Alpbach to Garmisch-Partenkirchen Simply one of the best rides I’ve ever done. Today’s stats at a glance: distance: 93.45 kms total elevation: 1122 metres The route profile does a much better job than the basic stats of telling the tale of today’s ride. A wonderful descent to the valley floor, a bit of rolling along […]
Tomorrow we leave Austria behind. I will have mixed emotions exiting into Germany. Our sojourn in this country has been filled with beauty, but also particularly brutal short steep climbs – especially for the past three days. In a masochistic sort of way, I have almost started to enjoy them but am looking forward to […]
Attersee to Vollererhof The day’s stats at a glance: distance ~ 83 kms total ascent ~ 1266 metres The first flogging was dished out by one Jose Sanchez, also known as the Smiling Assassin. The second flogging consisted of all the steep little hills at the end of the day, which might have been okay […]
Steyr to Attersee The day’s stats at a glance: distance ~ 112 kilometres total ascent ~ 1680 metres We set out this morning from the pretty city of Steyr under lovely, mild conditions. Before we left I wanted to get a few pictures, one of this gorgeous speed machine which belongs to a pocket rocket. […]
Dürnstein to Steyr The day’s stats at a glance: distance: 122 kilometres total elevation: ~ 800 metres Today’s ride was in two very distinct parts. We spent 75 kilometres riding alongside the Danube and about another 10 kilometres moving away from the river but still on very flat ground. From that point we climbed up […]
Two days of riding from Sankt Gallen to Durnstein So, if we can count our romantic hunting lodge at Sankt Gallen as a castle (it certainly had the proportions to qualify) it’s four nights in a row from Sankt Gallen to our departure after a rest day here in Durstein with castle accommodation. More on […]
Another Awesome Day of Cycling in Austria Ramsau am Dachstein to Sankt Gallen: the basic stats 105 kilometres total elevation gained: 1020 metres A-hunting we will go … We began the morning by riding back the way we came into Ramsau for about 600 metres before hanging a right under the nice peaks we’d been […]
Climbing the Grossglockner: A Day of Complete Contrasts From Lienz to Zell am See: the day’s stats at a glance Distance: 95 kilometres Total elevation gained: 2562 metres At 3798 metres the Grossglockner is the highest point in Austria and the pass which bears its name is the highest paved road in Austria. It tops […]
Lionheart 2019 is Underway! Di and Doug await the Caravan For people new to the blog, an explanation for why we didn’t start in Venice with the rest of the crew might be in order. (We are the sort of people who like the idea of doing a complete journey.) The reason is that we […]
Adventure Bay to Hobart We awoke to a cool but clear day at Adventure Bay. This photo from Sam taken at the Neck looks back at Fluted Cape on the left and the wonderful bay we are leaving behind … So beautiful, isn’t it? No wonder this became favoured as a watering and stopover spot […]