Virtual ride from Travemünde to Girona
Back in January I was still planning a bicycle ride, a tour, from Travemünde to Girona. The idea was to take a ferry to Germany, then spend one month cycling across Europe to Girona, Spain, in order to participate the Girona Gran Fondo, a week of cycling fun. After the Fondo, I was dreaming of spending some time with S in some nice hotel before cycling back to Travemünde.
Well, the came the covid-19, the pandemia, and now I must stay in Finland. The Fondo has been cancelled, most hotels are closed and one cannot cross national borders. Bummer!
So, I have decided to do a virtual ride to Girona instead. According to RideWithGPS.com the shortest route is about 1850 kilometers: Hamburg -Marburg - Frankfurt - Heidelberg - Strasbourg - Basel - Lyon - Montpellier - Perpignan - Girona. If I cycled 6 days a week, for 4 weeks, it would be 78 km a day. Something I should easily manage.
I will ride in Uusimaa, Finland. Every morning I will plan a route, select a hotel, find a nice restaurant, and the head out riding. In the evening, I will write about the sights I have seen, and describe the ride in my blog.
This should be fun.
Stages (see all maps)
Stage 1: Travemünde to Hamburg ; 1.5.2020; 84km
Stage 2: Hamburg to Rotenburg ; 2.5.2020; 75km
Stage 3: Rotenburg to Petershagen; 3.5.2020; 100km
Stage 4: Petershagen to Augustdorf; 5.5.2020; 70km
Stage 5: Augustdorf to Marsberg; 6.5.2020; 60km
Stage 6: Marsberg to Burgwald; 7.5.2020; 61km
Stage 7: Burgwald to Staufelberg; 8.5.2020; 48km
Stages 8 & 9: Staufenberg to Darmstadt; 9.-10.5.2020; 100km
Well, the came the covid-19, the pandemia, and now I must stay in Finland. The Fondo has been cancelled, most hotels are closed and one cannot cross national borders. Bummer!
So, I have decided to do a virtual ride to Girona instead. According to RideWithGPS.com the shortest route is about 1850 kilometers: Hamburg -Marburg - Frankfurt - Heidelberg - Strasbourg - Basel - Lyon - Montpellier - Perpignan - Girona. If I cycled 6 days a week, for 4 weeks, it would be 78 km a day. Something I should easily manage.
I will ride in Uusimaa, Finland. Every morning I will plan a route, select a hotel, find a nice restaurant, and the head out riding. In the evening, I will write about the sights I have seen, and describe the ride in my blog.
This should be fun.
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| The ride to Girona. |
Stage 1: Travemünde to Hamburg ; 1.5.2020; 84km
Stage 2: Hamburg to Rotenburg ; 2.5.2020; 75km
Stage 3: Rotenburg to Petershagen; 3.5.2020; 100km
Rest day Petershagen; 4.5.2020
Stage 4: Petershagen to Augustdorf; 5.5.2020; 70km
Stage 5: Augustdorf to Marsberg; 6.5.2020; 60km
Stage 6: Marsberg to Burgwald; 7.5.2020; 61km
Stage 7: Burgwald to Staufelberg; 8.5.2020; 48km
Stages 8 & 9: Staufenberg to Darmstadt; 9.-10.5.2020; 100km
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