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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 31, 2022
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February 8, 2023
Slept wonderfully! Had a quiet breakfast around 8am, removed all bags from the bike, cleaned the bike and re-greased it where necessary, checked the brake pads, ... Apart from the flat tires, I had no parts or problems, so I'm happy.
Then left at 11 am for a quiet ride towards Bédoin. From Modène towards
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 30, 2022
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February 7, 2023
Woke up around midnight because it was raining, got up to put my clothes inside anyway. Finally fell back asleep, but woke up way too early. There was also no bakery service at the campsite, so we left early.
It didn't run for a meter! Too little sleep, barely eaten anything since breakfast the day before
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 29, 2022
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February 3, 2023
It promised to be another hot day, at 9.30 am the Karoo already indicated 25°C. So on to ralenti, don't force anything and drink enough on the way. Still pleased that I had brought 3 large, insulated water bottles of 700cl.
After 10 kilometers back along the Rhône, large stretches where there is hardly
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 28, 2022
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February 2, 2023
After a good night's sleep and a meager breakfast (dry crackers with some jam) we left around 10 am. The temperature was already 23°C, so that promised for the rest of the day. The first kilometers went downhill with some lovely gravel strips. In the direction of Givors, the last climb of the day was
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 27, 2022
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January 25, 2023
It was a short night, French jung who made a lot of noise until well after midnight. Anyway, after the tough breakfast (croissants were really not tasty, gave half to the birds) back on the bike. What I hadn't thought about the night before was that I had to go back over the same ridge. This time by
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 26, 2022
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January 19, 2023
Woke up around 7 am by the sound of rain on the tent. According to rain radar it wouldn't rain that long, so we just stayed there until it was done.
At 8 o'clock it was time, and started packing. There was no bread service at the campsite, luckily my Swiss neighbors gave me a cup of coffee. First in French
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 25, 2022
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January 13, 2023
Left at nine thirty, it promised to be a hot day. On departure it was already +20°C, but in the shade along the Saône it was not too bad.
Saddle soreness is something else. By constantly riding with a backpack, the sit bones played up. But was not in a rush, so stopped every hour to relax.
After 70 kilometers
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 24, 2022
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December 22, 2022
After a night in a real bed instead of a sleeping bag with an air mattress, I got up rested. The breakfast, well, was not what we are used to in Belgium: dry crackers, with some jam and a bit of cheese. And coffee. Typically French, I would later find out...
After some searching (GPS sent me in the wrong
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 23, 2022
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December 20, 2022
While cleaning up and packing I got into a conversation with a Dutch couple who asked me if I felt like a cup of coffee. Of course I couldn't say no to that. At 10 am we left for another day along the Moselle, towards the Vosges.
After 33 kilometers in the town (+/- 600 inhabitants) Millery spotted some
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 22, 2022
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December 14, 2022
Slept well! Breakfast with pastries at 8 am, quietly packed and cleaned up and left at 9:45 am. After +/- 6 kilometers entered Luxembourg, a kilometer further took the ferry in Wasserbillig in the direction of Oberbillig. From here it goes up the Moselle for several days.
What fantastic roads! Along the
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Dirk Jans went for a bike ride
August 21, 2022
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December 5, 2022
Got cold! The cold pushed up through the groundsheet and air mattress and into my knuckles. Luckily it warmed up quickly in the morning.
At 9.45 am everything was packed and breakfast behind the teeth. Back on the Vennbahn in the direction of Sankt Vith, but now there was more variety, both in the landscape
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February 10, 2023
D Day! Alarm clock at 6.30 am, got up, had a quiet breakfast, visited the toilet and got on the bike around 8 am. At 15°C it was the ideal temperature. Purely on flexibility towards Gorges de la Nesque, remains one of the most beautiful roads I have ever been able to cycle on. +/- 18 kilometers long
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