by nickpannaman | Sep 14, 2022 | blog, Munich to Rome September 2022
0 mile cycled – 0m climbed – temperature 20C Only one photo today and not a welcome one: I woke up early this morning feeling a bit squiffy and between Peak Tours general COVID concerns and Italy still having some very strict rules for those testing...
by nickpannaman | Sep 13, 2022 | blog, Munich to Rome September 2022
77 miles ridden – 612m climbed – temperature 20C. I’ve said before that the perfect bike ride relies on four factors: Terrain – today was mainly downhill Temperature – although chilly first thing it got warmer as the day went on finishing at...
by nickpannaman | Sep 12, 2022 | blog, Munich to Rome September 2022
82 miles ridden – 1671m climbed – temperature 17C Today was a fabulous but hard day. Although the sky was blue, Mittenwald was entirely in the shade of the mountains so we needed arm warmers and gilet (Rapha of course) while we warmed up. And we warmed up...
by nickpannaman | Sep 11, 2022 | blog, Munich to Rome September 2022
64 miles ridden – 934m climbed – temperature 13C I woke up to the sound of rain – not what I wanted but I picked out the best options for staying warm and dry and went for breakfast before we gathered for the traditional first day photo: I’m on the...
by nickpannaman | Sep 10, 2022 | blog, Munich to Rome September 2022
Don’t believe a word you hear about Heathrow baggage handlers – my bike bag arrived unscathed and my bike now sits fully reconstructed (thanks to the Cytech basic bike maintenance course Sue bought me) with its tour buddies in the garage awaiting the first day...
