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Blog about road bike-packing & self-supported endurance bicycle racing.

  • >> 2025 Transiberica <<
    • 01 Transiberica Race 2025: Coming Tuesday, Aug. 19th, 6:00am | Bolzano-Bilbao | I’m Cap 92 | Live Tracking
  • trips & topics
    • General Topics
      • “Turns out ultra-races are quite exhausting” – About scratching a race. And: Transiberica 2025, 19. Aug.
      • Stray dogs in Ultra Races – Some ideas from a rider who doesn’t cuddle dogs
      • TCR No. 8 – about *preliminary* Penalties/Results
      • TCR No. 8 – about *official* results, stats, penalties update & subjective conclusion
      • Human Encounters – mini-post about meeting fellow riders & volunteers on the road
    • 2025 Transiberica Race
      • 01 Transiberica Race 2025: Coming Tuesday, Aug. 19th, 6:ooam | Bolzano-Bilbao | I’m Cap 92 | Live Tracking
    • 2024 Transiberica Race
      • 01 Tomorrow, Sat 24.8.23 – Transiberica Bike Race 2024 – Live Tracking (Cap75) & About the Race
      • “Turns out ultra-races are quite exhausting” – About scratching a race. And: Transiberica 2025, 19. Aug.
    • 2023 Northrace Westphalia
      • NRW23 – 8th of June NorthRaceWestphalia – 1000km/10.000hm [edit: did not finish]
    • 2022 Transcontinental Race No. 8
      • 01 Transcontinental Race No. 8 –About the Race & Live Tracking (Cap63) – Start: 24.7.
      • 02 TCRNo8 – My Rider Introduction
      • 03 TCR08 – Equipment & Packing List
      • TCR No. 8 – about *preliminary* Penalties/Results
      • TCR No. 8 – about *official* results, stats, penalties update & subjective conclusion
      • 23.07.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel VOR dem Rennen (German)
      • 02.09.2022 – Gravel-Podcast & Video Interview – TCR No. 8 vorher & nachher (German)
      • 01.09.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel NACH dem Rennen (German)
      • 15.09.2022 – WDR Lokalzeit (live TV) – TCR No. 8 Interview & Clip (German)
      • 05.10.2022 – Gravel-Podcast – TCR No. 8 – Vorläufige Ergebnisse & Penalties (German)
      • 20.10.2022 – Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – TCR No. 8 – Video, Zeitungsartikel & Insta-Reel (German)
      • Rückblick & Videos: 2.2.23 – Vorträge beim “Travel Slam”, Köln (German)
      • UPCOMING: Köln, So. 9.7.23 – Vortrag beim “Travel Slam” im Open-Air-Kino Köln (in German)
    • 2021 Transiberica Race
      • 01 Transiberica Bike Race 2021 – Live Tracking (Cap33) & About the Race
      • 02 Transiberica – Equipment & Packing List
      • 03 Transiberica – The very late post-race post
      • 18.10.2021 – Gravel-Podcast – Transiberica 2021 Recap (German)
    • 2019 Three Peaks Bike Race
      • 01 TPBR – This year: Three Peaks Bike Race
      • 02 TPBR – what I changed: Equipment and racing approach/behaviour
      • 03 TPBR – Race Summary
    • 2018 Transcontinental Race No. 6
      • 01 Next BIG thing: The Transcontinental Race No.6 – I’m Cap 36
      • 02 TCR06 – Preparation
      • 03 TCR06 – Hopes, Motivation & Fears (3 lists)
      • 04 TCR06 – Finished!
