If you can talk about easy, it was today. We had indeed again 206 km, 1480 meters of altitude (they just come together on this route) and about 4700 cal verputzt. But it was relatively flat and led us through scenic sections. Accordingly, the day was today rather unspectacular, if there had not been the morning.

220 km, 2900 vertical meters and 5900 cal on the longest day I ever spent on the bike. That was really long.

The adventure started today, Saturday, June 24, in Düsseldorf. So exactly one week before the start of the professionals.

Now just a few easy laps without much effort, I can arrive well rested and fit in Düsseldorf. The next few days everything revolves around preparation, what do I really need, is my bike okay, what extra stuff isn’t available on the tracks and much more. Since, I havn’t done this kind of a 3 weeks cycling tour there is no experience at all.