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Yerevan is the capital of Armenia. The first time I heard the name was when a journalist was reporting about the war involving Iran. Later, I realised that it made sense for Armenia to be so close to Iran, yet not actually be part of Iran. Armenia has four international borders, of which two are …
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Today, July 13, marks exactly one month since I cycled in Srebrenica — a small village in the southeast of Bosnia & Herzegovina, near the Drina River that forms the border with Serbia. It’s also exactly 30 years since the Dutch UN battalion, Dutchbat, was forced by Serb forces to hand over the …
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After two years cycling in the Dolomites, I missed last years’ tour in the Pyrenees due to a bad fall in Goa. That had caused my family a lot of stress and me a lot of frustration of not being allowed to cycle by my doctor. The reason of my fall became never clear. I am still alive due to quick …
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I had heard of the Madonna but never of Madonna del Ghisallo. The little chapel in her honour sits atop a steep hill (532m elevation, 10.6km, avg 5.2%, max 11%) that climbs up from the shores of Lake Como. It had been such a stopping point for cyclists that the local priest had proposed that Madonna …
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Like so often it seemed like a good idea at the time. I was more than fed up with cycling in the Dutch cold and grey wintry conditions and needed to de-stress from work related issues. My son Daniel was meant to join but he needed his time to study. Or so he said, perhaps suspect of my intentions. …
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