Cycling and Life
Results, video and picture links from cycle road races held in 2021 which feature gravel, pave and dirt. Road races that have in common a touch of the ‘Roubaixesque’ about them. I am now based in Germany and so sadly I cannot say that all the video links can be viewed in other countries or… Continue Reading
A road ride on a mix of public roads and cycle paths to the Gauß Turm atop the Hoher Hagen overlooking Göttingen. The tower is named after Göttingen based Carl Friedrich Gauß (1777-1855) and it commemorates his work with mathematics to calculate the size of the Kingdom of Hannover. He used three high datum points… Continue Reading
Featured images used as a ‘cover’ for each month since April 2018 when Cyclesport.London became Velo Klubhaus.com. See also Gallery for lots of pictures from across Velo Klubhaus. March 2021 Eisenbahn Romantik in Göttingen February 2021 Mud and winter sunshine in Gö January 1 2021 (2) Snow fell upon Göttingen with ´Jack Frost Nipping at… Continue Reading
Inspired by Josh Schenk´s coffee making trip in a minus 11 temperature we cycled along the Dransfelder Ramp a lost railway in Göttingen where we enjoyed sunshine and warm temperatures. The development of a ´national´ railway system in Germany was originally stymied when rail builders had to negotiate with a myriad of mini states which… Continue Reading
Stone, concrete, brick, glass, and asphalt denote the ´Built Environment´ and it is the latter we mostly played upon on this day. The intention was to hit the asphalt only, but when it became apparent that the glorious spring like weather had melted away almost all of the recent snow we eventually rode nine (benign)… Continue Reading
After over a week of stupidly cold days during Schneemageddon the big melt is on and with it the whitewashed landscape is replaced by mud and flowing water caused by thawing snow. I prefer mud to snow and dry trails above all else. As I have previously remarked, I find little texture in a Robert… Continue Reading
During eight days of Schneemageddon 2021 when at times the temperature fell to minus 23, I opted to enjoy the winter wonderland by walking and tobogganing in the snow. Finally, with the winter wonderland warming up, we set out on our bikes in the Leine Valley riding a mix of gravel, farm roads, and asphalt.… Continue Reading
Several aircraft crashed near to Göttingen during World War Two and on this ride we visit the site where a B17 Flying Fortress of the USAF was shot down on returning from an attack on an aircraft factory at Halberstadt in the Harz Mountains in 1944. Air WarA massive technological leap occurred between World War… Continue Reading
DE Eine 34 km lange Fahrt mit 13 Gravel Sektors auf halbem Weg zwischen der Wintersonnenwende und dem Frühlingsäquinoktium. ENG Today marked the midway point between the winter solstice and the spring equinox. Christians celebrate the day as Candlemas and for many communities it marks the end of the Christmas period and the time to… Continue Reading
DE Aus dem Kiesreifen-Rabbit Hole – Zwei Räder gut, zwei CX-Reifen besser (für Schlamm). Eine 30 km lange Fahrt – einschließlich des Kopfsteinpflasteraufstiegs auf die Zieten-Terrasse, eines schneebedeckten Kesterlingröder-Feldes (obwohl es aufgetaut war) und eines langen, schneefreien Abstiegs ins Leine-Tal. ENG Out of the gravel tyre rabbit hole – Two wheels good, two CX tyres… Continue Reading
DE Nat King Cole sang eine großartige Linie – ´Jack Frost Nipping at your Nose´. Schnee und Kälte vorgestellt auf dieser 10km Schotterfahrt ENG Cold temperatures have gripped the area in the past week bringing snow fall of which Göttingen has not witnessed for some time. Nat King Cole sang a great line about the… Continue Reading
This day the weather offered sunshine, with most of the recent snow fall having thawed and the temperature was just above zero. Having been off my bike since mid-December and this being my first ride of 2021 it felt hard, not quite a ´Retreat from Moscow´ as per Napoleon in 1812, but still tough enough… Continue Reading
DE Ich erkundete eine Westseite Schleife von 4 Kiesabschnitten, die ich meiner Göttingen Strade Bianche Tour hinzufügen wollte. 21 Gravel-Teilabschnitten insgesamt auf dieser Fahrt. 48km. ENG I scouted an west side loop to be added to my Göttingen Strade Bianche tour featuring 4 additional gravel sectors and adding 10 kilometres to the route. I picked… Continue Reading
DE Auf dieser Fahrt im Osten Göttingen entlang einer Mischung aus Asphalt und Kies wurde feuchte Wolke durch Sonnenschein ersetzt. 31Km+/Temperatur 4/9. ENG The damp cloud that often hangs in the Leine Valley gave way to sunshine and the temperature maxed out at 9! We were chasing shadows rather than feeling the bite of winter.… Continue Reading
DE “Es war minus 20 im Jahr 2010” Ich denke, es ist kalt in Göttingen, seit vielen Jahren in London zu leben! Die 35km Tour umfasste Asphalt und 19 Gravel-Teilabschnitten. Besuch Warteberg and Rosdorf Warte unterwegs. Temperatur 3.0. ENG ´It was minus 20 in 2010´ is a common response to me when I comment on… Continue Reading
DE Ich nahm mir eine Auszeit von meinem Fahrrad und es war für mich von Vorteil, mich auszuruhen, nachzudenken und das Fahren zu verpassen. Trotzdem war es großartig, wieder in die Pedale zu treten. Ich fühlte die Kälte auf dieser Fahrt entlang des Leine-Tals. 44km – 28 gravel sectors – Gravel-Teilabschnitten. ENG Enforced periods of… Continue Reading
March 2019 saw me in my new home city in Central Germany and a year on we are living in a time of a pandemic. Covid Home – Letter One – Letter Two – Letter Three – Letter Four – Letter Five – Letter Six – Letter Seven It felt a little dismal to see a… Continue Reading
DE Kurze Tage – kurze Fahrten, dann ist es die Winter Equinox. 36km/2+Std Asphaltfahrt – Geismar, Klein Lengden, Diemarden (foto), Reinhausen, Groß Schneen, Klein Schneen, Dramfeld, Volkeröde und Nedernejsa. ENG Up until the Winter Equinox on December 21 the daylight hours will be getting ever shorter but from thereon (and Christmas a few days later)… Continue Reading
DE Göttingen hat heute viele “weiße Straßen” Josh Schenk und ich sind ein paar Abschnitte gefahren. Ich habe mich für 28-mm-Vittoria-Pave-Reifen entschieden, als ich als Profi-Rennfahrer bei der italienischen Strade Bianchi oder Paris Roubaix gespielt habe. ENG Riding with road tyres on the white roads of Göttingen is tough but fun! I rode a pair… Continue Reading
DE Gut, um die Covid-Isolation mit Gunnar zu brechen, der in der Nähe von zu Hause fährt. ENG A quick spin with Gunnar on well-known local trails. In this time of Covid-19 I have been meeting people who I trust to be virus aware and who aim to maintain a good bubble around them. It… Continue Reading
