04 Jun 2026 | cycling, travel, universe
From just before Montélimar, I start out towards the mythical cycling mountain of the Provence. The weather is dry, but overcast and I make decent progress and when the river breaks through the last hills, I leave the Rhone and head eastwards. Coming from the northern...
03 Jun 2026 | cycling, travel, universe
The morning starts damp, but not quite raining, and as I ride north along the Jura I see the dark clouds gathering above the mountains. The east looks sunnier and I decide to follow the Rhone on the Via Rhona cycle way to Lyon. The way into the city is easy along the...
02 Jun 2026 | cycling, travel, universe
Two short but strong showers of rain in the morning make clear that I don’t want to ride small trails or meadows today. Additionally, the forecast predicts thunderstorms for the early afternoon. So I decide to skip the last part of the mountainbike track of the...
01 Jun 2026 | cycling, travel, universe
I wake to a beautiful misty morning and ride down to Pontalier to shop for groceries and then on to Mouthe where I visit the source of the Doubs. The trails vary from smooth meadows to torn up forest paths but always with beautiful scenery. I finish the day on small...
