Nürburgring Race Track and Alps, August 2009
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Nürburgring race track is on the agenda. A two day training on the famous Nordschleife.
I will combine it with a visit to friends in Wuppertal and a short trip into the Alps with Wolfgang and Irmgard.
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I am visting
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Training on the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife
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I have 14 laps on the Nordschleife. In the morning it is quite wet and we are very slow. In the afternoon we have much more fun.
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Wolfgang, Irmgard and I go into the Alps. Destination Bormio in Italy.
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Riding from Bormio to Sterzing.
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Riding from Sterzing back to Schwabmünchen
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I had to change tires and went to Schönwetter first. Afterwards we had to break in the tires and did a little 180 miles loop to the south west of Schwabmünchen.
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Getting home.
The longest leg of my tour is the last day. I go 428 miles from Schwabmünchen to Berlin. Weather is quite pleasant but a little bit chilly for the end of August
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