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Belated update regarding this:
We cycled this as scheduled from the beginning of July, finishing it 1976km and 20 days later.
The route, weather, and pace of it worked out like a charm.
We cycled to Dover, took the ferry across to Calais and blasted through flat northern France and Belgium. From Mons to Bastogne and then along the Sure valley, Belgium and Luxembourg pleased us with lushly green cycle routes and pleasing landscape. Saarland in Germany was a bit too flat for our taste, but Vosges, Alsace and Lorraine made up for it. We were well oiled and into the routine by the time we tackled the Black Forest and its climbs, literally hammering it all the way to the Obersee. Once we entered Austria we were ready ad eager to do the Alps, Arlberg, Reschen, Umbrail and Stelvio pass were all fabulous, including the cycle routes linking them. The descent into Italy was somehow melancholic, and most of the charm was gone once we passed Garda Lake, making room for sheer eagerness to finish and complete the route, despite the lack of interest in the flatness of the Padana flat.
Overall a very nice trip, maybe on the fast paced side of touring, with less than common spare time spent wandering "off-route".
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