      • 05a TCR06 – Visual Race Report – 1. Introduction
      • 05b TCR06 – Visual Race Report – 2. Timeline Overview
      • 05c TCR06 – Visual Race Report – 3. Interactive Map
    • 2017 Freiburg Barcelona
      • 00a Freiburg – Barcelona preparation
      • 00b Freiburg – Barcelona READY to go
      • 01 Freiburg – Lake Neuchâtel (206km, 1200m)
      • 02 Lake Neuchâtel – Geneva (119km, 968m)
      • 03 Geneva – Lyon (167km, 1585m)
      • 04 Lyon into the Cevennes – on climbing and descending… (157km, 1885m)
      • 05 Lac St. Martial – Tarn (187km, 2900m) Prototype of THE cycle touring day
      • 06 Tarn – Carcassonne (203km, 2683m) – A long day in 3 dimensions
      • 07 Carcassonne – Casteil (148km, 2635m) Arrival at the ‘base camp’
      • 08 Walking over the Pyrenees and cycling down into Spain (110km, 2671m) – reality checks 
      • 09 Hot as hell. Tortellà, Costa Brava, Canet de Mar (145km, 1468m)
      • 10 La Final: last 48km to Barcelona & recap. What a tour…
    • 2016 Berlin Helsinki
      • 00 BERLIN-HELSINKI
      • 01 Berlin – Piła (284k) “Muddy Waters”
      • 02 Piła – Zelenogradsk (428k) “Nightrider”
      • 03 Kaliningrad – Riga (402k) “Paved New World”
      • 04 Riga – Valga (EST) (190k) – Narva (275k) “Winds of Change”
      • 05 Narva (EST) – St. Petersburg (RUS)(165k) “Russian Roulette”
      • 06 Vaalimaa (FIN) – Helsinki (200k) “Finnished”
    • 2016 Iceland (no cycling)
    • 2015 Japan (with Jon)
    • 2014 crossing the Alps
    • 2013 Berlin Scandinavia
    • 2011 Essen Luzern
  • news/appearances
    • UPCOMING: Köln, So. 9.7.23 – Vortrag beim “Travel Slam” im Open-Air-Kino Köln (in German)
    • Rückblick & Videos: 2.2.23 – Vorträge beim “Travel Slam”, Köln (German)
    • UPCOMING: Köln, Do. 2.2.23 – Vortrag beim “Travel Slam” im Globetrotter (German)
    • 20.1.2023, Köln – Podiumsdiskussion “Geschichten vom Ultracycling” RTC dsd e.V. (German)
    • 20.10.2022 – Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – TCR No. 8 – Video, Zeitungsartikel & Insta-Reel (German)
    • 05.10.2022 – Gravel-Podcast – TCR No. 8 – Vorläufige Ergebnisse & Penalties (German)
    • 15.09.2022 – WDR Lokalzeit (live TV) – TCR No. 8 Interview & Clip (German)
    • 02.09.2022 – Gravel-Podcast & Video Interview – TCR No. 8 vorher & nachher (German)
    • 01.09.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel NACH dem Rennen (German)
    • 18.10.2021 – Gravel-Podcast – Transiberica 2021 Recap (German)
    • 23.07.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel VOR dem Rennen (German)
  • about
    • …about this blog
    • My “why” of bicycle touring
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  • >> 2025 Transiberica <<
    • 01 Transiberica Race 2025: Coming Tuesday, Aug. 19th, 6:00am | Bolzano-Bilbao | I’m Cap 92 | Live Tracking
  • trips & topics
    • General Topics
      • “Turns out ultra-races are quite exhausting” – About scratching a race. And: Transiberica 2025, 19. Aug.
      • Stray dogs in Ultra Races – Some ideas from a rider who doesn’t cuddle dogs
      • TCR No. 8 – about *preliminary* Penalties/Results
      • TCR No. 8 – about *official* results, stats, penalties update & subjective conclusion
      • Human Encounters – mini-post about meeting fellow riders & volunteers on the road
    • 2025 Transiberica Race
      • 01 Transiberica Race 2025: Coming Tuesday, Aug. 19th, 6:ooam | Bolzano-Bilbao | I’m Cap 92 | Live Tracking
    • 2024 Transiberica Race
      • 01 Tomorrow, Sat 24.8.23 – Transiberica Bike Race 2024 – Live Tracking (Cap75) & About the Race
      • “Turns out ultra-races are quite exhausting” – About scratching a race. And: Transiberica 2025, 19. Aug.
    • 2023 Northrace Westphalia
      • NRW23 – 8th of June NorthRaceWestphalia – 1000km/10.000hm [edit: did not finish]
    • 2022 Transcontinental Race No. 8
      • 01 Transcontinental Race No. 8 –About the Race & Live Tracking (Cap63) – Start: 24.7.
