Road Cycling, multi stages, in the valleys, from Lille to Budapest, 13rd until 31st July 2019
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Details of the journey which took place between 16th to 31st Mars 2020 from Belgium to Budapest with my dog and only a tent as a sleep place due to the corona virus.
A long bike ride across the borders with a wind from East and North through Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Austria and Hungary to end in Budapest.
Below, you'll find the daily steps.
Day 1 - 16 mars
Departure from La Louvière in Belgium and cross the Belgium, partly with train, to arrive to the Campsite of Neufchateau and have my first night under the stars.
Day 2 - 17 mars
Neufchateau (B) - Montenach (F) :
Road in the Luxembourg. Crossing the border at Messancy.
Crossing the french border at Contz les Bains.
Sleeping in a hunter house
Day 3 - 18 mars
Montenach (F) - Homburg (D) :
Crossing border at Schwerdorf.
Beautifull road between Saarbrucken and Homburg.
Accomodation at the Youth Hostelling of Homburg.
Day 4 - 19 mars
Homburg (D) - Kaempfelbach (D) :
Crossing of the Pfalz Land, crossing of then Rhein at Karlsruhe.
Hostel without reception at Kaempfelbach.
Day 5 - 20 mars
Kæmpfelbach - Schwabisch Gemund :
A long the Enz river
Sleeping in a hunter house
Day 6 - 21 mars
Schwabisch Gemund – Dillingen
Difficult day with hard climb, cold and snowly weather.
Sleeping in my tent which was settled in a container in a industrial zone.
Day 7 - 22 mars
Dillingen - Landshut
Hilly road at the Sud of the Danube until Moosburg an der Isar, then flat road a long the Isar River.
Sleeping under my tent which was settled close to my friend Monika who received me with a warm welcome and approvisionned me with a nice diner.
Day 8 - 23 mars
Landshut - Vilshofen :
Road a long the Isar River, then at the end of the mountain, slop down to the large valley of the Danube River.
Sleeping under tent at the empty Campsite of Vilshofen.
Day 9 - 24 mars
Vilshofen - Passau (A)
Due to the closing of the bike road a long the Danube River, climbing from Obernzell to a small village where live my friend at the Zinöcher Höllmüll.
Sleeping under tent with minus 8C
Day 10 - 25 mars
Passau-Au an der Donau
After crossing the bordser at the other side of the forest, slope down to the Danube River to take again the bike road until Au an der Donau
Sleeping under tent at the empty Campsite of Au an der Donau.
Day 11 - 26 mars
Au an der Donau- Ober Grafendorf :
After Ybbs, hilly road.
Sleeping under tent close to a small river and approvisionnement of food and battery at the petrol station.
Day 12 - 27 mars
Ober Grafendorf - Neunkirchen
Cycling road between Wiener NeuStadt and Neukirchen and also a long the valley.
Sleeping under tent which was settled on a small caban for the farmer to see his cows.
Day 13 - 28 mars
Neunkirchen- Rönök (HU)
After the valley came the hill. Euro9 road to the top at Mönichkirchen.
Crossing the hungarian border at Inzenhof.
Accomodation in a straw house at my friends Wouter and Leen and their son, Emile.
Day 14 - 29 mars
Rönök - Keszthely
Nice cycling road a long the train line to arrive at Zalaegerszeg. Nice view point of Zalaegerszeg after culminate a hill, then national road without traffic.
Sleeping under tent in a disused house in a cold and windy night.
Day 15 - 30 mars
Keszthely - Székesfehérvár
Road a long the Balaton until Balatonkenese, then same itinerary than 2019.
Sleeping under tent near to a farm, a long a small river at the entrance of Székesfehérvár.
Day 16- 31 mars
Székesfehérvár - Budapest :
Road in the Hungarian plain then followed by the long and new road which starts with a splendid street of very old "platane" tree, a golf course and then this long and wide new road with little traffic from Alscùtdoboz to Etyek
Arrival in my flat of Budapest.
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I have been to Ireland with my bike to participate in a BRM qualification for the PBP 2019.
Here is my bike, the day of departure.
I tied a roll of stretch wrap, found in a local store, on the handlebars.
On the baggage rack, I placed the cardboard that will be used to protect the bike all around, once at the airport.
I settled in the airport near the baggage check and unfolded the cardboard on the ground, put my bike on it and closed the box.
I then packed everything in the stretch wrap as shown in the picture below.
To make this package, you need tape and a small knife that you will put careffuly in a luggage of the bike because you will need to return.
Same note for the stretch wrap roll that you can see on the picture above on the luggage rack.
You also need a nice person who has the time to help you to hold the bike (there are many nice person in the airports) while you turn around with the stretch wrap .
Count an hour to pack.
Unfortunately, the day before the BRM in Ireland, the weather announced a Yellow Warning, translate a storm with masses of polar air.
The event was therefore canceled but I still made part of the course despite the very variable weather, sun, rain, grelon, snow ... as evidenced by the following picture.
I also took advantage of my free time to take the train with my bike and go to the south of Ireland.
It is recommended to book online for your bike as there are only two places available for bikes throughout the train.
The coach that accepts the bikes is at the beginning or the end of the train and is marked with a bicycle sticker as shown in the following photo.
The train is very comfortable for travelers but also for bicycle as shown on the picture below.
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My name is Frédéric, I was born in Verviers in 1972. Graduated in 1995 with a degree in industrial engineering, I have had various professional experiences in a wide variety of fields.
You can discover my CV here.
My last experience took place in Hungary where I represented a Walloon company looking for new customers in this market. If you want to know more, you can read my report below
Work in Hungary
I always liked riding a bike and until I was 16 and my first moped, I always went to school by bike.
At the question "riding high or on a roll?" I choice the first.
My first trip to Romania was in 2003. I also welcomed bike riders to my home and I enjoyed meeting new people.
I hope there will be furthermore!
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I have been to Budapest this summer with my bike and my dog. I have crossed Germany, Styrie in austria and I have travelled along the Balaton. It was very pleasant to travel with my dog.
You will find below some pictures of my journey :
Crossing the Rhein
Picnic on the way
Swimming in the city parc of 'Ingolstadt
In the room of a campsite
Diverse
At the theater of Donauworth
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Disassemble the handlebar, place it in the longitudinal direction and fix it to the frame with self-adhesive tape and the wheels so that they do not turn anymore.
Remove the pedals with a wrench. Be careful that the left pedal is removed by turning the key clockwise (as shown in the picture) while the right pedal is the opposite.
Place the pedals inside by screwing them.
Deflate the tires and place the wheels well longitudinal.
Then there are two methods of packing.
The first is the use of a cardboard box that you can find at a bike dealer.
Place the bike in this box.
And close it.
To transport the carton to the airport, fold it and place it on your back support by securing it strongly.
The second method requires stretch wrap and pieces of card board that you place on the front wheel and rear wheel to protect the entire derailleur.
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