If there’s one thing we’ve learned in recent years, it’s that the beauty is often right on our own doorstep. You don’t need distant countries and landscapes – as charming as they are – to have a great bikepacking experience. And the Main-Franconia region is such a beautiful place and in it the MainFranconia Graveller….
I like to be alone. And even when I’m biking, I usually keep it to myself. But also enjoy the one or other trip with Tobias or Stefan. For this year, however, I have resolved to become a little more open and maybe to get together with people from time to time. With the bicycle…
In the last few weeks, honestly, my motivation was completely down and my drive to get on my bike was zero. I’ve been riding my bike more out of duty and training discipline than out of fun. On the one hand, this had to do with my job, which is currently quite exhausting and annoying…
We’ve had a dog for more than two years: Merlin is a double-doodle and complements our family splendidly. So far, however, he has been more of a minor obstacle in my cycling activities. But this time I owe him a wonderful end-of-year tour: from Hamburg to Rügen. We have booked a holiday home here for…
Often good stories begin with the fact that it was planned differently. So also this case. Actually, Tobias and I would have met for a weekend in the Harz and would have ridden together an Overnighter. For this we combined the tracks of the old Harz Orbit Plutonic Piste and the Bikepacking.com track “Harz is…
In the fall of 1989, two school friends were working on their bicycles in a cellar in Leipzig Connewitz, while the Monday demonstrations were taking place outside, the Wall was falling and a new world was opening up. One is Stephan, the other is me. And we are hell-bent on discovering the new freedom on…
When I was on an Overnighter this week, I had a thought: Overnighters are actually a good way to recharge your batteries, to gather energy, to do something different, to exercise and maybe to become more satisfied. In short: an Overnighter is virtually a cure! Wait a minute! That sounds quite esoteric now and after…
[infobox maintitle=”Notice:” subtitle=”I was on invitation of Visit Denmark and Visit Vejle. Therefore, this is also advertising.” bg=”gray” color=”black” opacity=”off” space=”30″ link=”no link”] On July 1, the Tour de France 2022 will start. This year, however, a start outside France is planned once again and the Tour begins in Denmark. Stage 1 is an individual…
Tobias and I made it and conquered the 1,860 km and around 33,000 HM at this year’s Silk Road Mountain Race as team “Salsaletten”. And you really have to say conquered, because it was very hard and exhausting work. After 13.5 days we arrived happily at the finish in Balykchy at Lake Issyl Kul. We…
Finally, holiday and finally out again. I can’t complain, because during the height of the pandemic I got out on my bike again and again. But a change of scenery is something different. Last autumn we discovered the Harz mountains for ourselves. And so, without further ado, we booked a holiday home in this beautiful…
If you are interested in cycling off the beaten track, you will certainly be familiar with the Orbit360 series. Also this year, many endurance and gravel enthusiasts have scouted great routes all over the country and since the end of May, the hunt for best times or simply beautiful moments on the Orbit laps is…
Actually I didn’t want to participate and actually I didn’t plan to ride such a distance in one piece right now. I had rather planned to do smaller 250km laps as part of my preparation for the Silk Road Mountain Race. But then Raphael and his new Orbit360 series came along, starting this winter/spring with…
Streams and brooks are freed from ice… Who didn’t have to think of this famous line from Goethe’s Faust in view of the weather of the last few days? And I also took advantage of the first real rays of sunshine and the mild weather after so many gray and icy weeks, and got on…
We did it! Tobias and I finished the Atlas Mountain Race 2020 in Sidi Rabat in 6 days, 18 hours and 5 minutes! It was my first bikepacking race and one of the toughest races there is! I am very proud of that. And now you are certainly waiting eagerly and rightly for a report…