Why exercise?
He who has health has hope and he who has hope has everything
Don’t let your age control your lifestyle, let your lifestyle control your age
Suck it up and one day you won’t have to suck it in
Why cycle?
‘When the spirits are low, when the day appears dark, when work becomes monotonous, when hope hardly seems worth having just mount a bicycle and go out for a spin down the road without thought on anything but the ride you are taking’ – Arthur Conan-Doyle
‘Life is like riding a bicycle. In order to keep your balance, you must keep moving’ – Albert Einstein
‘Bicycles are almost as good as guitars for meeting girls’ – Bob Weir (Grateful Dead)
‘I relax by taking my bicycle apart and putting it back together again’ – Michelle Pfeiffer
‘Cycle all day and not only will you see, hear, smell, and feel the world around you but you will burn thousands of calories and be able to eat as much of whatever you want’ – Nick Pannaman
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Day 6 – 3 July 2026 – Kloster Schöntal to Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
Jul 3, 2026
45 miles ridden - 899m climbed - temperature 24C (average, maximum was 29C) Today was almost as much climbing as yesterday over a shorter distance but aside from one steepish hill it was fairly well spread over the last 20 miles so no lungbusters (thankfully). The...
Day 5 – 2 July 2026 – Ladenburg to Kloster Schöntal.
Jul 2, 2026
66 miles ridden - 1104m climbed - temperature 29C. Bit of an early start today because despite my best efforts with both windows open, fan blowing straight onto me and a cold shower before going to bed the temperature in the room didn’t drop below about 23C. It was...
Day 4 – 1 July 2026 – Bingen to Ladenburg.
Jul 1, 2026
67 miles ridden. 442m climbed. Temperature 28C. It was a beautiful, clear, cool day. For some of it we had a cooling headwind, for some of it a fun tailwind. The Rhine was majestic. After a few miles we parted company with the Rhine and set off across country to cut...



