06
Dec
Riding an epic ride or race takes a big toll on the physical and mental state. After a massive ride, one feels tired, exhausted, fatigued and maybe even in pain. Here...
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05
Dec
A 300km ride by itself is a big day out. Throw in 7500m of vertical gain and that all on gravel, it promises an epic ride. It would have been a...
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01
Dec
Join me virtually this Saturday for the 300km Jam for Jamieson gravel ride: http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0LIZZ8ZE9FjIipl60u1zhu3mYfcGxuZiP All participants: (My dot is called “Mon”) https://spotwalla.com/locationViewer.php?id=397 Start time: Melbourne: 4:00am Saturday, Dec 3rd Munich: 6:00pm Friday, Dec 2nd...
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20
Nov
Everesting is all about repeating the same hill over and over until you reach a vertical gain of 8848m. I am not a big fan of repeats. But I decided to...
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23
May
I am currently in France chasing all the epic climbs. And it goes without saying, there are a lot! I am on a mission – filming them for the indoor trainer...
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07
Mar
When you are planning on doing something longer and harder than you have done before, the extra weight of five kilos on top of your neck will be your key...
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02
Sep
I am back to where I belong!! After a four month flirt with triathlon (this might deserve its own blog post at some point), I am back to ultra-endurance racing. With...
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25
Aug
Two months ago I signed up for one of the harder races in Switzerland: the Alpenbrevet, a 276km race with over 7000m of elevation. However, with a new job I have...
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20
Aug
Three weeks before the race I got a strange email question from a still unknown person : Would I want to join a four person team for the Tortour? Ahemmm YES!....
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10
Aug
There is no shortage of tough rides in the Alps, especially considering the endless possibilities of climbing up passes without a lot of flats between them. This ride was a preparation...
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