It seems to be human nature to constantly and willingly test oneself. Whether in competition against others or simply with oneself and against the world. For me, athletic competition against others isn't so important; instead, I enjoy setting my own challenges. I especially love long bike rides […]

To be honest, I was quite worried that we'd have to do our planned bike tour for early October in raincoats and with several liters of hot tea in our packs. For days beforehand, I checked the weather forecast daily, and lo and behold, contrary to expectations, the prediction for our planned bike tour on Saturday changed from thunderstorms to brilliant sunshine. The […]

What a summer and what an amazing cycling season we've just had! Even though many of you are surely out on tours in the winter, we have to face the truth and acknowledge that this extraordinary cycling season is slowly drawing to a close. And of course, this cycling summer demands a legendary finale. For […]

Yes, a bike tour along the North Sea coast can be wonderful, if it weren't for the long journey, which makes a day trip from the Ruhr area almost impossible. But perhaps a nearly comparable bike tour can be experienced at home in the Ruhr cycling region? Plenty of water, a ferry crossing, and seafood should be on the agenda: quite doable, […]

Spring has finally arrived in the Ruhr area, the sun is shining, and it's supposed to get warm! So, time to hop on my bike and do my usual route in the radrevier.ruhr cycling region, the RevierRoute GartenStadt, a nearly 50-kilometer loop from Essen-Kettwig to Mülheim, past the Grugapark, up to Essen, and back down to the Ruhr River, via Lake Baldeney, back to […]