07-2015 and 08-2017 Cycling around Upper Austria

During my professional life at the BMW Group time for sports was rather scarce. But when I retired in May 2015 I was on the move. I looked up the route from the official website from the “Race around Upper Austria“. In order to navigate with Google Maps I had to simplify the one or the other stretch. I also avoided the full amount of uphill sections (Original 9.300 m).
I needed 3 1/2 days for about 570 km and 5.800 m uphill.

The 4 stages of the 3,5 days:

In August 2017 I set myself a new target to finish the round in 3 days, down half a day from 2015. Here is the result:

The 3 stages of the 3 days:

The pictures are the same of both events, and should give an impression of how beautiful my home province is.

Haag – Großraming – Unterlaussa – Unterlaussa Church

Hengstpass – Windischgarsten – Kirchdorf – Gmunden

Altmünster – Weissenbach – St. Gilgen – Fuschl

Hof – Seekirchen – Seeham – Ort/Innkreis

Osternacherhof – Schärding – Passau – Engelhartszell

Oberkappel – Ulrichsberg – Bad Leonfelden – Freistadt

Kefermarkt – Kefermarkter Altar – Ennsdorf – Haag

07-2020 – Cycling to Carinthia

On Monday, 20.07.2020, I started to cycle southwards to Carinthia via Pass Pyhrn and Pass Triebener Tauern and then back via Mallnitz – Bad Gastein.
That would include about 700 km and 6.000 m altitude again.

  • There were many highlights worthwhile to mention.
  • I visited the “running wall” near Molln. It is a vertical wall of conglomerate stones where water drips through.
    Depending on the recent amount of rain, it is little or a big shower. Mine was a light shower.
  • Found a splendid camping site in Aigen.
  • Managed to cycle up the Triebener Tauern Pass to 1.274 m altitude and quite a steep gradient.
  • Found an informal camping spot in Frantschach.
  • The lakes of Carnuntum were not overcrowded.
  • The way back via Mallnitz and the train shuttle to Bad Gastein until Golling was tough.
  • Found a jewel of a route to Hinterebenau and Fuschl
  • Met unexpected friends at the lake of Wolfgangsee
  • Met my cousin in Altmünster and a good friend in Gmunden
  • Returned to my all time favorite Steyrtal.

Route maps and table:

06-2020 – Cycling around Lower Austria

On Wednesday, 24.06.2020, Heinz Weitenthaler and I met at the Mobil fuel station in Haag to start our 4 day cycling tour around Lower Austria. That would include about 700 km and 6.000 m altitude.

Route Map from the Race around Lower Austria. Route table below.

Day 1, 24.06.2020, Haag – Eggern, 175 km, 1.800 m uphill

Day 2, 25.06.2020, Eggern – Marchegg, 203 km, 1.100 m uphill

Day 3, 26.06.2020, Marchegg – Reichenau, 158 km, 1.800 m uphill

Day 4, 27.06.2020, Reichenau – Haag, 175 km , 1.900 m uphill

2016 Cycling in Cape Town

The ARGUS Cycling Race in Cape Town in South Africa is organized by the Rotary Club Fremont of Cape Town and hosts about 30.000 cyclists. It leads from the center of Cape Town around the Cape Peninsula and is possibly the most beautiful cycling race in the world…
Distance is 109 km, 1.000 m uphill.
I think my first attendance was in 1992. Until 2020 I finished 11 times. in 2017 it was cancelled due to gail force winds and in 2018 I was there but could not start because of a bad flue.

They organisation is extremely professional and they provide super statistics:

06.03.2016, Cape Town

10.03.2017: Cape Town
Blown in the wind …

Practicing on the evening before the race around Kloofs Neck and before at Houte Bay / Chapman’s Peak.

Race cancelled due to gail force winds.

12.03.2018: Cape Town
Withdrawn because of a bad flue …

10.03.2019. Cape Town

07.03.2020, Cape Town