764 miles ridden - 5372m climbed - temperature HOT Aside from my usual day 3/4 why am I doing this wobble I really enjoyed this trip. The distances were not an issue once I had found my cycling companions - those who cycle at same average speed, those who like to chat...

Before the trip we were sent Garmin gpx files to load into our devices (yes we all have SatNavs on our bikes!) which give us a trace route and turn instructions which are very useful in cities and towns but less relevant if the requirement is to “keep the river to...

60 miles ridden - 177m climbed - temperature 29C (22C at start, maximum 34C). It was obvious first thing this morning that we were going to have a much hotter day than we had enjoyed for most of this week but the lighter breeze was much more cooling than some...

55 miles ridden- 171m climbed - temperature 27C (minimum 18C maximum 37C). Another beautiful day - warm sunshine, not too hot, and a gentle wind as we headed along the Danube to our next stop in Weissenkirchen. First brew was at a delightful spot where we could drink...

64 miles ridden - 224m climbed - temperature 25C (started at 17C, maximum temperature 31C). We spent most of today on the Danube itself aside from two sections following morning coffee and afternoon tea breaks where we navigated around industrial areas. Each morning...

57 miles ridden - 233m climbed - temperature 19C average, 25C at end. It’s lucky I don’t sleep late as the Basilika bells started cascading at 5am and thus didn’t disturb me. I slept really well and was excited to see it was overcast and cool when I checked outside....

62 miles ridden - 219m climbing - temperature 28C average, 33C on arrival. Another beautiful days cycling. The wind was stronger today and not always on our tail - it was a lot warmer than yesterday. We left Regensburg heading over a bridge - a great start. Soon after...

74 miles ridden - 913m climbed - temperature 21C (max 25C). Today was a day of two halves. The first half was lumpy and the second half was flat. There were two climbs of note and the first about 3 miles in was 18% which is not to be underestimated. Many cycled a part...

58 miles ridden - 413m climbed - temperature 23C average 26C maximum. I have said previously that a perfect bike ride is dictated by road surface, wind, weather, and geography. Most often two are in your favour, occasionally three, but almost never all four. Today we...

0 miles ridden. 20,000 steps walked by 3pm - temperature 25C. No rush to get up this morning but old habits die hard so by 9:30 I had walked the 5Km city walls, had breakfast and cleaned and serviced my bike. Rothenburg is one of very few medieval cities with complete...

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...

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...

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...

52 miles ridden - 184m climbed - temperature 27C average : 30C at the end. Today’s was another lovely ride. Starting gently along the banks of the Moselle in cool humid air our peaceful start morphed itself into the relative chaos of Koblenz and the meeting of the...

72 miles ridden - 227m climbed - temperature 26C (average 19C at start - 33C at end. Today was a lovely days riding. It was cool and overcast as we set off and although humid from the thunderstorms overnight we had a cooling headwind for most of the day. Aside from a...

32 miles ridden - 166m climbed - temperature 36C (max 39C). Today was hot - very hot - but very nice. Because of yesterday’s events I had to be up at 6am for some final ‘fettling’ with my bike before it was loaded onto the van for transport to the start point some two...