(only a simplified variant of classical style)
Together with my son Helmut I crossed in September 2002 a part of the Alps from Traunstein
to the Lienzer Dolomiten including the Großglockner-Hochstraße, which offers a gradient of 12% on 20 km.
O.k., I had to push my bike for some pieces of the way since the smallest gear was 49:24, but no other cyclers did overtake us.
The left photo, kindly made by Mrs. Barbara Hottner, shows us two in front of the Fuscher Törl in about 2500 m,
again recreated after the fatigue.
The right photo, kindly made by Mr. Jürgen Brückner, shows us before the Grossglockner glacier, three hours later.
Before we had the marvellous down ride from the Hochtor.
On September 30, 2000, there was a meeting of about 50 old cyclists of the late cyclist club "Einheit Wernigerode".
Some of them are shown here, all about 60 years. I am the little yellow figure.
Many of the old friends I had not seen for 40 years, but I got on well with them;
cyclists have a particular form of humour.
The photo shows one of my favourite routes, along the Mulde river between Weißenborn and Lichtenberg,
7 km from Freiberg. On right hand the Mulde river is visible, which here still is a creek,
in which trouts and other fishes are living. One kilometer from here I often see water-ousels.
(in bad-wheather times)