Lake without trunks Actually I wanted to not start my Bodensee-words with it, singing the praises of the weather, but if the late summer weekend 11-12. September has seen in Baden-Wuerttemberg, can imagine what a treat it must have been to drive round in such climatic conditions, the "Swabian Sea".
The 18 running Racer Fund had not looked to have chosen this date, just like hundreds of other enthusiastic cyclists.
Even a Leipzig-force from the Diakonia has swung in Meersburg `s bike.
that it can not be just a dream - to tomorrow 7 clock - the rising of the sun to go contrary to pledges, but also dangerous, had to recognize a painful one of us. From the glowing red ball of fire blinded, he went into a curve straight down the slope. Fortunately, it is nothing serious happened.
Whoever thought of driving on a trip around Lake Constance-only beach promenades, was disappointed quickly, because the route took the Marathonisti the often far inland.
Of the Allgäu foothills of looking from a distance of Lake Constance was on this Saturday morning a very special experience. Above the lake had, like cotton candy, a fog set from which - viewed from the north bank - the snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps towered almost unreal.
I am happy every time I go to a tendered How can welcome tour and familiar Fund Racer, that I've driven more often. If it still dominates a roughly equal level of performance that is especially refreshing.
As with some other RTFs before, I had run that day the good fortune to Uwe together as a team.
The Bregenz-crossing during the morning's shopping hubbub was not necessarily to our liking, but by the pledges tunnel would not we go.
On the Swiss side was the track a little closer to the lake as before. Unfortunately, we had
at this stage of the Tour is no longer so much muse for scenic beauty, because a 5-team, "Mercedes-Benz" from Some of us abforderte Kassel.
The Smile and be told ... that we are not owed!
even for "educational work" was still an opportunity. At the aid station Tägerwilen of the Kassel asked curiously, as if "something Pontifical Diakonia" was.
He then had to listen to my lecture.
From talking with other riders I have taken yet another extraordinary impression of Meersburg home with: Everyone knows that there are only a few offered tours in the late summer / autumn and finds it a certain melancholy.
Joachim.