You don’t get what you want, you get what you need
From the coldest, to the highest and most crowded places (1.10.23) At 5:30 on Sunday morning the night was over. It became slowly too restless on the street, which led…
Iberica Traversa part 2, hiking south, alcoholism and deserted areas
Amazing where you can carry a bike along (27.09.) I had allowed myself a longer night and set the alarm for 6am, and used the "snooze function" several times. I…
Iberica Traversa part 1, from the Pyrenees direction south
Almost exactly 2 months to the day after the start of the Transcontinental Race TCR 09, the Iberica Traversa started on Sunday, 9/24. On gravel and single trails from the…
Liveblog and Livetrack from Iberica Traversa
Liveblog starts on Saturday 23rd of September Welcome to my Liveblog from the Iberica Traversa 2023. Regular updates below (I will try my very best, but won't commit to anything…
Heatflicker to the finish line
After checkpoint 3 had consisted only of a table for the organizers available in front of a hotel, checkpoint 4 was located in a pub. I used the locality to…
Highway? To Hell with this Gravel!
The break was longer than initially planned, but I needed a little rest, especially my knee. This had now recovered after the interruption and I went with fresh courage to…
From Slovenia across the Balkan
After I left checkpoint 2, it quickly became dark. A short gravel section, maybe 200 m, just after the checkpoint I pushed. It was just too steep for me after…
From CP1 in Italy to CP2 in Slovenia
The room in Bergamo was booked. So quickly continued, over the 2208 m high Passo Euro followed by the 2291 m high Passo Foscagno two more passes, until around 10…
From the start to control point 1
On 23.07.2023 the time had come: Race day. The start of the Transcontinental Race TCR No9 at 22:00 was only a few hours away. I had everything prepared and packed.…
Liveblog and Livetrack from the TCR09 Transcontinental Race 2023
Liveblog starts on Sunday 23rd of July Follow me on the interactive map (https://www.followmychallenge.com/live/tcrno9/). Regular updates below (I will try my very best, but won't commit to anything ;-)) Please note…