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Cycle to Austria Day 12: Dornbirn to Birgitz (Austria), Friday, September 13, 2024; 14km
Day 11 is here. No matter how bad the weather would be today I would arrive at my parents by bike – that was the commitment I’d made to myself and pretty much the whole point of the journey. The forecast for both Dornbirn and Innsbruck was for low temperatures...
Cycle to Austria Day 11: Schaffhausen (Switzerland) to Dornbirn (Austria), Thursday, September 12, 2024; 119km
Click here for Day 10. As already mentioned in the previous post this was pretty much going to be my last full riding day due to the incoming weather in Austria, so it felt a bit strange knowing that the ride would kind of end that day. On the other hand, I was going...
Cycle to Austria Day 10: Freiburg (Germany) to Schaffhausen (Switzerland), Wednesday, September 11, 2024; 111km
For day 9 click here. Forecast for today was poor with a front coming through from the Southwest. On the plan was crossing the black forest. Compared to the previous day it was going to be short at under 120km but matching the biggest amount of climbing for the trip....
Cycle to Austria Day 9: Epinal (France) to Freiburg (Germany), Tuesday, September 10, 2024; 184km
For day 8 click here. Day 9 was billed as the big one, the longest day in terms of distance with 168km but only 1180m of ascent, most of which would be one climb: The Grand Ballon d’Alsace. For the first time since leaving Scotland I’d get to over 1000m above sea...
Cycle to Austria Day 8: Saint Mihiel to Epinal (France), Monday, September 9, 2024; 130km
Click here for Day 7. Another transition day which started out with some showers. Transition because there wasn’t anything specific I was looking forward to apart from the nice French countryside. I was also transitioning from the River Meuse to the River Moselle. I...
Cycle to Austria Day 7: Dun sur Meuse to Saint Mihiel (France), Sunday, September 8, 2024; 85km
For Day 6 click here. After 3 big days in a row I was looking forward to an easy day, billed as my rest day with only 80km. My sister asked me when my rest day would be and was taken a bit aback when I said this was it. Understandably. Mentally this day was harder...