DLT RC88

Nach der hoffentlich enspannten Bahnreise bis Flensburg satteln wir die Bikes und starten eine obligatorischen Schleife zur deutsch-dänischen Grenze. Die Topographie Schleswig-Holsteins ist topfeben und es geht nun Richtung Schleswig, durch die malerische Landschaft des Hohen Nordens, vorbei an ree…

The longest stage with 194 km and the first mountain classification of our tour is the Itzespitze at kilometer 42, if you can even call it that for an 83 m high hill. Then we slowly but surely head towards the Elbe; the closer we get to the Hamburg metropolitan area, the more traffic tends to incre…

Today's stage is the last flat stage before heading into the Harz tomorrow. Through the Lüneburger Heide, passing Uelzen, we can soon really pick up speed. Mostly on quiet country roads, we take the direct route towards the car capital Wolfsburg. Passing the huge VW factory, we now head towards Bra…

Today is when it really starts, the first true mountains await. We leave Bornum and head south, generally following the Oker towards the Harz mountains. However, the first 55 km to Oker are still largely flat, so we can roll in at a leisurely pace again today. We pass the picturesque Oker Dam and t…

Once again, a long stage awaits, with the Hohen Meißner as another highlight of our crossing of Germany. After a warm-up, we tackle the Meißner, considered one of the toughest climbs in Hesse. The terrain remains hilly, but there are also longer stretches in the valley where rouleurs can showcase t…

The sixth part of the stage is similar to the ride through the Harz the previous day and one should never make the mistake of underestimating the Rhön. We leave Fulda, and after a short warm-up climb to Giebelrain, we are already in the extended ascent to the Wasserkuppe, the highest mountain of th…

The seventh stage is characterized by the deeply cut river valleys of the Hohenlohe plain as well as the wooded hills of the Swabian-Franconian Forest, along with several short but sometimes steep climbs. After rolling for a bit, we climb gently up to the Uengersbacher Höhe on the high plateau, cro…

Even the penultimate section is quite long again at 171 km. The Swabian Alb is the setting for an epic queen stage. You could also ride quite relaxed over the Alb plateau, but instead we follow the steep edge of the mountain range called the Albtrauf northwestwards, thus collecting almost 2500 mete…

The final stage to Lindau is quite long at 155 km, but the fantastic panoramas over Lake Constance and the postcard landscape of Allgäu make up for it. It starts immediately with an ascent; right from the starting point in Tuttlingen, we climb up to the viewpoint mountain Witthoh. Then it goes flat…