      • 02 TCRNo8 – My Rider Introduction
      • 03 TCR08 – Equipment & Packing List
      • TCR No. 8 – about *preliminary* Penalties/Results
      • TCR No. 8 – about *official* results, stats, penalties update & subjective conclusion
      • 23.07.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel VOR dem Rennen (German)
      • 02.09.2022 – Gravel-Podcast & Video Interview – TCR No. 8 vorher & nachher (German)
      • 01.09.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel NACH dem Rennen (German)
      • 15.09.2022 – WDR Lokalzeit (live TV) – TCR No. 8 Interview & Clip (German)
      • 05.10.2022 – Gravel-Podcast – TCR No. 8 – Vorläufige Ergebnisse & Penalties (German)
      • 20.10.2022 – Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – TCR No. 8 – Video, Zeitungsartikel & Insta-Reel (German)
      • Rückblick & Videos: 2.2.23 – Vorträge beim “Travel Slam”, Köln (German)
      • UPCOMING: Köln, So. 9.7.23 – Vortrag beim “Travel Slam” im Open-Air-Kino Köln (in German)
    • 2021 Transiberica Race
      • 01 Transiberica Bike Race 2021 – Live Tracking (Cap33) & About the Race
      • 02 Transiberica – Equipment & Packing List
      • 03 Transiberica – The very late post-race post
      • 18.10.2021 – Gravel-Podcast – Transiberica 2021 Recap (German)
    • 2019 Three Peaks Bike Race
      • 01 TPBR – This year: Three Peaks Bike Race
      • 02 TPBR – what I changed: Equipment and racing approach/behaviour
      • 03 TPBR – Race Summary
    • 2018 Transcontinental Race No. 6
      • 01 Next BIG thing: The Transcontinental Race No.6 – I’m Cap 36
      • 02 TCR06 – Preparation
      • 03 TCR06 – Hopes, Motivation & Fears (3 lists)
      • 04 TCR06 – Finished!
      • 05a TCR06 – Visual Race Report – 1. Introduction
      • 05b TCR06 – Visual Race Report – 2. Timeline Overview
      • 05c TCR06 – Visual Race Report – 3. Interactive Map
    • 2017 Freiburg Barcelona
      • 00a Freiburg – Barcelona preparation
      • 00b Freiburg – Barcelona READY to go
      • 01 Freiburg – Lake Neuchâtel (206km, 1200m)
      • 02 Lake Neuchâtel – Geneva (119km, 968m)
      • 03 Geneva – Lyon (167km, 1585m)
      • 04 Lyon into the Cevennes – on climbing and descending… (157km, 1885m)
      • 05 Lac St. Martial – Tarn (187km, 2900m) Prototype of THE cycle touring day
      • 06 Tarn – Carcassonne (203km, 2683m) – A long day in 3 dimensions
      • 07 Carcassonne – Casteil (148km, 2635m) Arrival at the ‘base camp’
      • 08 Walking over the Pyrenees and cycling down into Spain (110km, 2671m) – reality checks 
      • 09 Hot as hell. Tortellà, Costa Brava, Canet de Mar (145km, 1468m)
      • 10 La Final: last 48km to Barcelona & recap. What a tour…
    • 2016 Berlin Helsinki
      • 00 BERLIN-HELSINKI
      • 01 Berlin – Piła (284k) “Muddy Waters”
      • 02 Piła – Zelenogradsk (428k) “Nightrider”
      • 03 Kaliningrad – Riga (402k) “Paved New World”
      • 04 Riga – Valga (EST) (190k) – Narva (275k) “Winds of Change”
      • 05 Narva (EST) – St. Petersburg (RUS)(165k) “Russian Roulette”
      • 06 Vaalimaa (FIN) – Helsinki (200k) “Finnished”
    • 2016 Iceland (no cycling)
    • 2015 Japan (with Jon)
    • 2014 crossing the Alps
    • 2013 Berlin Scandinavia
    • 2011 Essen Luzern
  • news/appearances
    • UPCOMING: Köln, So. 9.7.23 – Vortrag beim “Travel Slam” im Open-Air-Kino Köln (in German)
    • Rückblick & Videos: 2.2.23 – Vorträge beim “Travel Slam”, Köln (German)
    • UPCOMING: Köln, Do. 2.2.23 – Vortrag beim “Travel Slam” im Globetrotter (German)
    • 20.1.2023, Köln – Podiumsdiskussion “Geschichten vom Ultracycling” RTC dsd e.V. (German)
    • 20.10.2022 – Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger – TCR No. 8 – Video, Zeitungsartikel & Insta-Reel (German)
    • 05.10.2022 – Gravel-Podcast – TCR No. 8 – Vorläufige Ergebnisse & Penalties (German)
    • 15.09.2022 – WDR Lokalzeit (live TV) – TCR No. 8 Interview & Clip (German)
    • 02.09.2022 – Gravel-Podcast & Video Interview – TCR No. 8 vorher & nachher (German)
    • 01.09.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel NACH dem Rennen (German)
    • 18.10.2021 – Gravel-Podcast – Transiberica 2021 Recap (German)
    • 23.07.2022 – Kölnische Rundschau – TCR No. 8 – Artikel VOR dem Rennen (German)
  • about
    • …about this blog
    • My “why” of bicycle touring
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