Travel
2024: Various Hikes / Tours
2023: Hiking Swiss Alps
2023: Various Hikes / Tours
2022: Various Hikes / Tours
2021: Various Hikes / Tours
2020: Hiking Swiss Jura Crest & Alpine Panorama Trail
2020: Hiking Swiss Alps
2020: Various Hikes / Tours
2019: Hiking 4 Days in Swiss Alps, Furka & Grimsel
2019: Hiking 5 Days Gotthard Region
2016: Tour Aare, Les Doubs & Rhein
2015: France & Italy
2014: Central Europe
2013: France & Italy
2012: Italy & France
2011: Europe: Three Tours
2010: India
2009: France: Two Tours
2008: Tour de Romandie
2008: Zug - Bern - Zug
2008: Strasbourg
2008: Europe
2007: France
2005: France & Italy
2004: USA: Denver - Sedona
2004: Lenzburg - Marseille
2004: La Gomera
2003: Sardinien
2003: La Gomera
2002: Korsika
2002: Bordeaux - Hendaye
1998: Switzerland
1997: USA
1996: USA: Colorado & Arizona


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Randonneuring

"Randonneuring" is a term to describe a non-competitive endurance event, by which so called brevets (written acknowledgements) are given for riding a certain distance within a time-window. Common distances and their max time to arrive:
  • 200km 13.5h (14.8km/h): e.g. 1 day: 200km (6:00 - 19:30)
  • 300km 20h (15km/h): e.g. 1 day: 300km (4:00 - 00:00)
  • 400km 27h (14.8km/h): e.g. 2 days: 200km (12:00 - 22:00), 200km (5:00 - 15:00) - 5 hours sleep
  • 600km 40h (15km/h): e.g. 2 days: 300km (6:00 - 22:00), 300km (6:00 - 22:00) - 8 hours sleep
  • 1200km 90h (13.3km/h): e.g. 4 days: 350km (5:00 - 24:00), 350km (5:00 - 24:00), 300km (6:00 - 20:00), 200km (6:00 - 15:00)

The most well known 1200km brevet is the Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) tour, which is held every 4 years, and the last time in 2007. In order to participate PBP one has to do 200, 300, 400 and 600km brevets in the same year the PBP is held.

With the trip to Strasbourg I rode 525km in 41.75 hours with 15kg baggage - so the 600km brevet in 40 hours is doable for me.

Race Across America (RAAM)

Race Across America is an ultra cycling event, non-stop cycling, their route in 2006 was, from west to east:

Oceanside, CA - Lake Henshaw, CA - Salton City, CA - Chiriaco Summit, CA - Blythe, CA - Hope, AZ - Congress, AZ - Prescott, AZ - Williams, AZ - Flagstaff, AZ - Tuba City, AZ - Kayenta, AZ - Mexican Hat, UT - Montezuma Crk, UT - Cortez, CO - Durango, CO - Pagosa Spgs, CO - South Fork, CO - Alamosa, CO - La Veta, CO - Trinidad, CO - Kim, CO - Springfield, CO - Ulysses, KS - Montezuma, KS - Mullinville, KS - Pratt, KS - Mount Vernon, KS - El Dorado, KS - Yates Center, KS - Fort Scott, KS - Collins, MO - Camdenton, MO - Jefferson City, MO - Marthasville, MO - Mississippi River, MO - Greenville, IL - Effingham, IL - Marshall, IL - Putnamville, IN - Indianapolis, IN - Cambridge City, IN - Troy, OH - London, OH - Circleville, OH - Athens, OH - Parkersburg, WV - Smithburg, WV - Grafton, WV - Gormania, WV - La Vale, MD - Hancock, MD - Rouzerville, PA - Hanover, PA - Georgetown, PA - Del Mem Bridge, NJ - McKee City, NJ - Atlantic City, NJ

Total 3043 miles or 4897 km, ridden in 8-12 days - a real torture for the body.

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