{"id":917,"date":"2023-07-14T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-14T13:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-allies-odyssey\/?p=917"},"modified":"2023-07-24T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T09:19:43","slug":"allies-day-24-trier-to-lieser-july-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikeodyssey.cc\/the-allies-odyssey\/2023\/07\/14\/allies-day-24-trier-to-lieser-july-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Allies Day 24 Trier to Lieser July 14"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today\u2019s ride was a 100.5 km with 245 vertical metres of climbing as we travelled along the Mosel River heading towards the Rhine and our final historical goal of Remagen Bridge. It was also my best opportunity over the remaining days of the odyssey to achieve my 100th 100+km ride. Hence, I once again left early with the aim of reaching the coffee stop at Detzem before retracing my steps back to the final rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kaiser Wilhelm Brucke<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Old town wall at Pfalzel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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One of many small marina\u2019s along the Mosel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Mosel at Trier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Mosel River is the sinuous spine of the Mosel region, changing direction so often as it flows northeast toward the Rhine that it meanders nearly 250 km, to cover about half that distance as the crow flies. The Mosel composes one wine-growing region, considered the oldest in Germany. Countless finds, including several wine presses from Roman times, testify to the long history of viticulture here and the large scale of its introduction by the Romans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is often under extremely difficult conditions as nowhere in the world are there more steep vineyards than in the fifth largest wine-growing region of Germany. Today half of the vineyards are on steep and terraced sites with a slope of over 30 degrees, some planted at an astounding 70-degree gradient. On these precipitous inclines, nearly all grapes have to be picked by hand. That includes tying each vine to its own eight-foot wooden stake, and carrying up the slate soil that has washed down with the winter rains. Very labour-intensive and a true sign of dedication to cultivating unique wines. German Wines<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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