This was my fourth time that I did the Pfronten MtB Marathon and every year I like it more than the previous year.  The mountains and scenery in this part of the Alps are just unbelievable.  That is of course if you can see the mountains – which was difficult this time because the weather was [click to read more]

On June 7th we rode the Tegernsee Mountain Bike Race with start at the beautiful Lake Tegernsee in the Bavarian Alps. The race is one of 7 races of the Ritchey MTB Challenge series. Pieter did the grueling 88km and 3,800m climbing, Rita was happy with her result for the B round of 57km/1,540m climb [click to read more]

Our Sonoran Desert Tour in Arizona included 5 days of splendid mountain biking, mostly single track, on altitudes of 2,000–6,000 feet. We rode through hillsides dotted with shapely saguaro, prickly pear, and spiny ocotillo cactus, and camped in the middle of nowhere in the Santa Rita Mountains and at Catalina State Park. As expected, the [click to read more]

I have always been fascinated by the Alps and participating in the Trans Alp sounded like a great (but crazy) way to experience the Alps. The route this year traversed the Alps from Fussen, Germany (close to Rita’s home town of Pfronten) to Riva del Garda in Italy, leading through the most beautiful mountain ranges of [click to read more]

I did the Sea Otter Classic in Monterey today.  It was a short 30km single track trail.  Was a bit early in the season for me to do well, but I managed 7th place.  You can find my GPS data here.