Melt Down

Melt Down

Although it had been in the cards for a few days already, the tandem initiation of the blogger’s stoker-to-be in an upcoming race was executed upon as planned. Despite the fact that the weather gods had given ample forewarning on the fact that the designated day...

Forget Age or Speed

Spring time is the natural time of any of us „Altköniginnen“ to be outside and biking: If you start to lose your vigor and speed, stop signing up for bike races (the author will forego a start at this year’s Easter Monday Cologne classic, formerly...

One more day, more than one gear

Only one more day before the annual Cyclassics race in Hamburg, Germany will have me show up at the start line (and hopefully at the finish line as well – not too long after, if all goes well despite the lack of sufficient annual riding kilometers in my legs)....