Category Archives: Cycle

Den Druck spüren – Feeling the Pressure

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Susan

English below. Ich schreibe zuerst in Deutsch, weil mein Blogstatistik zeigt, dass so viele in den letzten Tagen hineingeschaut haben – vermutlich wegen den Zeitungsartikeln. Danke! Jetzt spüre ich natürlich den Druck, aber ich werde mein Möglischstes tun, um euch nicht zu … Continue reading →

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5 days left

Posted on August 7, 2010 by Susan

Today I did various little jobs, some for my trip, like fitting the luggage rack. Then, guess what? The sun came out. So I had to go cycling after all. As I had fogotten 1 or 2 items yesterday and … Continue reading →

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One week to go… Noch eine Woche…

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan

(Deutsch weiter unten) …and I am starting to get nervous! The weather was nice yesterday but bad again today – cool and very wet. I do hope it won’t be as bad as this on my trip, even though I have bought some … Continue reading →

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1/2 Tschirgant tour

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Susan

The weather was dry enough and I decided to go the long way round. Again it is part of the Tschirgant-Runde:

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A real teaser

Posted on August 3, 2010 by Susan

The weather at the moment is what I would call English – extremely changeable. We had a lovely weekend,  but I didn’t get any cycling done, as we looked after our grandchildren. This was a refreshing chang from training and … Continue reading →

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Short trip after all

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Susan

I did manage to get out for a short trip after tea – to the Pestkapelle at Jörgebichl – this is just about 3 miles uphill from Nassereith. Of course, when I got there it started to rain, but it … Continue reading →

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2 weeks to go

Posted on July 29, 2010 by Susan

My planning seems to be making good progress now and I have starting making “to do” lists. I’m getting rather excited. Until yesterday I hadn’t been cycling since last Friday apart from my usual session on the exercise bike, partly … Continue reading →

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A Little White Lie

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Susan

I did say I was cycling from my HOME in the Tyrol, but this means going up the Fernpaß, which is a VERY busy road. The alternative would be the old Fernpaß, which is now part of the “Via Claudia … Continue reading →

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More Preparations

Posted on July 24, 2010 by Susan

Despite a bad weather forcast, the sun was shining yesterday morning, so three of us set off on our annual cycle trip, which should have been 3 days in the Ötz Valley and which we had aready postponed from June … Continue reading →

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3 weeks to go

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Susan

I finally managed the magical 100 Kilometers (in fact 113 = 70 miles) and over 1700 meters = (5600 ft.) elevation. I had originally intended doing 3 passes – Hahntennjoch, Namlos & Fernpaß , but I hadn’t reckoned with the midday … Continue reading →

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