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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 30, 2026 at 07:03
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 29, 2026 at 06:12
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6 days ago
Wow! what a fantastic stage 👍 certainly one of the best so far 🚴😎 we set off early and headed for Ronda: an absolute must, a great city - but also a bit busy... at 9 am there were already many groups of Japanese tourists on the go 🙃 but the view at the Puente Nuevo is truly phenomenal 👍 we still
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 28, 2026 at 05:47
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7 days ago
Today we had considerable respect for the stage: the weather report has been predicting continuous rain all day for at least 2 days 🌧️ I really, really dislike riding in the rain 🙃 We leave the apartment while it's still dark (just before 8!!) and visit a bakery for an on-the-go breakfast: 2 Napolitanas
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 27, 2026 at 06:12
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September 27, 2026
27.09.2026:
after a few kilometers we were out of the city and immediately on the Via Verde del Ariete. What a great trail! it meanders with gentle ups and downs, but mostly quite flat, through the hills and olive groves. Yes, still olives 😆 the colors are great again, as are the temperatures. However
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went for a hike
September 26, 2026 at 08:01
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September 26, 2026
we are taking another rest day today - the temperatures of the last few days have taken their toll 🥵 we are looking around in Jaen, a relatively large city with over 100 thousand inhabitants. On Saturdays it is quite bustling here, a busy activity already in the early morning. People meet in the bar
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 25, 2026 at 06:10
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September 25, 2026
we're setting off early: it's still a bit cooler 😉 besides, we're riding along a main road for the first 40km 🙈 ... but that was the right decision: firstly, it was easy to ride, secondly, there was little traffic, and thirdly, a great view over the nearby and distant hills and mountains - and olive
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 24, 2026 at 07:07
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September 24, 2026
... and the gravel madness continues 😄👍 soon we will turn back onto the railway cycle path near Alcaraz and follow it for about 60km, before we - unfortunately - ride the rest of today's stage on a scorching hot main road in the afternoon sun until Villanueva 🥵 speaking of riding: in Villanueva there
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 23, 2026 at 07:34
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September 23, 2026
23.09.2026:
Gravel at its best 🚴👍 ... and then on the tracks of the horse-mounted Don Quijote and the donkey-mounted Sancho Panza 😄 we went on a good bike path across the plateau to Albacete. From Albacete we follow a Via Verde on the "Ruta de Don Quijote" - this is a great path on an old railway line
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 22, 2026 at 06:12
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September 22, 2026
22.09.2026:
we did indeed have a little respect for today's stage: quite a few meters of altitude, partly unclear terrain, very hot 🥵
what can I say: WOW! so far
one of the best stages! and it was a good decision to first ride from Valencia to Turis: that significantly relaxed the tour 👍
early in the morning
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 21, 2026 at 08:14
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September 21, 2026
21.09.2026:
the motto for today was "active rest day" 😆 we only have to get to Turis to shorten the next stage a bit. Stage planning is becoming increasingly difficult: there are hardly any free accommodation options - we suspect due to the nearby motorway. In general, the infrastructure is quite sparse
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 20, 2026 at 07:03
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September 20, 2026
During the first two hours on the way to Valencia, the plan matures to possibly even look for a place to stay there. We actually wanted to go further to Turgis so that the following stage wouldn't be too long. Besides, Valencia is definitely worth seeing 😃 we'll roll in first and treat ourselves to
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 19, 2026 at 06:25
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September 19, 2026
I swear: we actually wanted to ride the Gravel Augusta-Track completely today 😄 it started great, we rode over a great route in the Spanish hinterland close to the coast, really class 👍 the area is quiet and characterized by agriculture: veeery many pig farms (somewhere the delicious Jambon has to
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 18, 2026 at 06:31
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September 18, 2026
18.09.2026:
we are still completely flashed by last night - it was really great 👍
we get going today reasonably on time - in the best weather, once again 🙃 the route offers everything again today, incl. really coarse gravel and great roads through the Spanish hinterland at Coll d'Elba. We have to adjust
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went gravel riding
September 17, 2026 at 06:38
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September 18, 2026
17.09.2026:
The odyssey through Barcelona towards the west took at least 1.5 hours. What a morning chaos 🙃 There seem to be no rules for local cyclists and other one (!!) and two-wheeled - mostly electrically powered - vehicles 🫣 Red traffic lights 🚦 are more to be understood as a recommendation
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Helmut Hauer and Jogi went for a hike
September 16, 2026 at 07:29
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September 16, 2026
16.09.2026:
wow, such a "rest day" in Barcelona can be quite exhausting 😄 firstly due to unusual walking movements (😂) and secondly mentally due to complete sensory overload 🙃 it is indeed a super great city, which of course offers much more than the rough overview we were able to get. However, this
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30.09.2026:
FINALE! 😎 The mood in the morning was somehow a bit - hmmm - subdued. Everyone was lost in thought and a bit introspective. What, already over? But the gods have put sweat before success... we had expected a route with mostly main roads (we didn't fancy the veeeeeery numerous ups and downs
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