The tails winds of Storm Ciara made our trip through Austria short but exceptionally sweet, as we nailed it along the Danube from the German border town of Passau to the Slovakian border near Bratislava. It saw our first 100-mile day, covering 107 miles with an arrange speed of 16 mph, with extremely little effort.…
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Breisach – Pocking, Germany.
We rode into Germany by crossing the Rhine at Breisach, after freewheeling a bone chilling 20-mile descent into the river’s expansive and fertile valley. Before we even reached the border, and the river, things became distinctly more German, both aesthetically when looking at the starkly differing architecture, and linguistically when observing street signs and the…
Caen – Neuf-Brisach, France.
Back on the road. On the 22nd of January, I set off with Jonny, a friend from home, from the French coastal city of Caen, on a bike ride that would see us cross the worlds biggest landmass. That is, of course, if coronavirus hasn’t killed us all, and the planet is isn’t inhabited only…
Booneville, Ky. – Yorktown, Va.
America? Completed it mate. The final part of my journey saw me ride up and over the Appalachian mountains that straddle the eastern side of the North American continent, before descending back down into the beautiful countryside of eastern Kentucky and Virginia. Having 3600 miles in my legs, and having had three rest days in…
Breckenridge, Co. – Berea, Ky.
Time for another 1000 miles update… this time from the luxury of a hotel. The first in 3600 miles, woop. I am currently in Berea, Kentucky. Since writing last in Colorado, I descended to the city of Pueblo, where I prepared mentally for the long, flat and windy days I knew would come with leaving…