here with their contribution to the new developments in the science of training.

Because, if you're participating in tours like this when you're almost 80 years old, you can't be on the wrong track completely, can you??

Hola Piratas, this is what vacation looks like:

Deck chair and shade

This is reality:

Vertical feet and sunshine!!

And the result:

„leave me alone!!!“

I was informed of the newest findings in the teaching of training, during the uphill training on Gran Canaria:
"WHEN YOU GET TO THE TOP, YOU'VE GOTTA HAVE A DRINK", original quote from Heini after 22m/36km with about 3280 vertical ft/1000hm, the first half of the tour.

During our first little excursion, he explained to me that the "fastest aand youngest" to make it to the top would have the responsibility of setting the table (cheese, ham, bread, etc. and of course wine, maybe some water).
"Coffee alone is no good, it needs a shot of Cientotres (103= spanish brandy)", is what he wrote into our food diary at the end of our tour.

We were pleasantly surprised be the car and bus/truck drivers behavior, who drove very considerately compared to last year.
We wish that behavior could be mirrored in some of Germany's driveways.
Many of the streets had new asphalt, so we could ride nice tours on them with our racing bikes.
Another successful "vacation".
Hasta luego,

Sabrina & Rainer