made 1973
on bikes since 1976
race bike since 1989
long pause riding sporty 2009-2017
infected with zwift virus since late 2020
living in 3-border region 🇩🇪🇳🇱🇧🇪
happy cycling place 🇫🇷 Vaucluse / Luberon

stats

From the time of data storage in strava since 2017. The data from the late 80s to the 00s with races and tours beyond 300km or Alpine crossings have unfortunately disappeared somewhere, sometime, with the respective Ciclomaster bike computers and an Access database 😞 So just my midlife cyclist stats...

total distance  78.221 km

 Distance breakdown
0-20 km 1.137 48%
20-40 km 407 16%
40-80 km  577 25%
80-120 km 197   8%
120-160 km 31   1%
160-240 km 12   0%
240-320 km 4   0%
Eddington Number
 		108
 Gear Breakdown Rides Total (km)
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 1.213 50.851
Race // Focus 130 12.387
Race // Orbea 71 6.355
Race // Ghost 33 2.723
Cargo // muli 510 2.526
Cargo // Butchers & Bicycles 269 2.340
other bikes...    

centuries ride (km)

151

85

66

 Year Max. Ride (km) Total (km) Centuries
2017  77 447 0
2018  124 998 2
2019  100 1.351 1
2020  205 7.779 27
2021  211 15.855 33
2022  282 13.057 31
2023  246 13.515 22
2024  249 12.454 15
2025  302   20

total elevation 662.014m

 Elevation breakdown
0-250m 1.483 63%
250-500m  449 19%
500-1.000m 311 13%
1.000-1.500m  98   4%
1.500-2.000m  22   1%
2.000-3.000m  4   0%
3.000-4.000m  1   0%
Eddington Number 1.220
 Gear Breakdown Rides Total (m)
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 1.213 434.393
Race // Focus 130 106.061
Race // Orbea 71 45.428
Cargo // muli 510 27.256
Cargo // Butchers & Bicycles 269 22.463
Race // Ghost 33 18.343
other bikes...    

categorized climbs (count)

20

7

57

102

258

 Year Max. Ride (m) Total (m) Elev./Dist.
2017  866 4.061 9.1 m/km
2018  795 3.762 3.8 m/km
2019  1.459 11.274  8.3 m/km
2020  1.570 67.399  8.7 m/km
2021  2.114 146.876  9.3 m/km
2022  3.030 111.557 8.5 m/km
2023  1.837 104.907  7.8 m/km
2024  1.641 103.000  8.3 m/km
2025  1.788    

Status 10/31/2025

country points & segments

since 1989 in order of  occurrence

 Strava Segments
KOMs  11
Podiums 25
Top 10s  35
Top 25s 53
Top 50s 60
Top 100s  91

details per year

2025 per Oct. 31st

Happy cycling place in spring 😀 🇫🇷 ...300km in one ride tackled and finally also in strava...

total distance active days max streak
12.764 km 224 21
     
total elevation    
109.179 m 338x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Solo Velothon Aachen - Zeeland 		302 km
max ride elevation
- St. Sat' > Sault > Gorges de la Nesque 		1.486 m
max ride time 13.1 hrs
centuries ride (km) 9  
eddington (km) 37  
max v/ride distance
- 4hrs Base  		134 km
max v/ride elevation
- Base 180' @ Power to the Tower 		1.788 m
max v/ride time 4.1 hrs
centuries v/ride (km) 11  
eddington (km) 60  
2025 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan 1.278 10.563
Feb 1.132 12.121
Mar 1.423 13.763
Apr
 		1.003 8.704
May 1.246 10.087
Jun 1.470 13.487
Jul 1.003 5.989
Aug 1.002 6.585
Sep 1.039 9.570
Oct 1.067 9.677
Nov 1.101 8.635
Dec    
Total    
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 10.222 89.128
Race // Orbea 1.772 11.119
Cargo // muli 698 7.623
other bikes...    
Type breakdown
Ride 20% 18%
Virtual Ride 80% 82%

Outdoor rides: 18 |  Commuter: 150  |  Indoor rides: 151

2024

New country point in Norway, fewer kilometers on the road after eye surgery in spring and missed season goals as a result...
🇳🇴

total distance active days max streak
12.454 km 245 21
     
total elevation    
103.000 m 319x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Solo Velothon Aachen > Zeeland 		249 km
max ride elevation
- Base @ Heuvelland 		965 m
max ride time 10.7 hrs
centuries ride (km) 4  
eddington (km) 22  
max v/ride distance
- Base or Boredom on Good Friday 		208 km
max v/ride elevation
- Base @ The Mega Pretzel 		1.641 m
max v/ride time 6.0 hrs
centuries v/ride (km) 11  
eddington (km) 60  
2024 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan 1.545 11.010
Feb 1.301 10.643
Mar 1.296 9.411
Apr
 		1.437 10.952
May 277 2.175
Jun 936 9.456
Jul 745 7.528
Aug 1.313 13.482
Sep 1.063 9.224
Oct 926 8.153
Nov 1.182 7.084
Dec 432 3.882
Total 12.454 103.000
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 9.957 83.655
Race // Orbea 1.548 8.988
Cargo // muli 903 9.942
other bikes 46 415
Type breakdown
Ride 20% 19%
Virtual Ride 80% 81%

