Beautiful?" Markus Knapp asks incredulously: "The area is simply gorgeous!" And that's why every spring, when apple and cherry trees are already in bloom in Breisgau, the 43-year-old packs his racing bike into his car and drives from the still grey Düsseldorf to the green Tuniberg south-east of the Kaiserstuhl. The long weekend in Germany's warmest region has long been a tradition for the engineer and former amateur racing cyclist.
Professionals like Andreas Klöden also appreciate the mild climate. The Telekomprofi rider moved to Merdingen last year, and not just because he wanted to be close to his friend and former team-mate Jan Ullrich. Klöden changed his place of residence primarily because of the excellent training opportunities.
You can find these two tours in the PDF download:
TOUR 1: Queen's stage at the Kaiserstuhl
(93 kilometres, 800 metres in altitude, maximum 17 percent)
Merdingen - Ihringen - Bötzingen - Schelingen - Endingen - Königschaffhausen - Bischoffingen - Oberrotweil - Oberbergen - Kiechlingsbergen - Königschaffhausen - Sasbach - Jechtingen - Burkheim - Oberrotweil - Achkarren - Breisach - Breisach-Hochstetten - Breisach-Gündlingen - Merdingen
TOUR 2: from Tuniberg to Texas
(91 kilometres, 300 metres in altitude, maximum eight percent)
Merdingen - Gottenheim (Tuniberg-Höhenweg) - Waltershofen - Merdingen - Niederrimsingen - Ehrentrudiskapelle - Merdingen (Tuniberg-Ostweg) - Ihringen - Achkarren - Bickensohl - Oberrotweil - Oberbergen - Königschaffhausen - Bischoffingen - Niederrotweil - Ihringen - Merdingen
(Text: Mirjam Fischer)
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