Cycling wacking: Delmenhorster drivers defy storm and rain!
Cycling wacking: Delmenhorster drivers defy storm and rain!
The time had come: The Cycling Association Urania Delmenhorst and a member of the Delme-Cycler made their way to Bimbach to take part in the top-class cycling event "cycling wacking". With this spectacle, which attracted thousands of participants, the cyclists not only adapted to sporting challenges, but also on difficult weather conditions that gave the organizers and drivers many unpleasant surprise. Weser-Kurier reports that the athletes with heavy rain, cold wind and temperatures, some of which Falling, fighting.Already at 6 a.m. Oliver Führer, Ingo Köster and Christian Oltsch started at the cycling marathon. After the first of a total of 27 climbs, the drivers were soaked through and needed warm drinks and ceilings that were made available to them by paramedics. While Köster and Führer had to stop the tour due to the extreme weather conditions, Oltsch decided to continue despite the adverse circumstances. Another team, consisting of Kai Hofmann, Cord Lange and Christian Evers, began at 8 a.m. and reached the next catering station just in time.
difficult circumstances and icy temperatures
The weather worsened increasingly, and the drivers were not only faced with heavy rain, but also with storms and thunderstorms. "It was really not the best weather for such routes," said one of the participants. The cyclists finally had to drive individually because group trips under the strong winds became difficult. On the departure to the next meal station, the participants froze and needed the warm food and the heated tent for urgently needed relaxation.
only Oltsch triumphed and was able to take part in the Bimbach400 special classification, which included 422 kilometers and 7260 meters in two days. On Pentecost Sunday, he cracked 262 kilometers and fought through a marathon that demanded him over 11 hours and 25 minutes and thus burned 6700 kilocalories. Despite all the deprivations and exhaustion, the participants were satisfied with their experience.
cycling - even in bad weather a topic
The challenges that the Delmenhorster cyclists had to experience are in line with a recent study by wwu Münster , which examines the bicycle traffic in 30 German cities in bad weather. It was found that cycling hardly decreases in cities such as Münster, Oldenburg and Göttingen in uncomfortable weather conditions. In contrast, bicycle traffic in cities with less pronounced bicycle culture was reduced by up to 30 percent.
A decisive factor seems to be the high resilience compared to bad weather conditions - one aspect that is reinforced by dense bicycle traffic networks and a high number of young residents. The ADFC pleads for a further expansion of the bicycle traffic infrastructure so that cycling is certainly possible for everyone even in unfavorable conditions.
trust in one's own skills and the conviction that you can get to the destination even when rain and storm is high in cities with active bicycle traffic. The integration of cycling into everyday life can make a decisive contribution to more sustainable mobility - a knowledge that can also be derived from the experiences of the Delmenhorster cyclists.
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