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I am on the same boat don't you worry, but you'd be surprised to hear, as I was, that after a couple of days in the flatness of Saarland, she was happy to climb some hills in the Black Forest, so much so that when we reached the Alps she proposed to climb up Stelvio, with loaded bikes. Hope you guys have an awesome time!
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I went on my first tour with my partner last summer to Ireland. We were both vaguely concerned about hills, the largest she'd been up was a Cheshire mountain (flat). Ireland doesn't have alps but it has some climbs in the west, but we found the easy pace of the day and plenty of very short days interspersed kept the ruining effect of big climbs to a minimum. She's now super keen for more tours.
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@giofox I probably would too but more for my girlfriend, I'm conscious one bad experience could mean curtains for our touring holidays! Having said that we both agree suffering in private on a segregated path is better than being annoyed by cars on a dangerous flat road.