The first turn of the train wheels broke the stiction holding me to my home because in the past two years plus I have not ventured away. Although I have explored my new home in Göttingen with enthusiasm my last big journey was when I moved from London. The Covid pandemic being a strong reason… Continue Reading
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DE – Gö Strade Bianche (66km tour), mit Gö Grupetto Partypace Schließ´ die Augen und stell Dir vor, Du seist in der Toskana, und mach´ sie erst am Ende der Radtour wieder auf. Im Staub zu reiten war poetisch. Danke an alle, die auf mich gewartet haben! ENG – Gö Strade Bianche (66km route), with Gö… Continue Reading
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DE Home – ENG Home – Manifest – Video/Links – Galerie – Gutingi Rides 55km Route (DE) – 55km Route – 42km Route – 66km Route – 72km Route – 84km Route Schließ´ die Augen und stell Dir vor, Du seist in der Toskana, und mach´ sie erst am Ende der Radtour wieder auf. Strade Bianche… Continue Reading
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A ride in celebration of the Strade Bianche race held in Tuscany, Italy. This tour featured the ´Weißen Straßen´ of Göttingen plus concrete, dirt, asphalt cycle paths and public roads. I began the Strade Bianche de Gutingi at the Gö velodrome and 51 gravel sectors followed. The route took me along the Leine Valley north… Continue Reading
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We ventured away from the Dransfeld Ramp (an abandoned railway) and rode into the Börl Valley via the village of Hetjershausen (the village well survives) to the west of Göttingen. In Groß Ellershausen the Lindenhof pub still stands and this was frequented by the first German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck and poet Heinrich Heine, and… Continue Reading
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(Lost villages) It´s good to stop and think… I did that, at what has become a regular riding spot for me. In my first week of moving to Germany I sat on a bench at Kesterlingrodefeld and wondered at what I had done. I was now an immigrant. Käthe KollwitzI began this ride at a… Continue Reading
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The Kopfsteinpflaster Carousel tour in reverse. It feels special to ride the roads of the Low Countries made famous by such races as the Tour of Flanders, Fleche Wallonne, Liege Bastogne Liege, Amstel Gold and Gent Wevelgem. But almost wherever you live you can find cool roads and this ride sees the Kopfsteinpflaster Carousel stand… Continue Reading
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Can I replicate the cycle road race routes of Flanders in Göttingen? Although the short answer is ´not easily´, I can nonetheless pay my respects to the Flemish (or Wallonia) theatres of cycle sport even if there are so few substantive stretches of cobbles to ride in the Göttingen region. One notable race is the Gent Wevelgem semi-classic which actually starts… Continue Reading
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DE Ich besuchte oder passierte in der Nähe von: 7 mittelalterlichen Warte, Schlachtfeldern, einer Militärbasis und 11 Flugzeugabsturzstellen im 2. Weltkrieg in Göttingen. Ich bin dankbar, in der friedlichsten Zeit zu leben, die Europa je erlebt hat. Wachtürme befinden sich oft auf einer Anhöhe, was bedeutet, dass es auf dieser Fahrt viele Anstiege gab! Ich… Continue Reading
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DEFeier der Frühlingsklassiker – Schotter und Asphalttour auf 28 Pflasterreifen: Gö Velodrom – Dransfeld Rampe – Radweg bei Rischenkrug (B3) nach Dransfeld – L559 und dann der Asphaltaufstieg auf die Hoher Hagen – Dransfeld – Gö Velodrom. The Pave tyre is no longer featured by Vittoria and has been replaced with the Strade Bianche winning… Continue Reading
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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
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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
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The sky above Göttingen was a battle field 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… Continue Reading
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DE Home – ENG Home – DE Route – ENG Route Manifest – Galerie – Jimi Hendrix – Links – Air War – WW2 – Gutingi Rides “Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl” (Bob Dylan) Mein Lieblingssong von Jimi Hendrix ist All Along the Watchtower von Bob Dylan – dieser Song geht… Continue Reading
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A short train ride took us to Witzenhausen the smallest university town in Germany (it has been a seat of learning about agriculture since the 19th century) and is a major place for cherries. A notable resident was Johann Jacob Schweppe, (1740-1821), known for the famous Schweppes brand. It is also the birthplace of the… Continue Reading
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Eine Hainberg-Radtour mit Göttingenpanorama auf Gravel, Waldwegen, Panzerwegen, Kopfsteinpflaster, teils auf öffentlichen Straßen, aber hauptsächlich auf holperigen, befestigten Waldwegen. Eine Rundtour von ca. 15 km Länge, so gut, dass ich sie gleich mehrmals gemacht habe!! DE German – ENG Home – Route – Gallery – Gutingi Rides Mobilität Straßen, Pfade und Trails sind für unser… Continue Reading
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On the longest day of the year I set out across the Leine Valley to Jühnde Castle and then back across the valley to venture into Thuringia at the State Line with Niedersachsen where once stood the Iron Curtain. Returning to my home state I climbed up to the Gleichen Castle, not to the top… Continue Reading
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Riding a well-known circuit helps you judge your fitness as you recover from illness or injury, this time I went just a wee bit further adding a known section of forest trails and new gravel (new to me). I rode through the Hainberg Forest, across the old Panzer base at Kerstlingeröder Feld, followed by the… Continue Reading
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Sadly, many events have fallen afoul of the Covid-19 pandemic. Cancelled were my two favourite road races Paris Roubaix and the Strade Bianche. I had also been looking forward to pedalling the Pavédemark on April 12 a tribute to Paris Roubaix. The Pavédemark hosted by Brelinger Berg Night and Day features a course with pave… Continue Reading
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A road cycle ride south of Göttingen took us through an area that had born witness to the ravages of one of Europe’s most savage wars. In spring like weather, we pedalled out to Jühnde on what we thought would be tarmac only, but we took a shortcut and therefore rode a big chunk of… Continue Reading
