Author: Gabrie van Zanten

Rehearsal Bikepacker

In may 2019 we did a short rehearsal bike packing trip to get aquatinted with our gear before we would be going to Scotland for a real trip. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi fringilla mi ut odio finibus, et hendrerit mauris placerat. Integer tincidunt nisi eu ultrices convallis. Suspendisse placerat dui et nulla viverra luctus. Nullam facilisis mauris a risus laoreet ornare. Sed lobortis rutrum purus, a hendrerit orci porttitor a.

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Riding the alps on my racebike

I’ve been cycling since I was fifteen, but I never went to the Alps in France and climb some real cols. Finally I got to make the trip. Together with Aimee, I planned a week long bike riding in France. We first went to the Mont Ventoux and then moved up, to go to the Alps. There we stayed a few days to climb some big cols.

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2nd Offgrid Gravel Series Limburg

On May 13th 2018, the second gravel series was held in Banholt. Again a great tour that crossed almost no asphalt, which is just awesome in such a populated area. I very much enjoyed this ride just as the first one. Not too many riders but just enough to find someone to hook up with for a few kms. In the beginning I tried to keep up with the first group but I soon felt

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Offgrid Gravel Series Limburg

March 25 in 2018, I rode my first gravel tour together with my cycling friend, Aimee. I rented a Specialized Diverge sport e5 2018 and Aimee rode her MTB. I was immediately taken by the excellent combination of racing speed and MTB technique through the Limburger country side.

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Hello Bike!

May 2015 I suddenly thought: “Let’s try that old bike again that’s been standing in the garage for ages”. I dusted off my bike, pinched the brakes, inflated the tires, got dressed and went on my way. That first ride was quite painful but I immediately got that old feeling back of enjoying nature while on my bike. Since then I started riding my bike more often and joined in some organised road rides. Then

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