Lately, I read an Instagram post about the Orbit360-series, saying that this is most likely the hardest cycling race in Germany and described it as “a beauty and a beast”. Fair enough, let’s get into it or just #letsorbit. It was in February, when I first heard about the COVID-19… Read More »Orbit360 – The First German Gravel Series
Here are some pictures of the bikes of the Atlas Mountain Race that made it to the finish line. I tried to compare it with the pre-race photos on Bikepacking.com and I did find a few pictures. They make it very clear; the inaugural Atlas Mountain Race was not a… Read More »“(Un)Finished” Bikes of the Atlas Mountain Race
One of the most important issues to finish the 1,700 km long bikepacking race was how I´m going to handle the altitude. I´ve never hiked higher than the top of Germanys highest Mountain Peak – Zugspitze (almost 3,000 m). In fact, this will be the average altitude of the entire… Read More »My Way to the Silk Road Mountain Race
Many other riders have already written about their inimitable experiences during the second edition of the Silk Road Mountain Race in Kyrgyzstan. As I don’t want to bore you with another write up about my personal thoughts, I put together 40 pictures, that I took during my preparation in Kazakhstan,… Read More »Let the Pictures Talk – 40 Short Stories of the Silk Road Mountain Race that I Will Never Forget