08 May 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
I ride up the valley of the Rio Gudalimar and after a few kilometres I find a phone on the side of the road. The display is broken, but it’s still working and so I take a small detour to Siles to drop it of at the local police station. That done, I tackle the...
07 May 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
The morning starts out bitter cold in the valley at the foot of the Sierra de Segura, the next mountain range that I’m going to tackle. As the sun slowly creeps over the mountain tops to the east, I enjoy every ray that manages to hit the road. Soon the uphill...
07 May 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
I start off late on my 700 m climb up the rest of the Sierra de Baza. The sun isn’t shining for once and I can see rain in the distance. Progress on the uphill is slow, at first just because I’m still warming up then because the asphalt turns to bumpy...
05 May 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
Wow, today was up and down, literally over many hills and up some mountains, with 111 km and 2100 m elevation a long day. Also figuratively, because I had to change my route and felt disappointed at the 60 km detour I was having to take. But more on that later. I...
04 May 2024 | cycling, travel, universe
The day isn’t really just Granada, but it’s the goal and the focus of the day. From somewhere after Antequera I ride up and down quiet mountain roads. I the village of Alfarnate I pick up some water and continue onwards on gravel. The day is already...
