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Day 2188 – 2190, Maastricht – Gemert, The Netherlands: Bicycle Heaven

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jan - 21 - 2017

Distance: 95.0 km Ride time: 5:09:31 Average: 18.4 km/h Max speed: 26.6 km/h Total: 57193 km After sharing a perfect rest day in charming Maastricht with Manon, our plan was to cycle the 95 km to her home town of Gemert. Interestingly enough, even though both these places are in The Netherlands, the shortest route  [ Read More ]

Categories: Belgium, The Netherlands

Day 2186 – 2187, St. Vith – Maastricht, The Netherlands: Feeling At Home

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jan - 20 - 2017

Distance: 130.0 km Ride time: 7:06:52 Average: 18.3 km/h Max speed: 45.7 km/h Total: 57098 km A country a day – that seems to be the theme for the ride through this part of Europe; yesterday I had crossed the border between Luxembourg and Belgium, and today I would be crossing into The Netherlands. But,  [ Read More ]

Categories: Belgium, The Netherlands

Day 2185, Luxembourg – St. Vith, Belgium!

Posted by Thomas Andersen Posted on Jan - 19 - 2017

Distance: 90.5 km Ride time: 5:17:55 Average: 17.1 km/h Max speed: 44.6 km/h Total: 56968 km After saying goodbye and thanks for a great stay to Norby and his family I was on the road again, navigating my way through the suburbs of Luxembourg City. Luxembourg is a small country – about 100 km long,  [ Read More ]

Categories: Belgium, Luxembourg