A tough & Rough Cycling day

Stage 23 was one of the toughest and demanding cycling days so far. Steep, long climbs on loose gravel, big boulders and the need to walk the bike in the ‘almost vertical wall’ Cristiano found for us to conquer, made it another long day on the road. It required full concentration on what was once named a ‘road’ but now looked like a dry river bed to not end in a crash. Therefore the stunning scenery could only be viewed when the bike was not rolling.

Cycling ‘The River Bed’ and ‘The Wall’

The second climb into ‘The Wall’ was another challenge. With full bellies right after the lunch stop it wasn’t easy to ride. Some sections where impossible to ride up at all, due to the steepness of up to 22% and the loose underground. Who never walked a bike in the past was now in the first practice lesson. Well done to all who conquered this beast at last.

Unfortunately the video and photos cannot really depict the steepness of the terrain.

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4 thoughts on “A tough & Rough Cycling day”

  1. Uff, lieber Joe, da kriege ich schon vom zuschauen Pudding-Beine! Weiterhin gute Fahrt und viel kraft!

  2. Woher hast du die passende Musik, und wie schaffst du es, den Rhythmus mit den Vibrationen deiner Lenkertasche zu synchronisieren? Super Video, super sportliche Leistung, tolle ausführliche Berichte, hoffentlich weiter so, warte schon jeden Tag darauf.

    1. Hallo Karl, man radlet mit der Musik im Hinterkopf und sucht sich dabei die passenden Felsbrocken aus, die zum Rhythmus und Intesität der Musik passen, dann macht das Bearbeiten des Videos später weniger Aufwand ;)

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