Paris and the Tour De France
This post will cover the next 3 days that some of us managed to spend in Paris. Saturday 27th July Time for […]
Day 15: Donaueshingen to Chateau d’Isenbourg
The last riding day had finally arrived. Unfortunately it promised to be extremely hot again. We were all exhausted and sore and […]
Day 14 Lindau to Donaueshingen
Today the forecast was hot. Apparently temperature records were broken in some parts of France and Germany. We had over 120km to […]
Day 13: Rest Day in Lindau
In 1655, after the Thirty Years’ War, the first Lindauer Kinderfest (children’s festival) was held, in memory of the war. This festival introduced […]
Day 12: Neuschwanstein to Lindau
Today was full of picture-postcard landscapes: lush green valleys and high mountain passes; neatly kept farmhouses, their wooden balconies overflowing with pink […]
Day 11: Fall to Neuschwanstein
We began today’s journey west towards the famous ski resort of Garmisch-Partenkirchen site of the infamous 1936 Olympic Games hosted by Adolf […]
Day 10: St Johann to Fall
This morning was wet, very very wet. But I couldn’t help myself when Sara asked if I wanted to join her and […]
Day 9: Salzburg to St Johann
Our first rest day is behind us and it is time to hit the road again. This morning we cut the corner […]
Day 8: Rest Day Salzburg
A quiet day to relax and try and reorganise and recharge the batteries. Salzburg is fantastic Austrian city on the border of […]
Day 7: Zell am See to Salzburg
Ross and my recharging station, high tech and well organised… Today we started our ride from Zell am See and crossed the […]
Day 6: Lienz to Zell am See
Today we cycled from Lienz to Zell am See, about 95km…all day to ride it, beautiful weather, no problem right? Just one […]
Day 5: Col Di Lana to Lienz
Today we rode into Austria via Passo Falzarego (the highest part of the day) and a breathtaking descent into Cortina – the premium […]
Day 4: Sella Ronda
Day 3 broke with the promise of heavy rain, but somehow the forecast for its arrival kept being pushed back giving us […]
Day 3: Castel Brando to Col Di Lana
After a wonderful evening at Castel Brando, today we entered the Dolomite Mountains. A commanding view from the parapets… preparing for the […]
Day 2: Venice to Castel Brando
We finally began Lionheart today. Being woken at 4.30am by an awesome thunderstorm was a pretty inspiring way to start the day. […]
Day 1: Back to Venice or the Lido Ride
Today was spent travelling back to Venice and preparing for Day 1 of the tour starting tomorrow, Saturday the 13th. Packing the […]
Bormio and Stelvio
On Wednesday afternoon we spent 4+ hours in the van travelling upto Bormio in the Lombardy region near the Swiss border. Incredible […]
Venice
It’s almost begun. Many of us have already arrived in Venice in the last day of two with others joining us daily. […]
The Itinerary
Open to view the ITINERARY for the Berry Mountain Cycles / Bike Odyssey Lionheart adventure.