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erwinsikkens_com went gravel riding
August 12, 2026 at 17:01
Solar Eclips Gravel: een indrukwekkende avondrit 🌅
Eerst wilde ik de zonsverduistering aan me voorbij laten gaan, maar de laatste dagen en uren voor het ging gebeuren sloeg de FOMO toe. Jeuk voor een avondrit in combinatie met buren die op de Veluwe gingen kijken met hun solar eclips-brillen, maakte dat ik meteen m’n Komoot-app erbij pakte…
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erwinsikkens_com went gravel riding
August 9, 2026 at 06:29
Heathland Gravelrace: sportief genieten van de Hoge Kempen
Ik doe zelden mee aan races, zo ook vandaag niet. Hoewel Heathlands gravel op papier een officiële UCI gravelrace is met kans op Unbound-tickets, stond ik nog rustig mijn fiets van de fietsendrager te tillen toen ik in de verte te speakers hoorde aftellen voor de start.
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August 9, 2026
I rarely participate in races, and today was no exception. Although @Heathland Gravel is officially a UCI gravel race on paper with a chance for Unbound tickets, I was still calmly lifting my bike off the bike rack when I heard the speakers in the distance counting down to the start.
More than half an
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erwinsikkens_com went cycling
August 7, 2026 at 17:33
Racefietsen op de Veluwezoom: klimmen en dalen tijdens het gouden uurtje
Ik zit niet vaak op de racefiets, maar vanuit Arnhem is dat eigenlijk niet uit te leggen. Met de Veluwezoom als achtertuin en daarmee klimmetjes als de Posbank en Zijpenberg in de achtertuin is dit het perfecte gebied voor een sportieve avondrit op de weg.
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August 8, 2026
I don't often ride my road bike, but from Arnhem, that's actually hard to explain. With the Veluwezoom as a backyard and thus climbs like the Posbank and Zijpenberg in the backyard, this is the perfect area for a sporty evening road ride.
So, dusted off the bike, the neighbor knocks on the door, and off
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erwinsikkens_com and Baden-Baden went gravel riding
August 1, 2026 at 07:38
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August 5, 2026
For the only time on this trip, we don't start in Baden-Baden, but between the vineyards of Neuweier and the surrounding Rebland. This morning feels different right away. It's still damp after a night of rain, the grapevines color the hills green, and secretly we're already looking forward to scoring
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erwinsikkens_com and Baden-Baden went gravel riding
July 31, 2026 at 07:18
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August 5, 2026
We are barely out of Baden-Baden and the first climb has already begun. After a steep start, Ben and I ride uphill peacefully for kilometers, slowly gaining altitude on the crunchy gravel. At the first highlight of the day, a small disappointment awaits. Yburg Castle turns out to be still closed. We
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erwinsikkens_com and Baden-Baden went gravel riding
July 30, 2026 at 08:01
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August 5, 2026
Via the car-free Lichtentaler Allee, Ben and I leave Baden-Baden towards the monastery in Lichtental and the forests behind it. On a scorching hot day of over 33 degrees, we consciously choose the shadiest route. As soon as we dive into the forest, the coolness immediately feels like a reward.
At a waterfall
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erwinsikkens_com and Saarland went gravel riding
July 28, 2026 at 07:21
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August 3, 2026
After a mediocre night under our tarp, Ben and I enjoy our breakfast in the middle of nature all the more. A steep descent brings us back to the route we pick up at Schwarzenbach. We have no water, but we soon meet the friendly Saarlander Michael. He lives around the corner and readily fills our water
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erwinsikkens_com and Saarland went gravel riding
July 27, 2026 at 08:07
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August 3, 2026
Today the queen's stage awaits. From the Saarschleifenlodge, Ben and I climb into the Hunsrück. The altitude meters first fly past us steeply, but then become gentler. They alternate with quiet villages, long gravel sections, and wonderful descents. I love chocolate milk and to my delight, I find it
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erwinsikkens_com and Saarland went gravel riding
July 26, 2026 at 07:54
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August 3, 2026
After a relaxed start from the campsite, Ben and I are today cycling through no less than three countries. We start with a first climb and then many rolling fields. But we only get a big smile on our faces when we see Château de Malbrouck, just across the border in France. At first, we think we will
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erwinsikkens_com and Saarland went gravel riding
July 25, 2026 at 08:19
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August 3, 2026
Immediately from Saarbrücken, we disappear into the woods via a steep climb and follow wide gravel roads and playful singletracks along the French border. Sometimes they are a bit overgrown and once in a while we even have to get off our bikes for a fallen tree on the path, but that's part of the adventure
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erwinsikkens_com and Carly Zoë went gravel riding
July 19, 2026 at 09:55
Familiegravel op de Veluwe
Even lekker een frisse neus halen met de meiden. Trailer achter de fiets, kleine erin, en lekker genieten van een extra zware maar prachtige gravelrit over de zuidelijke Veluwe bij m’n thuisplaats Arnhem.
