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6 Jun 2024 4 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
Day Two: Benesov to Tabor, 39.6 miles (64 km), 4h 13m, 2991 (911 m) feet of elevation gain (climbing). After yesterday's realization that it wasn't going to be a nice easy ride to Passau, I gritted my teeth, whined when I needed to vent my frustra...
4 Jun 2024 8 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
Prague to Benesov, 40.5 miles (65 km), 4h 25 minutes, 2504 feet (763 m) of elevation gain (climbing). I was woefully (and I mean WOEFULLY) unprepared. If you have read my other blog (60 Pounds by 60 Years), you know that I lost 70 pounds last year...
3 Jun 2024 4 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
I had great intentions about posting daily on the blog while we were on our bike tour, but after the first day, I realized that I was just too tired from riding anywhere from 20 to 55 miles (33 to 88 km) and then exploring the area where we spent the...
7 May 2024 3 minute read 2 comments 7th Decade Redhead
It's travel days and we are off for our amazing bike tour in Europe. We left the house way too early in the morning only because of all the flooding that has happened in our area and we had an hour and a half drive to the airport. We did not encount...
26 Apr 2024 5 minute read 1 comment 7th Decade Redhead
Well.... He did it again. For the second time in six years, my husband has convinced me that we should drag our nine-foot-long recumbent tandem bicycle over to Europe for a bicycle tour. We will be putting ourselves and our Rans Screamer (yes that's...
26 Dec 2023 1 minute read 0 comments yeckingo1
Today I want to share the fascinating story of Eddy Merckx, a world-renowned cycling legend. Originally from Belgium, he was born on June 17, 1945, and from an early age, at 8 years old, he immersed himself in cycling in a country where this sport is...
22 Oct 2023 6 minute read 0 comments 7th Decade Redhead
(photos courtesy of 7th Decade Redhead) The year 2018 was filled with changes for us. My husband had retired, I had sort of retired and we embraced our new-found freedom by doing some things we’d always talked about doing. In June, we finally made...
11 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Melina Mehr
Last week, a good friend of mine and I went on a different biking trip in the forest. It was mostly more discovering than riding, and at every turn, so many wildly grown trees and vegetation, unusual village settlements, and pristine nature were a...
24 Apr 2023 1 minute read 6 comments Melina Mehr
I'm not gonna lie, it's a bit scary not putting on Hijab, the mandatory scarf that society has been used to for more than 40 years. People stare, mostly because they all know the war has begun. Eyes are looking for Hijabless women and their hair...
22 Dec 2022 2 minute read 11 comments Hob
Raymond Poulidor, also known as "Poupou" or the "Eternal Second," was a French professional cyclist who left a lasting impact on the world of cycling. He was a three-time runner-up in the Tour de France, earning him the nickname "Eternal Second" due...
