http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp My Travel Blog Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:21:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en After 7 stages, 857 km, 16 Alp passes and 16.849 Altitude meters on the road bike we went back to Germany in the Camper bus. http://www.tourtransalp.de/ Stage 1:  Oberammergau - Sölden Stage 2:  Sölden - Brixen Stage 3:  Brixen - St.Vigil Stage 4:  St.Vigil - Sexten Stage 5:  Sexten - Falcade Stage 6:  Falcade - Feltre Stage 7: ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/trip-back-to-germany.html Day 7: 12th of July  ---  FINALE   Stage 7:  Feltre - Bibione   154,73 km - 482 altitude meters I thought the last stage is a "Kaffeefahrt" But I was wrong!!! The tempo from the very first minute was high. After averaging 30 km/h we passed the finish lie in Bibione around 2:10 pm. Raik pulled ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-7.html Day 6: 11th of July Stage 6:  Falcade - Feltre   116,74 km - 2603 altitude meters We are coming to the end - we just left the beautiful Dolomites! The start went immediately uphill, no warm-up just "Kleine Gaenge" It took us 6:27 hours to the finish line. Passing beautiful scenery again. Mountains, lakes, dark ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-6.html Day 5: 10th of July Stage 5:  Sexten - Falcade   130,41 km - 3139 altitude meters They called it the "Koenigsetappe" - Kings stage But it WAS the killer stage!!! Nichts fuer Eibemmen und grosse Gaenge!!! 4 Alp passes, 130 km and !!!3139 altitude meters!!! Now I officially have to say: My butt hurts. But - ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-5.html Day 4: 9th of July Stage 4: St.Vigil - Sexten 101,80 km - 3146 altitude meters CHECK FOR MORE PICTURES DOWN -Internet connection is not so great Sunny Start in St.Vigil - the Panoramo stage We are getting faster every day It took us 5:25 hours with 2 short brakes The Texas Longhorns were greeted by ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-4.html Day 3: 8th of July Stage 3:  Brixen - St.Vigil    90,55 km - 2128 altitude meters   Start in Brixen - 3 hours uphill in sunny weather Furkel pass at the end - Killer serpentines Arrival in St. Vigil - only 90 km, but 6:42 hours http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-3.html Day 2:  7th of July Stage 2:  Sölden - Brixen     140,75 km - 2909 altitude meters   Rain, Rain, Rain Start in Soelden with 8°C, the first pass with 0°C Downhill with 20 meter visibility - Arrival in Brixen. The pope is vacationing in a few weeks here. Georgeous market place - Pasta party. New brake pads in Brixen 140 ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-2.html 6th of July Stage 1:  Oberammergau - Sölden  140 km 2453 altitude meters   Normal check-in was July 5th. But Lotti, Ulla and Raik's daugther had her graduation and Prom that day. So we took off at 1:30 in the morning of July 6th from Leipzig, driving 500 km towards Munich. After arriving in Oberammergau at ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/day-1.html Hello, I'm starting this blog today to document my big summer challenge 2008. Crossing the alps on a bike!!! http://www.tourtransalp.de/ http://www.tourtransalp.de/englisch/ http://www.tourtransalp.de/deutsch/ Last year, my friend Raik from Leipzig, Germany, came up with the idea to register for this event. He had joined me twice on a big charity bike ride event here in the U.S. ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/transalp/welcome-to-my-blog.html