2023 CX Nats M55-59 🥉
7 december 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Well unfortunately, I wrote a super detailed race report and trip wrap-up, but it was lost uploading to Find Penguins. 😞 Lisa wrote this shorter summary: “The weather was 54, sunny and mostLäs mer
Louisville 2023 CX Nats.
6 december 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
We made it to Louisville, Kentucky. I pre-rode the course today, and looking forward to a warmer race tomorrow. I race at 12:50 Iowa time. Lisa and I have both had a bit of a stomach bug sinceLäs mer
Driving to Amsterdam
3 december 2023, Nederländerna ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
“Moin ” We got on the road about 9:30 AM to make the drive to Amsterdam. We found my mini pump iced to the top of the rental car. 🤣 Only one bad driving error when we were trapped driving inLäs mer
Post Race
2 december 2023, Nederländerna ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
After the race, lisa and I helped JF Blais from Canada during his race. Lisa was in the pit with his wife, Marie, and I walked around the course, giving JF updates on his position. He did amazingLäs mer
2023 Master’s WC race day!
2 december 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Long race recap:
We woke up to about two or 3 inches of fresh snow that wasn’t predicted. Everyone in Hamburg here says it is never like this. I find that hard to believe. Also, I find it hard toLäs mer
2nd Pre-ride/Race Tomorrow
1 december 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
We spent the afternoon at the course. Somehow it was icier and muddier than yesterday. We think we have all of the logistics figured out for the start and the pit. Unfortunately, USA cycling did notLäs mer
1st Look @ the Icy Course
30 november 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C
We loaded up the car and headed over to Volksparkstadion to meet Stefan for a pre-ride at 2 pm. I rode about six laps, and managed to stay upright on the icy ruts. The course is really fun, but myLäs mer
A few things we packed 🙄
30 november 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ -4 °C
Getting ready to head to the course in a couple of hours. I pack more for a 50 minute 1 day race than a 1,800 mile 5 week tour in Europe. 😏
Relaxing Day at the AirBnB
29 november 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
I spent the day relaxing at the Airbnb, as Lisa ventured out about the town. It is snowy and wet here. Lisa went to check on the car that is parked about a half a mile away, walked to the groceryLäs mer
Short Ride to Test Legs
28 november 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
We spent the day relaxing at the AirBnB. Unfortunately, my left hip flexor did not survive the travel, cold, and walking as well as I’d have liked. It seized up about 6 miles into my 13.5 mile ride.Läs mer
Bremen to Blankenese 🇩🇪
27 november 2023, Tyskland ⋅ 🌧 3 °C
We spent the morning in Bremen. We got groceries at the Lidl and explored the Christmas markets. We spent the late afternoon and the evening in the AirBnB cooking dinner, and putting the bicyclesLäs mer
Amsterdam, NL to Bremen, DE
26 november 2023, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
We spent the morning walking around Amsterdam, and then drove the 3.5 hours to Bremen, Germany. The shacks are set up for the Christmas market that starts tomorrow.
Made it to Amsterdam. 😀
25 november 2023, Nederländerna ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
Spent the morning doing a bit of walking around to some markets in the rain. Pretty tired. Bikes made it OK and barely fit in our rental car.
Houlton, Wisconsin
24 november 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ -2 °C
We had our second Thanksgiving at danielle’s and Adam’s. Jesse came by in the morning for a chat and then we had to the 45 minutes to the MSP airport.
Thanksgiving Morning
23 november 2023, Förenta staterna ⋅ ☀️ 1 °C
We celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday with Sebastian. This morning we are doing the final touches of getting packed and getting ready to head up to Minnesota. We will spend the night with Lisa‘sLäs mer
Day 39: Newaygo, Michigan ❤️🚤
11 augusti 2022, Förenta staterna ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
The day was spent recovering from the exhausting travel day and jet-lag. We did a morning and evening cruise on the pontoon boat, and mainly chatted with Lisa’s mom (Betty) and brother (Adam) whileLäs mer
Day 38: Newaygo, Michigan USA
10 augusti 2022, Belgien ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Leaving Mol and the travel home was definitely the toughest day. We finished packing and breakfast at Molmento around 8:15 AM. Happy teary hugs with Kristien and we were off the Mol train stationsLäs mer
Day 37: Mol, Belgium 😀❤️
9 augusti 2022, Belgien ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
We had a wonderful breakfast at Molmento B&B, and relaxed in our room until 10:30 (Nowhere to push on to for the first time in over 30 days.) After a relaxing morning we ventured to the Mol center toLäs mer
Day 36: Mol, Belgium 🚴🏻♂️❤️❤️🚴🏼
8 augusti 2022, Belgien ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
We arrived to Molmento B&B to big hugs from Peter and Kristien. The day was spent riding along the canal and exploring a few cities along the route. We end with 1899.75 miles (56-mile average), soLäs mer
Day 35: Maastricht, Nederland🌅🚴
7 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Thomas made us some delicious pancakes for dinner, and after eating too many we were heading toward a lookout tower were the three countries of Belgium, Nederland, and Germany meet. Thomas joined usLäs mer
Day 34: Aachen, Germany🌅🍝
6 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had a nice relaxing breakfast on the terrace with Lars & Sabine, and then were pedaling towards Aachen, Germany at 9:30 AM. It was a little longer riding with about 65 miles to cover, but afterLäs mer
Day 33: Cologne, Germany🍺🍺⛪️🌙
5 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
We had a great night of sleep and decided to sleep in until about 9:00 AM as we were having a sort day of only 27 miles to Cologne. We had a nice breakfast on the back patio with Thomas. AfterLäs mer
Day 32: Bonn, Germany🥩❤️🚴🏻♂️🏞
4 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
We had beautiful morning in Koblenz, but knew the temperature was predicted to get near 100° F today. 🥵 We had a great buffet style breakfast at the hotel and relaxed a bit in the A/C of our roomLäs mer
Day 31: Koblenz, Germany
3 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
We woke up with a beautiful view of the Rhine hillsides brightened by the early morning sun. There was another delicious buffet style German breakfast that was included with our room price which had aLäs mer
Day 30: Ingelheim, Germany🍇❤️🚴🏻
2 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
It’s a bit hard to explain to our non-cycling friends, but the amount of diversity we see in 60 miles is amazing. The architecture and landscape changes so rapidly when riding through Europe. I wasLäs mer
Day 29: Worms, Germany 🍦🍺🚴🏻♂️🏰⛪
1 augusti 2022, Tyskland ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A shorter 41-mile day of cycling had us to our overnight city of Worms around 4 pm. We enjoyed the “rest day” by spending some extra time in historic Speyer, visiting a biergarten along the Rhine,Läs mer




































































































































































































































































Ulrich WolffHi Jim, congratulations for your bronze medal!
ResenärThanks Ulrich!