There aren’t as many activities as in 2020, but between my winter crash, no lockdown that allowed me to ride 4,000 km and a bad weather during summer, that could have been worse. VeloViewer infographic.Here’s the map of the places I’ve been (near home) in 2021. The oldest month wins the colour. Extraction from StatsHunters map.And the map of the last years (anything from 2010 and before is merged into the same colour), where you can see the new visited places over the years. And finally a map of the newly discovered places in 2021. There’s a total of 1771.42 new kilometres according to wandrer.earth.Nevertheless I managed to beat my longest distance in one ride on August 15. Last infographic is about the cumulated monthly climbed distance; no wonder why my brakes, cassettes and chains are getting worn out quite quickly 😂
Each season in one picture:
Winter:
Hut (January 2, 2021)
Spring:
Aussichtsfelsen Ernzen (June 14, 2021)
Summer:
Sunset at Gringlee (August 15, 2021)
Autumn:
Dusk fog in Äischdall (November 7, 2021)
And a picture of the Runschelt viewpoint in different moments:
Chillout (February 13, 2021)
Runschelt viewpoint (May 23, 2021)
Runschelt viewpoint (September 25, 2021)
Runschelt viewpoint (November 14, 2021)
All the other pictures taken in 2021 are available here (warning: there are 3000’s of them!). And most activities are on my Strava feed.
Find the highlighted Vëlosummer 2021 routes on your Garmin device; the layer includes all routes and links. Get the file here (if needed, right click and Save Link As…), and copy velosummer.img to the folder Garmin on your device. Tested on a Garmin Edge 1000 and 1030plus.
If you’re using a recent firmware, make sure that you are using the Classic” map theme (and not high contrast or mountain biking).
Left with 5 litres of “eau de Cologne” and drank it before arriving at destination so I had to refill on the way. Feeling of freshness when it was only 30 degrees; also the breeze was welcome. Fortunately the cycleway was full of families so it was another reason to take it easy. Lunch break and quick visit of Bonn (saw the HARIBO shop, good that it was closed 🤣). Met several cyclists doing long distance trip and discussed with one who was on his way to the Black Sea.
Refections on Adenauer Weiher, Cologne (June 30, 2019)
Hohenzollernbrücke, Köln (June 30, 2019)
At Cologne’s cathedral (June 30, 2019)
Rhine beach, Cologne (June 30, 2019)
Temperature (June 30, 2019)
Industriestraße, Godorf (June 30, 2019)
Werk Wesseling industry (June 30, 2019)
Ludwig Van Beethoven statue in Bonn (June 30, 2019)
Meal in Bonn (June 30, 2019)
Sign is full of thematic cycling routes (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine in Mehlem (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine near Remagen (June 30, 2019)
A long trip to the Black Sea (June 30, 2019)
Bollwerk, Andernach (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine route near Kaltenengers (June 30, 2019)
The Rhine near Kaltenengers (June 30, 2019)
On the way back, I did a stopover in Trier:
Porta Nigra, Trier (June 30, 2019)
Wilhelm-Brücke, Trier (June 30, 2019)
Alter Moselkran, Trier (June 30, 2019)
Is it the most expensive per kilometre train journey in Europe? (June 30, 2019)
Bike tour on a hot day, even on the summit of the Venn and the Eifel national Park. 65 km on unpaved ways. Several drink/water shopping on the way. Great landscapes. Wasn’t sure if I would make it to Cologne.
Bikes in the train (June 29, 2019)
I see bikes (June 29, 2019)
South end of Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
Cycling directions near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
A short climb near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Troisvierges (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Goedange (June 29, 2019)
Luxembourg/Belgium border on Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
Roadworks on Vennbahn (June 29, 2019): Diversion map
Just paved segment of Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
The Our river (June 29, 2019)
The only part of Vennbahn in Rhineland-Palatinate (June 29, 2019)
A swim or a horse ride? Yes!! (June 29, 2019)
km 100 on Vennbahn (June 29, 2019)
MTB Park map in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
3 countries ride event banner (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn information board in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn information board in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
Cycling distances in St. Vith (June 29, 2019)
Scooting holiday (June 29, 2019)
Old bridge (June 29, 2019)
Picknick and info-TV viewpoint (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn information board in Bütgenbach (June 29, 2019)
RAVeL fork in Bütgenbach (June 29, 2019)
km 0 on RAVeL (June 29, 2019)
Vennbahn near Bütgenbach (June 29, 2019)
Monschau (June 29, 2019)
Monschau (June 29, 2019)
Monschau (June 29, 2019)
Rurtalweg (June 29, 2019)
No fishing (June 29, 2019)
NSG Rurtal mit den Felsbildungen der Uhusley nature reserve (June 29, 2019)
Nodal cycling network map in Simmerath (June 29, 2019)
Cycling directions in Simmerath (June 29, 2019)
Eifel-Höhen-Route information board in Simmerath (June 29, 2019)
Rurtalsperre reservoir (June 29, 2019)
Boat on Rurtalsperre (June 29, 2019)
Eifel National Park sign (June 29, 2019)
Kayak and boats (June 29, 2019)
RurUfer-Radweg (June 29, 2019)
RurUfer-Radweg (June 29, 2019)
Rurtalsperre from RurUfer-Radweg (June 29, 2019)
Animation in Zülpich park (June 29, 2019)
Cycling directions in Bergerhausen (June 29, 2019)
Warm with a breeze and mobile office on the back. Busy cycleways but empty roads. 102 km in Luxembourg, 11 km in France and 53 km in Germany. When I arrived home, I thought I could just repeat it.
Eagle monument in Dalheim (June 23, 2019)
Jhangely meorial (June 23, 2019)
Flag (June 23, 2019)
International border (June 23, 2019)
Cycling route along the Moselle river (June 23, 2019)
Château des Ducs de Lorraine (June 23, 2019)
Schengen Agreement (June 23, 2019)
Vineyards near Palzem (June 23, 2019)
Welcome to Rhineland-Palatinate (June 23, 2019)
Cycling in three countries (June 23, 2019)
Cycling directions near Ralingen (June 23, 2019)
The Wine Gate (June 23, 2019)
Sauer river (June 23, 2019)
Wooden bridge in Mullerthal (June 23, 2019)
The Mullerthal Canyon on PC 2 (June 23, 2019)
Oak processionary caterpillars found in the area (June 23, 2019)