in the student city of Montpellier was extremely inspiring. Breakfast, a packed lunch, and Open Sesame. The gate of the Jerom residence slides aside, and I turn east. Through the Camargue National Park along the coast. It has no downsides. The sun burns mercilessly in the dune landscape
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 8, 2025
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September 8, 2025
Easy or difficult? I choose the easy route, only to switch to the more attractive one due to traffic. Only briefly, the bike path is closed, and I end up back on the road. At kilometer 20, I'm satisfied. The route leads through the Languedoc region along an old railway line. France's largest wine-growing
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 7, 2025
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September 7, 2025
Croissant, coffee, off we go. The sat nav guides me steeply downhill on lonely gravel roads. Brakes and hands are burning. Nothing's burning at the hunter's side of the road. Hunting grounds disturbed, shotgun stays in my lap. Stop at the Pont du Gard, an impressive Roman aqueduct. I like it a lot, and
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 6, 2025
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September 6, 2025
Jacques and Pascale have invited me to the countryside. I set off early, starting at 10 a.m. in La Capelle et Masmolène. 500 meters of elevation gain in 2.5 hours. Quite a challenge. It's going to be a picture-perfect ride through Provence. Hills, bushes, rocks in the rising sun. Just as you'd imagine
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 4, 2025
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September 4, 2025
A pleasant surprise the night before. Andre, a colleague from his shoe-wearing days, was in town with his wife. A good meal and wine instead of nougat. My physical condition is back to normal. I speed along the Via Rhona at TGV speed. The terrain is calm and gently sloping. Ideal for record-breaking
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 3, 2025
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September 3, 2025
I got out of bed badly, but I continued south anyway. A flat stage with a headwind. A five-letter tributary of the Rhone? Drome. Good preparation for the crossword puzzle, and there are many tributaries. The cycle path constantly alternates between different bodies of water that accompany the river
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Leopold went for a bike ride
September 2, 2025
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September 2, 2025
Paul Bocuse is turning in his grave. Yesterday's fricassee was bad, and so was I. With a stomachache, I set off on a 100-kilometer ride along the Rhône. The first third of the industrial area doesn't help matters. From kilometer 35, floodplain forests provide shade, then come wine and apples. Unusual
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 31, 2025
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August 31, 2025
I trade steepness for distance. I saved 15 kilometers but missed the Glandieu waterfall. The rapid ride through the Premeyzel plateau makes up for it. The stage drags on with rising temperatures, and I've run out of water. I drink too much. Finally, Lyon. My sausage fetish wants to continue. I arrive
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 30, 2025
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August 30, 2025
A quick glance at the navigation system and the Geneva tram tracks drop me onto the asphalt. I disinfect my knees and climb up the slope to France. Habeck's sunflowers on the plateau. They all bow and wilt. Speaking of pumps, the one at the rest stop is a bad idea; the valve gives up. I change the tube
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 29, 2025
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August 29, 2025
Yesterday, heavy rain, so we decided on a cultural program. We took the train to Gruyères for the HR Giger Museum and cheese fondue. Back in Lausanne, we visited the Olympic Museum and the Brasserie Bavaria. A culinary highlight was Paulaner Bock. The morning started directly from the room, always along
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 27, 2025
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August 27, 2025
Rain prevented my obligatory cultural tour. I left Neuchâtel without having seen anything. Not fluent in French, I got by well in English. In Grandson (German: Enkel), the train passed through the castle. Here I stopped at the neighboring marina. Perch with pasta. I needed some carbohydrates; the ridge
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 26, 2025
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August 26, 2025
I set off early; the longest stage is approaching. A few kilometers later, I pass a nuclear power plant. Shortly after that, the Lindt factory. Even chocolate needs nuclear power. The baroque city of Solothurn is worth seeing. It's getting French, and I stop for a bit at the Brasserie Federale. Coq au
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 25, 2025
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August 25, 2025
Westbound. After 20 kilometers, I smell kerosene and see chemtrails. Zurich Airport is in the way and needs to be avoided. The route continues through hilly terrain in summer temperatures. The water from the historic drinking fountains tastes silky smooth and is easy to digest. As of now. A beautiful
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Leopold went for a bike ride
August 24, 2025
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August 24, 2025
Summer tour to Winterthur. Under a cloudless sky, I cycle along the southern shore of Lake Constance. Hello, I'm in Switzerland. First, I have to withdraw some Swiss francs. A mishap while packing. The zipper on my suitcase breaks. Mended with a Leatherman and skill. Up the hill to Hagenwil Castle. Romantic
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September 10, 2025
The plague on the Plage is La Plage. The rooms are moldy, the food smells bad. I flee across a four-lane highway. It's no fun, but I'm making good progress. I take a break at the Martigues marina. There's French salami. The final criterion is a mountain ridge that separates the Etang-de-Berre from the
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