Outdoor rides: 17  |  Commuter: 189  |  Indoor rides: 164

2023

Slow reconstruction of the knee, new Orbea toy and 2 weeks in happy cycling place in October.

total distance active days max streak
13.515 km 271 23
     
total elevation    
104.907 m 325x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Vennbahn out & back again 		246 km
max ride elevation
- Rund um Murs 		1.729 m
max ride time 11.0 hrs
centuries ride (km) 10  
eddington (km) 35  
max v/ride distance
- Base 5hrs @ Castle to castle 		169 km
max v/ride elevation
- My private ToW - Pt. 2, The South 		1.837 m
max v/ride time 5.0 hrs
centuries v/ride (km) 12  
eddington (km) 60  
2023 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan 858 5.480
Feb 1.049 7.463
Mar 1.474 14.678
Apr
 		1.320
 		9.301
May 1.369
 		8.616
Jun 886
 		5.707
Jul 795
 		7.537
Aug 1.459
 		10.445
Sep 848
 		5.854
Oct 1.126
 		12.216
Nov 1.081
 		8.419
Dec 1.252
 		9.191
Total 13.515 104.907
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 9.380 68.172
Race // Orbea 3.035 25.321
Cargo // muli 924 9.691
other bikes 176 1.723
Type breakdown
Ride 31% 35%
Virtual Ride 69% 65%

Outdoor rides: 37  |  Commuter: 219  |  Indoor rides: 169

2022

An epidemic year, but still above the previous year's volumes until mid-September, then abruptly slowed down by my first fall since I don't know when, with serious consequences for my right knee.

total distance active days max streak
13.057 km 226 16
     
total elevation    
111.557 m 346x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Solo Velothon Frankfurt > Aachen 		282 km
max ride elevation
- Schauinsland & Tuniberg-Runde 		1.589 m
max ride time 12.3 hrs
centuries ride (km) 14  
eddington (km) 28  
max v/ride distance
- Base 5hrs @ Tick Tock 		194 km
max v/ride elevation
- Deux fois Ven-Top 		3.030 m
max v/ride time 6.2 hrs
centuries v/ride (km) 17  
eddington (km) 60  
2022 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan 2.056 16.792
Feb 1.819 16.504
Mar 1.722 15.939
Apr
 		407
 		2.005
May 1.520
 		15.529
Jun 1.272
 		9.465
Jul 1.257
 		13.569
Aug 1.257
 		8.312
 Sep 315
 		2.452
Oct 1.028
 		8.297
Nov 303
 		2.168
Dec 103
 		526
Total 13.057 111.557
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 9.675 81.919
Race // Focus 2.591 22.109
Cargo // Butchers & Bicycles 642 5.931
other bikes 149 1.598
Type breakdown
Ride 26% 27%
Virtual Ride 74% 73%

Outdoor rides: 26  |  Commuter: 150  |  Indoor rides: 152

2021

Still a hell of a lot of time for cycling and probably the year with the highest volumes and best form for 30 years for a long time to come...

total distance active days max streak
15.855 km 269 21
     
total elevation    
146.876 m 455x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Tour de Vakantie - Etappe 4 		211 km
max ride elevation
- Mount Ventoux via Sault 		2.080 m
max ride time 7.7 hrs
centuries ride (km) 18  
eddington (km) 41  
max v/ride distance
- Miles Century Ride 		163 km
max v/ride elevation
- 4 Horsemen - whooooo! 		2.114 m
max v/ride time 5.2 hrs
centuries v/ride (km) 15  
eddington (km) 61  
2021 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan 1.284 9.925
Feb 1.264 11.143
Mar 1.605 14.200
Apr
 		1.464
 		12.395
May 1.513
 		10.323
Jun 1.375
 		16.567
Jul 898
 		7.909
Aug 1.146
 		12.002
Sep 1.368
 		10.877
Oct 1.083
 		16.098
Nov 1.339
 		14.251
Dec 1.507
 		11.187
Total 15.855 146.876
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 10.659 96.750
Race // Focus 4.250 41.339
Cargo // Butchers & Bicycles 911 8.392
other bikes 35 395
Type breakdown
Ride 26% 27%
Virtual Ride 74% 73%