Het is heerlijk weer en heerlijk om met de meiden lekker actief buiten te zijn. Naast mooie…
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July 26, 2026
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erwinsikkens_com went gravel riding
July 5, 2026 at 07:34
Speels gravellen op en om de Veluwezoom
Let op, voor deze route heb je het MTB-vignet van Natuurmonumenten nodig:
https://www.natuurmonumenten.nl/mtb/vignet
Kun je eigenlijk wel gravellen rond de Posbank? Het is een vraag die ik vaker krijg. In eerste instantie lijkt het lastig. Natuurmonumenten verwelkomt fietsers er vooral op verharde wegen en fietspaden en natuurlijk de lokale mountainbikeroute.…
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July 5, 2026
Please note, for this route you need the MTB vignette from Natuurmonumenten:
natuurmonumenten.nl/mtb/vignet
Can you actually gravel around the Posbank? It's a question I get asked often. At first glance, it seems difficult. Natuurmonumenten primarily welcomes cyclists on paved roads and cycle paths, and
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erwinsikkens_com and RikRolls went gravel riding
June 24, 2026 at 05:04
Beat the Heat Breakfast Club - Veluwe Gravel
Een ochtendrit voor het werk aan. Op papier recht voor z'n raap, net als de route over de Loenermark en het Deelerwoud... maar toch was deze rit fijner dan vele andere.
Want het was genieten deze ochtend op de Veluwe. Om aan de hitte te ontsnappen vertrekken we vroeg en…
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June 24, 2026
An morning ride for work. On paper straightforward, just like the route over the Loenermark and the Deelerwoud... but still, this ride was nicer than many others.
Because it was enjoyable this morning on the Veluwe. To escape the heat, we leave early and enjoy, besides the friendly morning temperatures
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erwinsikkens_com went gravel riding
June 20, 2026 at 07:19
Ontdekkingstocht vol overgroeide paden
Niet alles kan altijd maar raak zijn. Vandaag was zo'n dag op de zuidelijke Veluwe. Zonder route maar met een grote kaart op mijn Wahoo Roam en een hoop lokale kennis trok ik erop uit met mijn gravelbike.
Terwijl heel Nederland kapotging van de hitte, vond ik verkoeling in het…
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June 20, 2026
Not everything can always be right. Today was one of those days on the southern Veluwe. Without a route but with a large map on my Wahoo Roam and a lot of local knowledge, I set out with my gravel bike.
While the whole of the Netherlands was suffering from the heat, I found refreshment in the shady forest
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erwinsikkens_com went mountain biking
June 10, 2026 at 07:21
Mountainbiken en op de pumptrack met het liefste meisje van Arnhem
Ik reed al eens langere ritten, maar ritten als deze scoren kwalitatief toch ook erg hoog. Samen met Nora (3) stap ik op mijn Cannondale Scalpel mountainbike. Daarop speciaal voor Nora een zadeltje tussen mijn armen van Kids Ride Shotgun en in een grote rugzak op mijn haar kleine Cannondale…
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June 10, 2026
I have ridden longer tours before, but tours like this also score very high in terms of quality. Together with Nora (3), I get on my Cannondale Scalpel mountain bike. On it, specially for Nora, a small saddle between my arms from Kids Ride Shotgun and in a large backpack her small Cannondale Lefty balance
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At first, I wanted to let the solar eclipse pass me by, but in the last days and hours before it happened, FOMO (fear of missing out) kicked in. The urge for an evening ride combined with neighbours going to watch on the Veluwe with their solar eclipse glasses made me grab my Komoot app straight away
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