From August to October 2025 I plan to cycle from my home in the UK to Istanbul.

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  • Day Nine – 130km – Karlsruhe to Obernai

    Rhine-o

    Steve-o is immediately in time with the rhythm of the day: up early, stuff breakfast down, and get some Kms under the belt before it gets too hot.

    Steve’s arrival. He’s not the one in the middle

    This morning we had to cross the river again, this time over to France, country number four.

    We left the mighty Rhine after a short gravel section, and headed to Strasbourg for a supermarket lunch in the beautiful old town.

    The last Rhine section

    At Strasbourg we decided to leave the Eurovelo 15, which I had been following since the Netherlands, and onto the more scenic but longer number 5. This takes us west and then south, through pretty Alsatian villages and vineyards.

    In the relentless heat of the afternoon we slowed the pace,  following mercifully cooler wooded canalsides over a couple of hills (little training hills for the Alps) and into Obernai.

    Day nine highlights video

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