Life is not a Practice

Jon was very definite this evening. "Flat tour to Marktoberdorf." It is not actually that flat but I suppose he meant "No mountains!"

Just over 50 km and including a swim in the last lake we passed before getting home. There are worse ways to spend an evening.

And then red wine and Baileys.



54km with 654 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=uizaynchwjjtgghm

A Saturday tour designed by Wera - get out of car and cycle 700 meters up hill followed by fantastic trails.



Four of us sweated up the hills and then had just as high pulses trailing back down.



1035 meters of climbing in only 21km. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=kxztmdmowunuhfmv

This years "let's do a bit of biking" tour was to Monaco.



We cycled over the mountains to Liechtenstein, on over the Alps to Lake Como and then on past Lake Lugano to Lake Maggiore where we had a day off and went sailing - https://neill.blogger.de/stories/2647325/

Rested, we continued on to a meeting with coffee in Turin and then over the Mediterranean Alps in to France and on to Monaco.



The whole holiday we cycled a little over 1000 kilometres and climbed more than 15000 meters.

The entire route from Nesselwang to Monaco is shown at http://www.gpsies.com/viewStages.do?fileId=hekeizhutqandcfh. From Monaco to Nice is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=lfblmblthfqhsmpd and from Munich Airport home is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=puefuerkludhftbu

Some photos at https://goo.gl/photos/oeGXWnCuEGS1jADU8

Sun today and rain forecast for tomorrow so I took the chance to do a quick ride while it was still nice.



20km and 260 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=hhnbehopnvpehhaj

A week on Thursday we are leaving for Monaco so we thought we better check that our backsides were up to it. We had no plan except to get 100km done.



The weather was stunning and it was a ride that reminds you just how gorgeous this part of the world is. Blue sky rivers and lakes. Green fielsd and forests and snow and castles above everything. Most of the way on cycle tracks and unused roads - with one 50 meter climb on grit up to the Allatsee.

A fantastic day with a well deserved ice at the end.

104 km and 1161 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=lalvokjrkjcikjjg

Today was a bank holiday so I took the racing bike out in to the Austrian mountains.



80km and 936 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=xrekiqknlwipdwft

Five of us cycled past Wertach and on through to Sonthofen stopping off for a white sausage on the way. In Sonthofen we stopped at a cafe for a salad and a beer and then on the way home for a cake.



At the first stop, Moni had me sign the protocoll from the last meeting of TVN

Finished the day in the ice cafe here in Nesselwang. cycling is so strenuous.

58km and 1047 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=qvsxtzocsjdoklim

In 20 days we are leaving to cycle to Monte Carlo so it is time we started some serious practicing. We had no plan but it turned out to be a nice gentle trip through Allgäu.



54km and 760 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=rtmrungkgugwcpgd

Just me out on my race bike. On the Ellegg I received an email saying that the boat owner had agreed to sell the boat in scotland :-)

31 km and 444 meters of climbing
Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=bepcvpvqowvywsxj

Heidi wrote and suggested a training run round the lake with the road bikes. We got to Wertach and saw the storm coming so headed straight back home and just beat the downpour. My GPS packed up halfway and lost the whole track.

18km and 206 meters of climbing. Track is at http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=aqwdpsoocxidckgi