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Facts - 73kms in 3hrs 46min in shower. N61.20.660 E017.00.853 No wind. Warm. Black sky all day - and this eve [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 26th 2009 | 5 Views | [diary=422266]


Camped just north of Gravle. 154 kms in 7 hrs 42 min. Headwind all morning. Flat all day - after 3 days of hills. Started in rain - heavy rain all last night in Uppsala. Dry & warm most of day - managed to avoid the showers. Nearly decided two quit last night because of weather & can not take bike on Swedish trains - if something goes wrong with the bike -or me- what shall I do? Decided two go two Norway as I can take bike on trains & costal ferry. N60.50.919 E17.11.936 [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 24th 2009 | 8 Views | [diary=421782]


I arrive in Uppsala where I think I have a bed for tonight from www.warmshowers.org - my only one. Facts: Legs very tired from yesterday - 143 kms in 7 hrs 15 mins. Warm, dark, skies, no wind- good conditions [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 24th 2009 | 8 Views | [diary=421671]


Facts - another long day - 183 kms in 9 hrs 38 m - beautiful sunny day, the wind was against me a lot of the morning. Camped near Flen - mosquitos terrible - been getting worse every nite. Legs good but ass in bad shape. N59.02.322 E016.32.428 [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 22nd 2009 | 8 Views | [diary=421178]


Facts: N57.46.071 E016.05.262 Vastervik Arena - Speedway match tonight and I am watching it. Had to stop in this town because two spokes brnke in backweel. Replacement them with 234 mm but should be 240mm - maybe they will be OK - maybe not. Cycled 121 km in 6 hrs 29 mins in very blustery wind. Very hilly-up and down all day. [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 21st 2009 | 6 Views | [diary=420773]


Found out there were big hills north of where I stayed last night - so I had headed eat all day hit the sea. Felt strong today & tailwind all day so kept going. Haevy rain in afternoon so I am very wet AGAIN!!!!! Very nice, smoth roads. Facts: 186 km in 8 hrs 49 mins at an average of 21.0 - 1st time averaged more than 20 in a day. N57.00.869 E016.26.355 [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 20th 2009 | 7 Views | [diary=420414]


I left Malmo this morning N56.22.073 E014.21.091 [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 19th 2009 | 8 Views | [diary=420106]


A few comments about the trip so far.......... In Germany there are cycle paths everywhere, so you rarely go on the roads with the traffic. Problem is that a lot of the paths knock hell out of your bike. I got a bit concerned on several occassions that I would break spokes or bend a rim or crack the frame carrying all this weight on my bike over cobblestones and worse. The path surface can be anything from smooth tarmac to gravel, dirt, cobblestones or whatever. Many times I took to the road for a smoother ride. Both my wheels got [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 19th 2009 | 43 Views | [diary=419986]


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Published: July 14th 2009 | 19 Views | [diary=418545]

Stuttgart main station
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85 kms in 4hrs 50 mins - slight tailwind. First hills of the trip - but only gentle. Tired early - maybe hill. I did not eat much. [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 12th 2009 | 4 Views | [diary=417889]




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