Outdoor rides: 50  |  Commuter: 129  |  Indoor rides: 204

2020

The year of radical changes: New Focus race bike in spring, lots of time due to Covid pandemic, wahoo kickr and the discovery of virtual cycling platforms in winter...

total distance active days max streak
7.779 km 124 5
     
total elevation    
67.399 m 209x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Driedaagse Zeeland 		205 km
max ride elevation
- Heimbach ab Stolberg 		1.570 m
max ride time 8.3 hrs
centuries ride (km) 27  
eddington (km) 57  
max v/ride distance
- SST (Long) 		60 km
max v/ride elevation
- FulGaz - L'Alpe d'Huez 		1.037 m
max v/ride time 2.5 hrs
centuries v/ride (km) 0  
eddington (km) 18  
2020 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan 29 236
Feb - -
Mar 583 6.260
Apr
 		989
 		9.734
May 1.053
 		7.651
Jun 707
 		5.595
 Jul 752
 		5.987
Aug 1.282
 		7.926
Sep 1.252
 		10.368
Oct 303
 		1.316
Nov 40
 		399
Dec 789
 		11.927
Total 7.779 67.399
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Race // Focus 5.758 46.500
Cargo // Butchers & Bicycles 766 7.181
Smart Trainer // wahoo kickr 745 11.622
other bikes 464 1.949
Type breakdown
Ride 90% 83%
Virtual Ride 10% 17%

Outdoor rides: 95  |  Indoor rides: 29  |  Commuter not recorded

2019

For the first time since 1999, back on my race bike in the south of France and the realization that I was much fitter and lighter back then and that, as a midlife cyclist, I am a rouleur now... 😉😎

total distance active days max streak
1.351 km 26 6
     
total elevation    
11.274 m 34x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Schinveld > Maas 		100 km
max ride elevation
- St. Sat' Jour 3 		1.459 m
max ride time 5.8 hrs
centuries ride (km) 1  
eddington (km) 24  
2019 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan - -
Feb 213 1.689
Mar - -
Apr
 		349
 		4.725
May 176
 		1.154
Jun 255
 		1.588
Jul -
 		-
Aug 358
 		2.118
Sep -
 		-
Oct -
 		-
Nov -
 		-
Dec -
 		-
Total 1.351 11.274
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Race // Ghost 1.292 10.797
other bikes 59 477
Type breakdown
Ride 100% 100%
Virtual Ride 0% 0%

Outdoor rides: 26  |  Indoor rides: 0  |  Commuter not recorded

2018

A bit more than in 2017, but still very manageable volumes on the good old Ghost Race 5000. First time on danish roads in Rømø...
🇩🇰

total distance active days max streak
998 km 21 2
     
total elevation    
3.762 m 11x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Vennbahn Troisvierges > Aachen 		124 km
max ride elevation
- Vennbahn Troisvierges > Aachen 		795 m
max ride time 5.4 hrs
centuries ride (km) 1  
eddington (km) 17  
2018 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan - -
Feb - -
Mar - -
Apr
 		40
 		275
May 18
 		57
Jun 29
 		195
Jul 117
 		582
Aug 374
 		217
Sep 312
 		1.463
Oct 109
 		972
Nov -
 		-
Dec -
 		-
Total 998 3.762
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Race // Ghost 814 3.385
other bikes 184 377
Type breakdown
Ride 100% 100%
Virtual Ride 0% 0%

Outdoor rides: 21  |  Indoor rides: 0  |  Commuter not recorded

2017

It was the first time in years that I had ridden a race bike alone for several days in a row and started data collection on strava. Let's call it the year of the new start, even if I didn't really get much out of it in the end.

total distance active days max streak
447 km 9 5
     
total elevation    
4.061 m 12x up Vaalserberg
max ride distance
- Vennbahn Malmedy > Aachen 		77 km
max ride elevation
- Sauerland Radring 		866 m
max ride time 3.7 hrs
centuries ride (km) 0  
eddington (km) 9  
2017 Distance (km) Elevation (m)
Jan - -
Feb - -
Mar - -
Apr
 		31
 		279
May 398
 		3.523
Jun -
 		-
Jul -
 		-
Aug -
 		-
Sep -
 		-
Oct -
 		-
Nov -
 		-
Dec 18
 		258
Total 447 4.061
Gear Breakdown Dist. Elev.
Race // Ghost 258 2.571
other bikes 189 1.490
Type breakdown
Ride 100% 100%
Virtual Ride 0% 0%

Outdoor rides: 9  |  Indoor rides: 0  |  Commuter not recorded