Life is not a Practice

On the way home from Milan, we got off the train at Desenzano del Garda at the south end of Lake Garda and then cycled along the west shore before crossing the pass to Rovereto.



The route was 88kms with "only" 760 meters of climbing and would have been easy if I hadn't have cycled the 400 kms the previous three days.

http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=pcpiwstehaeudkwh


The weather was warm but windy. Only half an hour of rain and we sat that out while eating pizza.

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Two of us took three days to cycle the 418kms from Nesselwang to Milan. Set off in rain and at a temperature of 6°C but the weather got better and we had a fun five days (including the two days of cycling and train riding to get back).



418 kms with 4000 meters of climbing. Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=anftazlpzetzogeg



The first day we cycled from home, over the Fernpass and then along the Inn Valley to beyond Landeck. On the second day we rode in to Switzerland, on up to St. Moritz (and the Cresta Run) and then over the Maloja Pass. The third day we rode past Lake Como and on to Milan. On the fourth day we rode to the cathedral for a photo and then caught the train to start home.

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An overcast Thursday evening and later rain. The second half of the ride was wet and very cold.

17 kms and 460 meters of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=cfxiucszmssduzcx

Camera was broken as I pushed Jon's buggy over it.

The weather forecast said rain but luckily they lied.
An enjoyable tour with more tracks and trails than roads.

28kms and 550 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=zwozmvizmsvvbcvm

With the "Tuesday Bikers" on a sunny evening. Up in to Austria and then back down in to Germany. Doing 66km/h one meter behind Jon I was wondering how long you need to brake at that speed?



52 km and 561 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=fqmtznpbiqotfpcy

Jon's pictures at https://plus.google.com/photos/100547066824249637955/albums/5865862959006086625/5878189394089432610

A Sunday tour to a lake I had never even heard of - the Faulensee. We rode over the Beichelstein to get there and add a few meters of climbing and back via Vils in Austria.



On the way back we also rode "through" the Forgensee lake. It is a resevoir and not currently full so the old road was above water level.



52 kms and nearly 800 meters of climbing.
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=voekzodakucmmnbf

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Jon's pictures are at https://plus.google.com/photos/100547066824249637955/albums/5876255920545131825

My first "mountain" mountain biking this year. After the 80kms yesterday, a gentle mountain bike ride half way up the local mountain and back down again.



Only 9km but nearly 400 meters of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=xnoptxunouqeolxb

Out with Heidi for a training run on our race bikes. We had no plan of where to go and decided at each turn based on in which direction there were the least clouds.



Ended up doing a fantastic 80km trip largely on routes we had never been on before. The old railway line from MArktoberdorf to Roßhaupten has been converted to a cycling path and is fantastic as a race bike route. The next picture is an old station on the route.



82km with 800 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=yptbysrlcnxhhzme

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Thursday evening and 10 of us cycled to and then around Pfronten. We got absolutely soaked in Achtal - the same thing happened there a few years ago.



28km and 345 meters of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=xurgtnlzospzuuwt

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Missed the Tuesday night reace biketour last night so went out for an hour today.
In all the villages I passed through, they were putting up the new maypoles.



22kms and 250 meters of climbing.
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=wiarczqkirgobnqz

A classic "beginning of season" tour.
11 of us were out on a lovely warm spring evening.



28kms and 450 meters of climbing
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=eejopzztpnwzoqww



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After the great race bike tour at lunch time, we were out with the mountain bikes this evening. Through the local countryside past six lakes.



22km and 300 meters of climbing
Track at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=ynfvqgknblohaxcp



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Sun shine and warm weather today. It is a Wednesday but by taking an extended „lunch break“ we (Heidi and I) managed a two hour race bike tour across the Allgäu hills. 40 kilometers and 620 meters of climbing with an average speed of 20km/h isn't bad for the first „serious“ ride of 2013.



Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=gyyasgininvacdja

A quick run round the lake on the race bike after work.

http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=xsavjvjghbbjebbe
19.3km 217m of climb

Another lovely day so once again off on my mountain bike. This time down in to the Wertach valley and then up again and then down again and so on.



Some snow covered patches but mostly just muddy.

http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=txidywcmwjpnzwhq
20km 258m of climbing.

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